The Coconino sun., 1920-09-24

On she ran. As she was running she saw a small tepee ahead and also
 smoke issuing from the top of the same. She knew that some one must be there and possibly would succor her. So she whipped into this wig
 wam. As she entered, she saw an old woman sitting in a sort of hum ped-over position with her back to the fire. warming herself. She was old and gray Tah-go-nay-ge.shig- oke addressed her in purring voice Grandma, Grandma, there is god after me. Hide me- But the old lady paid not the least heed to what she had said. Instead, she kept on smoking her pipe just as though no one was about Again Tah-go-nay-ge- shig-oke addressed her, this time
 leaning anxiously over and hallooing into her ear: Grandma, there is a god after me. Hide me. He'll kill me. Hide me-
 "Leisurely and easily, the old lady turned to Tah-go-nay -ge-shig-oke and said: "A god after you! There are no gods in these parts. You've lost your mind
 Yes, Grandma treasured Tah- go-nay- -ge-shig-oke, I hear him com ing. I hear him calling my name. beg you to conceal me quickly, or he will find mel
 By this time the footsteps of the enraged giant-god could be distinctly heard coming at a run toward the tepee. Even the aged, deaf old wom- an could hear them and could hear the beating breath as he panted over the ground. Quick! Here! Get under my apron, commanded the aged lady in subdued voice. He'll not get you there.'
 "It was as quick done as said and not too soon either, for at that in stant the goldman entered the tepee. Grandma he pointed, where is my wife?' The aged lady never turned her head or acted like she noticed him or heard his question. She just kept smoking her pipe and puffing the smoke upward toward the chim- ney exit for the smoke. Again the goldman demandingly addressed her: Grandma, where is my wife?' Then the old lady laid her pipe in her lap and turned her face very slowly toward him and, looking him sharply in the face, remarked: Your wife! Your wife you want. She's not here. Then turning to her for mer position, she resumed her smok- ing. But l want my wife, he again demanded. She came to this place. l tracked her here The aged wom- an again turned toward hm and said: "A woman went by here some time ago. Is that the woman you mean? We'll she went by. You'll have to overtake her.
 "On hearing the statement that the woman had gone past the house, he left the tepee at once and ran in the direction the aged lady pointed as that the woman had taken. On, he ran. Fainter and fainter grew the sound of his foot tread. Then they heard him plunge into the river. They heard the ice break as he trod over it. They then heard his steps die out in sound in the far distance on the other side. Then Tah-go-nay-ge-shig- oke and grandma breathed freer. But soon they could hear him returning. They could hear his foot tread, his batter, batter, batter of foot steps approaching. He came nearer. He swan the river again, or rather half swan and half waded. He came upon the bank on the same side as the wig wam. This he encircled. Then he entered and demanded: Give me my wife. She's here. I've been all around the place. l tracked her here and she has not left this house. Give her to me-
 " She's not here.'
 She is here and ybu surrender her to me at once or there will be happening to you. Give her to me-
 She is here, but you can not have her.
 m get her. I'll teach you les son.
 Here he doubled his giant self up and started to fall upon the little dried up lady he called grandma, but she was equal to the occasion. She was sharp-back-finned pike fish, and just as he was about to fall on her she strengthened out her back fins SO as to make a sharp edged knife of them. Onto this he fell and cut him. self in two. Thus he brought his life to a close, for he died there and then.
 Instantly his wife was out from under the apron of the old lady and quickly the two were consulting what was best to be done, for the giant was then the only male human being. Was the race of mankind to thus come to an end! Grandma had a thought. She handed Tah-go-nay-ge-shig-oke sharp knife and quickly the two wom- en hastily and promiscously cut the huge body to pieces. These pieces they then threw in all directions. These became the progenitors of the human beings of our time. The women in their hurry neglected to cut the pieces the same size and that is why some people are large and some small. They correspond to the part of the original man-god from which they sprung"
 After the recital, there was a Hull and the ceremonial smoke was indulg-