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gbut it was the mystery of keesh's marvelous hunting that took chief place in all their minds. and one day ugh-gluk taxed him with witchcraft to his face. "it is charged," ugh-gluk said ominously, "that thou dealest with evil spirits, wherefore thy hunting is rewarded." "is not the meat good?" keesh made answer. "has one in the village yet to fail sick from the eating of it? how dost thou know that witchcraft be concemed? or dost thou guess, in the dark, merely because of the envy that consumes thee?" and ugh-gluk withdrew discomfited, the women laughing at him as he walked away. but in the council one night, after long deliberation, it was determined to put spies on his track when he went forth to hunt, so that his methods might be learned. so, on his next trip, bim and bawn, two young men, and of hunters the craftiest, followed after him, taking care not to be seen. after five days they returned, their eyes bulging and their tongues atremble to tell what they had seen. the council was hastily called in klosh-kwan's dwelling, and bim took up the tale. "brothers! as commanded, we jourmeyed on the trail of keesh, and cunningly we journeyed, so that he might not know. and midway of the first day he picked up with a great he-bear. it was a very great bear." "none greater," bawn corroborated, and went on himself. "yet was the bear not inclined to fight, for he turned away and made off slowly over the ice. this we saw from the rocks of the shore, and the bear came toward us, and after him came keesh, very much unafraid. and he shouted harsh words after the bear, and waved his arms about, and made much noise. then did the bear grow angry, and rise up on his hind legs, and growl. but keesh walked right up to the bear." "ay." bim continued the story. "right up to the bear keesh walked. and the bear took after him, and keesh ran away. but as he ran he dropped a little round ball on the ice. and the bear stopped and smelled of it, then swallowed it up. and keesh continued to run away and drop little round balls, and the bear continued to swallow them up." exclamations and cries of doubt were being made, and ugh-gluk expressed open unbelief. "with our own eyes we saw it," bim affirmed. and bawn "ay, with our own eyes. and this continued until the bear stood upright and cried aloud in pain, and thrashed his fore paws madly about. and keesh continued to make off over the ice to a safe distance. but the bear gave him no notice, being occupied with the misfortune the little round balls had wrought within him." "ay, within him," bim interrupted. "for he did claw at himself, and leap about over the ice like a playful puppy, save from the way he and squealed it was plain it was not play but pain. never did i see such a sight!" "nay, never was such a sight seen," bawn took up the strain. "and furthermore,
