emies, and of your friends. We have nothing but
friends here. They can tell you that we welcome you as a friend, and
will explain why we do so. We will show you what the people are doing
for themselves, and how happily they live, and the White Chief brought
you here so that you might see these things for yourself."

"We welcome you, Marmo, as one of our friends," said Suros. "I tried
many moons ago to tell you that the Great Spirit did not want us to kill
each other, but the wise men told you differently. We do not believe
them any more, but listen to the White Chief."

"He has told us the most wonderful things, and taught us how the white
men live, and how different tribes live together in peace."

After the welcoming functions and the explanations were concluded, he
was taken to the different works, and everything explained to him. He
saw the water wheel, and how it turned the sawmill and the grindstone
and lathes, and the mill for making the flour.

The looms interested him the most of all. It is singular how the various
tools and machinery affected the different ones, and this was
particularly observed by the boys.

"I have watched the several tribes," said Harry, "as they first looked
about them at the strange things, and it is curious how the different
things impress them. I have noticed that the Osagas are particularly
interested in machinery. The Saboros like anything connected with the
soil, and they would make good agriculturists."

"Don't you remember when Uraso came to the Cataract he never took any
stock in the guns, but Stut couldn't keep his hands off them?" responded
Tom.

"The old chief Marmo thought the loom was the finest thing in the whole
lot. He is over there now, and has been watching it for the last two
hours."

For two days the chief wandered around, paying no attention to anything
but the machinery, and the products turned out. The coins were a
novelty, and a string was presented to him. He noticed the friendly
attitude of all the warriors to his men, and marveled at the change.

He could not understand why the men would work for the coins, and then
give them up for something else. The Professor tried to explain this,
and it must be confessed that it was a hard thing to do. It seemed that
nothing but a practical application would make it plain.

The Tuolo chief was a ready listener now, and was unusually quick to
grasp a situation, although he could not learn the ethics of the white