oy. The old man
fondly embraced his daughter and said:

"My daughter, many moons ago you left your father's lodge and joined
the tribe of our enemies. But this day your son has proven to me that
our enemies can be brave and generous. My heart has been lonely all
the summers and winters since you went away. Come now, you and your
brave son, and live with the old chief so that his heart and his lodge
shall no longer be empty." And weeping for joy, the old man led Lalita
and Lemichin to his lodge. Thus friendship between the Nicolas and the
Okanagans was established.

That was many years ago, but yet in the night the wild cry of Sinikielt
answers the cry of the loon, and is echoed from the cliff far out
across the river.

THE STRANGE DREAM

A warrior and his wife once had a beautiful boy, for whom they made
many plans. But when he grew up, and reached the right age, he would
not consent to the fast. They wished him to blacken his face with
charcoal, and not to eat anything for three days. But he threw away
the charcoal, and when they denied him food, he ate birds' eggs and the
heads of fish which had been cast away.

At length one day he came home, and, taking some coals, blackened his
face. Then he went out of the lodge and lay down on the grass to
sleep. As he lay there, he had a wonderful dream. He thought a
beautiful maiden came to him, and said, "Onawataquto, come with me.
Step in my tracks." He arose and did so, and felt himself mounting up
over the tree-tops, until he reached the sky.

The maiden entered through a small opening, and he followed her.
Looking around, he found himself on a beautiful, grassy plain. A tall
lodge stood in the distance. She led him to it, and he saw that it was
divided into two parts. In one end there were bows, arrows, clubs, and
spears, and other things that belong to a warrior. In the other end
were strings of colored beads, bright pieces of cloth, and fancy
moccasins, such as belong to a maiden. On a frame was a broad belt,
beautifully colored, that she was weaving.

"My brother will soon be home," she said, "and I do not wish him to see
you, so come until I hide you." She put him in a corner and spread the
belt over him.

In a short time the brother returned, and sat down in his end of the
lodge. He took down his pipe, and began to smoke. Then, in a little
while, he said, "Sister, when are you going to stop this practice? Do
you forget that the G