ey gasped, "will you save us? A Manitou is after us."

"Who is a Manitou but I?" said he. "Come in and eat." They entered
the lodge and he gave them food. Then, opening the door, he looked out
and saw the bear coming with great strides. Shutting the door, he
said, "He is indeed a mighty Manitou and will take my life; but you
asked for my help and I shall give it. When he comes, you run out of
the back door."

Going to a bag which hung from a tree, he took out two small, black,
dogs. He patted the sides of the dogs, and they began to swell until
they filled the doorway. The dogs had strong, white teeth and growled
fiercely. The bear had now reached the door, and with one bound the
first dog leaped out, followed by the second. The brothers ran out of
the back of the lodge. They could hear the howls of the animals as
they fought, and looking back, they saw first one dog killed, then the
other, and at last the shrieks of the old man came to them as the bear
tore him in pieces. They doubled their speed now, as they saw the bear
beginning to follow them again. The food they had eaten gave them new
strength, so they were able to run very swiftly for a time. But at
last they all felt their strength fail again, for the bear was close
behind them now.

"Brothers, I had another dream," said the leader. "It was that an old
Manitou saved us. Perhaps his lodge is near us now."

Even as he spoke, they came in sight of another lodge, and as they ran
up to the door an old man opened it.

"Save us from the Manitou," they cried as they rushed in.

"Manitou?" he said. "Who is a Manitou but I? Come in and eat," and he
closed the door. He brought food for them; then he looked out of the
door. The bear was only a few yards away now. Hastily closing the
door, he said, "This is indeed a mighty Manitou. You have brought
trouble to me, my children; but you run out the back way and I shall
fight him."

He then went to his medicine sack and drew out two war-clubs of black
stone. As he handled them they grew to an immense size. He opened the
door, and as he did so, the brothers ran out the back way. They could
hear the blows like claps of thunder as he hit the bear on the head.
After that came two sharp cracks, and they knew the clubs were broken
with the force of the blows. Then came his shrieks, as he met the fate
of the first old man. They tried to run faster than ever now, for they
knew the bear must be after