[Illustration: She drew the contents from her bag and spread them onher lap.]

"Emma Two Bears made the waist so nice and exclaimed she would not take onething for pay, but I made her take a shell necklace that was fairlypretty; but I did not care for it myself, it was so Indian-minded. Emmais so generous. I wish I could be generous. If I should give the blackdress to Dolly, and the yellow shoes and stockings, just like I should besome generous. What if I should truly do it?" with a sudden interest inher tone. "She would look as pretty as the little schoolgirls then, andshe could motion Jack Frost, and Jane and the others could not saySusie did not need the yellow dress and the brown shoes and stockings. Iam 'most sure Jessie Turning Heart will help me make the yellow dress, if Ibring the playroom wood for her, till we change work next fortnight. Shehates to bring wood, for her leg gets freezing, and then the sore bunchpinches her much worse. She is fairly rapid and stylish making dresses,and she feather-stitches; and she says she is not cross at me. She exclaimedone time she liked to sew so much, just like she would be getting up andsewing inside her sleep. So I shall ask her to trade work.