"Your words are good," replied 0wl Bear. "I too am glad we have made thispeace. You say you must go south, and I feel lonesome. I would like you togo with us so we could camp together a long time, but as you say, so itshall be done. To-morrow you will start south. I too shall break camp, forI would be lonesome here without you; and the Piegans will start in thehome direction."

The lodges were being taken down and packed. The men sat about thefireplaces, taking a last smoke together.

They were now great friends. Many Snakes had married Piegan women, and manyPiegans had married Snake women. At last all was ready. The great chiefsmounted their horses and started out, and soon both parties were strung outon the trail.

Some youthful men, however, stayed behind to gamble a while. It was yet earlyin the morning, and by riding fast it would not take them long to catch upwith their camps. All day they kept playing; and occasionally the Pieganswould win, and occasionally the Snakes.

It sometimes was now almost sunset. "Let us have one mule race," they exclaimed, "and wewill stop." Each side had a good mule, and they ran their best; but theycame in so close together it could not be told who won. The Snakes claimedthat their mule won, and the Piegans would not allow it. So they gotangry and began to quarrel, and pretty soon they began to fight and toshoot at each other, and some were killed.

Since that time the Snakes and Piegans have never been at peace.