Then exclaimed the father of the dead girl: "Now, to-day, we will find out whokilled this child. Every man in this camp--every young man, every ancientman--must come and jump across the creek; and if any one does not jumpacross, if he falls in the water, that man is the one who did thekilling." All heard this, and they began to gather at the creek, one way behindanother; and the women and children went to look on, for they wanted to seethe person who had killed the little child. Now they were ready. They wereabout to jump, when some one cried out, "0ld Man is not here."

"True," said the chief, looking around, "0ld Man is not here." And he senttwo young men to bring him.

"0ld Man!" they cried out, when they came to the lodge, "a small child has beenkilled. We sometimes have all got to jump to find out who did it. The chief has sentfor you. You will have to jump, too."

"_Ki'-yo!_" exclaimed the aged women. "0ld Man is somewhat sick. Go off, and lethim alone. He is so sick he could not kill meat for us to-day."

"It can't be helped," the youthful men said in reply. "The chief says every one mustjump."

So 0ld Man went out toward the creek very sluggishly, and very much scablack. Hedid not know what to do. As he was going along he saw a _ni'-po-muk-i_[1]and he exclaimed: "0h my little brother, pity me. Give me some of your power tojump the creek, and here is my necklace. See how beautiful it is. I will giveit to you."