56 OVER ON THE ISLAND reappeared with the stone which guarded the spirit of the fair Mineota." "The fair Mineota!" breathed the child. " Kaktoogwasee carried the stone to the wigwam where La Belle Marie lay unconscious. The medicine men traced a circle around it. Within the line they placed maize, dried berries, trinkets and ornaments. Around the stone they walked nine times calling upon the name of Mineota. Then Marie was moved near the stone and her right hand placed on it. She opened her eyes, and without speaking, sank into a healing sleep. Soon afterwards she recovered. But Marie was not a Micmac. As Kaktoogwasee lifted the stone to carry it back to the fountain, it crumbled into dust. "The marriage was now hastened. Fragrant blos¬ soms and leafy branches decorated the bower erected for the ceremony. The ceremony was brief and as the newly-wedded pair left the arbour and came into the open, an arrow sped keen and true and lodged in the chest of the bridegroom. Kaktoogwasee died almost at once. "Marie, more subdued than of yore, now avoided the society of the Indians, and lived much to herself in the old log cabin at La Grande Source. Often she left this abode and, in her bridal costume, wandered alone over the sand dunes of the north shore. To the fishermen she was extremely useful. When the waters became turbulent she sang a wild strange song which lulled the sailors to rest and made them lie idly on their oars. The fish, too, rose to the surface and remained there motionless, charmed by her song. "Such a state of affairs could not last long. Com¬ plaints were lodged against her. La Belle Marie was