THE DESERTED CHILDREN PART II

FTER Usitabulajoo and his sister had left

their old home they travelled until they came to a great forest beside the ocean. Here they built a large lodge, and thought they would be very happy. Usitabulajoo would go into the forest and drive herds of moose and caribou into an enclosure near the Wigwam, where he prepared them for his sister to make into flakes of meat. All went well for a time but enemies were near, all unknown to the brother and sister.

On the other side of the forest was a large Indian village. The young braves of the vil- lage soon discovered that the wild animals were being lured away by someone with magical power, who must be captured, or there would be a famine in their village. So they started out in search of the strange hunter; and soon they came upon the lonely lodge of Usitabula- joo. They entered the Wigwam, planning to kill him; but Usitabulajoo received them so

kindly and entertained them so royally, that 25