122 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES him that another of the wicked sorcerers was hiding there. When he reached the place he entered the wigwam. There before him sat a surly-look¬ ing Indian, who did not ask him to take the stranger's seat in the best part of the wigwam. For this Indian was one of the sorcerers, and he hoped to make Pulowech angry and thus lessen his magical power. So Pulowech sat down on the mat nearest the door, and waited quietly for the other to speak. At last the sorcerer prepared some food, without saying a word, and divided it, giving a part to Pulowech . As Pulowech took the plate, the other Indian snatched it from him saying, "Ah, no, I would rather give it to my dog!" Pulowech did not become angry as the sorcerer had hoped; he sat quietly just as if nothing unpleasant had happened. The sor¬ cerer offered him food and took it away a second time; and again Pulowech did not notice the insult, or become angry. Then the sorcerer asked rudely, "Did you have any adventures on the way?" "Truly, indeed!" Pulowech answered. "I saw a man's leg sticking out of a cliff, and I cut it off, and went on. Then I came to a place where there was a man's foot showing from a cliff, and I cut that off. And then I came to a large lake near a great mountain,