162 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES

walking about with a singular jumping gait. Keoonik noticed that the Chief, too, had long pointed ears. The Otter walked up to him.

“Did you see a rabbit running along this way?” the Otter asked. “He was carrying a string of eels. I tracked him to this village.”

“Rabbit? Rabbit?” the Chief asked in a puz- zled way. “What kind of a thing is that?”

“Oh,” Keoonik answered, “a small white creature, with long ears and long legs and a short tail.”

“No, I have seen no such creature,” the In— dian Chief answered. “But stay and feast With us.”

So Keoonik stayed, and in the midst of the feasting and gaiety—suddenly—someone struck him on the head, from behind, and Keoonik fell over unconscious! When he opened his eyes —there was no feast before him ;—there were no Indians—all was quiet. There was no In- dian yillage—all Keoonik could see was the tracks of a rabbit in the sand.

Then Keoonik knew that he had been out— witted a second time by Ableegumooch, and in his anger, he vowed that he would kill the first Indian he met.

Away he went, determined not to be cheated again. Soon he had gained upon the rabbit, whom he saw enter a swamp and then disappear from his sight. Keoonik ran along, entered the