250 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES could not understand what they said, so she asked Glooscap: "My grandson, what are the clams singing?" "They tell you to hurry me on as fast as you can," said Glooscap. So Bootup swept on through the water, thinking that the clams were urging her to hurry:—until all at once she found herself high and dry on the shore. Then she was terribly frightened, and she began to cry out: "Alas, my grandchild, you have been my death. I shall never again swim in the sea." And Glooscap answered: "Do not fear, Noogumee." He gave one push of his bow against the great whale and she was sent far out to sea. Then Bootup was glad once more. She lighted her pipe, and went sailing happily home, smok¬ ing as she went. Glooscap now began to search for the trail of Winpe and Marten and the grandmother; and after a long time he came to a deserted wigwam, and there he found a small birch-bark dish, which had belonged to Marten. Glooscap examined it, and saw that it had been there for seven years—although some say it was only three months. So by this he knew how long Winpe had been away from this place. The Great Chief followed the trail eastward and found another deserted wigwam, where Winpe