can and a big copper kettle. So I said he had done well and we would
tarry through the day. And when midnight was near I made harangue to
him.

"'This chief, this Tummasook, hath a copper kettle, likewise a kerosene
can.' I put a rock, smooth and wave-washed, in Moosu's hand. 'The camp
is hushed and the stars are winking. Go thou, creep into the chief's
igloo softly, and smite him thus upon the belly, and hard. And let the
meat and good grub of the days to come put strength into thine arm. There
will be uproar and outcry, and the village will come hot afoot. But be
thou unafraid. Veil thy movements and lose thy form in the obscurity of
the night and the confusion of men. And when the woman Ipsukuk is anigh
thee,--she who smeareth her face with molasses,--do thou smite her
likewise, and whosoever else that possesseth flour and cometh to thy
hand. Then do thou lift thy voice in pain and double up with clasped
hands, and make outcry in token that thou, too, hast felt the visitation
of the night. And in this way shall we achieve honour and great
possessions, and the caddy of "Star" and the prime smoking, and thy
Tukeliketa, who is a likely maiden.'

"When he had departed on this errand, I bided patiently in the shack, and
the tobacco seemed very near. Then there was a cry of affright in the
night, that became an uproar and assailed the sky. I seized the 'pain-
killer' and ran forth. There was much noise, and a wailing among the
women, and fear sat heavily on all. Tummasook and the woman Ipsukuk
rolled on the ground in pain, and with them there were divers others,
also Moosu. I thrust aside those that cluttered the way of my feet, and
put the mouth of the bottle to Moosu's lips. And straightway he became
well and ceased his howling. Whereat there was a great clamour for the
bottle from the others so stricken. But I made harangue, and ere they