The solemn parley of the council soon began. Like a lawyer presenting
his case, the headman of the reindeer tribe stood before them all and
with many gestures told his story. At intervals in his speech two men
stepped forward for examination. The jaw of one of them was very stiff
and three of his teeth were gone. As to the other, his face was still
tied up in bandages of tanned deer skin. His jaw was said to be broken.
The Jap girl, in spite of her peril, smiled. Johnny had done his work
well.

There followed long harangues by other members of the reindeer tribe.
The last speech was made by the headman of East Cape. It was the longest
of all.

At length a native boy turned to the Jap girl and spoke to her in
English.

"They say, that one; they say all; you die. What you say?"

"I say want--a--die," she replied smiling.

This answer, when interpreted, brought forth many a grunt of surprise.

"They say, that one! they say all," the boy went on, "how you want--a
die? Shoot? Stab?"

"Shoot." She smiled again, then, "But first I do two thing. I sing. I
dance. My people alletime so."

"Ki-ke" (go ahead) came in a chorus when her words had been