"'Him takum more,--three,' with another duck.

"'Oh!' And I turned away as though it didn't interest me.

"But this wouldn't do, and everybody begins singing out, 'Killisnoo!
Killisnoo!'

"'Killisnoo what?' I asked.

"'Killisnoo, _klooch_, Chief George,' they blathered. 'Killisnoo,
_klooch_.'

"I jumped and looked at Chief George. He nodded his head and threw out
his chest.

"She'll be no _klooch_ of yours,' I says solemnly. 'No _klooch_ of
yours,' I repeats, while his face went black and his hand began dropping
to his hunting-knife.

"'Look!' I cries, striking an attitude. 'Big Medicine. You watch my
smoke.'

"I pulled off my mittens, rolled back my sleeves, and made half-a-dozen
passes in the air.

"'Killisnoo!' I shouts. 'Killisnoo! Killisnoo!'

"I was making medicine, and they began to scare. Every eye was on me; no
time to find out that Tilly wasn't there. Then I called Killisnoo three