A little fellow, who carried several large pebbles in his hand for the occasion, endeavoured to steal a march around Mitsha in order to reach Shyuote; but she noticed it, and grasped his arm and pulled him back so vigourously that he reeled and fell at full length on the roof.

Then she ordered them all to leave forthwith.
"You belong to the Corn clan," she said, "and have nothing to do here on the houses of the Eagle clan.

Go down! Get away at once or I will call our men.

As long as I am here you shall not touch the uak." "So you take his part ?" cried the biggest one of the invaders.

He raised a stick to strike her.
"Lay down your club, you dirty ear of corn," replied the maiden, "or you will fare badly." With this she drew from under her wrap a heavy war-club; it was the same weapon which Tyope had used the night previous.
The boy's arm remained uplifted, but still the attitude of the girl, her threatening look and resolute appearance, checked the assailants.