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wg 216 : LAUGHING Boy ‘Ahalani, Grandfather,’ the medicine max f called to him; ‘wait a minute.’ ‘ Ahalani, Grandfather, I wait.’ The old rogue was standing straight and wal | ing briskly; one saw that he was a tall m:zz Laughing Boy smelled whiskey. ‘I see that you need medicine, little brother.” ‘Unh! Why do you think that?’ . Yellow Singer noted the grunt and followed == lead. ‘I dreamed last night that when you wz= at the dance at Buckho Dotklish, you put thes prayer cigarettes wrong. They fell down into t== sand. Now they have put a spider's web in: | your brain.’ ‘You are right. I am not well.’ He nodded wisely. ‘So I went and got t&= | remedy for you. I am ready to make you &l | ; right. You are a good young man; it will be = . pleasure to make you all right.” He glowed wiz benevolence. - Evidently this man had more power than or: J would think. ‘How much will you want?’ ‘Twenty dollars.’ Laughing Boy considered. It was not a higt | I | fee. He counted out six dollars in coin, anc pulle: § three plaques from his silver belt. ‘There, that i | really worth more.’ The old man hefted the metal. ‘All right.’

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