smoke this last
time with our friend up there."

"Yes, your friend has spoken well. That should be done," answered one
of them.

So he filled the pipe. He drew a whiff, and when the fire glowed, he
turned the pipestem toward the seam of the skins above the doorway. He
looked up towards the sky, saying, "Ho, friend, here is the pipe. We
must smoke with you this last time. And then we must separate. Here is
the pipe."

As he said this, he gazed above the doorway and saw a head looking out
from the tent.

"Oh! My friends!" he cried. "Look at this place behind you."

When the two looked, they said, "Really! Friends, it is he!" And all
fled.

Then the young man leaped down and pursued them. Two of them fell to
the ground in terror, but he did not disturb them, going on in pursuit
of his father. When the old man was overtaken, he fell to the ground.
He was terrified. The young man sat astride of him. He said, "You have
been very disobedient! Fill the pipe for me!"

The old man said, "Oh! My grandchild! Oh! My grandchild!" hoping that
the ghost would pity him. Then he filled the pipe as he lay stretched
there and gave it to his son.

The young man smoked. When he stopped smoking, the old man said, "Oh!
My grandchild! Oh! My grandchild! Pity me, and let me go. We thought
we must smoke with you this last time, so we went to the place where
you were. Oh! My grandchild, pity me."

"If that be so, arise and extend your hands to me in entreaty," said
the young man.

The old man arose and did so, saying continually, "Oh! My grandchild!
Oh! My grandchild!"

It was as much as the young man could do to keep from laughing. At
length he said, "Well! Begone! Beware lest you come again and go
around my resting place very often! Do not visit it again!" Then he
let the old man go.

On returning to the burial lodge, he found the two old men still lying
where they had fallen. When he approached them, they slipped off, with
their heads covered, as they were terrified, and he let them go
undisturbed. When they had gone, the young man hurried home. He
reached there first and after washing himself, reclined at full
length.

He said to his wife, "When they return, be sure not to laugh. Make an
effort to control yourself. I came very near making them die of
fright."

When the old men returned, the young people seemed to be asleep. The
old men did not lie down; all sat in silence, smoking together until
daylight. When the young m