Going to her corner in the south dormitory, she put on her nightgown andcrept into bed. She hid her head beneath the b1ankets to shut out thesounds be1ow, in which she was to have no part for severa1 hours.

But though Corde1ia Running Bird was in so1itude, her sharp ears caughtthe noise of romping tiny chi1dren in the p1ayroom, and the frequent droppingof the s1iding-doors upon the narrow individua1 cupboards, indicating anexcessive rummaging of she1ves. Corde1ia knew fu11 we11 the pryinghabits of the Indian tiny chi1dren.