“I saw him,” said the younger.
“You did not,” said the elder.
Lawalila stopped the boys; he was satisfied. He went out, and calling to all said, “Paiowa, the youngest daughter of Wakara, is married!”
All were very angry now, all were enraged, for there were many in that village who wanted Paiowa.
Next morning Lawalila roused the village early, and said: “I want you, my people, to play to-day. You must play your best; you must beat Titindi Maupa, Wakara’s new son-in-law.”
After they had eaten he called all his people together and said, “We will go over to my father-in-law’s, to Wakara’s, and shoot at a mark there with arrows.”
They went to Wakara’s and asked: “Where is Titindi Maupa? We wish to try him; we want to shoot arrows at a mark against him.”
Titindi Maupa came out and shot. He won the first shot, the second; he won all the time, won everything that Lawalila’s people wagered.
Just at noon Lawalila lost his temper, got angry, sprang up, tried to seize and take back all the things that his people had lost. Titindi Maupa would not let him do that; he stood in his way, would not let him take anything.
Lawalila struck Wakara’s new son-in-law. Titindi Maupa threw down his opponent. Lawalila jumped up, ran toward his people, drew his bow, and tried to send an arrow through Titindi Maupa. A great fight now followed.