SKAI AND THE DANCING BEAR 147 into the forest. All who were able to move fled for their lives at the dreaded name of Sebassa. By the time Skai reached the chief’s lodge, guarded only by a few slaves who fled in terror at the sight of his horrible face, the canoes had entered the cove in front of the village and were approaching the shore.. Breathless, trembling with excitement, Skai crouched behind the huge carved totem pole at the corner of the chief’s lodge with Tahn held close be- side him, and peered out at the long war-canoes loaded with fierce warriors. They were headed directly for the beach in front of the chief’s house. It was not yet too late to race back up the hillside to safety! For a moment the Haida lad hesitated, mistrustful of the success of his plan. Then he thought of the great treasure in the head chief’s lodge, of the cher- ished family possessions in his father’s house down the street, which would surely be burned by the in- vaders, and bravely decided to remain at his danger- ous post. “They shall not have these things,” he determined. “T will be Kali Koustli, even as I planned. I will scare them with my voice that speaks in many places, I will frighten them with my strange face, which they will surely believe to be that of an evil spirit. If my plan fails, I shall at least have done my best to save the village.”