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 say?" the man asked. "Well, did you notice the first waterfall you came to after you reached the bottom of the wall and started down toward the Gulf camp?"

"Gee, there was nothing but waterfalls," said Peanut.

"Exactly, but there are some real falls on the trail, though, and some which are only rapids. Anyhow, the upper fall was named in the summer of 1908, by Warren W. Hart, a Boston lawyer who cut the trail up to the head wall. Weetamo Fall, he called it, in honor of Queen Weetamo, the sister-in-law of the famous Indian chief, King Philip. Maybe you boys know all about her?"

"Know about King Philip," said Peanut, "but can't say I'm intimate with his sister-in-law."

"That's a pity," said the man, "because she was a fine woman. Her husband, King Philip's older brother, Alexander (or Wamsutta) was also a chief. After he died, Weetamo married again, several times, each time seeking to bind the New England tribes into a stronger alliance. Some say she married three times, some say five or more. Mr. Hart, when he cut the new trail you boys came up this afternoon, decided to give the lady a liberal allowance, so he made it six. The Six Husbands' Trail is named in honor of the husbands of Weetamo, the Indian chieftainess."