Signaling and Indian Signs 231 Poverty (both hands turned flat forward near trouser pockets) ; Bribe (hand held hollow up behind the back) ; Knife (first and second fingers of right hand used as to whittle first finger of left) ; / am thinking it over (forefinger on right brow and eyes raised) ;
forgot (touch forehead with all right finger tips, then
draw flat hand past eyes once and shake head) ; / send you a kiss (kiss finger tips and move hand in graceful sweep toward person); The meal was good (pat stomach) ; I beg of you (flat hands tight together and upright) ; Upon my honor (with forefingers make a cross over heart) ; Bar up, fins, or I claim exemption (cross second finger of right hand on first finger and hold hand up) ; Give me (hold out open flat hand pulHng it back a httle to finish) ; / give you (the same, but push forward to finish) ; Give me my bill (same, then make motion of writing) ; Get up (raise flat hand sharply, palm upward) ; Sit down (drop flat hand sharply, palm down); Rub it out (quickly shake flat hand from side to side, palm forward); Thank you ( a sHght bow, smile and hand-salute, made by drawing flat hand a few inches forward and downward palm up); Do you think me simple? (forefinger laid on side of nose) ; Will you? or, is it so? (eyebrows raised and sHght bow made) ; Will you come swimming? (first and second fingers raised and spread, others closed); Also of course, the points of the compass, and the numer- als up to twenty or thirty.
