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Rh on the volcano road. His garden was filled with truck of all sorts, and in his cow-yard wandered half a dozen choice Dutch belted cattle. Here we procured three ice-cold glasses of milk rich with cream, for which we paid thirty cents.

While we were drinking the milk we questioned the Japanese closely to learn if he had seen any of the men we were after. He said he remembered seeing a sailor and a native ride by two or three days before, and he was fairly certain that the sailor had had but one arm.

"They quarrel—talk very loud," he added. "De Kanaka he want to go back, but de sailor say no."

"And they went on?" questioned Oliver.

"Yes, da go on, but native t'row arms up in air and werry mad."

"We are on the right trail," said Dan; and we proceeded on our journey without further delay. We talked of pushing straight ahead to the Volcano House, but when the Half Way House was gained, about three o'clock in the afternoon, we were glad enough to dismount from our horses, order our dinners, and take it easy in some grass hammocks under the trees while the meal was being prepared.

"The climate makes one lazy in spite of one's self," said Dan, and before dinner was announced he fell asleep. We concluded not to arouse him,