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82 rice plants and then transplanted them by hand in a field several inches deep with water and muck. All rice-planting is done in this fashion, neither machinery nor tools being employed for the purpose.

We speculated a good deal upon what sort of a man Koloa would prove to be, but could arrive at no definite conclusion. "It's more than likely that the thought of such a treasure of pearls has turned his head," said Oliver, and we agreed with him, but could not help wondering why he did not take the pearls if he knew where they were located, and sell them.

"There is some mystery about the whole business that I can't understand," observed Dan. "I'll wager the treasure is not so easy to get as we suppose."

"Something is wrong somewhere," I answered; and there the subject was dropped, not to be taken up again until we landed at Wailuku.