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attention of the driver and he paid 

 less heed than ever to the horses. We 

 were fortunate, indeed, to reach Pahala 

 at nine that evening. We were very 

 hospitably entertained here by Mr. 

 Chong, a Chinese gentleman, who did 

 everything possible for our comfort. 



We had planned to visit Punaluu, 

 seven miles away, on the seashore, by 

 going on the plantation train from 

 Pahala. Greatly to our disappoint- 

 ment we found that the Fourth of July 

 celebration also included the third of 

 July, and no trains would run. Finally, 

 through the aid of one of our new 

 friends, a Portuguese man was induced 

 to take Miss Crosby and myself down 

 at seven o'clock the next morning, on 

 a car run by gravity. It was some- 

 thing like a hand car, but had only a 

 platform, two seats and four wheels. 

 We thoroughly enjoyed being whizzed 



