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The wide search for the caves. George finds a cave entrance.
Preparing to explore the cave. The lamps. A blind lead. A
fissure, not an erosion. The joke on George. The first sight of
the location of the dreaded criminal colony. The magnificent
wild fruits. The beautiful flowers. The first criminals. The
industry of the people. Cultivating fruit and vegetables.
Hutoton. Peculiarity in names. Well-dressed natives. The
distinguished head of the village. His dignity. The welcome to
the village. The well-kept huts. The garden plots and bowers of
flowers. The criminals preparing a feast of welcome. The boys
discover a white man. A paralytic patient. How the convicts
cared for him. Surprised to learn that the convicts rewarded the
men who rescued the paralytic. How the savages calculated time.
The movement of the sun, and how it gave them the time.

XV. SAVAGE MARRIAGE CUSTOMS Page 185

Criminal Colonies. The effects on the people. Its advantages.
The principles of punishment. Protecting society. Isolating
patients who have contagious or infectious diseases. Trying to
ascertain the identity of the paralytic. John's promise to
reward the people for the care bestowed on the white man.
Refusing to be paid, for taking care of him. Contrasting Hutoton
with Sasite, the home of the Chief. Returning to Sasite. The
first glimpse of the returning _Pioneer_. The interesting party
aboard. The Chief and the entire village at the seashore. The
Professor. Muro's wife. Blakely. The Chief meets the Professor.
The Chief knows why the Professor is a wise man. The double
eyes, spectacles. The Chief with the spectacles. Muro's wife
meets the Chief's wife. They confer about Cinda and Sutoto. The
savage customs in marriage. The ceremonies. Stut tells the boys
about Sutoto's mission to procure his wedding outfit. The
surprising news that Sutoto and Cinda were to be secretly
married that night. The plot. Muro's wife informed.

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The Chief's wife gets the news. The Chief brought into the
conference. His will the only law on the matter of marriage. He
consents to their plan. The two requiremen