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Jerry of the Islands

CHAPTER XXIII
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Him Queensland boy--" "What name Queensland ?" Kennan interrupted.

"He belong that fella place ?" Johnny shook his head.
"Him belong along Malaita first time.

Long time before too much he recruit 'm along schooner go work along Queensland." "He's a return Queenslander," Harley interpreted to Villa.

"You know, when Australia went 'all white,' the Queensland plantations had to send all the black birds back.

This Makawao is evidently one of them, and a hard case as well, if there's anything in Johnny's gammon about twenty pounds reward for him.


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