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"Not of putting those people off the island?"

"Sure! That's what I' for the Governor and Council"

"You say the state is back of this?" demanded Mayo, incredulously

"Certainly! It's a ht that island from the real heirs, has ordered off those

squatters, and we shall burn down their shacks and clear the land up

Of course, we allow heads of families some cash for their houses, if

you can call 'e squatter

improves on

that island It is going to cost us good money to clear up for that New

York party who hasto use the

island for a suar and broke in on Mayo's indignant

retort

"It had to be done, sir They have interoodinto sues, after the

owners leave in the fall They steal everything on the main that isn't

nailed down They have set false beacons in the winter, and have wrecked

coasters Every little while some city newspaper has written theiven the state a bad na to break up

the nest"