Hawaiki: The Original Home of the Maori; With a Sketch of Polynesian History (1904)

Little Orphan Annie has Daddy Warbucks. Tinker Bell has Earl Peabody. Now I ask you this: Which one is the most powerful–Warbucks or Peabody? I’ll put my money on Peabody. Poor little Tinker Bell: Granny’s death left her all alone in the cold, cruel world–that is, until Earl came along. Well, not Earl in the flesh. It was Earl the ghost. A Merchant Marine sailor, he had no life until he died. That’s when he came to know Tinker Bell. Not only did he find a life, but an interesting one at that. And speaking of interesting, remember that old Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. Earl was in for some really interesting times. You think a life at sea is interesting? Try life in Shag Town: the wickedest ward in our beloved city.