"Hey,Mush,who's that?"
Mush looked over after buying his fifty papers. "Aw,Race,that's just Specs.You haven't forgotten have you?"
I rolled my eyes. "No,ya bum.The goil." I pointed to a girl with short curly black hair and a red bandana tied around her head.She stood in the line for papers and shifted her weight irritably with an loud sigh.
Mush blinked and followed my gaze. "Oh,her.I think her name's Natalie.Boots said he saw her at Tibby's yesterday and said that she's gonna become a newsie.But I'm not sure I believe him,cuz there was this one time Boots said-"
"A goil newsie?" I cut his sentance short, "There ain't no goil newsies."
"Well,that's what Boots said.And then Jack said she's an orphan and that she's gonna stay at the lodging house.But I'm not sure I believe him either.."
Mush trailed off and I only half-listened to his endless blabbering. "A goil newsie?" I thought to myself, "Would they even allow a goil to stay at the lodging house?" I looked at Mush,who was still going on about stories Jack has told him that really weren't true. "Save it,ya bum.C'mon.." I looked over at the girl as we walked out.Much to my surprise she was looking straight back.Practically glaring daggers,too.Caught off gaurd, I stared in surprise.I growled and looked away after the rude gesture she sent to me. "See ya later,Race." Mush said as he started to walk off with Kid Blink. "See ya bum." I answered and started walking in the other direction for the Sheepshead Races.
Buisness wasn't so bad that day.I had lost my bet, but I still had money for a meal at Tibby's. When I got there most of the boys were there already.I glanced around then sat down next to Boots.Boots blinked and looked up from his meal. "Heya,Race." He said with a strange curiousity.I mean,it wasn't normal for me to sit next to the younger boys. "You saw dat goil from the pape line dis mornin'?" I asked,glancing around.
Boots shrugged. "Yea.."
"She been 'round here dis evenin'?"
"Not dat I know of.Why?"
I looked at him. "I just thought a goil newsie was a litl' outta dee ordinary."
"Aw,Race.It's not dat big of a deal.I hoid a lot of goilz who were werkin' fer them sweing compaines lost them jobs."
"Yea.." I got up and sat with the other boys,finishing my dinner slowly.
The surprise I found at the logding house was one I hadn't expected..
Mush looked over after buying his fifty papers. "Aw,Race,that's just Specs.You haven't forgotten have you?"
I rolled my eyes. "No,ya bum.The goil." I pointed to a girl with short curly black hair and a red bandana tied around her head.She stood in the line for papers and shifted her weight irritably with an loud sigh.
Mush blinked and followed my gaze. "Oh,her.I think her name's Natalie.Boots said he saw her at Tibby's yesterday and said that she's gonna become a newsie.But I'm not sure I believe him,cuz there was this one time Boots said-"
"A goil newsie?" I cut his sentance short, "There ain't no goil newsies."
"Well,that's what Boots said.And then Jack said she's an orphan and that she's gonna stay at the lodging house.But I'm not sure I believe him either.."
Mush trailed off and I only half-listened to his endless blabbering. "A goil newsie?" I thought to myself, "Would they even allow a goil to stay at the lodging house?" I looked at Mush,who was still going on about stories Jack has told him that really weren't true. "Save it,ya bum.C'mon.." I looked over at the girl as we walked out.Much to my surprise she was looking straight back.Practically glaring daggers,too.Caught off gaurd, I stared in surprise.I growled and looked away after the rude gesture she sent to me. "See ya later,Race." Mush said as he started to walk off with Kid Blink. "See ya bum." I answered and started walking in the other direction for the Sheepshead Races.
Buisness wasn't so bad that day.I had lost my bet, but I still had money for a meal at Tibby's. When I got there most of the boys were there already.I glanced around then sat down next to Boots.Boots blinked and looked up from his meal. "Heya,Race." He said with a strange curiousity.I mean,it wasn't normal for me to sit next to the younger boys. "You saw dat goil from the pape line dis mornin'?" I asked,glancing around.
Boots shrugged. "Yea.."
"She been 'round here dis evenin'?"
"Not dat I know of.Why?"
I looked at him. "I just thought a goil newsie was a litl' outta dee ordinary."
"Aw,Race.It's not dat big of a deal.I hoid a lot of goilz who were werkin' fer them sweing compaines lost them jobs."
"Yea.." I got up and sat with the other boys,finishing my dinner slowly.
The surprise I found at the logding house was one I hadn't expected..