THREE YEARS LATER:
Tonight was the night they were leaving. Sarah and Linds couldn't take the abuse any longer. They missed Ben and Frankie. That night they left while the adults were in a pub drinking. They left with food clothing and very little money.
"Linds! Linds come on hurry run! They'll come looking for us!" "I know, we can't go to the Brooklyn lodging house. That's the first place they'll look for us." "Oh Jeex! I know why don't we go to Harlem and chil there for a while till they forget about us." "Ok fine let's go!"
And so off they went to Harlem. But to get to Harlem they had to go through Manhattan.
IN MANHATTAN: (September 1899)
"Hey ladies, looking for some fun?"
Lindsay and sarah looked to where the voice was coming from. They saw a tall boy with blonde hair and an eye patch.
"Not from you boyo." Sweets said calmly. "Not that kind of fun! I was talking about poker!"
Lindsay's eyes flashed. She was addicted to poker. She especially loved beating the boys.
"Mmmmm, excellent! Count us in!" "I'se Kid Blink, and you are?" "I'se Sweets." "And I'se Lefty." "Well ok then, lets take you to the lodging house. Cowboy and Spot will love to meet you ladies."
The girls chuckled at the names. They had no idea it was Ben and Frankie that Blink was talking about.
"So blink, who are these Fella's? Spot? Cowboy?" "Well Spot's the leader of the Brooklyn Newsies and Jack's the leader here in Manhattan." "Well Lefty, I did, but his name is Jack but we call him Cowboy comestimes, well here we are."
They walked into the lodging house and saw many game sof poker going on. "Hey fella's! This is sweets and Lefty!" "Hey!" The boys all yelled in unison. "Hi boys!" yelled sweets and Lefty. "Blink where are Spot and Jack?" "Don't worry sweets, they play upstairs in the Sickroom with Racetrack, Mush and Skittery." "Lets go!"
They walked upstairs and entered the sickroom. The boys looked up and Sweets and Lefty started to yell.
"Frankie! What the hell are you'se doin?" "Ben! Why didn't you get us?"
Jack and Spot stood up and walked over to Sweets and Lefty. Blink Race, Mush and Skittery looked very confused.
Tonight was the night they were leaving. Sarah and Linds couldn't take the abuse any longer. They missed Ben and Frankie. That night they left while the adults were in a pub drinking. They left with food clothing and very little money.
"Linds! Linds come on hurry run! They'll come looking for us!" "I know, we can't go to the Brooklyn lodging house. That's the first place they'll look for us." "Oh Jeex! I know why don't we go to Harlem and chil there for a while till they forget about us." "Ok fine let's go!"
And so off they went to Harlem. But to get to Harlem they had to go through Manhattan.
IN MANHATTAN: (September 1899)
"Hey ladies, looking for some fun?"
Lindsay and sarah looked to where the voice was coming from. They saw a tall boy with blonde hair and an eye patch.
"Not from you boyo." Sweets said calmly. "Not that kind of fun! I was talking about poker!"
Lindsay's eyes flashed. She was addicted to poker. She especially loved beating the boys.
"Mmmmm, excellent! Count us in!" "I'se Kid Blink, and you are?" "I'se Sweets." "And I'se Lefty." "Well ok then, lets take you to the lodging house. Cowboy and Spot will love to meet you ladies."
The girls chuckled at the names. They had no idea it was Ben and Frankie that Blink was talking about.
"So blink, who are these Fella's? Spot? Cowboy?" "Well Spot's the leader of the Brooklyn Newsies and Jack's the leader here in Manhattan." "Well Lefty, I did, but his name is Jack but we call him Cowboy comestimes, well here we are."
They walked into the lodging house and saw many game sof poker going on. "Hey fella's! This is sweets and Lefty!" "Hey!" The boys all yelled in unison. "Hi boys!" yelled sweets and Lefty. "Blink where are Spot and Jack?" "Don't worry sweets, they play upstairs in the Sickroom with Racetrack, Mush and Skittery." "Lets go!"
They walked upstairs and entered the sickroom. The boys looked up and Sweets and Lefty started to yell.
"Frankie! What the hell are you'se doin?" "Ben! Why didn't you get us?"
Jack and Spot stood up and walked over to Sweets and Lefty. Blink Race, Mush and Skittery looked very confused.