It was a Monday morning and the Manhattan streets filled with the echoes of the hustle and bustle of a mosaic of people. Jack was walking the crowded sidewalks shouting various headlines as he "carried the banner," as they would call it back then.
As he turned the corner from Tibby's Diner(the newsies favorite eating place) he met up with his selling partner, David and his little brother Les.
"Heya Jack!" David greeted. Jack replied with a "hey" and the usual spit shake. Jack, David, and Les spent their morning wandering their turf and finally as the sun began to set they went their separate ways with David and Les going home for dinner and Jack drifted towards Tibby's.
He met up with Mush, a newsie with dark curly hair and fairly muscular build, on the way to dinner. As they were walking along talking about the usual pretty girl they had met during the day Jack suddenly stopped.
He slowly pointed a single finger in the direction of a nearby alley way. Something of a brilliant shade of gold laid in the pitch black darkness.
Mush quickly blinked to make sure his eyes were seeing clearly, but sure enough there was something there.
Mush started to slowly ease toward the figure followed closely by Jack. "Be careful," Jack warned. Mush carefully lifted the object from the ground scattered with crash to realize it was young girl not far from their age.
She had the most beautiful, long, blond, curly hair. Her dress was spotted with specs of blood and she looked badly injured. They both wondered what could have happened to this poor girl to make her end up in this trashy alley.
Jack suddenly awoke from his thoughts to realize that they had both been standing there gawking for a few seconds. He quickly reached over and nudged Mush hard in the ribs.
Without much discussion they decided to bring the girl with them back to Tibby's. Mush cared her and Jack brought up the rear with her few belongings.
Outside of Tibby's Mush sat on a bench while Jack went inside to explain to the boys why they wouldn't be joining them for the night.
He assumed that Jack had told them the news because he then heard many "huh's" and "what's'" comer from inside the diner.
Jack soon returned accompanied by Blink, a guy with dirty blond colored hair and an eye patch, and Racetrack, an Italian guy with dark hair and a cigar hanging loosely from his mouth.
The two soon had the same gawking look cross their faces as soon as they saw the girl in Mush's arms. Jack quickly slugged them saying, " Snap out a it you two! We gotta get her back to the lodging house so that Kloppman can help her wounds."