Life in Manhattan had become more cheerful since the end of the printer's strike. The newsies were back at work doing what they did best. Cray, Swan and Mills were selling partners. Every day Mills would meet the newsies at the distribution docks and sell before heading back to Medda's to work in the afternoon. The guys normally sold until 6 before heading their separate ways. Cray to Medda's and Swan to wander Manhattan.
Not much had changed at the lodging house. Jack still wished to go to Santa Fe, Racetrack would win some and lose more at the races, Skittery and Kid Blink were still as pessimistic as ever and Crutchy was still optimistic to a fault. The boarder war ended with the strike and the watches were relaxed. The weekly poker matches were reinstated and Life seemed to be back to normal.
In Brooklyn Kit seemed to be more at home with each day. She kept the ready and math lessons going and her students were all progressing at a satisfactory rate. Bait and Jolly started to lose their teeth and were up to all the trouble they could cause with out getting caught. The rest of the Brooklyn newsies went back to selling World papers, happy to be back to their regular beats. The rest of July and All of August passed quickly. The news was the usual stuff, nothing big happening. And of course the lives of the newsies were usual.
Mills and Cray got closer and it wasn't unusual for them to get a separate booth at Tibby's for lunch. When Brooklyn came to Manhattan or vice versa it became apparent that something was developing between Spot and Kit. Race always up for a good bet, had started a pool on which couple would become 'official' first. This brought the newsies up to September. What they didn't know was how much their lives were going to change.
Not much had changed at the lodging house. Jack still wished to go to Santa Fe, Racetrack would win some and lose more at the races, Skittery and Kid Blink were still as pessimistic as ever and Crutchy was still optimistic to a fault. The boarder war ended with the strike and the watches were relaxed. The weekly poker matches were reinstated and Life seemed to be back to normal.
In Brooklyn Kit seemed to be more at home with each day. She kept the ready and math lessons going and her students were all progressing at a satisfactory rate. Bait and Jolly started to lose their teeth and were up to all the trouble they could cause with out getting caught. The rest of the Brooklyn newsies went back to selling World papers, happy to be back to their regular beats. The rest of July and All of August passed quickly. The news was the usual stuff, nothing big happening. And of course the lives of the newsies were usual.
Mills and Cray got closer and it wasn't unusual for them to get a separate booth at Tibby's for lunch. When Brooklyn came to Manhattan or vice versa it became apparent that something was developing between Spot and Kit. Race always up for a good bet, had started a pool on which couple would become 'official' first. This brought the newsies up to September. What they didn't know was how much their lives were going to change.