Chapter 4- De Territory
"Ya see, marie, you's cain't sell papes jus anywheahs. You's gos ta have yer territory." Blink siad, continuing my lesson.
"Mush sells at de station, Blind diamond is at lowa central park, and I's at de harba" he said as we arrived at the docks.
"Now les see..." he said skimming the pape. "Stinkin Trolley strike again." he said disgusted.
The trolley strike. It must be right before the newsie strike! what a great time to fall into the past.
I grabbed a paper from him and looked at the date. I gasped. It was the day before the strike started! "You's okays?" he asked, looking at my shocked face.
I nodded slowly. "Yeah. I'm, i's jus lookin fer a good headline. Heahs one," I said pointin to the top of page five.
"Mayas dog dies a, a, whas dat woid?" he said, slightly imbaressed. "Rabies...hmm...Lock up yer children! No one is safe! Rabid Dog gives da maya uncurable case a rabies!" I said.
He looked at me in amazment, "You's good." I smiled.
He held up a paper. "Extry! Extry! Rabid dog murdahs maya! No one is safe!" He cried and several intrested customers came over.
"Movin' on," he said shoving the coins into his pocket. "Can I sell some?"
He smiled. "Okay, whateva yous say"
I laughed and took a paper from him. I walked up to a rich, tough looking, guy. "Hey mista," I said in my most sultry voice.
"Wanna buy me pape?" He smiled and eyed me up and down. "Of course, miss." he said and handed me a quarter.
Smiling I threw the pape at him and ran back to Blink.
He stood there with a stunned look on his face. "Ok , I geuss you c'n sell pape's like dat..." o.o
I laughed And handed him the Quarter.
"Well, well, well, kid brought me anudda goil..." said a cold, drawling voice.
We whisked around.
A medium height, blackhaired, brown eyed, boy stood behind us, a bundle of papers in his hand.
"C'mon marie, we gos ta go" Blink said, grabbing me by them arm.
The boy stood infront of us. "Not so fast blink, She ain't goin nowheah" he said, pulling me away from blink.
"Ace , jus let us go oks? Sorry fer backin up on yer territory" Blink said, a cold look in his eyes.
"Ah ah ah , blink. You know da rules. My territory, my goil." ace said smiling at me.
I frowned. I did not like this newsie. there was something about that just made you want to hide under a rock and shut out the hole world.
He pulled me closer.
"Stop it!" i screamed. I pulled out of his grasp and slapped him hard.
Ace let go of me and rubbed his now red cheek.
Blink took my hand and we left the street. "Sorry bout dat marie." blink said.
I smiled. "It's ok" Well, that was an intresting experience.
"Ya see, marie, you's cain't sell papes jus anywheahs. You's gos ta have yer territory." Blink siad, continuing my lesson.
"Mush sells at de station, Blind diamond is at lowa central park, and I's at de harba" he said as we arrived at the docks.
"Now les see..." he said skimming the pape. "Stinkin Trolley strike again." he said disgusted.
The trolley strike. It must be right before the newsie strike! what a great time to fall into the past.
I grabbed a paper from him and looked at the date. I gasped. It was the day before the strike started! "You's okays?" he asked, looking at my shocked face.
I nodded slowly. "Yeah. I'm, i's jus lookin fer a good headline. Heahs one," I said pointin to the top of page five.
"Mayas dog dies a, a, whas dat woid?" he said, slightly imbaressed. "Rabies...hmm...Lock up yer children! No one is safe! Rabid Dog gives da maya uncurable case a rabies!" I said.
He looked at me in amazment, "You's good." I smiled.
He held up a paper. "Extry! Extry! Rabid dog murdahs maya! No one is safe!" He cried and several intrested customers came over.
"Movin' on," he said shoving the coins into his pocket. "Can I sell some?"
He smiled. "Okay, whateva yous say"
I laughed and took a paper from him. I walked up to a rich, tough looking, guy. "Hey mista," I said in my most sultry voice.
"Wanna buy me pape?" He smiled and eyed me up and down. "Of course, miss." he said and handed me a quarter.
Smiling I threw the pape at him and ran back to Blink.
He stood there with a stunned look on his face. "Ok , I geuss you c'n sell pape's like dat..." o.o
I laughed And handed him the Quarter.
"Well, well, well, kid brought me anudda goil..." said a cold, drawling voice.
We whisked around.
A medium height, blackhaired, brown eyed, boy stood behind us, a bundle of papers in his hand.
"C'mon marie, we gos ta go" Blink said, grabbing me by them arm.
The boy stood infront of us. "Not so fast blink, She ain't goin nowheah" he said, pulling me away from blink.
"Ace , jus let us go oks? Sorry fer backin up on yer territory" Blink said, a cold look in his eyes.
"Ah ah ah , blink. You know da rules. My territory, my goil." ace said smiling at me.
I frowned. I did not like this newsie. there was something about that just made you want to hide under a rock and shut out the hole world.
He pulled me closer.
"Stop it!" i screamed. I pulled out of his grasp and slapped him hard.
Ace let go of me and rubbed his now red cheek.
Blink took my hand and we left the street. "Sorry bout dat marie." blink said.
I smiled. "It's ok" Well, that was an intresting experience.