"Heya, goils, would ya like ta stay in da lodging 'ouse? Dere's extra room. 'Sides Spot already t'inks yer newsies," said Jack as they finally reached Manhattan just as the sun was setting.

The girls exchanged looks and nodded. They had nowhere else to stay. Besides, Digger wanted to stay with her new boyfriend Blink. They walked to the lodging house and went inside. Blink paid for Digger to spend the night and a shy Mush paid for Storm. Storm realized that Mush liked her and flattered though she was she just didn't think of Mush like that.

Race observed it and shook his head. Poor Mush, 'e can't see she's not interested, he thought. He lit a cigar and stuck it in his mouth as he led the way to the bunkroom. There was a poker game starting and he wanted to join.

Jack showed the girls their bunks and walked over to join the poker game. Blink and Mush appeared a short while later after washing up. The girls went and washed up, too, then Storm and Mush joined the game while Blink and Digger went up to the roof. When the poker game ended Storm had won enough money to pay back Mush and Blink and to buy her and Digger's papers the next day. Blink and Digger came back down and all went to bed.

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Storm and Digger woke up the next day to Kloppman's ritual of waking the guys up. Everyone went and washed up and headed towards the nuns' little stand. They ate their bread and drank their coffee. Then they headed to the Distribution center to get their papes. Storm and Digger went up and did what Jack and Blink said to do and got their papes.

"Digger sell wid Blink and Storm sell wid... Race," said Jack, knowing Storm didn't return Mush's feelings.

As they walked away toward Race's selling spot, Ravce filled her in on the tricks of the trade.

"Foist of all, 'eadlines don't sell papes, newsies sell papes. If a 'eadline ain't good enough, improve da truth a liddle. Like dis...," He scanned the many headlines. "Ah! 'Ere we go. GOVERNOR'S LIFE THREATENED BY INSANE TERRORIST!! " A crowd of people surrounded them buying a lot of their papers.

"Where was dat?," asked Storm as she scanned the headlines when the crowd had dispersed.

"Bottom left cornea, page 2," replied Race.

All the article said was the governor was attending a meeting in Washington, D.C. next week to talk to the president about terrorism.

"Dat was good! Let me try...," said Storm as she scanned some more headlines. "Hmm...dis might woik... THOUSANDS INJURED BY EXPLOSION ON ELLIS ISLAND! " Again a crowd of people surrounded them.

"All it says is dat Ellis Island is crowded because of all da immigrants. Wow! Yer a natural," said Race once the crowd had left. Storm went down the other street so that she and Race could sell more papers faster. She walked down the street hawking headlines when a hand reached out and grabbed her pulling her into the alley.

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Sorry for waiting so long to update....Please forgive me!!! ...I know I had Blink and Digger get together pretty quickly but it fit my story better that way....Oh and review please... Thanks to KatFightOnSkis for reviewing!!!!...More to come...Also thank you Cerridwen for reviewing ...I hope you both like this chapter...
~Molly