In Brooklyn Sassy just refused to get up all together. Spot took on the
task. He grabbed a bucket of cold water and poured it over her. She was
furious at him and refused to talk to him the entire morning! In spite of
him, she agreed to sell her papers with Hawkeye, the flirtatious newsboy
from last night. They were selling their papers just like Sassy and Spot
had yesterday. After they were finished, Hawkeye took her for a walk and
gave her another tour of Brooklyn. They were sitting down in the alley
outside of the Lodging House talking. Sassy told him about what had
happened the other day with Spot, Vigor, and Harmony. Hawkeye just sat
there quietly listening. She didn't stop him each time he scooted a little
bit closer to her. She just kept talking to him and explaining how she felt
about the bucket of water. Before she could continue, his lips touched hers
and his arms wrapped around her. Sassy instinctively wrapped her arms
around him. Things began to click that it wasn't Spot when it was just too
late! Spot came walking past the alley ready to apologize to Sassy about
that morning when he saw her with Hawkeye. Spot froze in his tracks and
stared at them. He hoped that it wasn't Sassy, but once they parted he knew
it was her. Sassy noticed Spot standing there and tried to explain, but
Spot walked away. Sassy tried running after him, except he was already out
of sight by the time she turned the corner. She burst into tears and
decided to go to Manhattan and talk to the other girls about this.
Back at the Lodging House Race had organized a game of poker. Harmony, Bumlets, Snoddy, Dutchy, and Snipeshooter were playing too. Pretty soon the stakes were piling higher and higher. Everyone was tense and doubted that their hands were as good as Race's. Each time it was Race's turn he would raise the bets. Harmony would be the first to add her share to the pile even though she would be broke pretty soon. "So Harmony, why'd you goils come ta New Yawk?" Bumlets asked.
"We wanted ta become newsies." Harmony said as she looked at her last few coins.
"What'd you goils do in Philadelphia?" Snoddy asked.
"Well, we ran away from home and came here." Harmony explained.
"You goils walked all da way hea?" Dutchy asked in disbelief. Finally Harmony put in her last penny and changed the subject by saying. "I call, whatcha got Race?" Race put down two Aces and two threes. Harmony wearily placed her three sevens down. Bumlets showed his three fours. Snoddy placed two Queens down. Dutchy placed three tens down and waited. Snipeshooter slowly placed a Full House down showing only one card at a time. Snipeshooter slowly scooped up the pile of coins. "Snipeshooter, did I eva say dat I love ya before?" Harmony asked as she watched her coins slip away.
"No, ya didn't." Snipeshooter said placing all of the coins in front of him and began counting them.
"Well, I really, REALLY love ya!" Harmony said. She was beyond desperation and now she didn't have any money left what so ever.
"Ya do? But what 'bout Race?" Snipeshooter asked enjoying this immensely.
"Well, I like Race, but I love you." Harmony said trying her hardest to get her money back.
"Well . . . I suppose I could give ya enough ta buy papes tomorrow." Snipeshooter said pretending to think hard about it.
"Thanks Snipeshooter!" Harmony said now fully contented.
"Hey Snipes, I love ya too." Race said entering the conversation.
"Me too!" Chimed in Snoddy and Bumlets.
"See, dere's a difference, I don't love you guys. 'Sides dis is way too much fun!" Snipeshooter said in between chuckles. Race stood up and started towards Snipeshooter.
"Why ya little." Race said pretending to be angry at him. Snipeshooter held his hands up in surrender and said,
"Alright, alright ya guys can have enough ta get papes tomorrow too. But da rest is mine."
"Good." Race said sitting back down next to Harmony. He turned to her to say something, but stopped. Out of nowhere, Sassy came barging through the doors. Her face was covered with tears.
"Sassy, whatsamatta?" Harmony asked standing up from the poker game and moving towards her. Sassy was in such a state of hysterics that she couldn't even say a single word.
Harmony took her away from the staring newsies up to the roof where they could talk. Before she joined Sassy, she grabbed some toilet paper. Once she was on the roof, she handed it to Sassy. "What's wrong Sassy?" Harmony asked trying to figure out why Sassy was crying.
"Spot" Was all that could be understood between her blubbers.
"What'd he do?" Harmony asked taking a seat beside her.
"He didn't do anything but disappear!" Sassy demanded still crying.
"I'm not following." Harmony said and sighed.
"If it wasn't for him! If he hadn't kissed me than this wouldn't of ever happened!" Sassy declared angrily. Angel had just arrived at the Lodging House and appeared on the roof.
"Hey there!" Angel said with her usual smile. She took one look at Sassy and asked. "What's the matter?" Harmony decided to reply since Sassy was still crying.
"Spot kissed her, she didn't want him to, and then he disappeared."
"No! You've got it all wrong!" Sassy cried out.
"Wait, why didn't you want Spot to kiss you?" Angel asked trying to understand.
"I DID want him to kiss me!" Sassy said getting frustrated.
"Then why are you crying?" Harmony asked.
"URGH! Because he as in . . ." "Spot." Harmony helpfully finished for her.
"No, NOT SPOT!" Sassy said starting to throw a hissy fit.
"That doesn't make sense!" Angel declared.
"Because you're not listening!" Sassy screamed at them. They ignored her and tried to solve this themselves.
"See, Spot disappeared after he kissed her." Harmony explained to Angel.
"But she said that Spot didn't kiss her. I'm confused!" Angel stated taking a seat by Harmony.
"Spot didn't kiss me, a newsie in Brooklyn did." Sassy explained being as calm as she could be. "Spot saw him kiss me and disappeared before I could explain." Sassy finished with a sigh of relief.
"Why didn't you just say that in the first place???" Harmony asked.
"URGH!" Sassy said and headed inside leaving everyone else on the roof. Harmony and Angel shrugged their shoulders and headed inside.
Back at the Lodging House Race had organized a game of poker. Harmony, Bumlets, Snoddy, Dutchy, and Snipeshooter were playing too. Pretty soon the stakes were piling higher and higher. Everyone was tense and doubted that their hands were as good as Race's. Each time it was Race's turn he would raise the bets. Harmony would be the first to add her share to the pile even though she would be broke pretty soon. "So Harmony, why'd you goils come ta New Yawk?" Bumlets asked.
"We wanted ta become newsies." Harmony said as she looked at her last few coins.
"What'd you goils do in Philadelphia?" Snoddy asked.
"Well, we ran away from home and came here." Harmony explained.
"You goils walked all da way hea?" Dutchy asked in disbelief. Finally Harmony put in her last penny and changed the subject by saying. "I call, whatcha got Race?" Race put down two Aces and two threes. Harmony wearily placed her three sevens down. Bumlets showed his three fours. Snoddy placed two Queens down. Dutchy placed three tens down and waited. Snipeshooter slowly placed a Full House down showing only one card at a time. Snipeshooter slowly scooped up the pile of coins. "Snipeshooter, did I eva say dat I love ya before?" Harmony asked as she watched her coins slip away.
"No, ya didn't." Snipeshooter said placing all of the coins in front of him and began counting them.
"Well, I really, REALLY love ya!" Harmony said. She was beyond desperation and now she didn't have any money left what so ever.
"Ya do? But what 'bout Race?" Snipeshooter asked enjoying this immensely.
"Well, I like Race, but I love you." Harmony said trying her hardest to get her money back.
"Well . . . I suppose I could give ya enough ta buy papes tomorrow." Snipeshooter said pretending to think hard about it.
"Thanks Snipeshooter!" Harmony said now fully contented.
"Hey Snipes, I love ya too." Race said entering the conversation.
"Me too!" Chimed in Snoddy and Bumlets.
"See, dere's a difference, I don't love you guys. 'Sides dis is way too much fun!" Snipeshooter said in between chuckles. Race stood up and started towards Snipeshooter.
"Why ya little." Race said pretending to be angry at him. Snipeshooter held his hands up in surrender and said,
"Alright, alright ya guys can have enough ta get papes tomorrow too. But da rest is mine."
"Good." Race said sitting back down next to Harmony. He turned to her to say something, but stopped. Out of nowhere, Sassy came barging through the doors. Her face was covered with tears.
"Sassy, whatsamatta?" Harmony asked standing up from the poker game and moving towards her. Sassy was in such a state of hysterics that she couldn't even say a single word.
Harmony took her away from the staring newsies up to the roof where they could talk. Before she joined Sassy, she grabbed some toilet paper. Once she was on the roof, she handed it to Sassy. "What's wrong Sassy?" Harmony asked trying to figure out why Sassy was crying.
"Spot" Was all that could be understood between her blubbers.
"What'd he do?" Harmony asked taking a seat beside her.
"He didn't do anything but disappear!" Sassy demanded still crying.
"I'm not following." Harmony said and sighed.
"If it wasn't for him! If he hadn't kissed me than this wouldn't of ever happened!" Sassy declared angrily. Angel had just arrived at the Lodging House and appeared on the roof.
"Hey there!" Angel said with her usual smile. She took one look at Sassy and asked. "What's the matter?" Harmony decided to reply since Sassy was still crying.
"Spot kissed her, she didn't want him to, and then he disappeared."
"No! You've got it all wrong!" Sassy cried out.
"Wait, why didn't you want Spot to kiss you?" Angel asked trying to understand.
"I DID want him to kiss me!" Sassy said getting frustrated.
"Then why are you crying?" Harmony asked.
"URGH! Because he as in . . ." "Spot." Harmony helpfully finished for her.
"No, NOT SPOT!" Sassy said starting to throw a hissy fit.
"That doesn't make sense!" Angel declared.
"Because you're not listening!" Sassy screamed at them. They ignored her and tried to solve this themselves.
"See, Spot disappeared after he kissed her." Harmony explained to Angel.
"But she said that Spot didn't kiss her. I'm confused!" Angel stated taking a seat by Harmony.
"Spot didn't kiss me, a newsie in Brooklyn did." Sassy explained being as calm as she could be. "Spot saw him kiss me and disappeared before I could explain." Sassy finished with a sigh of relief.
"Why didn't you just say that in the first place???" Harmony asked.
"URGH!" Sassy said and headed inside leaving everyone else on the roof. Harmony and Angel shrugged their shoulders and headed inside.