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Chapter 2
Do they know yet?
Snipeshooter woke up at he would guess four in the morning. His bead squeaked and he looked over to see if his friend Boots was up. He wasn't so Snipe went over to his bed with out making a sound climbed onto Boot's and tapped him. Not expecting to be tapped Boot's bolted up sending Snipe catapulting to the floor. He landed with a thump that shook the bed they got lucky considering Jack was a heavy sleeper and didn't wake up at the jolt. Snipe got up slowly rubbing his back.
"What the heck Boot's!" He almost yelled. Boot's stared at him through sleep deprived eyes.
"Why are we getting up SO early Snipe?" Then he remembered their plan and smiled. Snipe smiled too as he said.
"We should get out now so we can get Les." Boot's nodded and got out of bed clumsily tripping over his boots crashing into Snipe who slammed into the wall with another loud thunk. Boot's and Snipe tried not to laugh as they made their way over to the fire escape. Mush's mattress creaked as he rolled over they exchanged glances as Snipe tried to get of the window FAST. Getting out fast didn't work because it made him fall into the fire escape and fall down it to the street. Boot's grimaced as he saw his friend hit the cobbled road. Mush sat up straight and so did Race so terrified Boot's scrambled out the window as quietly as he could and down to the cobbled road.
Once down there Snipe brushed himself off and the two ran through the dark to Les' house.
"Do you think they will notice that we're gone? Boots asked. Snipe shook his head, "No, they don't care about us!" Boots new he was right the older ones really didn't care or did they? He would know soon. Once they got to the Jacob's house they ran to the fire escape and climbed up quietly right to Les' window. Snipe knocked lightly to wake him. It didn't work obviously so he knocked louder Davey who was asleep in the corner groaned as he rolled over. Finally, they decided to open the window themselves. It worked and they eased the sleeping Les out the window and closed the door again. Les groggily opened his eyes and almost fell off the fire escape. He screamed a very girly scream until Snipe covered his mouth.
"Shut up! We have an idea." Les saw a flicker of excitement in both Snipe and Boots' eyes and he listened intently as they explained their master plan.
"So are you in?" Boots' asked when they were done.
"Of course!" So together the three best friends ran to hide in a dark alley near the distribution center to spy on the older boys.
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The Newsboys Lodging House
Mush heard a loud thud. He woke up instantly being the light sleeper he was and looked around. He saw nothing and landed back on his pillow fast asleep.
Race who had also heard the thud woke up, but unlike Mush was not able to fall asleep. So he just lay there for two hours waiting for the others to get up.
Jack had felt a slight shake, but ignored it thinking one of the boys had gotten up to go to the bathroom or something. All the boys were unaware that the two youngest newsie and the Walkin' Mouth's younger brother had run away.
At six in the morning two hours after the boys had left the other newsboys got ready. Race was thankful that Snipe hadn't stolen his cigar not realizing it was because he wasn't there. Jack noticed that Boots' hadn't tripped over his boots like he always did. Then once again maybe it was because it was so early no one noticed they were gone.
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The three boys talked excitedly as the sat in the alley watching waiting and being EXTREMELY bored. They didn't realize there would be nothing to do after they got to the alley. Also no loud yells had told them that the older boys had noticed they were gone.
The silence that had taken the place of the chatter was interrupted when Les' stomach grumbled.
"Guys I'm REALLY hungry!" Les complained. Snipe and Boots' shot worried glances at each other. They were both REALLY hungry too they obviously hadn't thought about the food factor. They hoped the boys would notice they were gone so they could get some food.
Finally after about two hours of sitting there Jack and Race appeared jumping out of the lodging house breaking into song. Snipe started mouthing the words and doing the dance because it was a routine that they sang Carryin' the Banner every morning. Just then they heard a conversation between Race and Jack.
"Did you hear a thump this morning Jack?"
"No but I felt the bed shake did you?"
"No. I also got lucky because my cigar wasn't stolen my Snipe."
"Ya well I was happy cause Boots' hadn't tripped over his boots."
"It's great when those little naggers don't carry on their normal routine." Jack nodded his agreement as Davey came up. This should get interesting Les thought as he watched his brother enter the conversation.
"Hey Jack."
"Hey Mouth."
"You look well rested Mouth." Mush said as he came up behind Davey followed by Blink.
"Yea well Les wasn't waking me up going to the bathroom at four in the morning." Then noticing that everyone looked a little better rested he asked, "You guys look more well rested too. Why?"
Jack answered by saying; "Boots didn't trip over his boots getting up this morning giving me a few more minutes to sleep."
"Yea and Snipe didn't steal my cigar like he always does so I got to relax a little."
"Well it is very relaxing when the little twerps aren't bothering us." And with that the group went up to the desk and bought their papes and went to their selling spots to hawk the headlines.
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"Les Davey doesn't even realize you're gone!" Snipe exclaimed when they were alone in the alley again. Les looked a little broken hearted.
"Guys none of them realize we're gone, maybe we should just leave." Boots offered.
"No we should stay another day and see if they notice if they don't we will leave."
The other boys nodded in agreement and started to play marbles when a gruff voice said, "All alone boys?" It was Morris Delancey and his brother Oscar.
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