. Teddy and Carrots, two merchants of Newspaper row . en, instead of going away, as Skipand his friends seemed to think he should have done assoon as they arrived, he stood with his hands on hiships, as if waiting for them to take their a minute no one spoke, and the silence was reallypainful. The newsboys were mentally taking the measure ofthis stranger who appeared ready to defy them; andthe latter finally asked, impatiently: Well, whatre youfellers countin on doin ? I reckon I m no great sightfor you to stand lookin at. Do you live here ? Skip asked. I m sroin to now. Had it t
. Teddy and Carrots, two merchants of Newspaper row . en, instead of going away, as Skipand his friends seemed to think he should have done assoon as they arrived, he stood with his hands on hiships, as if waiting for them to take their a minute no one spoke, and the silence was reallypainful. The newsboys were mentally taking the measure ofthis stranger who appeared ready to defy them; andthe latter finally asked, impatiently: Well, whatre youfellers countin on doin ? I reckon I m no great sightfor you to stand lookin at. Do you live here ? Skip asked. I m sroin to now. Had it tousfh enough sfettin o o o o here, an dont feel like leavin till I Ve found out whatthere is in this city. Where did you come from ? Up Saranac way. Rode down in a parlor-car, I spose. Then you spose wrong, cause I walked. You dont look it. And once more Skip scruti-nised the stranger carefully. I dont reckon I do. I count on keepin myselfkind er decent. It does nt cost anything for a feller towash his face, comb his hair, or have his clothes clean,. ofcohJ PS w U Crt -55 ftUw fu »,• Mv j • od. w PS o ato O A NEWCOMER. 17 an there s many a time when it 11 put him through ingreat shape. Coin1 to live on the interest of your money, I spose ? Well, you spose right this time, was the quietreply. Thats my calkerlation; but it II be on whatI earn, not what I Ve got. Dead broke ? Not quite, and the boy took from his pocket anumber of pennies, holding them in one hand, while heguarded himself against a possible attack. Therewere twenty of em when I come cross the ferry, anI blieve none of em have got away since. What are you goin to do here ? Sid asked, begin-ning to fancy that possibly this stranger was a boy whomit would be worth his while to cultivate; and, in orderto show his friendliness, he seated himself, in a studiedattitude of careless ease, on the edge of the basin, whilethe others immediately followed his example. Whatever will bring in money enough for my keep,an a lit
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