"Newsies! Get 'em!" Jack yelled.
A cop appeared and Romeo ran up to him. "It's about time you got here. They're slaughtering us!"
He was slapped in the face and knocked to the ground.
"Cheese it! It's the bulls!" Jack cried.
Ellie and Katherine watched as they made their escape. The former tried to go back, but Katherine stopped her. "Eliie, I don't think we can help them."
"We have to!" Ellie cried. "We can't just leave them to fend for themselves!"
There was more fighting and the Delanceys grabbed Crutchie. "Help, Jack, help! Jack! Romeo! Finch!"
"Shut it, ya stupid crip!" Morris growled.
Crutchie hit Morris with his crutch and Oscar punched Crutchie, which caused him to fall. Snyder picked up the crutch.
Ellie gasped as her hands flew to her mouth.
"No! No, wait! Please!" Crutchie begged.
Snyder hit Crutchie with his crutch. Crutchie screamed. "It's off to the Refuge with you, little man. Take him away!"
"Please Jack! Help me!" Crutchie called again.
"Crutchie!" Jack yelled.
"Kelly!" Snyder yelled.
Jack ran to his penthouse.
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Jack:
Folks we finally got our headline
"Newsies Crushed as Bulls Attack"
Crutchie's calling me
Dumb crip's just too damn slow
Guys are fightin', bleedin', fallin'
Thanks to good ole' Captain Jack
Captain Jack just wants to close his eyes and GO!
Let me go
Far away
Somewhere they won't never find me,
and tomorrow won't remind me of today
And the city's finally sleepin'
And the moon looks old and grey
I get on a train that's bound for Santa Fe
And I'm gone
And I'm done
No more running. No more lying
No more fat old man denying me my pay
Just a moon so big and yellow, it turns night right into day
Dreams come true. Yeah they do. In Santa Fe
Where does it say you gotta live and die here?
Where does it say a guy can't catch a break?
Why should you only take what you're given?
Why should you spend your whole life living trapped where there ain't no future
Even at 17!
If the life don't seem to suit ya', how about a change of scene?
Far from the lousy headlines, and the deadlines in between
YOU ARE READING
The Last Rose of Summer
Historical FictionIn 1899, two aspiring reporters get caught up in one of the biggest events of their time; a newsboy strike. Eleanor, Ellie, and her friend aim to be more than vaudeville reporters, and when opportunity comes their way, they immediately jump on it...
