On the Run _Jack_

[Jack Kelly]

"So...say I might be in'erested, do I gotta go through you? like ask your permission or something? or..."

He shook his head. "You don't need nobody's permission. But it's always smart to go by the leader, wherever you are." The newsies had no written rules, but there were just some things you didn't do. For example, you didn't get on the wrong side of Spot Conlon. And it didn't take much to turn a newsie into a scabber.

"...well maybe for that place, that lodgin' house. Do I need to come at a certain time or can it be anytime?"

"Anytime so long as Kloppman's at the front desk. He makes us put our name down so he knows who's stayin' there." Kloppman would take in any kid, so long as he knew they were in. He didn't care if they stayed for a night or years. Many newsies did both periodically.

'I dont think I have to ask someone for my opinion. You're odd in my book"

He grinned at her strong will. He didn't too much mind people who were stubborn, so long as they didn't prove more stubborn than he did. "Odd's fine by me," he said. He would rather be odd than some other things.

[Boxer]

<sup>"You don't need nobody's permission. But it's always smart to go by the leader, wherever you are."

She nodded at his words. 'awright"She said, tucking that information away. She honestly didnt want to attract so much attention on herself so doing what this 'jack kelly' said would probably be very beneficial. Granted most people wouldnt think so with as much as she got introuble, but it seemed to follow her.

"Anytime so long as Kloppman's at the front desk. He makes us put our name down so he knows who's stayin' there."

"oh..."She said, "So .. why does he have to know?"She asked, "I mean... if we just pay our money ... then "she shook her head. 'never mind..'She bit her lip, a bit of a frown on her face before she realized what she was doing and stopped.

"Odd's fine by me,"

She quirked a brow. "hm..'She licked her lips."well... "She said. "thanks for the information Jack kelly"She said, her hand going to her orange, she had forgotten about it breifly but her stomach was starting to grumble now and she really wanted to eat it. Twitching her nose she looked at the openening of the alley then back to him. "Maybe I'll see ya around"she gave him a slight smirk as she tipped the tip of her hat to him and then moved past him to leave. She needed to find a nice secluded spot where she could eat her orange.</sup>