I was living the life any Newsie would love to live. I was the head of the Brooklyn Newsies, well, second in command. I was leading with my brother, Spot Conlon. We sell papes, but that's just part of it. Us newsies is about half family, half gang, and Spot and me, we keep it all together. I'm Yankee, Queen of Brooklyn, in case you didn't already know.
Jack Kelly, the head of the Manhattan newsies, had been making noises about a strike ever since the prices of the papes went up. Spot was playing not interested, and him, well, he's proud and smart. He wasn't about to offer Jack anything, he was waiting for Jack to come to him. But I was curious, and I'se got a couple friends over there, so I went to check it out. Spot should have known that I was going to help the 'Hattan Newsies no matter what.
He wasn't too keen on me goin' wherever I pleased, especially since I'm the Queen of Brooklyn. I had to think of a way to get over to Manhattan without Spot or his birds watching me. I woke up at the crack of dawn and started towards 'Hattan.
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The Lost Queen
FanfictionYankee Conlon was having the life as her brother, Spot's right hand man, but the suddenly doesn't know anything about her past due to one of the Delancys knocking her off her feet and she hits her head. Pulitzer finds this as an opportunity to turn...
