Newsies : Undercover Newsie

The distraction

As they walked down the crowded streets Lissy was falling asleep her eyes were slowly drooping as she hazily walked through the crowds .

"By the way I'm Jack".

Said the jolly newsie who had beautiful brownish gold hair that shone in the sun with brown eyes filled with mirth. Lissy's eyes widened could he be the infamous jack Kelly that her brother was talking about ?

"Are you Jack Kelly"?

She asked her voice was in a low whisper.

" the one and only at your service".

He said while making a lasso with his hands. Lissy laughed a full hearty laugh and after a couple seconds she felt jack looking at her wierdly. She looked at him with questioning eyes . He rubbed his head and chuckled nervously

"it's just you sorta sound like a goil"!

He said, Lissy immediately turned cherry red and tried to make her voice deeper and more manly.

"Well my brother used to talk an awful lot about you and your gallant ways"!

She said teasing him while making poses with flexed arms.

" Hey "!

Said jack indignantly while pushing her playfully and jeering. The boy looked at her curiously and suddenly snapped his fingers.

"What's wrong jack"?

She asked looking at him strangely.

"Notin' just thought of a good nickname for ya, dusty"!

He exclaimed pointing out the thick layer of dust caked on her face.

" Hey that's not fair "!

She said stealing his cap and running down the street with it.

"Hey"!

Called jack while running after her trying to get his hay back with his hair swishing around his face. Finnally when he got it , and they were both sitting panting on a bench in Central Park , jack remarked.

" If yous were wondering the names cowboy".

"Really wouldn't have guessed".

she replied vividly pointing out this bandana and cowboy hat.

"Why I outta ..."

Said jack playfully. Lissy couldn't help but think how true jack was portrayed in her brothers stories they had only known each other for about an hour and were already acting like best friends. The two walked about the city as if they owned it, talking, laughing until jack realized as the sun was setting that it was getting late and that he hadn't accomplished anything during the day or sold any papers.

He and Lissy quickly went through the crowds to Tibbys diner were a crowd if newsboys were waiting and pondering about the whereabouts of their oh so brilliant leader.