South Street Lodging House; South Street, Manhattan

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=145 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1a56e6e3.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="176f46f0.gif" border=0 width="500" height="111" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=335 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1a06e6e3.gif"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11303430.gif" border=0 width="259" height="67" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Setting:</B> You stand before a wide, heavy door inset with frosted glass windows on the top half. At eye-level there reads a small bronze plaque reading "1344 South Street." This is the place, alright. Twisting the doorknob in your hand, you push the door open and enter, your feet squeaking on the newly-polished floor. It certainly isn't one of the finest places in the city, but for what it is—a lodging house for newsgirls and newsboys—it's certainly a well-kept institution. A fireplace lies to your right, where several newsboys are playing a riotous game of poker. To the side of the fireplace is an overstuffed red armchair, worn from use, in which a short-haired Korean girl sits with a year-old baby with softer Asian features. She's rocking the baby gently, trying to keep her from awakening by the boys. A small terrier and a Siamese cat are sleeping on a settée to your left, curled up against each other. Also curled on the settée is a small boy, appearing around nine but older in his mannerisms, gazing at the pages of a book through a pair of round glasses. Seated against the settée, on the floor and leaning against the side of the piece of furniture, is a dark-haired, olive-skinned girl in oversized pants and a ruffled shirt. She sketches fervently on a pad propped up by her knees, her fingers stained in charcoal, and glances up at the scene with a pair of flashing eyes every so often. As you look to the stairway directly ahead of you and several feet off, you can see a girl with black ringlet curls in a sailor's shirt and a long-haired boy in plaid engaged in a gentle kiss.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tom Dolan:</B> Kevin, that's a— ::looks up quickly from his game of poker once he's noticed a newcomer in the room.. his eyes flicker with interest and he looks to you carefully, removing his glasses for a moment.. he swats the boy beside him and makes a light gesture of his head toward you::</div> <bR> <div> <B>Kevin Thorsen:</B> ::the young brown-haired boy looks up with a jump, and, upon seeing someone new, offers a large grin.. he sets down his cards and leaps up, heading over to you and shoving his hands in his pockets:: Hello! Welcome to the South Street lodging house. You picked a good time, 'cause the place's just been cleaned up. Usually it doesn't look so good.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Hemlock Emerson:</B> ::evasively begins to reach for Kevin's downed cards::</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tom Dolan:</B> ::swats Hemlock's hand away sharply:: </div> <bR> <div> <B>Hemlock Emerson:</B> Ow! Christ, Dol—</div> <bR> <div> <B>Mai Lee Nam:</B> ::as the infant in her arms begins to cry at the shout, the Korean girl growls and stands before turning her attention to the baby.. she quickly disappears into another room to calm her::</div> <bR> <div> <B>Morgan Jackson:</B> ::glances up slowly from his reading in the direction where Mai Lee went.. a dark bruise coats his jawline, accompanied with a small cut in its center.. before you have a chance to notice it and ask, his book becomes the center of his attention again::</div> <bR> <div> <B>Kevin Thorsen: </B>::and whatever you were going to say to Morgan is abruptly cut off:: I guess you'd like to take a look around, huh? ::and turns from you to shout to the stairwell:: Compass! Admiral!</div> <bR> <div> <B>Akya Sa'rial:</B> ::the noise causes the gypsy girl by the settée to blink and she looks up with a bit of a frown before going back to fix the mistake she'd made from being startled::</div> <bR> <div> <B>Compass Albright:</B> ::jerks away from the kiss she was quite involved in and turns to Kevin with a bright blush.. seeing you, she gives an even brighter blush and scratches the back of her neck, forcing a smile and trying to hide any embarrassment:: Eh up, 'ello there..</div> <bR> <div> <B>Admiral Butterfield:</B> ::leans against the banister with a light chuckle, shaking his head, before he goes to Kevin and ruffles his hair:: You certainly pick da best moments, don't ya. I 'preciate it. ::gives him a mockingly stern look.. were it real, it would also look mocking, as Admiral isn't terribly menacing in the least::</div> <bR> <div> <B>Compass Albright:</B> ::her thick Yorkshire accent rolls off her tongue:: Sorry 'bout that. But 'ere. Lemme introduce mesel'. Name's Rose Albright, but most call me Compass. We're real willin' to give you a tour of the place, if y'like. An' if you'd like nowt o' th' sort, we c'n always direct ye somewhere else. <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Other lodgin' houses</U></A>, an' the like. An' this is no trouble, we always give tours o' the place for new folks. So you c'n follow me an' see the <A HREF="newsgirls.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsgirl Profiles"><U>lasses' bunks</U></A>, or go wiv Admiral an' see the <A HREF="newsboys.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsboy Profiles"><U>bunks o' the lads</U></A>.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1f873b30.gif" border=0 width="371" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Union"><U><IMG SRC="0ca46140.gif" border=0 width="70" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="newsgirls.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsgirl Profiles"><U><IMG SRC="0c464140.gif" border=0 width="100" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="newsboys.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsboy Profiles"><U><IMG SRC="0cd61140.gif" border=0 width="97" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="index50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Character Index"><U><IMG SRC="0c94d140.gif" border=0 width="77" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="history.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U><IMG SRC="0cc4a140.gif" border=0 width="74" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="stories.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stories"><U><IMG SRC="0cf50140.gif" border=0 width="80" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><IMG SRC="0cb42140.gif" border=0 width="66" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:southstreetnewsies@egroups.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:southstreetnewsies@egroups.com"><U>E-mail the Lodging House</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:admin@southstreet.cjb.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:admin@southstreet.cjb.net"><U>E-mail the Administra</U></A><A HREF="mailto:admin@southstreet.cjb.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:admin@southstreet.cjb.net"><U>tion</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="desk.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Main Desk"><U>Join the South Street Lodging House</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="album.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Picture Album"><U>See the South Street Picture Album</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="sounds_htm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sounds"><U>Listen to sounds from South Street</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://guestbooks.netservices.gr/addgb.cgi?name=SouthStreet" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://guestbooks.netservices.gr/addgb.c"><U>Sign Visitor's Log</U></A>   | |   <A HREF="http://guestbooks.netservices.gr/readgb.cgi?name=SouthStreet" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://guestbooks.netservices.gr/readgb."><U>View Visitor's Log</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://mercury.beseen.com/chat/rooms/v/11020" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mercury.beseen.com/chat/rooms/v/1"><U>Chat at Pier Sixteen with the newsies</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Link to us!</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="423" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1169a3c0.gif" border=0 width="410" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.trellix.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trellix.com"><U><IMG SRC="02752280.gif" border=0 width="82" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="https://members.tripod.com/~newsgirl_leaders" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://members.tripod.com/~newsgirl_lead"><U><IMG SRC="0ec683a0.gif" border=0 width="360" height="58" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> South Street Newsgirls and Newsboys Lodging House © 2000 by <A HREF="mailto:compassrose@southstreet.cjb.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:compassrose@southstreet.cjb.net"><U>K.D.Rankins</U></A> and <A HREF="mailto:nautica@southstreet.cjb.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:nautica@southstreet.cjb.net"><U>Brieana Garner</U></A>. 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