"_Herald_, _Times_, _Tribune_! All the news of the day! Have a paper, sir? All about the terrible fire in Harlem! Two lives lost!" High and clear above the din made by the cabs, trucks, and street cars a boyish voice could be heard. The speaker was but fifteen years of age, tall and thin, with a face that betokened a refinement unusual to such a station in life. But if the lad's look was above the average, his clothes were not, for they were in tatters, while the hat and shoes he wore had seen far better days.…
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