e is your change," said Dick to the one who had given him the
five-cent piece.

"Keep it!" exclaimed the man, not lifting his eyes from the sheet.

Jimmy had told Dick that customers were often thus generous, so the new
newsboy felt it was all right to keep the four cents. As he walked
away he heard one man say to another:

"That's an intelligent way of selling papers. I wonder why most of the
boys think they have to yell themselves hoarse about a fire or a
murder? This is the most important news of the day, but it's the first
time I heard one of the boys mention it."

"You're right," said another. "That lad looks as if he was fitted for
something better than selling papers."

Then the men began to read the news, and Dick, glad to hear that his
method was thus approved, moved on toward Wall Street. He found many
newsboys in that district, but he kept to the plan he had made, and in
much less time than he expected he had sold all his papers and started
back to Jimmy for more.

"Youse don't mean t' tell me youse is sold out?" exclaimed his friend
as Dick approached.

"Yes, and I didn't have to yell 'Fire' or 'Murder' once."

"Well, dat gits me!" murmured Jimmy in great astonishment.

CHAPTER IX

THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS

With Dick's intelligent aid Jimmy sold more papers that afternoon than
he had ever before disposed of in a similar time. The two boys, when
the hour came to stop, since the crowds were about done hurrying toward
the ferries, found that they had quite a goodly sum between them.

"Well, we might as well go git supper an' den we kin take in a
movin'-picture show," said Jimmy. "I know where dere's a swell one.
Have a cigarette? Dat's so, I forgot youse didn't smoke. Well, I'll
light up."

"Are you going back to Frank's room?" asked Dick.

"Sure. Why not? Frank won't be here till t'-morror."

"I was thinking we had enough money now to hire a room of our own. If
we pay a week's rent in advance we'll be sure of a place to stay, and I
must admit I don't like sleeping in boxes."

"It'll take a lot of money t' pay a week's rent," objected Jimmy. "We
kin hire one by de night, jest as well, an' we'll have more money for
sport."

"Yes, but if it should rain to-morrow and we couldn't sell many papers,
we wouldn't make much money, but if we invest some now, in a room,
we'll be sure of having a dry place to stay."

"Well, mebby youse is right. I never hire a room by de week, 'cause