"
"I believe I should!" said the woman. "Let's go at once. You know Michael,
you can't care for a _girl_. I'll put her in one of the beautiful
Children's Homes--"
"Now nix on the Children's Homes, fair lady!" he cried angrily. "I guess
you'll _find_ her, 'fore you take her! I found her first, and she's
_mine!_ I guess you'll _find_ her, 'fore you take her to a Children's
Home, where the doctors slice up the poor kids for practice so they'll
know how to get money for doing it to the rich ones. I've _annexed_ Lily
Peaches, and you don't '_get_' her! See?"
"I see," said the woman. "But you're mistaken----"
"'Scuse crossing your wire, but I don't think I _am_," said Mickey. "The
only way you can know, is to have been there yourself. I don't think you
got that kind of a start, or want it for kids of your own. My mother
killed herself to keep me out of it, and if it had been so grand, she'd
_wanted_ me there. Nix on the Orphings' Home talk. Lily ain't going to be
raised in droves, nor flocks, nor herds! See? Lily's going to have a home
of her own, and a man to take care of her by herself.
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