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Rags, scarcely clad, sells papers at the street corner. Business was very poor to-day and so he returns hesitatingly to the house where shelter is given him for the money which he earns ... See full summary
Rags, scarcely clad, sells papers at the street corner. Business was very poor to-day and so he returns hesitatingly to the house where shelter is given him for the money which he earns through selling papers. More than once he had been maltreated for not selling all the papers and he does not fare any better this day. A few morsels of food are thrown at him after which he seeks his resting place for the night, a sack of straw. Rags is at his street corner selling papers. Suddenly he sees a finely dressed girl crossing the street just as a bicycle rider approaches at a fast speed. Quick as lightning Rags throws down the little girl out of the way of the bicyclist while he himself is run down and rendered unconscious. An ambulance is called for and Rags is brought to the hospital while the bicyclist is arrested. The little girl follows Rags to the hospital and thanks him for saving her life. The father investigating the life of the youth decides to take care of him. He pays the couple ...

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