Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20
Drawings by
F. VAUX WILSON

DUT say, Shorty says Pinckney, doesn't staying
II in town all summer bore you frightully?"
"Gwan!' says |. "BeIn bored is something that
happens only to artesian wells and the idle rich One
gets pped and tanked, you know and the other just
handn you real DeWolf Hopper"
BEG pardon, I'm sure says Pnckney. Result of
should have taken the afternoon train
He'd come all the way down from Newport, you see,
right in the middle of hot SPELL just tosay, what do
you guess? Why to find out from Martin at the club
how to make new kind of pink cocktail that lady
guest from Reno had asked for And now he was stop
pin all proceedins, every fifteen minutes so, say
the prescription himself, "Grenadn, dash of
absinthe, dry gin, white of egg, and shake we'll"
"Ah why not write it your cuff" says l.
mo, no." says he Il need the mental exercise be-
sides it helps me to forget what dull hole I'm in
empty chairs at the club don't away with the idea
that all New York's like that. Maybe your little side
attraction has moved but take it from me, the big
show is still goin on right here.
Then it's beastly stupid performance says Pnck-
ney yawnin again he tits back in of the front
Office chairs and pus cigarette smoke peevish up at the
only to them keeps their eyes and ears buttoned
tight saysI.
Rot" says he give from now until midnight and
I'll 60 you you can't show anything really
interesting between now and then.
You re on, says l.
MOT that knew where to dig it up, but couldn't let
~ him get away with this ennui business without
putin up argument My only plan is to roam out
with MIN ana take chance. 30 after Shut few
windows and put the spring lock down the
stairs.
And what it is to be born lucky instead of hand
some. We hadn't moren got to the foot before
lodges into the doorway and hides seuthy just inside
the hall. nudges Pinckney, and stops in our tracks
without sayln word
He's queer lookin gink, this long LEGGED, long
necked brisy whiskered party that's 1attened himself
against the wall; and by the black cutaway and stiff
derby sized him up out of town buyer, maybe
some Exalted Mogul come on from zap Center to
tend an Asbury Park convention. What he could be
dodgn awaY from right here 42d-st., though, was
more'n l could figure out.
The plot soon thickens too, for second later along
Rube delegate No. 2, gances suspicious into the
doorway what's dom the shadowy lurk there and
pulls up abrupt in the middle of the sidewalk,
He's as short and rOlypoly the other is tall AMI
skinny,-One of these barre-boded gents, with cute
pair of bow legs. smooth pink of face close
cropped graylsh hair and set of owke pop that
was just now blinkin' rapid with indignation. He
get out any real words. But when he ny does sepa-
rate himself from remark it's hot one.
"You-you blamed comic valentine, you!" says he
Sneak! comes back the whiskered Followed
me. didn't you?"
"Huh!' says the other. "You you taggin'
on after me-"
LIAR Kisses Skinny through his front shr,1bbery
Liar YOURSELF snaps Moonface. "Come out here
and III lam you one"
"You WILL eh?" says Lengthy, bunchin' his long
fingers and steppn' out with his elbows workin crab
fashion. "By criminy, I'll show vel"
And you know how quick you can draw a crowd in
New York with few assault and battery preimnaries
pectant the curb, includn fat old sport, two
giggln typewriter girls and district messenger with
more comm every second Just about to step out
Copyright 1912 by sewen Ford All rights