Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
BY SEWELL FORD


ooh, bother!" says Pinckney Twill you come up and
meet him, won't you?'
1t want reg lar but long he's friend of Pinck-
ney's said would.
A Nd say, Joshua O. looks the part, all right. One of
these imposin', dgnifed, well kept old sports with
pink cheeks, long, straight nose, and closest gray
blue eyes, They're the real crusty stuff after all them
Back Bay putes. For thing, most of em have been
at it longer. Take ]. Q. Hubbard. Why expect he
begun havin his nails mancured before he ten and
has had his own lay his dinner clothes ever
since he got into long pants
Nothin provincial about him. either Takes his trip
across every winter reg lar, and suppose he's as much
at home Inter den Linden the Place du Concord
Neva Prospect as he is on Tremontst. And, sttin
there sppin his hook and seltzer gain languid
Fthave, he gives kind of classy tone to of the
SWEETEST clubs in New York. There amt any snobbsh
fs to him, though He gets right down to brass tacks
"McCabe,' says he, "what class of persons do you
have patrons
@Why," says 1, mostly Wall Street men, with a
sprnklin of afternoon Johnnes, such as Pinckney
here"
"No Objectionable persons, tr,1st?' says he.
"Any roughneck gets the quick Dump" saws /.
"Ah l think | catch your meaning" says he. "and
I've doubt your establishment supply precisely
what my needs in the way of exercise | suppose
however, I'd best see for myself. May we go now2"
"Sure," says |. "No special visitin' days"
"Then I'll phone Winthrop to meet there" says he.
Seems he couldn't get Son direct; but he leaves word
at his Office and then off goes Pinckneys limousine
de luxe 1t amt often worry any about the outside
looks of things at the joint; but somehow, with this
elegant old party comm to inspect. was kind of hopin'
the stairs had been swept and that Swiftly Joe wouldn't
have any of his Red Hook friends calm on him.
60 most gasps when piles out in front of the studio
- and finds mob that extends from the curb to the
front door, Not only that but the lower hall crowded.
and they line the stairs halfway up And such bunch!
ILL.,
"By Jove, thought says Pinckney whats all ths?"
@Looks like someone openn' sweatshop in the
budin don't it," says l. "If that's So here's where
break my lease
Really, says Mr.. Hubbard eyin the crowd doubt
full, al hardly believe | care to-
"Ah, I'll clear EN- out in two shakes, says l. "Just
follow after Hey you! Helm gagen. Mnshong!
Gangway, gangway7 and motions threatenin. "Ah,
beat it, you garlic destroyers' sings out. "Back up
there, and take your feet with you! Back you fat
heads!' and sends caromin to the right and an
other spinnin to the left.
The best could do though, was to open three-foot
lane through EN-, and there they stuck, lined up on
either side like they waitin for parade 1t was
something like that too me eadin the way PincIney
steern l. O. by the arm. We'd got inside the doorway
without word bein' said, when brght-eyed Dago girl
with rainbow tinted handkerchief about her neck
breaks the spell.
"Picture, Meester-take-a da picture?s says she
pleadn. With that the others breaks loose. Picture
MeeSterl PeaSe-a, NeeSter3 Picture, p1cturei They
says it all sorts of dialects with all sorts of variations
all begin for the thing picture pictured" They
reaches out grabbn' coat sleeves. Three of EN-
had hold of !. Q. at when wllirls on EN-.
"Ah ditch the chorus!' yels at EN-. "What do you
think this is anyway movie outfit? Get back there!
Hands off or | call the cops'
It's strenuous work; but manages to quiet em long
enough for Pinckney and Mr. Hubbard to get through
and slip up to the studio. Then | tries to shoe the
bunch into the street; but they don't shoe for cent
They still demands to have their pictures taken.
"Say you Carlotta, there' says / singin out the