Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
DIR awnings by F. Vaux Wilson

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(XSkSV due to some batty hunch
ANNE of Pinckney'S. Id have
RL2Sa4 come back by train if 1t
SAYUSN~ hadn't been for him. But b
13kN no. he has to get a sud g.
1lEy TN den notion that it would y
G&9GlS be brilliant thing to |,
drive three hundred miles II
or so, lust for slice two of bacon. p!
The fact that we re up in the Berkshires. q
where he's helpin Aunty entertain
house party don't seem to bother him
at all.
@You simp" says l. Saint you got &
enough bacon here?" S>
@Not Irish bacon" says he. "You AI
can get that only at the club. Maurice
told me it would be in today, and had
ordered pair of SQUAD broiled in it for
luncheon. So you see must go
aOf all the boobs.' says l. "say you
don't think you make Fifth-ave.
from here by lunchtlrne in that car OF yours, do
you?'
That's So says he. @Ill wire Maurice to hold
them for dinner-four if you're coming. Then
take the midnight up and send Herman back
alone with the car. Come on, lets start now.
Course there amt any arguin with Pinckney
when he gets of them wild schemes in his head
and if he's bound to do it nights well have the
fun of the trip too for there's no denyln that IN
these fits he's apt to be mighty entertanin' comp
ny. About serious in such moods, Pinckney
IS. kitten chasin its tail, and as steady in his
plans butterfly on the wing
expect there's the streak in most of US;
only don't all have the chance to cut loose.
sparkle in his eye and that careless lift to his chin.
and he gives the word to follow along-wel
centrally drops things and goes.
Soinside of ten minutes we re under way, breezln
down the long hill that leads into Lenox with Pinckney
stretched careless of the limousine and TIT
cool mornin air rushin in through the windows
It's de luxe that Pinckney does his tourln
in-one of these roomy, bodied outfits, with sve
side lamps cutgass flower holders and gray broadcot
upholstery. And, say that kind of travelin has go
railroadin beat ways for payday that is if yo,
can stand the tariff. And Pinckney Since he
qured this six-cylinder nnety-horse aggregation
with Herman to drive it, he's been like hunmin birt
with set of wings. He used to do filth
around in taxs you know but nothin to what he doe
now. I've known him to start for the club, six block
off. change his mind the way up, and land in New
port before he stopped. Lucky his car has thirty
gallon pressure tank on behind
Also it's lucky he's got Hermann for what Pinckne,
don't know about automobile is arnazn. He's wis
to the diff renee between the dash clock and the speed
only because he tell time by one; but he
always mixin up the transmission and the carbureer
and believe he thinks they keep the derental in tn
battery box the runnin' board. But Herman he cal
consurnin cigarette, and such simple things a
takin down the magnetic grndin' the valves he Cal
almost do durln a luncheon stop.
One of these thck-necked, blank faced Swiss narvels
Herman is; half German, halt French; reliable
gov rnent time ball. and as honest as an addin ma
chine. When he gets chance to eat sleep neve
could figure OUT for he's always ready either wal
four hours at the curb to start for ohunded mil
run at a minutes notice He to know every for
and turn between Columbus Circle and Poland Springs
and think he scent stretch of State highwa
across two counties.
All of which Pincknev takes matter of course
givn his orders careless and seppn into his lill