Evening star., 1921-01-23
LISTING JERRY WRONG Byss~sllFor
REMEMBER the case we'll. for 1t

REMEMBER the case well. Tor II
vas the only time Pinckney ever
quoted the Bible to me. Anyway.
i he said it was the Bible he got
This sayin' from. but when doubted
II he hedged and said it might be
from Shakespeare or maybe Bernard
Shaw. What brought 1T out was my
remarkin' emphatic that this chubby
friend Of his, Jerry Hinkle. gave me
a pain in the neck.
Meaning, 1 presume" says Pinck-
ney, that his personality is not alto
gether pleasing to your
That's skimpin' the proposition a
whole lot" says 1. when he's
around I can feel the short hairs on
the back of my neck begin to bris-
tie up
Precisely why, shorty?" insists
Pinckney.
We'll. I can't just say" I admits.
"unless it's because he's SO satisfied
with being such nut. Honest.
Pinckney. that bird actually seems
fond Of openin' his mouth and adver--
expect that's what gets me so sore
on him.
At which them black eyes of Pinck-
ney's flicker the way they always do
when he's about to spring something
simple. Tut. tut. Shorty" says he.
1.-The good Book, you know. tells us
that we should bear patiently with
fools''
That's true dope. too" says I:
And come to think of it. that's what
heads have it their way. l get along
fine and dandy until I bump up
against one of the Jerry Hinkle
brand. and then it's all off. Why:
say, when he starts that blaw-blaw OF
his. which means about as much as
what saxaphone throws into jazz
tune when he wants to get rise out
of the leader-well. he gets me- won
derin' why he amt pinched for Vlo-
latin the muff1er cut-out ordinance.
If most of his conversation amt use
less noise then I'm no judge.
Pickney chuckles easy. Yes, says
he. there is more or less sound and
fury, as the poet has it. in Jerry's
conversation. but he has his good
qualities. There is his hearty good
such an impressive looking chap"
Huh says /.
Yet couldn't deny either statement.
Meeting Jerry Hinkle casual. and not
this and that. you'd be apt to think
he was quite a guy. One of these big.
substantial built parties. movin' slow
and deliberate and bulgin' through the
sides of an ordinary chair when he sat
down. He's strong on chin and nose.
too. and, of course. travelling in
Pinckney's set. he's finicky dresser
Also there is something cheerful and
friendly about the way he roars out
hail to anybody. We'll. say. old
usual greetin. rumbled out in deep
baritone drawl that can be heard half
block on Broadway durin' the rush
hour. Kind of convincin', too. You
almost believe he means it, even when
you know him well.
But beyond that what he has to
say is nothing but poll-parrot stuff.
1t may listen all right. but as a mat
ter of fact it's only the latest thing
he's heard or read on any subject.
the physical culture studio with
Pinckney and maybe inside of two
minutes he'll be tellin' me exactly
what Dempsey should have done in
that last bout of his. and if I hadn't
real that exact dope in some sport
writer's column an hour before I
might think he was as good a judge
of boxin' as Tex Rickard. It's the
same with reports on the stock mar
ket. or what Congress is going to do
law sunday on us. All secondhand.
as fresh as a last years phonograph
record You know the kind. I expect.
"Hcnest now. Pinckney." I asks.
uiu you sSSF KNOW Jerry ftinkle 10
have an i6ea of his own"
'Oh. absolutely" says Pinckney
He holds that four pearl studs are
not too many to wear in a dress shirt
and that the ends of a bow tie should
be tucked under the collar. while the
mems fashion notes in all the theater
programs advise quite differently"
And I'll bet both notions could be
traced back to John Drew or some-
body like that" says I. by the way,
Pinckney. who is it that finances Hin
kle in his brilliant career?'
Accordin to Pinckney it's a case of
Jerry's being the sole heir of a late
aunt No big wad. but enough for
him to live in decent bachelor quar-
tiers. keep up his club dues and not
have to be afraid of meetin' his tailor
face to face
Never had to tackle any real work,
eh." / asks.
"Oh. yes" says Pinckney. During
the war he was called to Washington
and held rather an important position