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And I 've been tryin ' ever since to figure out whether or no that 's a knock . Now and then I has a suspicion that Pinckney 's acquired some new bug since he 's been out through the alfalfa belt ; but maybe his idea of the West 's bein ' such a great place only comes from the fact that Gerty was produced there . Perhaps it 's all he says too ; but I notice he seems mighty glad to get back to Main-st. , N. Y. You 'd thought so if you 'd seen the way he trails me around over town the first day after he lands . We was on the go from noon until one A. M. , and his cab bill must have split a twenty up fine . What tickles me , though , is that he 's the same old Pinckney , only more so . Bein ' married do n't seem to weigh no heavier on his mind than joinin ' another club . So , instead of me losin ' track of him altogether , he shows up here at the Studio oftener than before .