The artist was visiting the house of his only patron. ‘' Oil, by the way, ’' said his host, “did you hear about the burglary here the other night?” “.No. Did they get much?” “A couple of clocks, some silver, and—you know that picture I’ve just bought from you? They cut it out of the frame and —” “Did they?” cried the delighted artist, “Mv fortune’s made! This is just the advertisement I’ve been waiting for for years!’’ “ —and went off with the frame,’’ continued his patron.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 115, 16 May 1941, Page 5
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