C. S. Montanye

“ O'Shea tore the brown paper from the canvas. Revealed was Flo Lewis, clad in a smile, pivoted on one foot with hands outstretched to catch a butterfly.
O'Shea looked at Tony.
"Well, what about it, Nuisance? Is it Art?"
Tony appeared to become violently excited.
"Moderato andantino!" he screamed. "Dis pitch' he's-a damn fake! He's-a lie! Molto animato! Dis is what-a you call-a da humbugs!"
"Wait a minute!" O'Shea ordered. "What do you mean?"
The barber filled his lungs with air.
"I mean it's-a da lie—a fake! Da gooda artist he paint true to da life! Dis wan he's-a da loafer. ”

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