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Show To Save "The Aucelna." There is a curious fact to be noted in association with tho exhibition of "The Angclus" at the American Art Galleries. This is that that costly work was not insured in-sured for a cent. The association had a lire patrol on hand night and day, and in case of tiro certain pictures, the chief of theiu "The Angclus," would have been carried to a safe place in pretty short order. There are a great many ways out of the galleries. What with windows on three streets and blind entrances en-trances on Broadway and Twenty -second street, in addition to tho main entrance and scuttles leading to roofs that extend without a break to Fourth avenue, a great deal of property might be rescued if a fire was discovered in time. With au efficient fire patrol on guard, the association could afford to take tho chauco of insuring itself. I see some western paper has printed the story of an alleged plot to steal "The Angelus." This is pufe bosh. It would not pay any one to steal a picture 60 well known, bo-cause bo-cause no dealer, collector or public mu seum woujd d.-.re buy it, and any one to whom it was offered, knowing that it must be stolen, would be likely to put the offerer under arrest. The attempt might be made for tbo sake of a possible reward, re-ward, but hero also I imagine it would bo a failure, for the owners are persons of the sort who would rather expend double the money to capture and convict a thief than pay a premium on his felony.- |