You were in trouble, weren't you?

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You were in trouble, weren't you?
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You were in trouble, weren't you?

Date1934
Illustration Citation"Trouble Shooter," by Clarence Buddington Kelland, in The Saturday Evening Post, August 23, 1934
MediumCharcoal on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 25 15/16 × 18 15/16 in. (65.9 × 48.1 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1984
Object number1984-7
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Label TextIn this story, a young man trying to find his purpose in life engages in witty repartee with a woman he meets on a train, who tells him of her family problems. After he impetuously agrees to help her, the ensuing plot leads them into love and marriage.
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