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a great history." If I could find Mr. Harry McGurt--he's in New York--if I could get Mr. McGurt, his father, to give me his address, I'd call him up. And--

MRS STARR: Who is his father?

MINNIE: Oh, Mr. W. E. McGurt in Wilmington. He's a real estate insurance man. And Sir Harry--he lives in New York. Several have been interested in my pictures.

MRS STARR: Do you know why you paint the funny animals? When did you start painting funny animals?

MINNIE: Oh, I don't know. I've got a lot of funny snakes.

MRS STARR: That's another thing. Tell me about the snakes.

MINNIE: Well, if anything, I just got 'em painted.

MRS STARR: You told me that you used to be afraid of them and now you're not afraid.

MINNIE: Afraid of 'em. I would run from the trail. If the snake had been gone two months and his trail was still there I'd run from it, because I was just afraid of 'em. But I haven't been-- I've got a good bit of funny thing-- But I-- You got enough of it right now.

MRS STARR: No. I'd like to hear-- But tell me--

MINNIE: (Coughs) Not afraid now.

MRS STARR:  You're not afraid of snakes anymore?

MINNIE: I can kill them. I used to couldn't kill them. I can kill them now. And--if I can see him where he is and I get me a good stick, I can whip him. But--I couldn't kill them then. I was afraid to death of them. (Coughs)