ove yourself worthy of her! |
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The _General_ points dramatically to the left and writes at great speed.
Projection on screen, in angular/handwriting:--

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| Send help at once! We are surrounded |
| and in sore straits!--_Devereux._ |
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He hands paper to _Ferdinand_. Both point dramatically to the left.
_Phyllis_ leans over her lover's shoulder and reads. All three point
dramatically to the left.

SECOND SCENE.--A wood. Enter _Joe_, walking cautiously. Suddenly a Red
Indian in full war paint rushes towards him. _Joe_ turns tail and flies.

THIRD SCENE.--More wood. _Joe_ is seen running at about thirty-five miles
an hour, pursued by seven Indians.

FOURTH SCENE.--A tract of rocky country. _Joe_ is seen running at about
fifty-two miles an hour, pursued by fifteen Indians.

FIFTH SCENE.--The bank of a river. _Joe_ is seen running at about
seventy-eight miles an hour, pursued by twenty-three Indians. He trips over
a stone and falls into the water. Enter _Ferdinand_ on horseback. He
dismounts and fires a revolver. Four Indians bite the dust. He fires again.
Four more Indians bite the dust and the rest fly. _Ferdinand_ shades his
right eye, peers into the river, dives in and presently reappears with
_Joe_. The latter feels anxiously in his pockets and produces a flask. He
hands it to _Ferdinand_, who drinks. Enlargement of _Ferdinand_ drinking.

PART III.

Phyllis _again to the rescue_.

FIRST SCENE.--The same. _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lie on the ground drunk.
Enter _Phyllis_ disguised as a soldier. Expressive despair. She searches
_Ferdinand's_ pockets and finds despatch, which is again projected on the
screen. She points dramatically to the left and looks doubtfully at
_Ferdinand_. Then she takes out a revolver, averts her eyes and shoots him
in the shoulder. Projection on screen:--

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| They will think he has been wounded |
| by the enemy and will suspect |
| nothing! |
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SECOND SCENE.--A wood. _Phyllis_ on horseback riding at a great pace and
waving the despatch in her right hand.

PART IV.

_All's well that ends well._

FIRST SCENE.--A hospital. _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended
by nurses. _Ferdinand_ sign