slope.

"Of course," said the manager.

"Something is sure to happen," declared Mr. Sneed.

"Nonsense!" exclaimed Mr. Pertell. "All you have to do is to keep the
wheel steady."

The company of players, with a number of men from Elk Lodge, added to
fill the bobs, now divided themselves into two parties. Ruth was to go
on the sled with Mr. Sneed, and sit directly behind him so as to show
well in the camera. Alice was to ride next to Paul on the other sled.
The bobs were long ones, with bells and large steering wheels in front.

"All ready?" called Mr. Pertell, when the players were seated.

"All ready!" cried Russ, indicating that the camera was prepared.

"Go!" ordered the manager, and the men detailed to push the bobs shoved
them ahead. The moving picture coasting race was on.

CHAPTER XIV

ON SNOWSHOES

"Here we go!"

"Hold on tight, everybody!"

"Let's see if we can't win!"

With shouts and laughter the merry coasters thus enlivened the race down
hill. In order to make the moving pictures appear as realistic as
possible Mr. Pertell had told the players to forget, for the time being,
that they were actors, and to imagine that they were just boys and
girls, out for a real frolic.

"And I'm sure I feel like one!" cried Alice, as she clung to the sides
of the bob, where she sat behind Paul.

"That's the way to talk!" he laughed. "Look out for yourself now, we're
going to bump!"

At that moment they came to a "thank-ye-ma'am," as they are called in
the country.

This is a ridge, or bump in the road, made to keep the rain water from
rushing down the highway too fast. The ridge turns the water to one
side.

As Paul spoke the sled reached this place, rose into the air, and came
down heavily.

"Gracious!" cried Alice. "I was nearly bounced off!"

"I warned you!" laughed Paul. "There's another one just below. Watch out
for it."

Paul's sled was a little ahead of the one steered by Mr. Sneed, and the
latter was unaware of the treacherous nature of the road. So he did not
warn his fellow coasters. The result was that two of those on the rear
fell off, but as they landed in soft snow they were not hurt.

"All the better!" cried Russ, who was making the pictures. "That will
add to it. Keep going, Mr. Sneed!"

"If I go much farther I'll fall off!" cried the grouchy actor. "I can't
hold on much longer!"

"You've got to!" ordered Mr. Pertell. "I'm not going to have this
picture spoiled."

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