d. "He likes us to see new sights, and
I've never been in a lumber camp yet."

"Bring your father along," invited Flaming Arrow. "I think he would be
interested."

Alice promised and then the Indian took his leave. He promised to come
another day and bring a pair of skis, those long barrel-stave-like
affairs, on which experts can slide down a steep hill, and make the most
astonishing jumps.

It was a few days after the snowshoe film had been made that Mr. Pertell
decided on getting some scenes farther back in the woods than he had yet
gone for views. Ruth and Alice, with Paul and Mr. Switzer, were alone
needed for those particular acts, and as there was a good road part way
it was decided to go as near as possible in a sled, and use snowshoes
for the rest of the trip, since there had been quite a fall.

Mr. Pertell went along to see that the proper posing and acting was
carried out, and when he reached the place he had Ruth and Alice go on
alone into the woods, Russ filming them as they advanced. Later Paul and
Mr. Switzer were to come into the picture.

"That's about right," said the manager when Ruth and Alice were in a
dense thicket. They were attired as the daughters of lumbermen, and this
particular scene was one in a drama to be called "The Fall of a Tree."

"Begin now," ordered Mr. Pertell, and Ruth and Alice started the
"business," or acting, called for. Russ was grinding away at the crank
of the camera.

Everything went off well and that part of the play came to an end. For
the next act another background was to be selected, and Russ went to it
with his camera, leaving Ruth and Alice standing together in the
thicket.

"We have to wait a few minutes, while Paul and Mr. Switzer go through
their parts," said Ruth. "Then we'll go over."

"All right," Alice said. "Oh, but isn't it perfectly heavenly out here?
I just love it at Elk Lodge!"

"So do I, dear! Hark! What was that?"

A sound came from the bushes behind them--a growling, menacing sound,
and as they heard it the girls drew together in fright.

"It--it's some animal!" gasped Ruth. "Oh, Alice!"

"Look. There it is! It's going to spring at us!" cried the younger girl
and with trembling finger she pointed to a crouching beast not far away.
Its eyes gleamed balefully, and with sharp switchings of its tail it
glared at the girls, ready to spring.

The moving picture girls were faint with fear, and too frightened to
shout for help. But suddenly a