ter. "But I like it up there."

"There are going to be some strenuous times," said Paul. "We've got to
do some hustling work."

"All the better," declared Russ. "I like to keep the film running. This
sitting about all day and reeling off only ten feet makes me tired."

"You like action!" laughed Ruth.

"Yes; and plenty of it."

Oak Farm was the property of the Apgars. There was Mr. Belix Apgar, the
father, Nance, his wife, and Sandy, an energetic son. The farm was
located in New Jersey, about forty miles from New York, and it provided
a picturesque background for the scenes evolved by Mr. Pertell and his
company. It was during a scene on the farm, some time before, that a
valuable discovery had been made, which endeared the moving picture
girls and their chums to the Apgars.

"How did Mr. Pertell come to pick out Oak Farm for the war plays?" asked
Ruth, as the automobile bounced along.

"Well, I suggested it to him," answered Russ. "I remembered the
background, and I felt sure we could get all sorts of settings there to
make the proper scenes. There are hills, mountains, valleys, streams,
bridges, waterfalls, cliffs and caves. Everything needed for perfectly
good war dramas."

"How did they come to want that sort of stuff?" asked Paul.

"Oh, war stuff is going big now," Russ answered. "All this talk of
preparedness, you know, the war in Europe, and all that. The public is
fairly 'eating up' war pictures."

"I hope we don't have to fire any guns!" exclaimed Ruth, with a shudder.

"You'll see and hear plenty of 'em fired," Russ told her. "There are to
be some big battle scenes and cavalry charges. But one of you will be
back of the firing line, I believe."

"How is that?" asked Alice.

"Well, one of you girls is to be cast for an army nurse, and the other
will be a spy. The spy has to carry a revolver."

"I'm going to be the spy!" cried Alice, impetuously. "I know how to
shoot a gun."

"I'd rather be the nurse," murmured Ruth, and truly she was better
fitted for that part.

"'A Girl in Blue and A Girl in Gray' is to be the title of the war
play--or at least one of them," went on Russ. "There will be some lively
scenes, and I'll be on the jump most of the time."

"Are you going to film them all?" asked Paul.

"Oh, no. I'm to have several assistants, but I'll be in general charge
of the camera squad. So, girls, look your prettiest."

"They always do that," said Paul.

"Thank you!" came in a feminin