HE UMBRELLA 132

XVII IN THE WOODS 141

XVIII GOING TO SCHOOL 151

XIX FILMING THE BEES 158

XX THAT MAN 166

XXI A CHASE 174

XXII CAUGHT 181

XXIII THE MONEY BOX 193

XXIV EXPLANATIONS 203

XXV THE FIRE FILM 208

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT OAK FARM

CHAPTER I

FILMING A SMASH

"All aboard for Oak Farm!"

"Are we all here; nobody missing?"

"What a relief to get out of the hot city, with summer coming on!"

"Yes, I'm so glad we can go!"

These were only a few of the expressions that came from a motley
assemblage of persons as they stood in a train shed in Hoboken, one
June morning. Motley indeed was the gathering, and more than one
traveler paused to give a second look at the little group. Perhaps a
brief list of them may not be out of place.

There were four pretty girls, two of the innocent type that can so
easily forget their own good looks; two not so ingenuous, fully aware
that they had certain charms, and anxious that they be given full
credit for them.

Then there was a man, with rather long black hair, upon which
perched, rather than fitted, a tall silk hat that had lost its first
sheen. If ever "actor" was written in a man's make-up it was in the
case of this personage. Beside him stood, attired much the same, but
in garments that fitted him better, another who was obviously of the
theater, as were the two girls who were so aware of their own good
looks.

Add to this two or three young men, at least two of whom seemed to
hover near the two girls who were innocently unaware of their beauty;
a bustling gentleman who seemed nervous lest some of the party get
lost, a motherly-looking woman, with two children who were here,
there and everywhere; another man who looked as though all the milk
and cream in the world had turned sour, and finally one on whose
round German face there was a gladsome smile, which seemed
perpetual--and you have the main characters.

No, there was one other--a genial man who seemed to be constantly
trying to solve some puzzle, and taking pleasure in it.

And these personages were waiting for a train. That was evident. You
might have puzzled over their occupation and destination, as many
other travelers did, and the problem would not have been solv