The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-09-03

around on the grounds for their an
cry or merry villagers, and then the
director gives each one a ralnchecI
so he can come back the next day
and see himself on the screen. Fine
reciprocal system thatl Movie com
pany saves money and the merry
VILLAGERS can see themselves as 9th
ers see them, and just as cheap.
i Once in a while you get a real
thrill. was walking along the
Prado tending to the Exposition
business when / heard scream
right out loud they do it even if they
can't Ret that on the finland |
looked up and saw a man falling
from the top of one of our beautiful
buildings Spanish Colonial type
with a dash of the Ecclesiastic in it
right onto one of our brand new
walks. rushed over Indignantly,
fully intending to demonstrate with
the party and protest against his
mussing up our scenery that way.
| found that it was only a dummy,
and the screamer was a pretty fair
locker, and | realized that he had
to make a living too-so | let him
90. And the imitation cop they
had with them was one of the big
eest men in the world. He is yet, |
guess-'cause let him live.
A while later I was strolling along
the Gala Colon, still tending to that
same business, when | heard the
crack of rifles close by from clum p
of orange trees there dashed some
bedraggled- looking Mexicans carry
ing ancient firelocks, right straight at
me. | knew that we weren't far
from the border-and | hadn't lost
any Mexicans-so ! nimbly stepped
to stately eucalyptus and inserted
myself between its trunk and the
circumambient atlnosphere-On the
far side-and thought of home and
mother. Then | casually glanced
around the tree to see what progress
they were making. They were do
ing pretty we'll. l judged, and right
at their heels was a troop of United
States infantry yelling to beat the
band and shooting streams of smoke
at the brown skinned foes. q
thought the army used smokeaess
powder, didn't your Well, | step
ped right out into the open, to en-
our brave soldier ladies by |
my example and cheer them to VIC
tory! But pretty soon the whole
bunch stopped their 10O-yards-per-
gait, got out tobacco
sacks and brown papers and pro-
ceeded to be sociable. Ha!"thought
|, a truce!
Suddenly a commanding voice
said: All Ready! Beat it back! Reg
lister fear! NOW!' And they did it
all over again.
| turned on my military
departed in scorn. Of
all the nerve! You'd hardly believe
it. but it. fact that the enterpris
ing director of this Movie company
asked the commander at Fort Rose
Grams to lend him a company of
regulars 10 chase their hired Mexi-
cans back and forth across an imag-
merry borderline. and he GOT AWAY
WITH 1T. l guess the commander
was so dumfounded at the request
that he didn't have the presence of
mind to tell him where to go-to
get movie actors.
If you ever see that film, look for
The MISUNDERSTANDING gentleman
broad shoulder and trim of waist
dressed in civilian garb-survey-
ng the warlike scene from safe
distance like a regular commander
That is I. There are other Elk.
position sights on the film too. And,
believe me. just because the moving
picture people have the concession
here they needn't think they they
ian take pictures of me! Next
lime they've got to pay cash-no
.ainchecks-in advance. I'm an
artist.
.. Yours for the movies,
P. S. l met that heroine. She
ooks all right, but she's to gregari-
wants her director to hire
l. l.,