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your way down. and I was quite glad
10 step ashore.
Am stationed at so-called rest camp
$50 named by some kumorist) In old
stone barracks that Napoleon built 30
they say. and they look IT, II they
claimed Moses built em It would still
be believable. However, merely tenn
porarly here; will be on my way up
10 front long before this reachc. you.
Have my orders. but can't say any
more. French people are very- cour-
teous and glad to see Americans.
We marched up from the boat With
band playing and townspeople turned
out to welcome US. Nearly all old
men. women and children. The old
men dof their hats and quite a few
women were waving American flags
4 little girl ran out ir the street ns
we came by and gave me a rose, and
the street gamins chased alongside
and yelled for pennies and cigarettes.
md once when we stopped to rest n
gang OF little kids coEgregated and
sang in good English. Hall, hall, the
gangs all here, what the he'll do We
care now"
Weather quite chilly, and sleep IN
tent. which. IN far as I can determine.
eeens TO I've Just pitched over q spring,
with no board floor or any other kind:
and we are glad to get that How:
ever. as they say here. TITS the Arst
ten years. that are the hardest" and
I'm inclined 10 believe It. Saw my
first batch Of German prisoners tho
other day. and I'd take a chance latter
removing Glasses) with any three OF
c;!l myself. It's lucky I got TO New
York and got fixed up on eyes and
teeth, or I'd probably never had It
done-things move too fast for those
details here and opportunities lack.
Jones refers you TO Smith and Smith
to Black and Black asks why In
u didn't Jones do it?" etc. One
Of the camp officers here used to plaS
ball with the b'ordham team on Sun
days and off days away from the
college and knew most OF my old
"buddies." Wrote grandma letter
while aboard ship. Did she get it? I
have received no mail since I left
New York. Am In good health and
still have my gang intact. Lots OF In.
teresting things done, but can't give
them.
JAMES S. McIVER,
Second Lieutenant, Q. NJ. c.,
Sales Commissary Unit 3l2. A. E. r.
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pears 10 come in contact with HIM
self. are accomplished by the use or
what arc known as masks. These are
of two kinds. those inside the camera
and those outside.
In the early days Of motion pictures
the film was exposed twice. For IN
stance. n picture showing doing
man dreaming Of scenes of his chlld'
hood would be taken IN this manner.
Enobscrved by the spectators the fire
place in the picture was one on neu-
tral background. with wide space
either To the right or left Of the doHlnE
man. Often the background was hang
Ing velvet The film was once en-
posed with the sleeper In his chalr'
The film was then reversed n second
time, with scenes supposed to be
taking place in his mind appearing
on the neutral background. Later.
with the coming Of improved methods.
a mask was used to obscure part OF
the field SO that the sleeper alone would
appear. The rest of the background
was concealed by the mask. ana as
result left uncXposed. By taking OUT
the mask and turning back the him
new scene could be exposed on the
protected background.
Masks for such work are. as has
been explained, outside and inside.
When YOU see an actor in the picture
taxa I'D his binoculars and look
through them at 4 distant object, and
arc Immediately after shown ap-
parently what he sees through the
glasses, the effect Of the binoculars Is
obtained by means of n mask cut 10
resemhlo the openings in IL fcldGiaSs.
Much tho same sort OF thing is done
when you are shown view through
n keyholc. It Is all in the inside mask,
which cuts the picture to represent
the opening through which the view
Is beheld.
When the actor apparently shakes
naNQS VIII MS uCuUic' NH4NIi i'C hiSo
rnacts, the effect Is obtained BY an
other kind OF mask. This is one
placed over one-half Of the lens. A
spot has been previously arranged
where the actual handclasr Is to take
place. Such place may over
book on u table or directly under n
chandelier. Tho actor who Is to play
both parts advances 10 the spot where
the handshakc is to take place. and
extends his hand. On the part OF the
stage obscured by tho mask anothe:
performer stands. who extends hand
and joins the actor. while the two
hands move up and down In manUal
greeting. The actor shows. the other
performer Is hidden by the mask. AS
the hands move up and down the pho
tograDher counts the number Of sec.
onds. At the count the hands dc.
scend 10 n distance determined at re-
hearsals: ut they go up; Mt 3 they
90 down again. and 1T they unclasp
and separate.
The film IS turned back and the
rnosI, shifted to tho other side Of the
lens area. The actor again makes an
ontrance and extends his hand over
+bs book or under the chandelier. as
the case may be. but as the handshake
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many feet OF film he had run forward
without exposure, and this no estt.
mated to be enough to cover the
action that was to take place,
"At word from the director the
man in the tree rose and sprang clear
from the limbs. landing on the ground,
the camera meanwhile recording his
movements. The film that recorded
his feat was run backward instead
Of the crank gear especially made for
such work. as explained. When it
came time to show this to the audi
enco the first frame that met their
eyes was the last one taken. tho one
showing him striking the ground. AS
a result to them he seemed to be &C
complishing the startling feat OF
standing still and jumping to the top
Of q tree"
What IS known to tho profession as
the tade-In and fade-out, or when q fig
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has already taken place he mercy pre-
tends that he is going through the
usual form of greeting. He moves n''
hand up and down and frames III"
words. but he must move his III"
exactly as the performer shielded oS
the mask has done.
Projected successfully. the ACTOR
much 10 the justification Of the spee
tators. Seems to advance from wv
Sides Of the scene ut the same ti''.'
and stop in the middle to shake nanoS
with himself with al the enthusiasm
Of two long,scparated friends.
There arc innumcrable tricks OF the
trade which are unveiled in Mr.. Croy
hook, He shows how those Veiie'io''
scenes in Douglass Fairbankss p'as'
Reaching for the Moon" were az
tuallv taken in Los Angeles ho"
scene in Darkest Africa was taAeii 80
q nearby New Jersey countryslue' no"
a scene ut the foot Of the great
mid was mndo by the property i'i".
and set up in 4 sandy s're'e"
ground. Those elaborate brec'ai
teriors shown In That's" all had 10 DC
Observation-Disclosures, temples Us "'''
as the gorgeous interiors.
Many of the daredevil EPISODES III
the pictures are not really SO oa"se'
ous as they appear. Thus when Al.
nettc Kellermann goes over "a'ei iH',
unsecn bv the spectators she Is helu
in place Ill the time by means u
rome. When those battling leS!ohS "''
brought to the edge Of the rail'i'"' %
in some Of the biz; scenes and seem "
be thrown to their death they rcal'S
ia but a few feet, being caught III
strong net, from which they hastllS
scamper away TO permit Of more oe'
Tenders falling off the castle walls
When pictures introducing Wild AMI
mails are shown, "A great deal OF the
danger has been eliminated by inc
producers hy the simple method OF
drugging the beasts. The lion, whicn
apparently fells man and then lays
n paw over his PROSTATE form, Is really
so weak that he is incapable Of doing
anything harm. and it requires some
skill to keep him from falling asleep.
When the dashInE hunter enters
the jungle to shoot tiger or leopard
the scene is usually so arranged that
the animal usually n trained one, Is
held in place by his trainer, who is
out Of sight. and at the smoke from
the hunters gun the trainer quickly
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cred limbs and, placing them on his
stumps again. proceeded to get up and
walk away. but not before he shook
his fist at the offending chauffeur.
This picture was shown in the early
days. when the spectators were not 50
we'll informed as they have since be.
come They could no: figure how an
actor could walk into the middle Of The
less completely cut off and still regard
1t as no more than an incident.
AS a matter OF fact two actors were
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Hun. He was doing the work for
which his training had fitted him. He
was fighting the worlds common
cnemy-the thing he joined the army
TO do.
How ill-hccomlng ono so gentle! How
much sweeter it would be for him
were he home with fair ones. And. oh,
how nice to behold within touching
distance the beautiful singer with
whitest hands who fingered melodies
from her mandolin!
But war Is hideous. and Curls
pushed on to do his part to end it
the sooner.
At length therc fell a lull. only a
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By Joseph Jackson

WEARS OF familiarity with moving
- pictures have not yet cleared UP
the mystery OF their preparation TO
the average movie fan. The fade
away, the villains fall from the roof
OF a twenty.story office building. the
raneled body at the bottom Of the
ciiH where the automobile went over.
still are regarded as marvels by the
uninitiated.
How the actors can do these things
and be able to get up and 20 home
SAFE in limb and wind and be ready
to- the next ASSIGNMENT by the direc-
tor are things that probably will re.
main mysteries to a certain number
OF persons. But their secret is now
out. for Homer croy mas written
book. How Motion Pictures Are
Made tHarpe- & Brothers.. which
makes short work OF all the secrets
% motion picture making.
In The fcrepart Of his book he gives
the history OF tho invention. and from
this it appears that the first person
to make motion pictures BY photog.
raphy was the late Coleman Sellers.
who in 1851 made series OF stereo-
scopic views of his two children, and
by having each OF the periods OF &C
ton photographed. when the series
wero shown rapidly in a stereoscopic
viewer gave the appearance Of motion
to the eye
It might be mentioned that'the basis
Of motion pictures lies in the prtn-
cip1e OF persistence OF vision. which
may be explained by the statement
that when pictures are shown more
rapidly than the rate Of sixteen per
second the eye does not detect the
change. but receives an impression OF
continuous action. That is why the
pictures shown on the screen are pro-
jected at an average rate Of sixteen per
second. If they were shown at a
lesser rate-say ten per second-there
would be an interrupted procession OF
different awkward actions: but the
taking and the exhibiting OF the action
in series at the higher rate removes
this. and the result is a continuity OF
movement that the eye recognizes as
natural
In 1861. however, there was no
thought Of tho time when reels OF
1000 or 1900 feet would or could be
shown or that some photoplays would
be shown in from seven to ten reels.
Even now it would not be wise to
predict that the end OF novelty or IN
yention III the field had been reached.
Among the early motion pictures
which were received with the great
est SUCCESS werc those. termed trick
pictures. In general the plans used to
produce them were familiar to-photog-
rapi,v for long tinc and suggested
The y,agician's art. One IN particular
mentioned by Mr.. Croy il his book
concerned 4 French picture which ap-
paren,ly' showed worHinsman re-
,.r.,:n., Il little worse To-: drink. who
while overcome in the roadway was
ruc ovcr by an automobile md had
his legs cut oG. Tho man. not 1T all
disconnected, reached out for the sew
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a guillotine executioner feels while
cutting OF che head Of his best friend.
But. surprising 10 himself and all
the camp. the close-clipped buck pri-
had the fortunate faculty OF channel
coming to ever-changInG conditions.
Hence his Joining the army soon after
war was declared.
Where are they, Curls?" n bar
racks pal asked, meaning the coils OF
hair.
"Oh, IN the trash can. guess" was
the unconcerned reply Curls made.
I'll do mitch better at bayonet drill
with hristles on my head to make me
look mad. don't you think"
And SO 1t did help. The instructor
and his class saw at once a remark
able Improvement in the bayonet work
of-wel,. they still called him Curls.
To them 1t seemed now that he threw
himself into the business with more
vim. pep. snap and real ferocity. His
appearance was that Of maniac
doing a well-trained mans work.
clever thrusts, f1endish fencing. quick
Withdrawals Of the blade from the
dummy representing Hun.
Men. you see Curls goes at the
dummy as If he thought 1t were 4
German coming at him." commented
the instructor. beginning 10 like the
boy he formerly scoldcd so severely.
Now you men who cunt get CUTS
into your movements. just watch.
Curls. stick Fritz for us"
Curls, his ears more noticeable than
before. his body and limbs aler- and
his jaw set. camo I, the ION guard"
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photographer looked at the distance
estimated tho number Of seconds the
action would take. put his hand over
III" lens Of the camera to eliminate
MI light and. ran through CORE
spending amount of 1lm without eN-
posing it. To an attachment Of his
camera especially constructed for the
trick he fastened his crank so that
the film would not proceed in the
regular order but would go backward.
BY his dial he could tell just how
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few barking guns active way on. On
the field where heroes died unnum-
bered, where men now lay wounded.
dying and dead. some comrades OF
Curls came to him. His helmet lay
half covering his forehead. HIS
bayonet was gone. A comrade, doubt
Ing, bent over him.
But this Is not Curls!" no cried,
half rising.
"No-not any curls!" remarked
another.
Speak to US; is It you. Curlsr-a
third.
Yes. boys-its Curtis" explained
the sergeant. lifting the helmet. You
see. them Hell.yuns have scalped him!"
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The company's barber said. "Curls.
you're out of luck" and begged him
to have some one else do the job. but
begged In vain, feeling, no doubt. as
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take 1t! Sitl Yonder is ink-ttutt-
ttutt write, now, write!"
King sat at box and waited, as if
to take dictation, but the mullah, tug
ging at his beard, grew furious.
'Write thine own letter! Invent
thine own argument! Persuade her, or
die in new wayl will invent new
way for thee"
SO King began to write, in Urdu, for
reasons of his own. He had spoken
oNce or twice in Urdu to the mullah
and had received no answer. 1t was a
fair guess that Muhammad was ignOr-
ant of the scholars language.
Greeting" he wrote, ''to the most beau
dful and very wise Princess Yasmini, in
her palace in the caves in Khinjan, from
the camp Of the muilah Muhammad Amin
in the Hills"
The mullah Muhammad Amin demands
surrender of Khinjan Caves and of all his
ammunition Further, he demands full
control of you and of me and of all your
men.
He threatens as a preliminary to block
ade Khinjan caves, unless the answer to
this prove favorable letting none enter
but calling his own men out to join him.
rms would suit the Indian government,
because while the Hills fight among
themselves they cannot raid India, and
While he blockades Khinjan caves there
will be time to move against him.
knowing that he dares begin and can
accomplish what he threatens, l am sor-
ry; because I know it is said how many
hoy 1F ~ I,A
government l serve. We who serve one
raj are one-one to remember-one to for
get-one to help each other in good time.
1t may be that vengeance against me
would seem Sweeter to you than return
TO your former allegiance. In that case,
Princess, you only need betray me to the
mutlah, and be sure my death would leave
nothing to be desired by the spectators.
AT present he does not suspect me.
BE assured, however, that not to be-
tray me to him Is to leave me free to serve
my government and well able to do so.
Il invite you to return to India with
me, bearing news that the mullah Mu-
hammad Amin and his men are bottled in
Khinjan caves, and to plan with me to
that end.
IF you will, then write an answer to
Muhammad Amin, not in Urdu, but in a
language he can understand; seem to sur
render to him. But to me send a verbal
message, either by the bearer of this or by
some trustser messenger.
India can profit yet by your service IL
you will. And in that cass pledge my
word to direct the governments attention
only to your good service in the matter.
1t is not yet too late to choose. 1t Is not
impairment in me 20 urge you.
Nor can I say how gladly I would
subscribe myself your grateful and loyal
servant"
The mullah bounced on the finished
letter. pretended to read it, and
watched him seal it up, smudging the
hot wax with his own great guarded
thumb. Then he shouted for the Orak-
zai Pathan. who came striding in, al
grins and swagger.
"There-take It'll Make speedl" he
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CHAPTER Xxx.

Next morning the Orakzai Pathan
sat and summed himself in the cave
mouth, emitting worldly wisdom I'M
adulterated with divinity. As King
went toward him 20 SEE TO whom he
spoke he grinned and pointed with his
thumb, and King looked down on some
sick and wounded men who sat in a
crowd together on the ramp, ten feet
or so below the cave.
They seemed stout soldieriy fellows.
Men of another type were being kept
at distance by dint of argument and
shreats. Away in the distance was Mu-
hammad Amin with his broad back
turned TO the cave, in alteration with
q dozen other mullahs. For the time
ne was out of the reckoning.
"Some of these are wounded, the
Pathan explained. Some have sores
some have the bellyache. Then again.
nome are sick of words, hot and cold by
day and night. All have served in the
army. All have medals. All are de-
aerts.x. ssrcs az oae reason, some Tor
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another and some for no reason at all.
Bull-with-a-beard looks the other way.
Speak thou to them about the pardon
that is offered!"
So King went down among them,
taking some of the tools of his sup
posed trade with him and trying to
crowd down the triumph that would
we'll up. The seed he had sown had
multiplied ny fifty in a night He want
ed to s'.Jut, as men once did before
the wstis of Jericho. Possibility of par
don snd reinstatement, though only
heart of at second hand, had brought
anity into being. And unity brought
eagerness.
"Let us start tonightw urged one
man.
"NayI" the Pathan objected at
once. MANY of you can hardly march.
Rest ye here and let the hakim treat
your bellyaches. Bull-with-a-beard
babe me wait here for a Letter that
must go to Khinjan today. Good.
will take his letter. And in Khinjan
VIII SpTcdu news dDOuI pdIuOuS. II IL
likely there are fifty there who will
dare follow me back, and then we
shall march down the Khyber like a
full company of the old days!"
King got busy with his lancet, but
the mullah came back and called him
off and drove the crowd away to dis
lance; then he drove King into the
cave In front Of him, his mouth work
ing as If he were biting bits of VEN
geance off for future use.
'Write thy letter, thou! Write thy
letter! Here Is paper. There Is a pen
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with her not only to become scented
with her unmistakable perfume but
even to get her hair on his person,
then gone was all Imagination of her
love for himselfI Then she had lied
from first TO lastl Then she had tried
to make him love her that she might
use him, and finding she had failed, she
had sent her true love with the dagger
to make an end!
In a moment he imagined a whole
picture, as it might have been in a
crystal, Of himself trapped and made
to don the Romans armor and forced
to pose to the savage "Hills"-Or
fooled into posing to them-as her
lover, while Rewa Gunga lurked be-
hind the scenes and waited for the
harvest in the end. And what kind of
harvest?
And what kind of man must Rewa
Gunga be who could lightly let go all
the prejudices of the East and submit
TO what only the West has endured
hitherto with any complacency-a
"tertium quidP"
Yet what fool he, King, had been
not TO appreciate at once that Rewa
Gunga must be her lover Why should
he not be? Were they not alike as
cousins? And the East does not love
its contrary, but its complement, being
older in love than the West, and wiser
in it's ways in all but the material.
He had been blind. He had overlooked
the obvious-that from first to last her
plan had been to set herself and this
Rewa Gunga on the throne of India ]
He washed and went through the
mummery of Muslin prayers for the
watchful mullah's sake, and climbed
on to his bed. But sleep seemed out
of the question. He lay and tossed for
an hour, his mind as busy as a terrier
in hay. And when he did fall asleep
at last 1t was so to dream and mutter
that the mullah came and shook him
| and preached him a half-hOur sermon
against the mortal sins that rob men
of peaceful slumber by giving them a
foretaste Of the punishment to come.
All that seemed kinder and more re-
freshing than Kings own thoughts had
been, for when the mullah had done
at last and had gone striding back to
the cave mouth, he really did fall
sound asleep, and 1t was after dawn
when he awoke. The mullah's voice,
not untuneful, was rousing all the val
ley echoes in the call to prayer.