Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-03

thing In a nutshell. that thing.
| Go on: let's see some more" asked
Craig.
| Murray called to his operator and
| tho Him unrceled some more. IN.
| boy with the slate appeared and there
followed second take Of the same
| action, Joined to the rest as before
| On tho second take. even on tho
| few feet of the stat. boy stfl an
pearcd tho hlmy torso ana face of
old Garland. almost as IL with n
shrhonlc grin on the wrinkled face.
Give me some of that part with
tho shadowy face" asked Kennedy.
Bin called Murray. The opera
tor stopped. When you get through
tear out hundred feet
! No. mean OF the negative"
"Oh. all right. Shoot. Bill"
! The film nickered on again.
| Yes. I'll give orders to the, labo-
ratory when We 20 upstairs. I'll g;vo
with that COMPOUNDED face on II. I'll
| send
There was n clatter OF sprock cts
in the booth back OF us. An auto
matte arrangement Immediately
closed little fire door. We were In
| total darkness
The Aim broke. Mr.. Miller" called
! 'ht Operator, NDics nuUe1 now. III
patch II i'm minute. sir"
| We sat In tho darkness. Somehow
or other my eyes persisted In show
ing TO mo that sardonic smile on the
old mans face. Perhaps IL was eye
strain.
No one said word.
| Al the moment ] was conscious
that there was some presence near
us. however. as l was that Kennedy
| a N
| black projection room
There was an uncanny scraping
| noise.
Did you move that7"
What"
The table"
NO"
at moved. It's moving now-'
Table tipping. too" put IN with
nervous lcvity.
Kennedy laid his hand on my arm
for silence. Plainly audible now
was "a tap, tap. tap,
| "RappinC"' repeated Murray,
brcathIeSsIy.
We listened. stock still-at least
was. II was repeated. closer.
louder. more distinct.
| IT Is message whispered Ken
ncdy. Morse"
Close 10 our cars he spelled II out:
star Star. Star"
What does II mean?" thrilled
| Murray under his breath starr
| AnScla's the star. More danger FOR
Angela
The -apping ceased Bill, the
! operator. had patched up tho broken
| aim and the lights came back with
! the p!ctu!e--and the ace. Almost 1
could see deepening OF that sar
donic grin.
| star" l repeated. turning away
star? My paper! Here. I've go,
| this mornings Star In my pocket
Did IL have anything about you in
this morning? haven't read the
paper yet myself!
Murray grabbed IT, held Il out In
the light. on the hrst page his
searching finger stopped on a head
| line:
Scientist Declares Wireless Fires
| Impossible"
Beneath followed a statement from
some board OF underwriters.
Murray was plainly on edge. My
God! Was that thing really "a
threat? Does II mean that there is
such thing as Il wireless fire. after
| ALE"
What are you thinking OF. your
thousands of feet OF negatives" cut
In Kennedy rcassuringly. They're
In vault at the laboratory. aren't
thcy?"
"fcs-but they're not safe--noth-
Ing Is safe--even in fircproof vault
If there is such thing asa
wireless inccndiary!"
Kennedy did not argue with him.
| We saw out the rest OF the flm,
| then turned to go UP To the studio by
the front stairs.
out In the cellar again. hearo
more plainly now the peculiar whir-
ring noise. different in pitch from
the hum Of the transformer.
Whats that?" asked Crais.
Sounds like n bRndsaw"
1T is. The carpenter shop is down
| here alongside the projection room"
OH see"
Kennedy paused halfway up the
stairs.
Couldn't that negative raw stoca
have been tempered with-double ex-
poscd?"
Yes. you might explain It in that
way: | can explain It. too. that way.
| But. explain what you will witness
| In the studio. on the set where we
| are shooting our important sequence
| Of scenes