Evening star., 1923-05-13

| on that!
! Nov. try it once. but don't duck
Mcqueen. Don't want him to have
! to change for the take . He
bands you back, Mcqueen. Fight him.
| ChildresS: Good-and now
/ Barnett. Up with the broken oar
| blade-and in-hit him. Out, Nc
| Queen! And that's where you'll go
| over the edge. Fine, Ready. Curly?"
; shoot 'em in the foot" the surly
! camerman responded.
This time we take it. Ready
| action-go,'
The fight was realistic. When Bar
nett, playing as one of the enemy
gang, struck Rod Mcqueen with the
! broken oar Rod was really shaken
and it was no task for Childress, the
heavy" to send him tottering over
the bank and into deep water. Bass
EFT. his megaphone at his lips, was
clapping his knee with one hand
approvingly.
| Now, Nora. On. What is this?
Shove Childress aside-look-there he
! is. oh. he's stunned, What shall l
! do? And in you go. Fine.
| CUT The director waved to the
/ cameraman and ran up to the rocks.
Better stay where you are" he call
ed. to the two below. Can you
touch bottom. Mcqueen? Well. tread
it, then. Hang on to him, Nora; he'll
steady you till Curly gets a set-up.
! Then We'll shoot the rest of it fast"
| In the water Rod Mcqueen was
able at last to find bottom, and
! was now standing on tiptoe too deep
above the surface with Nora Norris
employing him as a float. The new
actor turned his'face toward hers.
'Ill bet you don't love this to
death!' he said.
| II don't see any necessity for con-
| versation between u.s." Miss Norris
| retorted, icily.
But l couldn't help saying that.
| It's too bad a good-loking girl like
| you have to be taken with her hair
plastered down over her head like
sick squaw's. And your paint is
slipping"
I'll thank you to attend to your
own business" the star snapped.
NO offense, lady" Rod said, re-
morselessly But couldn't hold you
closer to me SOS you could borrow
! a powder-puff-"
IF you think working together is
| the same as an introduction you're
crazy." the angry woman exclaimed.
There you go! I'm not directing
this picture. Miss Norris, but 1t seems
to me like you're out of character,
| as Bassett says. I thought that you
| was supposed to be in love with
me-"
Il wish I could drown you!" Miss
Norris retorted. feelingly.
Duke Bassetts' voice interrupted.
"All set! Shove off. now. Mcqueen
| Is stunned and helpless. Hold him up,
| Nora. oh, that won't do! You're
| holding him like he was a fish! He's
| your lover-try to play 1T that way"
Hes no such thing!" the Norris
cried. Hes a fresh hand. Hurry
up and shoot-Im not going to stay
| out here with this egg forever
X X x
| DASSETT put down his megaphone
- drew a long breath, placed his
erms akimbo, and addressed the
| angry girl in a cutting drawl.
MY dear young woman" he said.
this is a picture of rescue of a
man by girl who loves him enough
| to risk her life for him. At the
present moment, even at this distance,
| you look like a stepmother who has
! found a dead cat in her bed! When
you're ready to act I'm ready to
| shoot"
''Oh. all right" the girl responded.
swimming strongly out from the
rocks. And she drew Rod Mcqueen
closer to her and put OH an express
sion supposed to register love-ter-
rified. anxious and selfiess.
| Not too goodw Bassett criticised.
from the rocks But well take it.
Camera."
| Eileen began to crank his black
| box. Rod Mcqueen. who had been
| aiding the work of rescue to that
po'il W hiChihS Sehliy' ooooehiy
| let himself relax. He went down.
/ ruling Miss Norris after him. She
| gave him a disgusted twitch. When
| they came up she was too mad to
| watch her stroke and they went
1 under for second time. Their prog
ress toward the low dam below was
rapid. When they came up they could
hear Bassett shouting extravagant
i words of praise. Nora Norris, en-
ragged and choking, tried to free her