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Aunt Jane's Nieces out West

Chapter 8 THE MAGIC OF A NAME

Word Count: 1323    |    Released on: 30/11/2017

be Goldstein, the man

nd severe as he rudely

ality of a greeting,

ton

nd the accusing finger he held out trembled. "How does it happen that my peop

ced her manager. Florence pulled her sister's sleeve and said with a

ut now it was Arthur Weldon who seized

If you have business with these ladies, choo

fully-unprofessionally! They have played me a trick, and I've the ri

arose and said w

have said so much to defame my nieces in the eyes of our frie

his reception. He looked from one

exclusively for the Continental Film Company and I pay them a liberal salary. Yet only yesterday, when I was kind e

ung ladies were in our company the entire afterno

Maud Stanton, the Queen of Motion Picture Actresses, entitled "A Gallant Rescue!" First run to-night.' I went in and saw the picture-with my own eyes!-and I saw Ma

er, led by Flo, who was almost hysterical. Even A. Jones smiled indulgent

know they had a camera-man at the beach yesterday, but he must have secured a

anton!" asserte

lly drowning and the brave girl swam to

ve it!" cried

s struggled

I was the drowning man w

eyed him

style of make-up. But how can you prove it was not a put-up job with the Cor

you my

don't kn

t," returned th

Perhaps you will r

anager. Goldstein looked at it, started, turned red and then whi

n me, Mr. Jones! I was angry at what I supposed was the treachery of an employee. You will-will-understand that, I am sure. It is my d

n," said the boy in a wear

he bowed to Maud Stanton a

e; all a mistake. I-I

and beat a hasty retreat. But no one was noticing him espec

-bred boor!" remarked Unc

explanation. There is great rivalry between the various film manufactur

Patsy. "How did they get t

n caught by the camera before the victim realizes what has happened. Perhaps a camera-man has been at the beach for weeks, waiting patiently for some tragedy to occur. Anyway, he was on hand yesterday and quietly ran his fi

m his chair with a g

le conversation has given me much pleasure; I'm so alone in the w

proprietorship in him since they had dragged him from a watery grave. The boy showed, as he walked away, that he was not yet very

effect his name had on Goldstein, who has little respect o

Louise. "He is an islander, on

," declared Arthur. "Do you remem

t had never met him. A. Jones was a person of sufficient importance to mak

sserted Patsy, "and he was

Stanton, "that Goldst

r why,"

nes is in the market to buy films. Perhaps he's going to open a motion picture

ing approval. "There's no great my

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Aunt Jane's Nieces out West
Aunt Jane's Nieces out West
“From the book:"This is getting to be an amazing old world," said a young girl, still in her "teens," as she musingly leaned her chin on her hand. "It has always been an amazing old world, Beth," said another girl who was sitting on the porch railing and swinging her feet in the air. "True, Patsy," was the reply; "but the people are doing such peculiar things nowadays." "Yes, yes!" exclaimed a little man who occupied a reclining chair within hearing distance; "that is the way with you young folks - always confounding the world with its people."”