Aunt Jane's Nieces out West

m their mountain trip. Hollywood is in the foothills and over the passes are s

the boy-A. Jones

've seen the last of

as he

nd he went to sleep. What has

ning, at which both Uncle John and Arthur looked

I'm sure that boy needed a square meal more than anything. If he dies, that bre

rked Uncle John. "He may be sufferi

ay to the office and inquired the number of Mr. Jones' room. It was on the ground floor and easily reached by a passage. The girl tiptoed up to the door and pu

e a walrus!" she

ey are not groan

I hear it? And I'll bet it's the fi

e regularity of the sounds quickly convinced them the girl was right. So they had a merry party at luncheon, callin

to the sea and have a look at that beautiful launch that came in yesterday.

med the "Arabella" and had come from Hawaii via San Francisco; but what it was doing here and who the owner might be were questions no one seemed able to answer. Rumor had it that a Japanese prince had come in it to inspect the coast line, but ne

ble. Uncle John had listened at his door again, but the snores had ceased and a deathlike silence seemed to pervade the ap

n Mr. Jones t

reply. "Do y

slig

at all. This morning I hear he had a late breakfast. Wasn't around to lunch,

dee

s with maple syrup and ice cream. How is that for a mix-

t back and

and now he can take care of himself. Come, Uncle; let's all g

t to us to-day," a

Maud's appearing in the picture of

not a

s, who conquered him so

strictly to business; but he treated u

e the Corona picture was being run. Outside the entrance they found the audacious placard, worded just as

uncement," said Uncle John. "It is probably an idea of the thea

ur, as he took his place at the e

swiftly toward him, Patsy making for the shore. The launching of the boat, the race to rescue, Maud's effort to keep the drowning one afloat, and the return to the shore, where an excited crowd surrounded them-all was clearly shown in the picture. Now they had the advantage o

Uncle John lifted the body into the automob

more impressed than the others when observing her own actions at a time whe

their way out of the crowded theatre. "Why can't all

acting. The picture carries conviction with a force th

Aunt Jane. "The nature scen

and the like, who stop before the camera and bow as awkwardly as a camel. They know they are posing, and in spite of their

d Patsy, as they proceeded homeward. "I wish there were mo

said Arthur. "It isn't necessary to cater to

ion pictures, but a lot of them must be wholly incomprehensible to the child mind. I agre

lm makers are recognizing the value of the children's patronage

lobby. He appeared much brighter and stronger than the day before and rose

'm still alive, and-thanks to your prescr

e replied; "but we were all a little

re is no substitute for real food, whatever the specialists may say. In fact," he continued more soberly, "I believe you h

cautioned Uncle John. "You or

e first sound sleep in a month-and already I feel like a new ma

nd pleasure. "This evening we have been to see t

did you

will interest others as much as ourselves,

perate peril and my heroic rescue," said the boy

they asked,

t didn't seem to me quite modest to e

boy's character and the girls did no

something!" remarked

ld you do it whil

e replied with a smile. "There are more wonderful in

you?" asked Maud, wondering why he

in anything else, not excepting the telephone-which mak

urious interest, "that you will introduce motion pi

I had not considered that seriously, as yet, but

t he was in America to purchase large quantities of films. Why, then, s

ed for the night, Mr. Merrick remarked to Ar

vidently possesse

d some money, and the boy came to America to get rid of it. He will be extravagant and was

John n

his money through lack of worldly knowledge or business experience. A boy brought up and educated on an island can't b

experience won't hurt him. He will

for a time

hat the story Jones has related to us, meager thoug

s cigar and looked re

the boy is not

in the main. But his story is-such as one mig

ck a match and

he asserted. "If real life was not full of romance and surprise