The Moving Picture Boys at Panama; Or, Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal

his chum's ear, as he sat behind him on the jo

demanded Blake, ha

g to stop that runaway,

f the horse we may be able to stop him before he g

e words being fairly jolted ou

he conductor does when a trolley c

urn in the road was just ahead of them and B

smoke, with a rattle, clatter and bang, on ru

e, close to Blak

ake, for he had opened the throttle to gain a

I heard t

" observed Blake grimly. "We've

on a little

the runaway, we will take a few moments to tell our new readers so

ive celluloid film, and the operating handle, they had risen from the ranks of mere helpers to be expert operators. And now they were qualified to take moving pictures of anything from a crowd, sh

led "The Moving Picture Boys," and in

company of moving picture actors and actresses come to

alvert Hadley, who was in charge of the taking of the play, or "filming it," as the t

taken, developed from the films, the positives printed and then, thr

etail in my first book of this series, I will not repeat it here. Those of you who wish to know more about the "movies"

on-C.C. Piper, or "Gloomy," as he was called when not referred to as just "C.C."; Birdie Lee, a pretty, vivacious girl; Mabel Pierce, a

Joe and Blake went out West, their adventures there being told in the volume of that name

ward they had many adventures in Earthquake Land. There they were in great danger from tremors of the earth, and from volcanoes

his associates, Joe and Blake had gone for their vacation to the farm of Mr. Hiram Baker

the shade, Mr. Ringold, with whom they were also associated in moving picture work, c

lley, and get moving pictures of the "Father

ir adventures in the flood fill the v

f their vacation. They had brought a motor cycle with whic

t to enjoy ourselves we'll have to hustle. A motor cycle is the most hustlin

cycle," Joe had said. So o

now speeding after the maddened horse dragging the frail carriage, hoping to get ahead of and stop the animal before it either cr

n the road successfully and was now straightened up on a long, level stretch. And yet not so long

swered Joe. "Ca

clared Blake, clos

the long handles firmly, and, once the curve was passed, he turned the rubber grip that let a little more gasoline flo

ing-some!"

ssented Bla

and it had fallen, and the boys could now plainly see the two men on the seat. They had not jumped, but they had evidently give

an usual, for they were then passing along a portion of the road densely shaded by trees. In fact t

f the explosions of the motor cycle, and made an echo, abov

denly cried Bla

tched his chum's right hand, he saw him slowly turn the movable rubber handle that controls the gasoline supply. Blake w

forward. Indeed Joe must needs hold on, and as he was not so favorably seated as was his

as too dangerous at the speed they had attained. A jolt over a stone, or a bit of wo

o creature of bone, blood, muscles and sinews can distance a fire-spitting and s

eyond which was the broken bridge, and also the temporary

nce more cried Blake,

e added caution, and then he se

ing this field it was possible for the boys to reach the bridge ahead of the swaying carriage. But at the speed they were now run

him, and to cling with his legs to the foot supports and saddle, than they were off the road, and into the g

n feet into the uneven field, jolting, swaying and all but throwing off the moving picture b

y the rough nature of the ground, th

d Joe, putting down his f

pe, I guess!" cried Blake. "Com

from the road. Together the two chums, leaping c

glimpse of the runaway horse dash

as a splintering crash,

cried

hat was left of the wooden approach t

ted to see the carriage and the two occupants follow, but to their intense surprise, the vehi

easing his speed; "we've got