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

s announcement. Then he leaned forward, with the evid

d Joe, grasping

Blake want

loaded-go o

awake. I've done the same thing when I didn't want to get up. I used to chuck mine under the bed, or stuff it in an old shoe. What's the matter

" stammered Joe. "P

emanded Blake with a laugh. "Talk

h a little laugh. "It probably is an alarm clock, as you say

door and as both boys turned they saw their Spani

ad never before noticed, for Mr. Alcando was of a sunny and happy disposition, a

ank. "But we heard a curious ticking noise when we came down here, and we traced it to your bunk. We didn't know what it might

f relief passed over his face. He reached in among the bed clothes and picked u

much success, but I think my new alarm clock is going to bring me in some money. It works on a

ted the mechanism in a way Blake or Joe did not notice, for the "click

the young Spaniard went on. "I think, m

n a trunk, and closed the lid

l see the marvels of that great canal. Are you not glad? And I shall begin to learn more about making moving pictures! That

eagerly at

isn't such an awful lot," said Joe.

e delaying over making their arrangements in New York the boys a

ith my own camera, penetrate into the fastness of the jungle, along the lines of our railroad, and show what we have d

on deck," he proceeded.

it is hot," for they were approach

young Spaniard up on deck, Joe f

anxious to show us how his b

yet his invention might be in such a sha

k that's the

y. Don

do

t th

hink he's

for their friend at that moment came b

days served to develop that suspicion. No reference was made to the odd alarm clock, which

as that time when I stopped you?

is may be only a bluff of his-wanting to learn how to take moving pictures. He may know how all along, and only be w

knowing something about the pictures now, why he does

be I'm wrong,"

the boys went ashore for a brief visit, the steamer dropped anchor in the

t the great break-water, constructed to be one of the protections to the Canal, they realized what a stupendous

er the side and noticed many vessels lying about, most of

t within a day or so," went on Blake. "I'm tir

ed the Spaniard. "How long do you think it will be b

so we'll trust you wit

your alarm clock invention," added Jo

s he did not betray himself. He smiled genially, m

, and will be while I am here. I

ashington Hotel, built by the Panama Railroad for the Government, where they found, t

moving picture cameras and accessories having been put away, they sat on t

ing lime drink, for the weather was quite warm. "We'll have to leave it and take to the

o get pictures of the big slides?" asked M

that time, Blake, when we were filming the vol

member it," said Blake

his?" asked

and. There were

l with a frank laugh. "I said I was going to lea

l all have to run some chances. But it's all in the day's w

aughed their pupil. "W

in one of the United States vessels, as the Canal isn't officially opened yet. We'll have to make some inquiries,

ant one. They lived well at the hotel, and Mr. Alcando met some Spania

ls in their light-tight metal boxes were packed for transportation, and shipping cases, so that the exp

to develop pictures on a hot day, without an ice water bath, you can understand this. And there was just then little ice to be had for such work as photography

-morrow," said Blake to Joe on the

rked Joe. "It's nice enough here at

confessed

Government having acceded to Mr. Hadley's request, as the completed films were

lake had looked over their possessions, to make sure

et's go out on the balc

r along the corridor, and his, too, had a small balcony attached. As Blake and Joe went out on theirs they saw, i

y," said Joe,

? He said all of his friends had left th

o Joe and Blake, came the murmur of voices from the Spaniard's balcony. At first they were low, and it seemed to the boys, though

the machine

, in Mr. Alcando's tones. "

s again sunk t