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Military experts may argue as to whether this move or that was really made in a battle: the tales of soldiers returned from the wars become, in passing from mouth to mouth, fables of the most wondrous deeds of prowess. But the kinema film never alters. It does not argue. It depicts.
The room was a hive of industry. "Gad, sir," he said, "are you the kinema man? I am pleased to see you. Take a seat, and tell me what you want. You are the last person I expected to see out here. But, seriously, are you really going to film 'The Day'?" "Yes," I replied. "Where do you propose to take it?" "General suggested 'Jacob's Ladder."
I should say so. Ready Rita they call her in the States." "Ready Rita," repeated Albert deliriously. "Oh, ain't it just like the pictures!" It was. Tuppence was a great frequenter of the kinema. "Annie always said as how she was a bad lot," continued the boy. "Who's Annie?" inquired Tuppence idly. "'Ouse-parlourmaid. She's leaving to-day.
"Yes, yes," he replied. "I was for three years there. But are you militaire?" he enquired. "Well, hardly that," I confess. "I am here to take kinema records of the war. I have come in this direction to film an action on the sand-dunes. Will you help me?" "I will do what I can for you," he replied. "We expect to make a sortie to-morrow morning. It will be very risky for you."
The German Government, up to the minute in all things, knows the vivid educative force of the kinema, and realises the effect of such a sequence of pictures upon her people at home and neutrals throughout the world, It enables them to see for themselves the difference between the barbarous Russians and the generous Germans.
The doctor's eyes held the deference accorded to a really rich man. "Very remarkable plan. Very remarkable," he murmured. "The movies of course! Your American word for the kinema. Very interesting. I fear we are perhaps a little behind the times over here in our methods. And you really mean to carry out this remarkable plan of yours." "You bet your bottom dollar I do."
I went down six steps into a chamber reeking with dampness about six feet high by ten feet square; a candle was burning in a bottle on a roughly made table, and, sitting at it, was the General closely studying details on a map. He looked up as I entered. "Are you the Kinema man?" he enquired. "General told me you were coming; what do you want?"
It ran against this and made a disagreeable turn, but regained its balance. The next one nearly turned over, and Mr. Demmini decided to take out the kinema camera, which was got in readiness to film the picturesque scene. In the meantime, in order to control the prahu from the side, a second rattan rope had been tied to the following one, thereby enabling the men to keep it from going too far out.
"We occupy the left flank trench, and command the position. But, what a fight; it was worse than Loos." Then suddenly, "What are you doing here?" "I am taking kinema pictures!" I said. The look of amazement on his face was eloquent of his thoughts. "Doing what?" he asked. "I am taking kinema pictures," I repeated. "Well I'm damned," were his exact words. "I never thought you fellows existed.
"Non, monsieur," and making a sign to me to remain he hurried off. Back came the fellow with an officer. "What do you want, monsieur?" said he in fine English. "You speak English well," I replied. "Yes, monsieur, I was in England for four years previous to the war." So I explained my position. "I want to accompany you to the trenches to take some kinema films."
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