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Updated: June 14, 2025
If I didn't have two of the keenest camera men in the business all this," and he gestured toward the turbulent river, "would have gone for nothing." "I can thank Mr. Hooley for what he tried to do for me," smiled Ruth. "I saw his gestures if I could not hear his voice. That was my salvation. But I believe it must have been Dakota Joe who started that avalanche of logs down upon me."
Below, Wonota, as the heroine, was to run into the camera field at a certain point in the struggle of the two men on the lip of rock. To time the Indian girl's entrance was no small task. But at last the characters seemed to be about letter perfect. "Look out now! We're going to shoot it!" shouted Jim Hooley through his megaphone. "Miss Fielding! Keep your eye on Onehorse.
The scripts could now be obtained by the presentation of the numbers. He did not tell them which number had proved successful. Nor did he let it be known that he proposed to try to film the hermit's production. Mr. Hooley was using old John on this day in a character part.
Paisley in the character of Ma Bassett, at the signal from Mr. Hooley, fell back in her chair, exclaiming: "My mercy me! Luella Sprague and the teacher! Who'd have thought it?" did the company in general suspect that something had been "put over on them." "All right! All right!" shouted Jim Hooley in high delight, stopping his camera men. "That's fine! It's great!
Behind her the narrow and broken trail led to the top of the canyon wall. It was up this trail that Jennie and Helen had seen the "Man Friday" disappear on the occasion of their first visit to the place. Patiently, over and over again, Mr. Hooley had the principal characters try the scene.
But behind and above Ruth was a scene of disaster that held those on the opposite bank speechless after Hooley's first mighty shout of warning. At least, all but the camera men were so transfixed by the thing that was happening above the unconscious Ruth. Trained to their work, the camera men had been ready to crank their machines when Hooley grabbed up his megaphone.
They got back to the place where the director had arranged to "shoot" the sewing circle scene just as everything was all set for it. Mother Paisley dominated the half circle of women about the long table under the trees. Ruth marveled at the types Mr. Hooley had found in the village. And she marveled further that any group of human beings could appear so wooden.
Then Jim Hooley cast his glance that way and yelled through his megaphone: "Jump, Miss Fielding! Quick! Jump into the river!" But at that moment the man on the boom started for the shore, running frantically for safety. The key log split with a raucous sound. The water and drift-stuff, in a mounting wave, poured through the gap, and the noise of it deafened Ruth Fielding to all other sounds.
No longshore character, as you call him, would be as afraid of the sea as he is. He is playing a part and he plays it just as well as the parts Mr. Hooley gives him to play." "Jove! There may be something in that," murmured the manager. "He got my script some way, I tell you!" declared Ruth. "I am not going to let anybody maul my story and put it over as his own. No, sir!"
Hooley dared tell the camera men to "shoot the scene."
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