One of them,
swinging his scythe, came too near Mr. Sneed. In an instant he had
knocked from under the actor's arm the crooked scythe handle on which
Mr. Sneed was leaning, and the next instant the "grouch" went down in
a heap, fortunately falling in such a way that he was not cut by the
sharp blade.
CHAPTER XV
THE LONELY CABIN
"Stop the reel! Hold that, Russ! Everyone keep position! We don't
want that spoiled!" cried Mr. Pertell, when he had seen, at a glance,
that Mr. Sneed was not hurt. "Hold your positions, everybody!"
This is an order frequently given during the taking of moving
pictures, when any accident happens. Often the film will break, while
the exposures are being made, and if the actors keep to the places
and positions they had when the break occurred, the film can be
threaded up again, and mended. Then, later, undesireable parts can be
cut out of the exposed part, so that no great harm is done.
For a moment the little accident rather upset the crowd of farm lads,
who were not used to such happenings. But the moving picture actors
themselves were not unduly alarmed. Russ had stopped operating his
camera.
"You're not hurt; are you, Mr. Sneed?" asked the manager.
"Hurt--no! But I might have been! I was sure something would happen
to-day, for I saw a black cat as I got up.
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