avest were little
Tommie and Nellie. They thought it all a lark, and probably, in their
case, it was the bliss of ignorance.

Russ, who had been standing near Ruth and Alice, suddenly started for his
stateroom.

"Where are you going?" asked Ruth, as the call came for them to take
their places in a boat.

"For my moving picture camera! I'm going to get views of this. It's too
good to miss!"

"It seems so--so--" began Ruth, but Alice interrupted with:

"Why shouldn't he get the film? There is really no danger of death, and
it is a chance that he may never have again. A film like this could be
worked into a great play!"

"Spoken like a real artist of the movies!" cried Mr. Pertell. "Go ahead,
Russ. Get all you can; but don't take any chances."

Then the young operator busied himself with making a film that was
afterward said to be one of the best in the world showing a rescue from a
burning ship. And the beauty of it was that it was real. There was no
posing, and the ship was not an old hulk chartered for the occasion, and
set fire to, as has been done more than once.

As the women and children were first helped to the boats, and the craft
then carefully lowered to the sea, Russ took picture after picture.
Fortunately the sea and weather were both calm, and, after the first
little fright, no one made any disturbance.

The boat containing Mr. Bunn and Mr. Sneed had returned part way to the
ship, the sailors having heard the explosions, and desiring to aid in the
work of saving the passengers if there was any need, for their craft
could hold many more.

But there was no need. There was ample room in the other boats, and, as
Captain Falcon had said, the explosions were really of little moment--at
least, for the present.

Boat after boat was loaded and lowered away, and not an accident marred
the work. True, Mrs. Maguire, in her anxiety to see that Nellie and Tommy
were safe, nearly fell overboard, but a burly sailor caught her just in
time.

"How are you coming on, Russ?" asked Mr. Pertell who, with Pop Snooks,
was seeing to the bringing up of the baggage, and the other property of
the moving picture company.

"Fine," answered the young operator. "This will be a great film!"

"Glad to hear it! It will be our turn soon."

"I'm going to stick till the last boat. I want to get all the views I
can."

Russ spoke simply, but he well knew the danger he ran in remaining until
the last boat was sent away. The shi