After various adventures in New York City, taking films of all
sorts of perilous scenes, Joe and Blake went out West, their
adventures there being told in the volume of that name. They had
their fill of cowboys and Indians, and, incidentally, were in no
little danger.

Afterward they went to the Pacific Coast, thence to the jungle,
where many stirring wild animal scenes were obtained, and
afterward they had many adventures in Earthquake Land. There they
were in great danger from tremors of the earth, and from
volcanoes, but good luck, no less than good management, brought
them home with whole skins, and with their cases filled with rare
films.

Having finished in the land of uncertainty, the work assigned to
them by Mr. Hadley and his associates, Joe and Blake had gone for
their vacation to the farm of Mr. Hiram Baker, near Central Falls.
But their intention of enjoying a quiet stay was rudely
interrupted.

For not long after they had arrived, and were resting quietly
under a cherry tree in the shade, Mr. Ringold, with whom they were
also associated in moving picture work, called them up on the long
distance telephone to offer them a most curious assignment.

This was to go to the flooded Mississippi Valley, and get moving
pictures of the "Father of Waters" on one of "his" annual
rampages.

Of course Blake and Joe went, and their adventures in the flood