"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