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CHAPTER XXXV 151 59. Study —book now blazing—Rector, George and Sue enter—Rec- tor points—exclaims—George starts forward—smothers flame— 60. Bust of book—pages charred— 61. Study —George in despair—Sue cries—Rector picks up reading glass—explains how it happened—George and Sue turn and leave —Rector follows. It might seem to be rather a long run of action, but some of those busts are but two or three seconds long. Perhaps the scene is being made in an electric studio. It would not be possible to actually set fire to the book through the use of a burning glass. Making the busts, the scene may be tricked. The first time the book is shown as de- scribed. The second time a solution of saltpetre will be dropped on the book where the light is focused and dried. Just before the bust is made, this will be touched with a match and the smoldering effect will be obtained. In fifty-nine the page is sprinkled with a powder that will give a yellow and clearly perceptible smoke and in the last bust the charred pages will be shown. The bust not only makes the entire happening clear, but it permits the effect to be handled. In a large scene played continuously the page might catch fire too quickly or too slowly, and it would require a careful placing of the glass. 9. In Chapter XXXI is shown an action in which a man gets a pistol from a desk drawer. There it is written in full action. It would be better to play this as three scenes, interpolating a bust. Take the scene this way: 48. Den as in No. 23 —Giles on, reading—Ben enters through the window at rear—for a moment Giles does not realize his pres- ence, but slowly he seems to sense the presence of another per- son—he looks up, but not at the window—it is as though he feared to turn around—slowly he forces himself to do so—it is evident that he does this only through a violent effort of his will—He turns until he sees Ben—he starts up. throwing back his chair as he does so—Ben comes down to the opposite side of the table—where he stands for a moment without speaking-- Giles steps to table—his hands appear to be groping for some- thing. 49. Bust of table with partly opened drawer—gun showing in drawer —Giles' hands groping for it—he grasps it. 50. Back to iVo. 48 —Giles whips out revolver—he presents at Ben's breast—with a sudden lunge Ben leans across table and grasps Giles' hand—turns the weapon against Giles' own breast—a shot —Giles gasps, strangles—sinks slowly to floor—Ben turns to window to escape—Grace suddenly appears at window—she is sil- houetted against the moonlight, standing so that it is seen that she has a revolver. Two objects are accomplished here. The tension of scene is broken through the interpolation of the bust. The scene of the two men facing each other across the table is dramatic only for so long as the strain is not too great. ^laintain the pose too long and it may im- press the spectators as being humorous. Taking no risk, we break to