At the very height of these operations Chippo Munks wandered into the camera barrage and got firmly entangled in the picture. As "crowd in background" was indicated by the scenario, the producer refrained from killing Chippo out of hand--in fact he invited his co-operation for another crowd a little later on. Thus it was that Chippo earned the right to describe himself as a "fillum actor," with licence to speak familiarly of his colleagues, CHARLES CHAPLIN and MARY PICKFORD, and full powers to pose as the ultimate authority of the camp whenever cinemas were mentioned. At the Cafe des Promeneurs it was generally assumed that Chippo was merely waiting for a fat contract from the Societe Grand Guignol, and pending its arrival he explained that he was constructing a suitable scenario. "The public," he said, "is fed up with Texas rancheros in Anzac 'ats and antimacassar trousers playing poker dice with one 'and and keeping a sustained burst of rapid fire against their opponents with the other. They wants something true to life. Now, my fillum opens at the Cafe de l'Avenir, where a stout old British soldier runs a Crown an' Anchor board at personal loss, but 'appy in the knowledge that 'e is amusing his comrades." "The same answering to the name of Chippo Munks?" interjected Chris Jones. "The name on the programme is _Reginald Denvers_," said Chippo firmly. "Acrost the way, at the Cafe de la Vache Noire, a drunken unprincipled gambler named _Jim Blaney_--which you will also reckernise is an alias--regularly pockets the pay of 'is fellow-soldiers under pretence of a square deal at banker an' pontoon. One night, 'aving sucked 'is victims dry for the time being and also largely taken 'is cawfee _avec_, _Blaney_ goes acrost to the Avenir an' sets 'is stall out there. _Reginald_ remonstrates. "'I'm the Great White Chief in this 'ostelry,' says he, 'an' we don't want no three-card-trick sharks butting in.' "'My modest shrinking vi'let,' says _Blaney_, 'I'll play where I blinking well please.' "_Reginald_ thereupon remarks that sooner than allow 'is innocent patrons to be swindled by a six-fingered thimblerigging son of a confidence trickster 'e'd start in an' expose 'im. "At this point _Blaney_ swears to be revenged, an' there is a hinterval of a minute while the next part of the fillum is bein' prepared. "The following scene shows _Blaney_ all poshed up and busy trying to worm 'is way into the confidence of _Suzanne_ (the daughter of the _patron_ of the Cafe de l'Avenir), who cherishes a secret passion for _Reginald_. 'E kids 'er to drop the contents of a white packet into _Reginald's vang blanc_, telling her it's a love lotion--I should say potion--that will gain 'er _Reginald's_ everlasting affections. _Reggie_, being thirsty, scoffs off the whole issue an' finds to his dismay that 'is voice 'as been completely destroyed. That's a thrilling situation, Chris, a _professeur de_ Crown an' Anchor not being able to do his patter."