E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Cori Samuel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustration. See 18699-h.htm or 18699-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/8/6/9/18699/18699-h/18699-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/8/6/9/18699/18699-h.zip) THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT SEA Or A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real by LAURA LEE HOPE Author of "The Moving Picture Girls," "The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch," "The Outdoor Girls Series," "The Bobbsey Twins Series," Etc. Illustrated [Illustration: RUSS BEGAN TAKING MANY VIEWS OF THE PITCHING, TOSSING SCHOONER.--_Page 157._] The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y. Copyright, 1915, by Grosset & Dunlap Printed in the United States of America by The Commercial Bookbinding Co. Cleveland, O. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE GREAT MARINE FILM 1 II JACK JEPSON 10 III SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY 21 IV THE SAILOR'S STORY 28 V THE MARY ELLEN 36 VI CAPTAIN BRISCO 45 VII JEPSON IS WORRIED 53 VIII HARD WORK 60 IX THE RISING TIDE 68 X TOO MUCH REALISM 76 XI A REVISED FILM 87 XII OVERHEARD 94 XIII "ALL ABOARD!" 104 XIV OVERBOARD 114 XV "SAIL HO!" 123 XVI THE ACCUSATION 133 XVII THE STORM 141 XVIII GRINDING AWAY 149 XIX DISABLED 158 XX IN THE VORTEX 165 XXI WRECKED 172 XXII "MUTINY!" 182 XXIII HELP AT LAST 188 XXIV A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS 200 XXV CLEAR SKIES 206 CHAPTER I THE GREAT MARINE FILM "Well, at last a breathing period, Ruth. Oh, I am surely tired!" and the girl threw herself on the couch, without stopping to remove her light jacket and hat. Her head sank wearily on a cushion. "Oh, Alice! Be careful! Look out!" exclaimed the other occupant of the pleasant little room, a room made habitable by the articles of tasteful adornment in it, rather than by the location of the apartment, or the place itself. There was a "homey" air about it. "I'm too tired to look out, or even look in," was the answer, as the younger girl closed her eyes. Truly she seemed much "fagged," and worn out. "But, Alice, dear--your hat!" "It doesn't matter, Ruth. Please let me rest. I thought we'd never get home." "But it isn't your old hat, Alice, and----"