E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, J. P. W. Fraser, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/c/) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustration. See 20348-h.htm or 20348-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/0/3/4/20348/20348-h/20348-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/0/3/4/20348/20348-h.zip) THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS IN WAR PLAYS Or The Sham Battles at Oak Farm by LAURA LEE HOPE Author of "The Moving Picture Girls," "The Moving Picture Girls at Sea," "The Outdoor Girls Series," "The Bobbsey Twins Series," "The Bunny Brown Series," Etc. Illustrated The Saalfield Publishing Co. Akron, Ohio New York Made in U.S.A. Copyright, 1916, by Grosset & Dunlap [Illustration: "HERE THEY COME!" YELLED PAUL, AS THE FIRST OF THE SOLDIERS CAME INTO VIEW--_Page 78._ _The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays._] CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE OLD NEWSPAPER 1 II OFF FOR OAK FARM 11 III HARD AT WORK 21 IV A REHEARSAL 30 V A DARING RIDER 40 VI A NEEDED LESSON 48 VII ESTELLE'S LEAP 61 VIII A MASSED ATTACK 70 IX MISS DIXON'S LOSS 79 X LIEUTENANT VARLEY 87 XI WONDERINGS 97 XII AN INTERRUPTION 103 XIII FORGETFULNESS 111 XIV IN THE SMOKE 120 XV THE HOSPITAL TENT 130 XVI A RETAKE 137 XVII ESTELLE'S STORY 143 XVIII "WHAT CAN WE DO?" 149 XIX A BIG GUN 158 XX A WRONG SHOT 164 XXI THE BIG SCENE 171 XXII ALICE DOES WELL 179 XXIII A BAD FALL 186 XXIV A DENIAL OF IDENTITY 192 XXV REUNION 199 THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS IN WAR PLAYS CHAPTER I THE OLD NEWSPAPER "There, I think I have everything in that I'll need at Oak Farm." "Everything! Good gracious, Ruth, how quickly you pack! Why, I've oceans and oceans of things yet to go into my trunk! Oh, there are my scout shoes. I've been looking everywhere for them. I'll need them if I do any hiking in those war scenes," and Alice DeVere dived under a pile of clothing, bringing to light a muddy, but comfortable, pair of walking shoes. "I don't know what I'd do without them," she murmured.