"Oh, what is it?" demanded Miss Pennington, jumping up.
"Sit down! You'll spoil the film!" cried Mr. Pertell.
There was a little confusion for a moment.
"It's only one of the girls who has run a needle into her finger," the forewoman explained. "It often happens. We take care of them right here."
"All right—get that in, Russ," suggested Mr. Pertell. "It will make it seem much more natural."
The girl's injury was a slight one, and Russ got on the film the action of her being attended in the room set aside for the treatment of injured employes.
"I'll have something written in the script to fit to that," said Mr. Pertell, as the action of the play resumed.
The plot of the little drama called upon Miss Pennington to write a note to Alice, pretending that it came from a young man, whose name the former vaudeville performer was supposed to forge. Alice was to "register" certain emotions, and to show the note to Ruth. Then Miss Dixon came into the scene, the sewing machines were deserted and, for a moment, there was an excited conference.
Considerable dramatic action was called for, and this was well done by the girls, while the real operatives looked on in simulated surprise as they kept at their work.
The play was almost over, when from a far corner of the room came a startled cry.