"And you can't get too much of that," Mr. Pertell said.
Russ, with some helpers, was taking the fighting pictures preliminary to the hospital act. He was nearing the end of the reel in his machine when, to his dismay, he found he had forgotten to bring a spare one.
"Here, you!" he called to one of the extra soldiers lying lazily on the grass near the camera, "hop over and ask Pop Snooks to give you an extra reel for me."
The man did not answer.
"Don't you hear me?" yelled Russ, grinding away at the film which was being quickly used up. "Go and get me that reel!"
Still no response.
"Are you deaf?" shouted Russ, and then he thought perhaps the discharge of so many cannon had made the man unable to hear.
"Go over and punch that fellow!" cried Russ to Paul. "Wake him up, and tell him to get me that extra reel."
"All right," Paul assented. "I'd go myself only I have to carry a message to headquarters in a minute or two."
He ran over and kicked the soldier, who seemed to be asleep.