"Did you hear what Mr. Pertell said to me?" asked Ruth.
"Well, he said so much, directing us, and all that—I'm sure I don't recall anything special. What was it?"
"Why, he told me that if this play was a success—I mean if we showed up well in it—he'd give us parts in a big drama he's getting ready. Won't that be splendid?"
"Of course it will. But I liked this one very much. I wish I could see the real pictures."
"You can!" exclaimed a voice back of the girls, and, turning they saw Russ. "I'll take you to see them when the positives are made," he said.
"Oh, but I mean in a regular moving picture theater," went on Alice. "I'd like to see how the public takes us."
"I'll do that, too," agreed Russ. "As soon as the pictures are released we'll find some place where they are being shown, and you can watch yourself doing your act."
"That will be fine!" cried Ruth.
"What does 'released' mean?" asked Alice.
"Well, you know the moving picture business is something like the Associated Press," explained Russ. "The Associated Press is an organization for getting news. Often news has to be gotten in advance—say a thing like the President's message, or a speech by a big man.