The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 19: Into the Wilds
by Laura Lee Hope
Mr. Pertell films his first alligator hunt. The hunter cautions the troupe from going any deeper into the swamp.
Mr. Pertell films his first alligator hunt. The hunter cautions the troupe from going any deeper into the swamp.
The author describes how Brownie would fell, or chop down, a tree.
When Tommy Fox plays ill, a squirrel is fooled.
After a struggle, Mr. Dunn is finally rescued. The troupe encounters a strange animal while traveling downstream.
The author poses several questions to the reader.
Sweet love renew thy force, be it not said
The author is witness to a mockingbird's supper.
When I have seen by Time’s fell hand defaced
The narrator goes to his Club and meets up with an old friend. Later, the narrator walks through the gardens and imprisons an elf and discovers it to be Bruno.
A starving Wolf is encouraged to come home with the Dog where he could work and be well fed. However, the Wolf would also be collared and chained. The Wolf decides he would rather be free and hungry than chained and well fed.
Squinty manages to escape the farm and the dog. He steals some potatoes, takes a bath, and winds up lost.
Tommy hunts Mr. Woodchuck and brings him home.
Alice and Ruth ponder the identities of the two missing girls. An incident on the ship has the passengers preparing to load the lifeboats.
The troupe finds refreshment in the Fountain of Youth. Alice is startled as the explores city alone.
The Fox served the Stork soup in a shallow dish. The Stork could not lap it up. The Stork served the Fox dinner in a long-necked jar into which the Fox could not lap. Does one bad turn deserve another?
Squinty takes a ride in an air balloon with the men. They feed him and then he falls asleep. When the balloon lands, Squinty falls out of the basket and tries to run home. On the way he meets a squirrel named Slicko.
Whitefoot calms down and then looks around the little hole in the tree. He discovers Timmy the Flying Squirrel in his bed and decides to rest until Timmy wakes up and then find a new home.
A young man deceives a rich fellow in order to prevent him from marrying a waitress.
A hunter arrives just in time. The troupe finally encounters alligators.
Woot finds himself in the lair of hungry dragons. He again uses the magic apron to escape. With the aid of the now satisfied jaguar, he returns to his friends.
Recounting of the tales of how things came to be for both Sara and the Large Family.
Squinty’s brothers and sisters were glad to see him and he told them of his adventures in getting lost. A boy begs his father to buy Squinty from the farm. The farmer agrees and Squinty is sold to the boy.
Lady Muriel meets Sylvie and Bruno.
The boy reveals more of his identity, and also brings news of the missing Tom. He encourages the girls to help him rescue the others, but they decide they need help.
The evacuation is halted, but the Captain’s assessment of the ship is not good.