Chapter 2

Ferdinand _is called upon to show himself worthy, but the old Adam conquers_.

FIRST SCENE.--Outside _General Devereux's_ tent. Soldiers, Staff Officers, etc. _General_ sits in full uniform at a table. Enter _Joe_, a very fat soldier. He trips over his rifle, turns a somersault and salutes. The _General_ points to the left and _Joe_ goes off. Enter _Phyllis_, who talks and gesticulates with feeling. Projection on screen:--

-------------------- | Pop, I love him! | --------------------

Enter _Ferdinand_. Much talk and discussion. Projection on screen:--

------------------------------------------ | You must prove yourself worthy of her! | ------------------------------------------

The _General_ points dramatically to the left and writes at great speed. Projection on screen, in angular/handwriting:--

---------------------------------------- | Send help at once! We are surrounded | | and in sore straits!--_Devereux._ | ----------------------------------------

He hands paper to _Ferdinand_. Both point dramatically to the left. _Phyllis_ leans over her lover's shoulder and reads. All three point dramatically to the left.

SECOND SCENE.--A wood. Enter _Joe_, walking cautiously. Suddenly a Red Indian in full war paint rushes towards him. _Joe_ turns tail and flies.

THIRD SCENE.--More wood. _Joe_ is seen running at about thirty-five miles an hour, pursued by seven Indians.

FOURTH SCENE.--A tract of rocky country. _Joe_ is seen running at about fifty-two miles an hour, pursued by fifteen Indians.

FIFTH SCENE.--The bank of a river. _Joe_ is seen running at about seventy-eight miles an hour, pursued by twenty-three Indians. He trips over a stone and falls into the water. Enter _Ferdinand_ on horseback. He dismounts and fires a revolver. Four Indians bite the dust. He fires again. Four more Indians bite the dust and the rest fly. _Ferdinand_ shades his right eye, peers into the river, dives in and presently reappears with _Joe_. The latter feels anxiously in his pockets and produces a flask. He hands it to _Ferdinand_, who drinks. Enlargement of _Ferdinand_ drinking.