Chapter I: Front Matter

BOBBY IN MOVIELAND

_FATHER FINN’S FAMOUS STORIES_
_Each volume with a Frontispiece_,

CANDLES’ BEAMS. Short Stories
SUNSHINE AND FRECKLES
LORD BOUNTIFUL
ON THE RUN
BOBBY IN MOVIELAND
FACING DANGER
HIS LUCKIEST YEAR. A Sequel to “Lucky Bob”
LUCKY BOB
PERCY WYNN; or, Making a Boy of Him
TOM PLAYFAIR; or, Making a Start
HARRY DEE; or, Working It Out
CLAUDE LIGHTFOOT; or, How the Problem Was Solved
ETHELRED PRESTON; or, The Adventures of a Newcomer
THAT FOOTBALL GAME; and What Came of It
THAT OFFICE BOY
CUPID OF CAMPION
THE FAIRY OF THE SNOWS
THE BEST FOOT FORWARD; AND OTHER STORIES
MOSTLY BOYS. SHORT STORIES
HIS FIRST AND LAST APPEARANCE
BUT THY LOVE AND THY GRACE

BOBBY
IN MOVIELAND

BY
FRANCIS J. FINN, S.J.

Author of “Percy Wynn,” “Tom Playfair,”
“Harry Dee,” etc.

NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO
BENZIGER BROTHERS

COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY BENZIGER BROTHERS

Printed in the United States of America.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I IN WHICH THE FIRST CHAPTER IS WITHIN A LITTLE OF BEING THE 9
LAST
II TENDING TO SHOW THAT MISFORTUNES NEVER COME SINGLY 18
III IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS 31
IV MRS. VERNON ALL BUT ABANDONS HOPE 44
V A NEW WAY OF BREAKING INTO THE MOVIES 58
VI BOBBY ENDEAVORS TO SHOW THE ASTONISHED COMPTON HOW TO BEHAVE 72
VII THE END OF A DAY OF SURPRISES 81
VIII BOBBY MEETS AN ENEMY ON THE BOULEVARD AND A FRIEND IN THE 92
LANTRY STUDIO
IX SHOWING THAT IMITATION IS NOT ALWAYS THE SINCEREST FLATTERY, 104
AND RETURNING TO THE MISADVENTURES OF BOBBY’S MOTHER
X BOBBY, ASSISTED BY PEGGY, DEMONSTRATES A METHOD OF OBSERVING 114
SILENCE, AND CELEBRATES A RED-LETTER DAY
XI THE END OF ONE SCENARIO AND THE OUTLINING OF COMPTON’S GREAT 128
IDEA
XII BOBBY BECOMES FAMOUS OVERNIGHT 138
XIII BERNADETTE’S TEMPERAMENT DELAYS THE SCENARIO, AND MRS. VERNON 150
MAKES TWO CHILDREN HAPPY
XIV MRS. VERNON ATTENDS A MOVING-PICTURE SHOW AND FINDS IN IT A 160
GREAT LESSON UNTHOUGHT OF BY THE AUTHOR
XV COMPTON’S GREAT SCENARIO IS FINISHED NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON 166
XVI CONTAINING NOTHING BUT HAPPY EXPLANATIONS AND A STILL HAPPIER 180
LOVE SCENE
XVII THE FOUR CHILDREN AROUSE SUSPICION, UNTIL WITH THE MOST 196
MOMENTOUS EVENT IN THIS NARRATIVE, ALL IS MADE CLEAR

Bobby in Movieland