"It's Harry St. Clair," he announced. "Harry St. Clair, the King of the
Movies!"
"The King of the Movies," repeated Billy. His disappointment was so keen
as to be embarrassing.
"Oh!" he exclaimed, "I thought you--" Then he remembered his manners.
"Glad to meet you," he said. "Seen you on the screen."
Again his own troubles took precedence. "Did you say," he demanded, "one
of our war-ships is coming here _to-day_?"
"Coming to take me to Santo Domingo," explained Mr. St. Clair. He spoke
airily, as though to him as a means of locomotion battle-ships were as
trolley-cars. The Planter's punch, which was something he had never
before encountered, encouraged the great young man to unbend. He
explained further and fully, and Billy, his mind intent upon his own
affair, pretended to listen.
The United States Government, Mr. St. Clair explained, was assisting him
and the Apollo Film Company in producing the eight-reel film entitled
"The Man Behind the Gun."
With it the Navy Department plotted to advertise the navy and encourage
recruiting.
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