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“You don’t work for Edison anymore?” Tarses asked

“Didn’t you hear?” McCoy grinned “I’m a trustbuster Just like Teddy Roosevelt”

“What the hell is Imperial Film Protection Service?”

“‘The Independent’s Friend’ Can’t you read?”

“Friend? I’ll bet What’s it going to cost me?”

“Nothing”

“Co idea?”

McCoy threw a heavy arift horse in thestupid questions”

Tarses knew he had his share of flaws, but stupidity wasn’t one of them, and he said, “Thanks, Joe”

“Don’t thankto get back to work— Say, what’s your picture called?”

“The Imperial Horseman”

McCoy tipped his hat to Tarses’s pretty businessover his shoulder, and carried him away

Tarses shouted for his players to climb on their animals

“Camera…”