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Laura Lee Hope is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Bobbsey Twins and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers taking up the pen of Laura Lee Hope include Edward Stratemeyer, Howard and Lilian Garis, Elizabeth Ward, Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams, Andrew E. Svenson, June M. Dunn, Grace Grote and Nancy Axelrad. Laura Lee Hope was first used as a pseudonym in 1904 for the debut of the Bobbsey Twins.

The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm by Laura Lee Hope Ruth and Alice eagerly begin their stay at Oak Farm as the film company films a series of plays at the farm. Country life is a welcome change from the bustle of the city; however, more than one mystery lurks at the farm. Sandy Apgar and his parents risk losing the farm because they cannot afford to pay the mortgage. Sandy's uncle had borrowed an inheritance from Sandy's parents but never paid them back. Sandy believes that Uncle Isaac intended to return the money but lost his mind and died before he was able to do so. The Apgars have searched repeatedly for the money with no luck. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Laura Lee Hope is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Bobbsey Twins and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers taking up the pen of Laura Lee Hope include Edward Stratemeyer, Howard and Lilian Garis, Elizabeth Ward, Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams, Andrew E. Svenson, June M. Dunn, Grace Grote and Nancy Axelrad. Laura Lee Hope was first used as a pseudonym in 1904 for the debut of the Bobbsey Twins.

Ruth and Alice eagerly begin their stay at Oak Farm as the film company films a series of plays at the farm. Country life is a welcome change from the bustle of the city; however, more than one mystery lurks on the farm.Sandy Apgar and his parents risk losing the farm because they cannot afford to pay the mortgage. Sandy's uncle had borrowed an inheritance from Sandy's parents but never paid them back. Sandy believes that Uncle Isaac intended to return the money but lost his mind and died before he was able to do so. The Apgars have searched repeatedly for the money with no luck.A tramp is discovered loitering on the farm and runs each time he is spotted. While the tramp appears to be doing nothing wrong, Sandy is deeply concerned about the tramp's motive. Meanwhile, the actors and actresses fall victim to several mishaps that occur during the filming of the plays.

Laura Lee Hope is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for several series including the Bobbsey Twins, The Moving Picture Girls, Nancy Drew Mysteries and Six Little Bunkers. Between 1914 and116 seven books were produced in this series. Ruth is the elder serious sister while her younger sister Alice is lively. Books in the series include The Moving Picture Girls, 1914, The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm, 1914, The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound, 1914, The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms, 1914, The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch, 1914, The Moving Picture Girls at Sea, 1915, and The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays, 1916.

Laura Lee Hope is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Bobbsey Twins and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers taking up the pen of Laura Lee Hope include Edward Stratemeyer, Howard and Lilian Garis, Elizabeth Ward, Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams, Andrew E. Svenson, June M. Dunn, Grace Grote and Nancy Axelrad. Laura Lee Hope was first used as a pseudonym in 1904 for the debut of the Bobbsey Twins.

"Daddy is late; isn't he, Ruth?" asked Alice DeVere of her sister, as she looked up from her sewing. "A little," answered the girl addressed, a tall, fair maid, with deep blue eyes, in the depths of which hidden meaning seemed to lie, awaiting discovery by someone. "A little!" exclaimed Alice, who was rather plump, and whose dark brown hair and eyes were in pleasing contrast to her sister's fairness. "Why, he's more than an hour late, and he's seldom that! He promised to be back from the moving picture studio at four, and now it's after five." "I know, dear, but you remember he said he had many things to talk over with Mr. Pertell, and perhaps it has taken him longer than he anticipated. "Besides you know there are some new plans to be considered," went on Ruth. "Mr. Pertell wants to get some different kinds of moving pictures-snow scenes, I believe-and perhaps he has kept daddy to talk about them. But why are you so impatient? Are you afraid something has happened to him?" "Gracious, no! What put that idea into your head?" "Well, I didn't know whether you had noticed it or not, but poor daddy hasn't been quite himself since we came back from Oak Farm. I am afraid something is bothering him-or worrying him."

"There, I think I have everything in that I'll need at Oak Farm.""Everything! Good gracious, Ruth, how quickly you pack! Why, I've oceans and oceans of things yet to go into my trunk! Oh, there are my scout shoes. I've been looking everywhere for them. I'll need them if I do any hiking in those war scenes," and Alice DeVere dived under a pile of clothing, bringing to light a muddy, but comfortable, pair of walking shoes. "I don't know what I'd do without them," she murmured."Alice!" cried Ruth, her sister, and the shocked tone of her voice made the younger girl look up quickly from the contemplation of the shoes."Why, what have I done now?" came in rather injured accents. "I'm sure I didn't use any slang; and as for not having all my things packed as quickly as you, why, Ruth, my dear, you must remember that you are an exception—the one that proves the rule.""I didn't say you used any slang, Alice dear. Nor did I intimate that you were behind in your packing. I'll gladly help you. But it—— Those shoes!" and she pointed a finger dramatically at the "brogans," as Alice sometimes called them."Those shoes? What's the matter with them? They're a perfectly good pair, as far as I can see; and they're mighty comfortable.""Oh, Alice—mighty?"

There, I think I have everything in that I'll need at Oak Farm. "Everything! Good gracious, Ruth, how quickly you pack! Why, I've oceans and oceans of things yet to go into my trunk! Oh, there are my scout shoes. I've been looking everywhere for them. I'll need them if I do any hiking in those war scenes," and Alice DeVere dived under a pile of clothing, bringing to light a muddy, but comfortable, pair of walking shoes. "I don't know what I'd do without them," she murmured. "Alice!" cried Ruth, her sister, and the shocked tone of her voice made the younger girl look up quickly from the contemplation of the shoes. "Why, what have I done now?" came in rather injured accents. "I'm sure I didn't use any slang; and as for not having all my things packed as quickly as you, why, Ruth, my dear, you must remember that you are an exception-the one that proves the rule."

"Daddy is late; isn't he, Ruth?" asked Alice DeVere of her sister, as she looked up from her sewing. "A little," answered the girl addressed, a tall, fair maid, with deep blue eyes, in the depths of which hidden meaning seemed to lie, awaiting discovery by someone. "A little!" exclaimed Alice, who was rather plump, and whose dark brown hair and eyes were in pleasing contrast to her sister's fairness. "Why, he's more than an hour late, and he's seldom that! He promised to be back from the moving picture studio at four, and now it's after five." "I know, dear, but you remember he said he had many things to talk over with Mr. Pertell, and perhaps it has taken him longer than he anticipated. "Besides you know there are some new plans to be considered," went on Ruth. "Mr. Pertell wants to get some different kinds of moving pictures-snow scenes, I believe-and perhaps he has kept daddy to talk about them. But why are you so impatient? Are you afraid something has happened to him?" "Gracious, no! What put that idea into your head?" "Well, I didn't know whether you had noticed it or not, but poor daddy hasn't been quite himself since we came back from Oak Farm. I am afraid something is bothering him-or worrying him." "Perhaps it is his voice, though it has seemed better of late." "I think not," said Ruth, slowly, as she bent her head in a listening attitude, for a step was coming along the hallway in the Fenmore Apartment, where the DeVere girls and their father had their rather limited quarters.