The Art of Slinging Pie
 

This is a series of dramatic tableaux, intended to inform the uninitiated about the latest and most approved methods of hurling squash, custard and blackberry pies with the most accurate precision.

The tableaux were spcially posed for the Motion Picture Magazine by Mae Busch and Charles Conklin, of the Foxfilm companies. Both Miss Busch and Mr. Conklin have had many years of experience, so their positions may be taken as the very latest word in authority on the art of slinging pie.

Tableau I

Walking into the bakery, the innocent purchaser informs the cheif pastery-maker that she has nothing for dessert tonight, and suggests that he sell her a nice, squushy squash pie. The baker, with apparently no misgivings, gladly hands over one of the choice beauties on his counter, little recking what he does.

(It must be said here that these tableaux are largely symbolistic. Of course, the plain pine table doesn't look like a bakery-counter, but it gives the impression of being one. Nor does the pie-seller look like a baker. His costume is supposed to be an idealistic representation of the white cap and apron.)

Tableau II

The innocent purchaser has by this time had the opportunity to glance at the face of the cheif pastrymaker. Suddenly she realizes that he is the same man to whom she had been engaged only three weeks earlier, and whose betrothel she had ended because he refused to part his eyebrows in the middle.

With the realization of the awful truth comes decision. She shall sling the pie----
But no! While the baker begins to feel uncertain about his present status, we shall pass on the next exhibit.

Tableau III

With a cry of affright, the stricken pastry plasterer endeavors to dodge. He realizes, as we shall see, too late, that she whom had thought and innocent purchaser is his former fast finacee!

As she, chuckling ghoulishly, draws back her trusty right arm, he quails like a partridge. He is unable to run.

Tableau IV

The dirty deed is done! The might of Jove himself would have been powerless to stave off the onrushing Nemesis.

See how the innocent purchaser, innocent no longer, laughs at the havoc she has wrought! And see the look of anquish on the face of the doughy and doughty baker, as he realizes that one of his pet pies is no longer fit to eat!

More bitterness---he remembers that she purchaser has never paid for the pie!

Isn't there a punishment for such?