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Anancientbusstoppedbyadryriverbedandapartyoffamousactorsandactressesgotoff. Dressedindarkglassesandoldclothes, theyhadtakenspecialprecautionssothatnooneshouldrecognizethem. Butastheysoondiscovered, disguisescansometimesbetooperfect.
'Thisisawonderfulplaceforapicnic,' saidGloriaGleam.
'Itcouldn'tbebetter, Gloria,' BrinksleyMeersagreed. 'Nonewspapermen, nofilmfans! Whydon'twecomemoreoften?'
Meanwhile, twootheractors, RockwallSlingerandMerlinGreeves, hadcarriedtwolargefoodbasketstoashadyspotundersometrees. Whentheyhadallmadethemselvescomfortable, astrangerappeared. Helookedveryangry. 'Nowyougetoutofhere, allofyou!' heshouted. 'I'msheriffhere. Doyouseethatnotice? Itsays "NoCamping" -- incaseyoucan'tread!'
'Look, sheriff,' saidRockwall, 'don'tbetoohardonus. I'mRockwallSlingerandthisisMerlinGreeves.'
'Oh, isit?' saidthesheriffwithasneer. 'Well, I'mBrinksleyMeers, andmyothernameisGloriaGleam. Nowyougetoutofherefast!'