Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14

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CHAPTER LIN the studio of Karl
Mailer, young painter, Olga Hoff-
mann, for six years the wife of Banker
Herman Hoffman,, feels stirring again
her girlish love for Karl. At her hus-
bands request Karl is to paint her por-
trait. Suddenly, rising from an arm
chair, mysterious, repellent. yet fas-
clnating stranger appears before Olga.
He seems to her the incarnation of evil,
and she fees.
CHAPTER II.-Karl seems to have
outgrown his boyish passion for Olga
After the sitting for the portrait on
the same evening. Karl is to meet al
OigaS reception young girl, Elsa
Whom olga has in mind as bride fol-
CHAPTER IIL-Karl is oppressed by
the feeling that an unseen presence oc-
cupies his armchair. His model Mimi
to whom he has made love lightly anG
who loves him, reproaches him for neg
lecting her in view of his approaching
engagement.
CHAPTER IV.-Left in the studio
with Karl for the sitting, Olga tell.
the artist she has fought for six year:
against going there. She is overwhelm
ed with a sense of terror.
CHAPTER V.-Despite the earnes
efforts of Olga and Karl the past rises
AS she takes off her waist in the dress
ing room preparatory to DOMINIC {
shawl in which to sit, the mysteriou:
stranger appears.
CHAPTER VI-The stranger call.
himself DIR. Millar. He recalls to Kar
a meeting at Monte Carlo. where hi!
gold enabled the artist to win. H,
seems to bring TO the surface of The
young woman and the artist their un
lawful passion. Olga, dismayed, rushe.
into the outer studio.
CHAPTER YII.-Under the cynica
observation of Millar the wife and tn,
artist feel themselves compromised b,
their presence together in the studio
fascinated by Millar and invites him, de
spite her fntuitive fear of him. to he
reception. After warning Karl agains
marriage, he joins Karfs hand and OIL
gas, declaring they would make
splendid couple.
CHAPTER 'VIII.-Incited by the sub
tie urging of Millar, the devil incarnate
Olga and Karl, forgetful of her hus
band, cling to each other. AS their lip
meet there comes ring at the door
bell 1t is Herman, returning Off hi
CHAPTER IX-The devil inspire
Herman with suspicion concerning tn
hour spent in the studio, during which
no work was done on the portrait. Mil
lar interests Herman by his knowledge
of business affairs, and at Herman
bahest Olga again invites the devil t,
Ter ball despite her own wishes. dig;
and Herman leave the studio, Karl re
naming with Mimi Olga becomes jeal
GUS of Mimi, and Millar promises to in
t.rrupt the models chat with Karl
CHAPTER %.-Inhamed by the devi
with renewed love for Olga, Karl trie
in vain to shoot him with his own piS
toll. The tells him he will himself max
love to Olga in her own home that sam
night at the ball
CHAPTER XI.-Freed from the influ
ence of Millar, Olga is again the duti
full wife, bit i'm his presence at the bal
she is infatuated by him. She present
Karl to Elsa.
CHAPTER XII.-The devil seemingl
meets his match in Elsa. Il charming
innocent girl, who declares to him sh
will marry Karl because she loves hiT
in spite of her knowledge of the fac
that he loves someone else. Her bes
weapon in the fight for love, the dew
tells her, is her purity.
to make love to Elsa, and the dev
thereupon makes Elsa and Olga jealou
of each other. Hestells Olga he Ia
made wager with Karl that she wi
fall in love with him tonight.
CHAPTER X1N.-Millar declares
Olga he will make Karl say whethe
his attempt to kill the devil betokene
love for Olga or whether he loves Els
Olga is to aid him in his plans b
wearing an opera cloak, closely buttoi
ed as though nothing were beneat
She consents and goes to don the cloa
Millar then asserts to Karl, who II
solves to end his hopeless love affa
with Olga by wedding Elsa, that Ols
has fallen in love with the devil ar
will promenade the ballroom with hi
clad only in the opera cloak and shoe
You Iie"' shouts the artist and threa
ems Millar with bodily injury unit
Olga appears in the cloak