Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-21
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-THE open road. Pedro
md the dancing bear, Mr.. Jones. pre-
went a tramp from stealing youne
tadys purse Pedro's amoition On 70 y,,s ueoo'n snd
n painter spurs him TO quit oio MIA anu
Me str6lling bear dancers.
CHAPTER II-Pedro, Old Nta and the
bear trainers start for New YORK. feuro
paints a portrait for lunch-wagon man
6nd so earns meal for the company
trhe lady OF the purse adventure sees re
1ro painting as she passes
I CHAPTER III-New York. Miss Iris
Vsnderpool Quarrels with her artist IoV-
ar. Sam Hill, and they part she uls
Bowers In her fathers desk portray
which she recognizes as that OF IeuIo'
Tho rescued her from the purse-snatcher
CHAPTER Iv-Hnl. tho respondent
hover, meets Pedro and Mr.. Jones III
washington square. They dine togetner
lT5ill discovers talent In Pedros drawings
and in a mad desire to lose hlmsell' gives
his studio and all in 1t to PEDRO IN eA
lchange for Mr.. Jones.
CHAPTER V-Pedro occupies HilPs
studio and calls on Leigh, the sculptor.
with a letter from HILL Leigh, calling IN
Ireturn. in the alley bumps INTO two oai ,lieh'
lone OF whom Is Reginald Nanoerpooi'
sxris' father. in disguise.
CHAPTER vI-vanderpoors compan-
hon goes into the basement OF HIS studio
land talks with Ricardo OF Rowe, tne |
basement tenant, of conspiracy against
- foreign government NahSeIgoV.,
lover whom Rowe has secret hol1, rs
Implicated. Sonora Daussa and her Ghlu,
Lsupposedly dead In an uprising, Rows
Knows to be alive.
CHAPTER vII-Pedro gains entrance
TO an artists meeting at Mlingan :, a mes he
Iris again, makes many friends ana pc
comes unconsciousy subject ior news
paper copy.
CHAPTER vIII-Senora Daussa u drlv-
an by Ricardo uptown to resort Where
Ifha conspirators meet her and profess
lioyalty, Sam Hill, soi-disant bear trainer
Isees Rowe UNEXPECTEDLY attacked Wy Oiu
lNita, and rescues her.
CHAPTER IX--Pedro takes luncheon
with Iris in her home, meeting VanoeI
lrooi who Is disturbed by Pedros pres
lence. IrL remembers the miniature ana
wonders She tells Pedro her Suspicion
lfhat her father is being blackmailed ana
ensts his help to discover VanuerpoOi
secret trouble.
s.HAP1rK kris poses for Pedro:
Pedro sees Rowe with Vanderpool ana
ipeeplng through Rowes basement WIN VIM
dow is astonished at sight OF woman
Whose face feature for feature, Is uke
his own.
CHAPTER XI-Hiu hears from the
bear dancers that Pedro Is Venezuelan; n;
lIInl and Mr. Jones wander about, and
lstunblo upon Rowe, loading steamer
with contraband of war Hill ls seizeu
las a spy vanderpool, asphalt King ap-
pears as "Senor Chief"
CHAPTER XII-Iris again poses for
her portrait Pedro tells her he cannot
clip her father. whom he knows 70 oe
sssociating with shady characters IRIS
fatuated with Pedro, signs an agree
sgt of trouble.
CHAPTER XIu-Mr. Jones returns
-,lone to the bear dancers and Pedro Il
told. Nita. returning from hunt fol
Ricardo, is told by Pedro that Rlcarde
and Sonora Daussa who Is Hedrq
mother are together. feuro' WIN MI
Jones' aid finds Hill.
CHAPTER XIv-Pedro and his COM
panions rescue HILL Pedro gives IN. iiIiI
Hill protect Sonora Daussa from Ricardo
Valdez, ex-Yenezuelan minister
"The dog-he's badly hurt!" ex-
claimed Pedro excitedly. IL couldn't
carry him any farther, so l brought
him in. Let US make him a bed by the
stove. quicklyl"
"All right. Doc!" replied Leigh, gath
ering up sofa cushions indiscriminate-
by, well fix him up"
For twenty minutes they fused over
the animal, and when they had done
ttheir best for 1t, and it had gone to
fsleep with it's head upon Leigh's
rolled-up overcoat, the two shook
hands.
when did you get back?" asked
Pedro.
only tonight. went around to
your place at dinner time. but it was
Cooked. Where have you been?"
And then Pedro, keeping back moth
sng but Iris attitude toward himself,
gave Leigh full account of the weeks
adventures. When he had done, there
was long silence, during which Leigh
sat staring into the fire, as though
obsessed by some idea that he was un-
able to shake off. When at length he
spoke. Pedro thought that the deep
voice had never been so resonant and
sympathetic
There's one thing must get of my
chest before I turn In tonight. I've
been meaning to say it and, irLieed
have started to several times, but al
ways forgot, somehow"
We'll, what is it?" asked Pedro
smiling. I'm old enough to hear it,
guess, eh?"
Leigh smiled up at him through a
cloud of tobacco smoke 1T is the
dream of the very young to be old and
STEPPED in sln," said he, "even as it is
the dream Of the old to be young and
Innocent"
"A truism, not an epigram," COM
mented Pedro. But what is the sol
emn communication?
Its about Miss Vanderpool," re-
piled Leigh, his smile fading. You
see her too often, and 1t won't do! Are
you not aware that she Is engaged, or
as good as engaged, to the very man
who has made it possible for you to
know her. Don't do 1t, boy, it's not
fafri1