Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-26
The Impossible Boy
By Nina Wilcox Putnam
Illustrations by c. D. Rhodes,
COPYRIGHT by Bobbs>Merriu Co.
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-THE open road. Pedro
And the dancing bear. Mr.. Jones. pre-
6ent tramp from stealing yoans \
ndy's purse. Pedro's ambition to become
= painter spurs him to quit Old Mia and
the strciling bear dancers.
| CHAPTER II-Pedro. Old Nita and the
Dear trainers start for New York. Peoro
paints a portrait for lunch-wagon man
And SO earns a meal for the company
The lady of the purse adventure sees re-
APo painting as she passes.
CHAPTER III-New York. Miss Iris
Wsnderpool Quarrels with her artist low
pr. Sam Hill. and they part. she ols
Bowers in her fathers desk portrait
which she recognizes as that OF Pedro'
who rescued her from the purse-snatcher'
CHAPTER Iv-Hlr the respondent
hover. meets Pedro and Mr.. Jones in
Washington square. They dine together.
17fil discovers talent in Pedro's drawings
tRnd in a mad desire to lose himsel1, gives
his studio and all in II to Pedro In ex-
bohange for Mr.. Jones
CHAPTER v-Pedro occupies Hills
lGtudio and calls on Leigh, the sculptor,
with letter from Hill. Leigh, callinB IN
Ifeturn. in the alley bumps into two men
lone of whom Is Reginald Vanderpooi'
Urls father. in disguise.
CHAPTER vI-vanderpools compan-
Mon goes into the basement OF Hllls studlo
and talks with Ricardo, or kowe, Ins Se
Basement tenant of conspiracy egainst
n foreign government. Vanoefpooi.
lover whom Rowe has secret hold. Is !
Implicated. Sonora Daussa and her chlld,
bnupposedly dead In an uprising. hoWo
Knows to be alive.
CHAPTER vII-Pedro gains entrance
no an artists meeting at Miilisans, meets
Iris again, makes many friends ana pc
kcomes unconsciously q subject for news
paper copy
CHAPTER vIII-Senora Daussa Is drtv-
an by Ricardo uptown to resort Wnere
1.-The conspirators meet her ana profess
Royalty Sam Hill, soi-disant bear trainer,
lsees Rowe Unexpectedly attacked by Old
kEita, and rescues her'
CHAPTER IX.-Pedro takes luncheon
with Iris in her home, meeting WANDER
lpool, who Is disturbed by Pedros pres,
fence Iri. remembers the miniature ana
WONDERS She tells Pedro her suspicion
that her father Is being blackmailed ana
lenlists his help to discover Vanderpoors
iaecret trouble.
Pedro sees Rowe with Vanderpooi ano
kpeeping through Rowe's basement win
dow is astonished at sight or woman
Whose face. feature for feature. Is like
fAiS OWHs
CHAPTER XI-Hill hears from the
bear dancers that Pedro Is Venezuelan
Hin and Mr.. Jones wander about. anc
with contraband of war. Hill is seizec
las a spy. Vanderpool asphalt king, ap
pears as "Senor Chief"
CHAPTER XII-Iris again poses fo
fer portrait Pedro tells her he canno
clip her father, whom he knows to b.
sociaung with shady characters. IRIS
'atuated with Pedro, signs an agree
mt 10 marry whoever gets her rains
<t of trouble.
s,HAPTER XIII-Mr. Jones return
s,lone to the bear dancers and Pedro 1
told. Nita returning from a hunt 70
Ticardo, is told by Pedro that Rlcard'
and Sonora Daussa, who Is Pedro'
mother. are togetneT' rsuiO' "ieiA M
Jones' aid. finds Hiil.
CHAPTER xIv-Pedro and his com,
panions rescue Hill, Pedro gives HilI HilI
IIfIl protect Sonora Daussa from Ricardo
Valdez ex-Venezuelan minister
CHAPTER Xv-t'edro. finding Leigh
back In his studio, tells him of the
strange tangle of events. Leigh advises
care in Pedro's relations with Iris and
on Pedro's refusal to spend the night
with him, sees great light.
CHAPTER XVI = Pedro returns to
I1ill's studio at in the morning and finds
Iris there. The infatuated woman de-
clares her love for Pedro. As a last re-
sort Pedro confesses: II am a girlr'
CHAPTER XVII - The conspirators
meet in Rowe's basement. He tells them
1he revolution turns on his will. Van
<erpool is financing 1t to free Sonora
Daussa. presidents widow, whom he be-
1ieves q prisoner In Venezuela. II they
ID i0fa at1x he
will tell Vanderpool where the sonora Is
and so stop the money supply. They
agree and leave him. Sonora Daussa has
overheard, denouuces Rowe, and runs
away from him.
CHAPTER xvIIr-Hill calls on Van
derpool and shows him Iris agreement:
20 go to Milligans costume dance with
1Ini,
In the little room few explanations
were taking place.
Sam, my son-to-be," said Wander
pool, 'it seems to me that you needed
neither my presence nor your docu-
nnent."
And Iris, still clinging to her lover
was sufficiently curious to ask
What document, father?"
why, this!" explained Hill, taking
her pledge from his breast poke
with his free hand, and showing it t
her.
"That?" exclaimed Iris.
"Of course, dearest!" beamed Sam
<'Your father here will explain every
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