Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-22
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER 1.-The open road. PEDRO
md the dancing bear. Mr.: Jones, pre-
ksnt a tramp from stealing younE
xady's purse Pedro's ambition to become
= painter spurs him to quit Old Mia ana
the str6lling bear dancers.
CHAPTER II-Pedro. Old Nlta and the
bear trainers start for New YORK. Peuro
paints a portrait for a lunch-wagon man
Ind so earns meal for the company
tFhe lady OF the purse adventure sees Pc
4yo painting as she passes.
I CHAPTER III-New York. Miss Iris
Tanderpool quarrels with her artist low
or. Sam Hill, and they part she ols,
bowers In her fathers desk poItsai'
(which she recognizes as that OF feuIo'
CHAPTER Iv-Hill. the despondent
hover meets Pedro and Mr.. Jones IN
Washington square. They dine sosetner,
INN discovers talent In Pedro's drawings
and in a mad desire to lose himself, gives
his studio and all in It to Pedro In eA-
Inhange for Mr.. Jones'
CHAPTER v-Pedro, occupies Hilrs
studio and calls on Leigh, the sculptor,
with a letter from Hill. Leigh, calilng IN
return In the alley bumps Into two men
lone OF whom Is Reginald Vanderpooi'
I1ris' father, In DISGUISE.
CHAPTER yI-vanderpoors compan-
hon goes into the basement OF HllIs stu1lo
lend talks with Ricardo, OF Rowe, tilS
basement tenant. OF conspiracy esalns,t
"a foreign government NahueIPooi,
lover whom Rowe has secret hold. is
implicated Sonora Daussa and her chllo,
lAupposedly dead In an uprising Rows
Knows to be alive
CHAPTER vII-Pedro gains entrance
No an artists meeting at Milligans. meets
Ilris again. makes many friends ana pc
comes uncousciously SUBJECT ior ne""-
paper copy.
CHAPTER vIII-Senora Daussa Is drtv-
Zen by Ricardo uptown to resort WneEo
1.-THE conspirators meet her anu prIiross pir
lioyalty Sam Hill, soi-disant bear trainer,
lsees Rowe unexpectedly attacked BY Old
Nita. and rescues her.
CHAPTER IX.-Pedro takes luncheon
with Iris In her home, meeting Wander
pool, who is disturbed by Pedros pres,
ence Iri. remembers the miniature and
wonders. She tells Pedro her suspicion
that her father is being blackmailed ana ann
enlists his help to discover Nanderpooi
secret trou'le.
CHAPTER Kris poses for Pedro;
Pedro sees Rowe with Vanderpool eno
dow is astonished at sight OF woman
whose face. feature for feature. ID hA'
his own.
CHAPTER xI-Hll hears from the
hear dancers that Pedro Is Venezuelan
Hill and MIR. Jones wander about ano
Gtumble upon Rowe. loading steaine,
with contraband of war. Hill Is seized
as a spy Vanderpool asphalt king, ap-
pears as "Senor Chief"
CHAPTER xII-Irls again poses fol
her portrait. Pedro tells her he canno
help her father. whom he knows 10 o.
s.ssociating with shady characters Iris
& fatuated with Pedro, signs an agree
ent to marry whoever gets her faiths
at of trouble.
CHAPTER xIII-Mr. Jones return
lone to the bear dancers and Pedro. !
told. Nita, returning from hunt 70
Ricardo. is told by Pedro that PicarG Pedro,
and Sonora .sa' Daussa' pedro In1 Is with suIf Mr.
mother are together. Ieuio' WIN W
Jones aid. finds HILL
cuAprER xIv-Pedro and HIS com
naninns rescue Hill Pedro gives Hill
fris' agreement" and asks In return that
T5ijI protect Sonora Daussa from Ricardo
Valdez, ex-Venezuelan minister.
CHAPTER Xv-Pedro. 1indlng 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 a great light.
CHAPTER XVI Pedro returns to
HIPS studio at In the morning and finds
Iris there The infatuated woman de-
clares her love for Pedro. AS last re-
sort Pedro confesses: 81 am a girlg
You mustl"
Il will not. 1t is my secreti"
81 will keep iti"
you would intend to, I know, but
q dare trust no one"
This is unfair to mel" cried Iris.
-'You torture me. and yet you give me
no reason for doing so"
Pedro drew long breath. II 1t was
unfair to her, why then
81 will tell you," he said unhappily.
The world was very still. At last
he raised his head and looked at her
with great, unhappy eyes that re-
preached her for the tribute she ex-
acted. Then his lips formed words
that refused to make themselves
heard He ran his red tongue out to
moisten them. Then he tried again.
'It is because l am not a mani" he
articulated.
Not mani" she gasped "God in
heaven, what do you mean?"
THAT am girl" said Pedro, mis-
erably.
CHAPTER XVII.