Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-24
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The open road. Pedro
nnd the dancing bear. Mr. Jones, pre-
went tramp from stealing young
zady's purse Pedro's ambition to become
II painter spurs him to quit Old Nita ana
the str6lling bear dancers.
CHAPTER II-Pedro Old Nita and the
bear trainers start for New York. Peoro
paints a portrait for lunch-wagon mar
And so earns a meal for the company
kThe lady of the purse adventure sees re
DIV painting as she passes.
1 CHAPTER III-New York. Miss Iris
Kanderpool quarres with her artist low
ar. Sam Hill, and they part. She as
bowers in her fathers desk portrait
Mhich she recognizes as that of Pedro
who rescued her from the purse-snatcher
CHAPTER Iv-Hln. the Respondent
hover, meets Pedro and Mr.. Jones IN
Washington square. They dlne soseLner.
Hill discovers talent In Pedros drawings
and in a mad desire TO lose himself, gives
his studio and all In II to Pedro In ex-
lchange for MIR. Jones.
CHAPTER V-Pedro occupies Hill's
Smtudio and calls on Leigh. the sculptor
with letter from Hill. Leigh, calling In
IVeturn. in the alley bumps into two men
lone OF whom Is Reginald Vanderpool'
Iris father. in disguise.
CHAPTER VI-Vanderpoors compan-
hon goes into the basement of Hills studio
land talks with Ricardo, or Rowe, tno
Basement tenant, of conspiracy against
lR foreign government. Nahue,PoVi.
lever whom Rowe has secret hold, u
implicated. Sonora Daussa and her oniiu
supposedly dead In an uprising, Rowe
Knows to be alive.
! CHAPTER VII-Pedro gains entrance
10 an artists meeting at Miillgans meets
Iris again, makes many friends ana De-
comes unconsciously subject for news
paper copy
| CHAPTER VIII-Senora Daussa is driv-
lon by Ricardo uptown to a resort where
tfhe conspirators meet her and profess
loyalty Sam HILL soi-disant bear tralnerl
lsees Rowe Unexpectedly attacked BY Old
INita, and rescues her.
J CHAPTER IX-Pedro takes luncheon
with Iris in her home. meeting Wander
lpool. who is disturbed by Pedro's pres
Ience. Iri. remembers the miniature and
wonders She tells Pedro her suspicion
THAT her father is being blackmatled ana
enlists his help to discover Vanderpoors
secret trouble,
CHAPTER kris poses for Pedro:
Pedro sees Rowe with Vanderpool ana
lpeeping through Rowe's basement WIN
dow Is astonished at sight of woman
his own.
CHAPTER XI-HiIl hears from the
bear dancers that Pedro is a Venezuelan.
Eetumba upon Rowe, loading a steamer
lggith contraband of war. Hill Is seized
es a spy. Vanderpool, asphalt king, ap-
pears as "Senor Chief"
CHAPTER xII-Iris again poses for
her portrait Pedro tells her he cannot
help her father. whom he knows to be
ssssociating with shady characters. iris
Infatuated with Pedro, signs an agree
} ent 10 marry whoever gets her fathS
<ft of trouble.
CHAPTER XIIT-Mr. Jones returns
aione to the bear dancers and Pedro Is
told Nita. returning from a hunt for
Ricardo. is told by Pedro that Ricardo
and Sonora Daussa, who Is Pedro
mother are together Pedro, with Mr..
Jones' aid. finds Hill.
CHAPTER XIv-Pedro and his COM
panions rescue Hill. Pedro gives Hill
Iris agreement" and asks in return that
Hill protect Sonora Daussa from Ricardo
Valdez, ex-Venezuelan minister.
CHAPTER Xv-Pedro, finding Leigh
back in his studio, tells him of the
strange tangle of events. Leigh advises
care in Pedro's relations with Iris and
OH 1euTO TeluSd1 To SpeHu the hight
with him, sees great light.
CHAPTER XVI - Pedro returns to
Hill's studio at in the morning and finds
Iris there. The infatuated woman de-
ciares her love for Pedro. AS a last re-
sort Pedro confesses: 'T am a girl"
"Gracios Dios, that Is overl" said
he, stretching luxuriously.
ut is not over!" said voice. behind
him.
He wheeled about, and there stood
the sonora, her golden hair in disorder,
her face white as death.
II have been outside for ten min.
utes," she said, "and | have heard ev.
erythingl"
Heard - you you listened!" he
stammered, the room seeming to reel
about him.
Yes! l heard! l listened and
found out how you have been deceiv.
ing me-you, whom l have trusted,
whom / have loved as a friend of my
heart, whom | have put my faith in,
and come away with into this strange
land. Oh! you have cheated, and re-
iviled me, and believed In you. You
have lied to me-lied, lied. liedl About
my lover you have lied, about my coun.