Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-10
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Vaguely conscious of
a double personality, but-without any
idea of its meaning, the girl, Leonora,
makes her accustomed way into the
Street of Strange Faces. Thoroughly
at home in the underworld of New
York, Leonora takes her course to her
appointed rendezvous. Greatly in love
and seeing the fine qualities which the
girl really possesses, Mario seeks to
titfn her from the path Of inevitable
destruction, but only in half mea-
sure accomplishes his purpose. At
Rjstori's cafe, gathering place of
CRIMINALS, Leonora meets her partner,
Red" Carnehan, and his associates,
and is accused of betraying fellow
criminal to the police. She savage,y
defends herself, and the ensuing ar
gument is interrupted by the appear
ance of Leo. Bielinsky, fleeing from the
police, one of whom he has killed.
Officers in pursuit crash into the room
and two are killed by Carnehan. Le-
onora and the rest escape.
CHAPTER lin her studio. Priscilla
Maine. wealthy artist. awakes from
troubled sleep with a distinct feeling of
having her life linked with Leonora's
Priscilla has painted picture Of herself
in fancy dress-a gipsy-which seems to
have a hypnotic effect on her. Unnerved
and fearful that her mind is afferted
Priscilla calls to her aid an old friend.
Jor. Philip Fosdick Explaining. as far as
she can understand, her idea of her
! double personality, Priscilla goes over the
situation with Fosdick. student Of the
higher emotions OF the human mind. Fos-
dick is deeply interested. and very much
in love with the girl. offers his aid in
solving the problem. He Is stunned when
she tells him the story in her mind. con-
nrmed by the newspapers. Deeply
shaken, Fosdick promises to make an
exhaustive study of Priscilla's case.
CHAPTER III.-Fosdick hears of a
dark chapter in the life of Priscilla's
father, and that mystery surrounded her
mother He discovers that the portrait
Priscilla has painted has strange effect
upon her. Auto-hypnosis. he calls It,
Priscilla Is unable to take her thoughts
from Mario whom she truly loves. al
though in the character of Leonora,
CHAPTER Iv.-Nothing that cant in
any way clear up the strange situation
develops; the scene changes from Pris-
elias studio to sordid room in mar
row street where the girl is awakened
by a message from "Red" Carnehan, in
hiding. demanding that she come to him
In her studio Priscilla senses with cold
fear the danger which threatens Leonora.
CHAPTER v.-Lacking definite direc-
tons. sLeonora Sets out to meet Carne-
han making her way to resort of the
underworld where she thought she might
gain information. There she meets lnez.
her bitter enemy and a rival for the af-
fections of Carnehan IneZ promises to
take her to Carnehan. but leads her TO
Mario's lodgings and leaves her. Mario
renews his protestations of love and
leaves her to make preparations for their
wedding Led to the house by lnez Car
nehan crazed with liquor, appears de-
termined to kill Mario, knowing him in
love with Leonora. For time she paci-
fies him and secures his revolver. but he
overpowers her and In a struggle the
lamp is overturned and the place set
afre Mario returns in time to save Le-
onora. Carnehan being left in the burn
ing building. Priscilla lives through all
the time of horror withe<he soul linked
to Leonora and suffering with her