Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-21
SYNOPSIS

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
turn her from the path Of inevitable
destruction, hut only in a 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 savageiy
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-
on eXar ana t9f Efst hes slaa,o Priscilla
Maine. wealthy artist. awakes from
troubled sleep with 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 q hypnotic effect on her. Unnerved.
and fearful that her mind is affected.
Priscilla calls to her aid an old friend.
DR.. Philip Fosdick. Explaining. as far as
she can understand. her idea of her
double personality. Priscilla goes over the
situation with Fosdick. A student of the
higher emotions Of the human mind, Eos
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-
ar,lU
shaken, Fosdick promises to make an
exhaustive study of Priscilla's case.
CHAPTER III-Fosdick hears of
dark chapter in the life of Priscilla's
father, and that mysteryssurrounded her
mother. He discovers that the portrait
Priscilla has painted has a strange effect
upon her. Auto-hypnosis. he calls 1t.
. Priscilla is unable to take her thoughts
from Mario, whom she truly loves, al
though In the character of Leonora.
CHAPTER Iv.-Nothing that can in
any way clear up the strange situation
develops; the scene changes from Pris-
cilla's 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-Iacking definite direc-
tons I.eonora sets out to meet Carne-
han making her way to resort of the
underworld where she thought she might
gain Information. There she meets Inez
her bitter enemy and a rival for the at
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-
ternined to kill Mario knowing him in
love with Leonora.- For a time she paei-
fies him and secures his revolver, but he
overpowers her and in a struggle the
lamp is overturned and the place set
afire Mario returns in time to save Le-'
onora, Carnehan being left in the burn
ing building. Priscilla lives through all
the time of horror with her soul linked
to Leonora and suffering with her
CHAPTER VI.-Arter consultation with
Priscilla. Doctor Fosdick employs de-
tective to trace Mother O'More." who
Priscilla believes can explain much of
the mystery which connects herself with
Ieonora. The portrait of Priscilla. which
has figured so strangely in her life, is
sold by Fosdick. who Is convinced IL has
an evil effect on the girl he loKes. Put
on exhibition, Priscilla is viewing II when
Ieonora) by a character she recalls as
Harry the Nut" companion of Car
nehan and Leonora's old days. With him
is Inez, and Priscilla realizes her danger
CHAPTER VI1.-"Harry the Nut,
bearing the alias of ChiveTs, finds Pris-
ella, who he thinks is Leonora, and
threatens to expose her. She defies MIN
The following morning Priscilla DIRE ams
again of Leonora In the dream vision
she sees bungalow set In clearing in
the Catskill mountains. Mario Is bidding
Leonora goodbye and then goes in his
automobile to Kingston to board a train
for a business trip to New York. After
his departure Leonora is seized with
feeling of terror. She is In constant ap-
prehension of peril Priscilla in her di cam
senses Leonora's danger. After she
awakens she is unable to shake of the.
depressing influence of the vision. She
visits Dr. Philip Fosdick at his Office
and in her agony insists that. through
hypnotic influence. he make her mind
one with Leonora's He does so. and in
a hypnotic trance Priscilla sees Leonora
dead. drowned. a victim of Carnehan's
vengeance