Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-12

SINUFSIS
CHAPTER Vaguely conscious of
a double personality, but without any
idea of it's 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 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-
onoca and the rest escape.
CHAPTER Tin her studio. Priscilla
Maine. wealthy artist. awakes from
troubled sleep with distinct feeling of
having her life linked with Leonora's.
in fancy dress-a gpsy-which seems to
have 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 Fosdck. A student OF the
higher emotions of the human mind. Fos-
dick is deeply interested. and very much
T. lNxy~ xxrifh he cyfr
solving the problem. He is stunned when
| she tells him the story in her mind, con-
| frmed 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 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-
elias studio to a sordd 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
4 fear the danger which threatens Leonora.
CHAPTER v.-Lacking definite direc-
\ lions Ieonora 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 rival for the af-
fections of 'Carnehan Inez promises to
take her to Carnehan, but leads her to
Marios 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
i nehan. crazed with liquor, appears de.
| termined to kill Mario, knowing him In
love with Leonora For a time she paci-
fes him and secures his revolver, but he
overpowers her and in struSgle 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
| tn I,eonora 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
I.eonora The portrait of Priscilla. which
sold by Fosdick. who is convinced 1t has
an evil effect on the girl he loves Put
on exhibition, Priscilla Is viewing 1t when
she is terrified at being recognized las
Leonora) by a character she recalls az
Harry the Nut" a companion of Car
nehan and Leonora's old days. With him
is Inez. and Priscilla realizes her danger
CHAPTER vII-"Hary the Nut
bearing the alias of Chilvers. finds Pris
ella. who he thinks Is Leonora. anc
threatens to expose her. She defies him
The following morning Priscilla dream.
again of Leonora In the dream-visior
she sees a bungalow set In a clearing ir
the Catskil mountains. Mario Is bidding
Leonora goodbye and then goes In his
automobile to Kingston to board trair
for business trip to New York Aftei
his departure Leonora Is seized with q
feeling of terror She is in constant ap
prehension of peril. Priscilla In her di can
senses Leonora's danger After she
awakens she is unable to shake off tbs
depressing influence of the vision. She
visits DIR. Philip Fosdlck at his office
and In her agony insists that. through
hypnotic influence. he make her MIND
a hypnotic trance Priscilla sees Leonors
dead, drowned. victim of carDehan's
CHAPTER vni.--.Chnvers' is roiIec
IN his attempts at blackmail.
CHAPTER lX.--Asleep In the studio
Priscilla is drugged and carried to q
saualid room, where she is confronted By
her enemy. Inez. The woman believing
her to be Leonora) tells her her one
time friends are Of the opinion she ha,
not dealt fairly with them. and are con
sidering her punishment. Attempting L
escape, she is captured and brought int
the presence of the gang. Consultation
is interrupted by the abrupt appearance
OF Carnehan. The thug is aghast at thu
sight of Priscilla. declaring ne had killed
her that afternoon. The police. brough
70 the scene by Mario. break inru thu
gathering Mario, believing Priscilla I,
be Leonora. his wife. carries her TO
waiting automobile and they are driver
swiftly away to the mountain camp which
had been so clearly revealed to Priscilla