The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-09-11


hands Of his enemies. But with re.
turning breath and life came fear.
Lowell knew that in the murky wa
tiers beneath the moon brine stran.
gled corpse heaved with the tide What
answer had he to give to his enemies
regarding this dead accomplice or his
living self? There had been strug-
gle In the boat, death combat in the
water. cry across the night, gurg-
ling. hideous cry and then silence And
now the shouting crowd upon the pier
was searching with eager eyes across
the waters for the living or the dead.
And the diamond from the sky? 1t
was now the diamond beneath the sea!
1t seemed plain now to the terror
stricken mind of the half drowned
gypsy that no evil hand could hold
the diamond.
In hands alien and evil, the diamond
would not abide, ana with all the ter,
ror Of the night upon him Luke Lowell
felt relieved that this talisman of woe
lay ut the bottom of the bay.
Rested now, he rose to his feet and
realized the pursuit was coming In
his direction. Let the diamond stay
with the dead let the living answer
the enigma of the struggle and cries
in the night upon the waters as best
they might, Luke Lowell resolved on
| flight and distance between himself
and the diamond now in the deePs.
If e., Ia, hn
mountains, and such is the influence
of the great fear that has been upon
| him that In the desperation of his
acute II not chronic reformation Luke
| Lowell asks and secures work in the
! capacity of blacksmith's helper ut
| forge at the mountain mines.
Now while he works and works well,
| for all gypsies are tinlters and smiths
when they do or will work, let us see
what has become of the others whose
| destinies are concerned with the gem.
Arthur, known as John Powell,
| since striking oil has become possessed
of the touch of Midas. He prospers
and wakes in riches and power and is
| intoxicated with his own success. 1t
|
| hopes and affection for Esther, but
Esther Is far away, and lie is young,
and the adulation that men render
and women, tools sweet to him.
Already I'm the oil fields of California
he is known as "the golden man" He
dreams of empires, as Cecil Rhodes
dreamed and realized in Africa. His
money is not boarded, his mind is upon
mines, fruit farms, vast cattle ranches,
manufacturing plants and all forms of
financial and commercial activities.
The quiet lanes Of Virginia, the tur-
moils of his reckless youth that enliv-
ened them, seem far away. Since ne
found the outlaws plumber In the des-
crt and made 1t the lever with which
he moved poverty and hardship from
his way money has become to Arthur
a mighty thing.
In his ambitious plans and activities
Arthur deems that money will do all.
He sends money to his agents, the Sc
cretive Richmond detective, Blake,
thinking he does well and that this
money will aid Esther and Hagar,
while he plays with time and destiny
Mt high stakes in far California.
And ever the dark eyes of Vivian
Marston are on him. But she keeps
aloof and bides her time. Here at last
is prey worth waiting the hour to
strike at. She resolves to play the
game boldly and well.
She has need of helpful assistance
Her thought turned to Blair. She
knows that for some strange reason
ineXplicable to both Blair and herself
Arthur Stanley had sacrificed himself
borne even the onus of murder, con
fessed by flight, murder he knew him
self guiltless of and Blair implicated
But why? This she did not know, MOI
did she care.
She only knew that Arthur would
not betray Blair and that Blair woult
not betray Arthur. She knew that
while Blair secretly, yet with intense
bitterness, hated his supposed cousin
Arthur had eagerly sacrificed himself
for Blair. And now that Arthur n
John Powell, was indeed Colder
man, Vivian remembered his strange
attachment for Blair and thought /
well to apprlse Blair Of the change II
the fortunes as well rs the name o
Arthur Stanley and have Blair COM
out to the west as willing and valua
, bic uccomplice in her designs to strll
the golden man Of all his gold,
In Fairfax Blair was surprised +
receive a brief but amiable letter frou
Vivian. The letter read :
, Los Angeles, Sept 4,
, MY Dear Roy-Am sorry we parted !
anger about the diomond. Arthur stan
lev, uuuer tho name Of John Powell
has struck It rich In OH here You re.t,
; Join me and let bygoncs be bygonos. Low
, inglT Wv IAN
, Blair had crushed the note and wol
! dcred In the presence Of Vivian Blaj
was as a man under a toxic spell Blu
= he remembered with bitterness he
h. llpht and sconful dismissal Of hin
b She had married him, given herself
him for the diamond from he sky. II
had risErd his ne for Il ana her.