The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-26

ouabba Appears at Stanley Hall.
that had disappeared-the diamond
from the sky-and an earldom farther
away than even distant Warwick
shire7
The diamond from the sky and the
earldom were not for her. They were
never to be the possessions OF her son
either, IL would seem
Dead men lay between and a living
man. a wanderer and n fugitive, and
the earl. old and feeble, a helpless in
valid for years, still fingered on And
Arthur Stanley, prescribed as a muir
derer though he was, bore charmed
life that stood between her son and
sky.
The diamond from the sky itself was
gone. vanished from the sight OF man.
As for her son, that son was infatu-
ated with a worthless woman. Vivian
Marston would make a fit mate for
Blair Stanley. son she had borne and
rearedl
But bitter as all these reflections
were. the Stanley pride was strong in
the breast OF Blair's mother. Bad as
he was, she thought, IL were better he
never possess the diamond from the
sky or the Stanley earldom with such
a woman to share these great posses
sions-
And then the judges widow saw
coming toward her Hagar Harding.
the present mistress OF Stanley hall.
At the sight Of Hagar Mrs. Stanley
stifrened, and instinctively all the old
hopes and all the old hatreds leaped
again within her withered breast She
rose as IL to enter her house and ignore
Hagar. but Hagar stayed her with a
gesture.
do not go. Mrs. Stanley" said Ha-
gar I'm even tones. Il have with me
the proofs that your son and not Ar
thur Stanley Is guilty OF the murder
OF DIR. Henry Lee" And she indicated
with a meaning gesture the fat black
portfolio she carried. the same portfo-
lio Detective Blake had brought from
Richmond
"Hushr' whispered the judges wild
ow tensely. Come insfder And she
led her strange guest within the por-
tails Of her home and up to the living
room
Here Hagar without a further word
showed her the photographs OF the
thumb prints left by the murderer In
DR.. Lees study and the photograph of
the returned dishonored check. with
the fatal inky thumb print OF Blair
Stanley resting against his signature,
r. a FN
IT viii get my SON. He Is some
where about the houseF cried Mrs
Judge Stanley. What is the price
you ask for your silence? / cannot
think you would come here except 10
bargain"
my price IS an easy one" replied
Hagar. 81 ask that you and all your
friends receive my daughter Esther
and myself I'm Fairfax. have only
this to say: Deem me who you may,
my daughter Esther is OF as high birth
and blood as the proudest families OF
Fairfax"
what you ask can be arranged.
feel sure" said the judges widow. re-
gaining her cold composure- wait
here till ind my son
Mrs. Stanley bowed and hurried down
to the porch. where she called loudly
for Blair. thinking perhaps iie was IN
the garden or at the Stable
Meanwhile Blair ia the r rs p. linz
place behind the chimney ifil isssird
every word that had been uitere! ia
the room In biz hands be clutche1 n
mass OF bank notes ThruSiinS them
I'm his pocket. he touched the spring
and pushed aside the swinging FIRE
place nOiSeiessly-
Hagar stood by the table. her back
10 the fireplace. watching the door. In
her hands were the discriminating pho
tOgraphs OF the thumb prints OF Blair
Stanley
As she turned at the sound OF Blair's
advance he struck her down with the
heavy iron poker. and she fell 10 the
floor as though lIfeless. I'm a crumpled
heap
AS Blair stopped to seize the photo
graphs OF his guilty thumb prints that
bad saii@n A- tha aoa- . 0team of steal