The Springdale news., 1915-08-13

believed that Blair still lay dead by his hand in the grave dug for another, and with him the last male Stanley save the old earl in England had per- iShed
 As Arthur passed from the van he saw Esther come toward him from Hasar's side and was glad to note his fierce. stern mother made no attempt to stay her And Esther had evident ly been told as much IS Hagar cared to tell her.
 She called him 'brother9 and walk eel with him to the woods at the edge of the camp. and there they paused and made their fareWells.
 Be q good man, Arthur, my broth er, and let me be proud of you" Es- ther whispered tenderly. And Arthur folded her to his heart and kissed her and strode away
 He looked back once and saw her leaning against great tree and weep ing But neither he nor the weeping Est her beheid tie dark face of Luke Lowell peering at them through the shrubbery.
 II was not until next morning that Haear sought for the diamond and f0uul it missing. Again her rage at Arthur burned high. IIagar hated the stanley name and despisel every stan i9y possesstou but she Was resolved since au thc StaH2es= .ii9e #F3s near at cad that Esther. zaefrauded Of every other birthrieht should have the di0- mend from the sky.
 ftagar had not wholly believed Ar- thur guilty of Bf. Lees murder, even when she had first learned of his being suspected from Issther,s lips when she had come for Esther to Fairfax the day before Hagar resolved to 90 to Rehmond the nearest. Liz eity, feel ing sure Arthur would be there in hid iag. iii the hope of finding him and se- curing the diamond from the sky for Esther, even if it were necessary to give Arthur, her own #son, ap to the law,
 She telegraphed from the nearest railroad station, from which they took train to Richmond This telegram was to the Blake agency, and il vas sent fo recall Tom Blake, the head of the concern, from Fairfax 10 Richmond
 No suspicion in the slightest had been directed at Blair ill connection with the doctors murder, nor did any living soul in Fairfax. save Blair and his mother, know Of the encounter Blair had had with Arthur in the doctors a89ryard nor Of the grewsome duel across the open grave at midnight that had followed BIair.s wild rase to de fame Esther's good name that Arthur might not suspect him el murder and robbery, the real quilt Blair felt the burden of.
 But in order to De safe. and at his mothers suggestion. Blair stanley had gone to Richmond, mother giving fae excuse that he went to attend to urgent matters brought about by the doctors sudden aHa tragic death.
 Esther, too. Was gone from Fairfax aow and this, with =the. .GieAt=of Ar- fhar and the presence of the Rich mand detective made the country side Gf ald aristocratic Fairfax county ring with rumors aud the revival of old, Ian4 forgotten tragic and mysterious happenings among the StaHleF$.
 n Richmond Arthur stanley, giving ziinsef the Haae=af .IeAa Powell taaal humble lodgings awaiting oppor. unity ,o lip ft5H1 ssi=H4aHd when the 6ge and cry after him had died down. t1 was necessary fer him to have funds ID obtain those he resolved to pawn the diamond from fhe sky, be lieving that no living person save Ia- gar knew of is existence.
 In eighteen yeafs the diamond from the sky had almost come To be regard ea as T myth in FaIrfax county. some there were who claimed it had never