Arizona republican., 1915-07-25
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

bitter feud, engendereJ over an heirloom the diamond from the sky found In a meteor by an an cesGT has existed between Col. Arthur Stanley aud his cousin. Judge Lamar Stanley. The feud Is aug mented by the fact that the to the Stan ley earldom In England may American family When his wife dies after having given birth to daughter Col Stanley buys and substitutes as heir new born gypsy boy. Three years later the Eyrsy mother steals thu coonel's daughter. who is being reared in secret and obtains possession of " diamond from the sky % and a document that hold the secret of the false heir
 When the daughter. Esther Stanley. whom Hn-ar has grown love. grows up Iagar returns to vir. ginia with her. hoping right the wrong done her and that she has done. She obtains the consent If Ir- Lee. Col. Stanleys old friend. to pt Esther IS his daughter in th, hope that HaEars son. the supposed Arthur stanley II. will fall in lcve with Esther and 90 she will become mistress Of Stanley hall which is her right. Dr. Lee cxacs ns hls con dition that he keep in custody tn raicful diamond. pr Lee warns HaEar that her Is proai=ate. unfit for Esther but she hopes for the best Arthur falls in Lve with Esther. does his companion Blair Stanley, tho cousin. who would b, the rightful heir to the earllom the secret known
 In endeavortns to steal the diamond from Dr. Lee. Blair causes tn death of the old doctor. On Ieav ing the house after the deed he encounters Arthur and to divert suspicion inserS he has left Esher's rom duel follows. in which Arthur Is victoe. Arthur takes the diamond from BIair's breast and leaves his victim for cead. Accused Of the murder of Dr. Lee. Arthur fees Richmond. where he li-~s under assumed nam,- Blair. too. having cred from the blow. goes Richmond Rlai- .s forced to visit pawnshop through his riotous gam ohng ana Artnur running out or funds IS forced 10 pawn the !" diamond from the skv.'' They meet and. after explanations about the death of nr L-e. agree 10 stand by each other and spend Jolly night together at a ball at which a supposed Now York society woman Is the guest of honor. Th. society belle fin reality 's adventures. and she. through the gambler who has won Blair's nonev. tains the loan of the '' diamond from the sky '' from the pavnbroker. who the gamblers brother. HsEar also attends the bali tell Bls'r. Hagar. and Arthur mutually dunfouu1ed find the diamond the breast of Vivian Narston. ihe he'll T-udar 4ha nf arlfr Hsgar seats the adventures a curtain, from behind which hand reaches out first to throttle Vivian and then 70 steal tho " diamond from the sky
 It is Luke Lowell. gyrsy. who has stolen the da- nond. and. ahozt fo he caught red handed by the police. he drops the diamond in a mall box. In the uproar that follows ct the ball sheriff suddenly appears and demands the surrender of Arthur the charge of murder of Dr. Lee Arthur remembers the pledge to Blair and knocking down the police. makes his br riding the brakes of outgoing fright train. The '' diamond from the sky = in the time has been swept hy the mail carrier into ma1 bsg and. of the pronzs of Its setting having dumped the postofHce Later the bag drops from the wagon and a passing hunchback organ grinder first calls to the driver and then examines the Ing find in It the diamond Dreaming dreams of wealth. of pl-nty to eat for himself and his monkey. the . organ grinder camps the outskirts of tho citr. But during the night the monkey climbs the with the diamond and. finding a birds in nest. takes the egg and leaves thu diamond in ts rlsce. Arthur. in the meantime. s attacked by hoboes when clothes. but. Fortunately. Is left with the tattered outfit of of the trsmps No longer likely 10 cite suspicion by his appearance, he asks for work at farmsde