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now alone surrounded by cold hearted
schemers, save perhaps the light brain
ed and frivolous society leader, Mrs.
Randolph. So when the prosecutions
Of the returned ne'er do well, Blair
Stanley, had become u%nbearable, and
when his austere mother dropped the
mask of kindness and held over
Esther's Head the threat regarding
Hagar, Esther had fed. She fed with
Quabba, seeking Arthur, hoping, trust.
ing, believing Arthur would be her help.
For his sake she kept silent, though
she had proofs hidden at Stanley hall
Of who and what she was-Esther
Stanley, not Harding. No daughter of
a maddened, dependent gypsy woman
was she. ~,
So Esther's impulses, loving and self
sacrificing, led her first to where Hagar
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FORTUNE is
LONG DELAYED
Beneficiary of State Only. Learns
of It After Many
Years

Hettinger, N. D., Nov. 3.-After
fighting his way through the world
for nearly 40 years and not having
any intimation of the fact that he was
the heir to any property, Newton AID
cock of Cole, Perkins county, has just
found out that his father left him
property about 40 years ago that is
now worth at least $1,000, and that he
should have had the property when
he was 81 years Of age, instead OF
at As, which is his age now In other
words, he finds that he has been I'M
lawfully deprived of this property for
"a years and had it not been that an
aunt had finally found cut his where
abouts, he probably never would have
known that he had a dollar in the
world except what ne had made him
self by hard labor.
Nor is this all the good news that
Mr.. Adcock received, since getting in
touch with his aunt. That good lady
set about finding Newton in order that
she might leave him a house and sew
eral lots in Auburn, Neb.; SO this will
be added to the other $1,000 worth
Of property left him away back in the
hazy past by his father. The proper
ty that he gets from his fathers es-
tate is a 41-acre farm at Auburn, NeD.'
1t has good buildings on it and a 15-
acre orchard in a high state Of devel-
Cpment. There is a standing offer Of
$4,000 for the property.
A most peculiar chain OF circum-
stances lead up to MIR. Adcock's good
fortune. The family formerly lived at
Rockport, Mo. The father died when
Newton was four years Of 'agetand, in
stead Of leaving the property-which
consisted of a 12O-acre farm-to the
mother, it was left in trust TO the
fathers mother, who was given the
use Of it until the children were 81
years Of age, when it Vas to be turn
ed over to them. Newton and his
two brothers, one younger AMI n
older than himself, with their moth
er, left Missouri soon after tneir faith
er's death, going to- Iowa, where their
mother married again. Things were
not c%cngenial at heIp2s so. tile ,poys at.
a very tender age left home, never to
return, and. ignorant Of the fact that
their father had left !heins properly.
In the meantime three fco'tips, MILO
by a peculiar coinciucnce had the
same names as the three brothers Who
were missing, took possession Of the
property at ,Rockport.s Later they sbld
it and invested the proceeds inaa.lGG-
acre farm at Auburn, Neb.
For the past few years, however,
Newton Adcock's aunt, whose homie
is also at Auburn, Neb.. has been try
ing to find him and the other two
brothers, that she might leave them
a share of her property. Aftsr, writ
ing to postofices all over the ,c3untry
she, a short time ago, located'Newton
at Cole. AS a result Of this :the facts
in regard to the fathers pcppsrtN. he.
came known. Newton has, since got
in touch with the two brothers, one OF
whom lives at 'Mapleton;, 1aa..,' and one
at Sioux City. Each Of ithen1Mil.!get
a. 40-acre farm from their fathers
estate. ~. o..
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Among all these furnishings and
chattels nothing so took the eye of the
English lawyer as a fine mounted deer
head that he was informed had been at
Stanley hall for over a century. In
fact, none knew how old it was. To
the lawyer about to return to insular
England from what he and his friends
deemed the wilds of America, nothing
appealed so much US this. In jest he
aimed his gun at the trophy as though
it had fallen to his prowess as a MIN
rod. .
He resolved to purchase the deer
head and take it to England as a tro-
ply of good hunting in 'thc jungles OF
Virginia." At his request it was put
up as first thing to be sold. and he
bought it. The jokes and mockery Of
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CHAPTER XIV.
Arthur Strikes Il Rich.

YES, dear" Hagar had MUIR
~ INJURED when Esther had fold
ed her in her arms; II know
- who yOu are. but T inst
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sociates and is hardly aware Of the
dark eyes of a luxurious woman fas-
tened upon him.
Walled by the green high hills and
the gray and higher mountains at its
back, beautiful Santa Barbara slopes
down to the sea.
Fair as the gardens of the Lord
seems the scene to the desert burned
eyes of Luke Lowell and his fellow
bootlegger as they stand upon the hill
near the old mission and gaze upon a
panorama as Of paradise below them.
Far off at anchor OH the sapphire wa
tiers Of the bay a great white yacht
rides like Il swan upon the tide.
"a guy rich enough to own a skiff
like that can afford to buy the dia-
mond from us grow]s Luke Lowell.
That night they unite a rcwbOat at
the waters edge. and Luke Lowell
pulls upon the oars to bear them out
To a purchaser for the diamond from
the sky.
But the evil men do who fall be-
meath the great Jewels baleful spell is
not yet at an end. Luke's companion
rises stcalthily behind him and strikes
him down.
There is a hoarse cry in the night. a
death struggle on the water. The boat
goes over, a drowning man gasps in
agony. and the diamond from the sky
Is sinking in the deep, cold waters.
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~HE impulses of youth are gen
.arous. Not for himself alone
did he who had been known as
Arthur Stanley of Stanley hall,
Virginia, dream his dreams Of wealth
and powe--, as John Powell, Califor-
mia millionaire to be. True. the factor
Of vanity, especially strong when life
Is young, actuated him in part. He had
left the proud, old countryside Of Fair
fax, where, as master of Stanley hall,
Gratis, a fugitive accused of murder. He
had felt no shame at this, for he knew
his own innocence and knew it could
be proved. M sE#f .
But the deeper shame that had driy-
en- him to this desperate course was
the shame at the thought that his life
had been a living lie. He was not a
Stanley Of Stanley hall, proud heir Of
an English earldom and the diamond
from the sky. .l
He was a gypsy changeling, an impos-
tor! This had been through no fault
Of his. but it was his fault that he
had wasted the fair heritage of Stanley
hall, a heritage not his, and had left
it bankrupt. He had stood and he still
stood usurping 8lair's heirship to all
these things.
1t was perhaps vanity, and a natural
one. that inspired Arthur's resolve to
return to Virginia rich in his W right.
tell the truth. the whole truth, sparing
Blair from the consequences Of being
responsible for the sudden death Of DR..
Lee. t,.H -.
For Blair had assured him this had
been the effect of sudden excitement
on an old mans weakened heart,
when the kind but irascible doctor,
alone with Blair in his study, had quar-
relied With the younger man over the
diamond from the sky.
The impulses Of youth are generous.
Laying aside even his plans for his fu-
ture realization Of power and justii-
cation, Arthur's first thought was to
employ the, means he had at hand in
the finding of the train robbers stolen
plumber, to aid Esther and his gypsy
mother, bitter and cruel as the latter
had been to him. ;
Then he would saw Stanley hall. the
proud old place his prodigality had i'm
periled, from the hands OF greedy
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strangers. \ 1s,s
Whom should he employ as his trust
ed agent in these matters? HI thought
of the taciturn and inscrutable Tom
Blake, the Richmond detective. Ar.
thur remembered wildly how, at a
look from Hagar, Blake had deity
aided him in escaping fromythe sheriff
Of Fairfax and the police Of Richmond
in The exciting encounter at Mrs. Ran
GoiIh'S ball. &st!" "FtF>
Arthur resolved to- trust Blake.
Reaching Los Angeles with the outlaw
loot, the first thing Arthur did was to
wire the Richmond detective in a
guarded message. He received Il reply
in a few hours. which rend:
"Know you are all right. Will act
for you in confidence Trust me fully"
Then it was that Arthur wired ample
funds and instructed Blake to secretly
guarantee all expenses for Hagar's
treatment at the sanitarium. irrespec-
tive of what Mrs. Stanley, might do.
for Arthur had all particulars in brief
by wire from Blake. ai!,r 49, af. .
From Blake he also learned that Es-
Their was seemingly In good hands with
Mrs. Stanley at Mrs. R%andolph's man
sion in Richmond. and from the same
source he learned that Stanley hall.
in the due course Of the bankruptcy
proceedings againsttth missing Ar
thur Stanley, was to be sold to the
highest bidder. 80 "a W. IN F
OF the money, some hundred thou
sand dollars, he had found under the
skeleton Of the horse in the desert.
Arthur placed $4,000 by wire at the
disposal Of Blake in Richmond with
instructions to bid in Stanley hall at
all hazards, and if more money were
necessary more would be Forthcoming.
He could save Stanley hall from
strangers and aid Esther and his gypsy
mother, both penniless and on the
bounty of strangers, since IIagar, in
her mental inflrmity from the blow
that non knew Blair had dealt her,
had no means Of telling wheru. her
supposed wealth was. hidden: ~ /.
But it was a bitter Thought. to Ar
thur that even in this he was using
means not rightfully his. AS the
spendthrift heir Of, Stanley hall be bad
unYittinsly been an impostor. and a
cheat. And now, even in secretly com
ing to the reseue to 'save Stanley half
from strangers or to aid Esther and
Hagar, he was husing stolen money.
An awakening to higher ideals had
come to Arthur, and these reflections
were bitter ones. He hoped good might
come out Of evil and resolved to make
every effort to found his own fortune
and refund with interest. e;,.. II;
With Esther the impulses of her fair
young womanhood were more than
generous; they were loving and self
sacrificing. She knew she was right
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was. It was late on the night of her
fight when Esther arrived at the pri-
vate sanitarium. A long cloak con-
cealed the plain attire in which she
had ,clambered, down the. vines in the
moonlight from her room in the Ran
dolph mansion and joined the faithful
Quabba waiting below.
Outside the sanitarium she handed
to Quabba the gypsy .headdress she
had donned for her flight, and, while
Quabba lurked at Il distance, she rang
the. bell Mt the door OF the sanitarium
and was admitted. She had DOTTED the
cloak; for the night was warm, but
donned it again. ..1-:M +. ro
In her cloak with her curls about her
pretty head she seemed to the super
intendent simply the Miss Harding he
knew as visiting the well known So
ciety leader Of Richmond, Mrs. Ran
dolph, and whose mother was under
treatment for mental trouble here.
81 am called suddenly from Rich
mond," Esther explained to the house
surgeon. "You will pardon the late
ness of my call. but l want to see my
mother ere l leave the city" -
At first the head Of the institution
made polite efforts to deny her request.
But he was not proof against the agi-
tated Esther's pathetic appeals.
'"Under ordinary circumstances, Miss
Harding" said the house surgeon. II
could not let you see d patient ut this
hour. But Lthave good news for you.
Your mother shows signs Of improve
ment. and if you do no. excite her 1t
may do no harm to let YOU see her. !
can also let out Il hope-mind. / do not
promise this-that in time. with rest
and quiet. she will completely recover.
and an operation will not be needed.
So kind was his mannc that Esther
could no longer restrain herself. She
briefly told the surgeon that conditions
were such she was compelled to re-
move herself from being under further
obligations to Mrs. Stanley and the
latter's relative, the more kindly Mrs.
Randolph.
Il I'm going to seek a FRIEND" said
Esther, "a friend who has every reason
to assume all responsibilities for all
charges the treatment of my mother
incurs. l also pledge myself person
ally to this.
"Will you see that even if Mrs. Stan
ley withdraws her aid that my mother
is not taken from here, that she will
continue to receive the benefit Of the
treatment which will. as you believe
and truly hope. restore her reason"
The head surgeon regarded Esther
with a look Of earnest sympathy.
"Set your mind at ease, Miss Hard
ing" he said quietly. IAN unknown
friend. and I I'm not at liberty to give
even the name of the agent>of this un-
known friend. has guaranteed all finan-
cial responsibility for your mothers
expenses and treatment here. I am
authorized to return to Mrs. Stanley
what she has paid out for your moth
er. Besides this, were it otherwise,
the case Is so interesting and has re-
sponded so well to treatment without
operation that we would be inclined to
consider it worthy Of our attention
without recompense."
1t was with a glad heart that Esther
received this cheering information, and
it was with an ever gladder one she
beheld Hagar and noted a CLEAN Of
recognition in those eyes so long q
cant and inexpensive. !
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CHAPTER XIII.
q the HIGHEST Bidder"

impulses of youth are gen
q .erGus. Not for himself alone
p did he;who had been known as
~t, Ae%h,,r Stonlov ~ Stan1ov Ia II
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.. s n &" ~ M = t' 10. " 10 -|E.'l o
the crowd nettled Marmaduke Smythe
beyond endurance. and so, taking his
purchase, he mounted his horse and
awkwardly bore it away. ~;
He had hardly gone when Detective
Blake arrived, driven oyer from the
Fairfax depot. followed in another sta
ton carriage by Blair Stanley and his
mother and, the agitated-fOr every lit
tie thing upset her, and she would tell
you-Mrs. Randolph.
Blake asked that the house and the
furnishings be offered as a whole, and
rendered an opening bid of, $1,000. Mrs.
Stanley drew her thin lips together,
and Blair %>neryously dashed himself to
a. suppressed. and murderous anger.
The Stanleys had not expected compel
tive bidding. Blake admitted acting
for an unnamed client. -
Neither Blair nor his mother dared
openly affront the interloper, as they
deemed him. But they bid desperate
~ to the limit of their only
to see Stanley hall and all its furnish
ings, save the deer head already pur-
chased by the English lawyer, 60 for
$4,000. to Thomas Blake, the agent of
the unknown highest bidder.
They dared not vent their cold an
ger upon the smiling and inscrutablc
Blake, but Mrs. Stanley turned with a
torrent of bitter. contemptuous gibes
upon poor Mrs. Randolph, who hap
pened to remark that her poor nerves
were shattered and that, she wanted
to. faint. In consequence Blair and
his mother went to their house in Fair
fax and did not return with Mrs. Ralr
dolph to Richmond. ,trr.-
Esther reached the gypsy rendezvous
worn and exhausted, not knowing Of
the sale of Stanley hall. The gypsies
received her with wild delight. but she
only stayed with these sincere though
humble friends long enough to make
another unavailing search for Hagar's
missing hoard.
Meanwhile what Of the diamond from
the sky?
1t CLEANS upon the breast of a pa
poose nursed by it's stOlid mother. in
the glare Of the California sunshine,
outside an adobe hut. Luke Lowell,
it is fated, is to see and gain again
the diamond from the sky. He has
taken up with associates as bad as
himself and has become a bootlesger.
OF illicit whisky peddler. With"a COM
panion of his own ilk he passes by
the desert Indians hut and sees the
diamond the squaw has found CLEAN.
ing in the sunshine, a .%papoose's play
thing.
1t is only a bit of glass and tinsel in
the mind of the sodden, drink craving
Indian father. Despite the angry pro-
tests of the squaw, the g%listening orna-
ment is bartered for the vile whisky
of the eager white
And so the diamond moves on again.
Santa Barbara, on the scacoast, re-
sort for rich tourists, is not far away,
and thither Luke Lowell and his crony
bear it, seeking a purchaser able to
buy this gem Of price.
With Arthur Stanley that was, who
is John Powell now, how fares it:
How have his fortunes, fortunes to be
founded on stolen means, prospered?
Not we'll.
Arthur has fallen into the hands of
oil sharks and has invested the outlaw
plumber in the Good Hope wells. The
Good Hope wells have been a joke OF
these oil fields. But who is to warn q
suileless young investor?
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Gratis came to sigh over the vanishing
glory of the old regime.
But to the poor whites and the care
less colored population it was a fete
day and Il free picnic. Dog fights and
the presence of the eccentric English
lawyer, Marmaduke Smythe, enlivened
the proceedings.
As no purchaser OF the whole had
come forward. the auctioneer was pre-
pared to sell the historic and proud old
place and all the fine, old furnishings
it contained, in separate lots. Pictures.
ornaments. rugs had been brought out
upon the broad piazza to make the
a%uctioneer's work the easier.
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full heir Of Stanley hail, even though
by accident Of sex no titled honors
abroad could come to, her. But her
birthright was a proud heritage. Yet
for the sake, of Arthur, a fugitive, and
Hagar, a crazed gypsy woman, who
had done her a wrong in permitting
Arthur to dwell as master at Stanley
hall. while she, the true Stanley, was
reared among the rude Romany, she
would keep silent.
The tender heart Of Esther was per-
meated only with loving Kindness for
the afflicted Hagar and the reckless,
handsome gypsy son who had masque-
raded as the rightful master Of Stan
ley hall. 5ar
Except for the humble help Of the
poor hunchback, Qpabba, Esther was
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But tho next morning Mrs. McChes
ney was IN the depot baggage room
when Dayton wired back:
'Trunks not here. Try Columbus
Nebraska"
crash" said Emma McChesney "a
the surprised bageage-master. There
goes my Haviland vegetable-dish."
Were you selling china?" he In.
CURED.
mo. I wasn't" replied Emma Nc.
Chesney %viciously. And n you don't
let me stand here and give my frank,
unbiased opinion OF this road, It's pres.
ident, board OF directors, stockhold.
ers, baggage-men, Pullman portera
and other things thereto appertainlng,
III probably have Mysteries"
Give IT," said the baggage-master.
You'll feel better. And we're used
to IT,"
She gave It. When she had I'm.
ished:
did you say you was selling goods
on the road? Say, that's a hell OF a
Job for a woman' Excuse me, lady.
l didn't
Il think perhaps you're right" said
Emma McChesney slowly. ut Is just
that"
We'll, anyway. wen do our best to
trace Il. Guess you're in for a walt"
Emma McChesney waited. She
made the rounds of her customers, and
waited. She wired her arm, and wait.
cd. She wrote Jock 10 run along and
enjoy himself, and waited. She cut
and fitted @ shirtwaist, took her hat
apart aid retrimmed Il, HIade the
rounds OF her impatient customers
again, threatened to sue the road, Wis
tied the baggage room daily-and
waited.
Four weary. nerve.racking days
passed. II vas late afternoon OF the
fourth day when Mrs. McChesney on.
tered the elevator to 30 to her room.
She had come from another fruitless
visit to the baggage room. She sank
into a leatheroushioned seat in a cor.
ner OF the lift. Two men entered
brlskly. followed by a bellboy. Mrs.
McChesney did not look up.
We'll I'll be dingedi" doomed a
thrcaty voice. Mrs. McChesney. by
the Great Horn Spoon! Hare you?
Talking about you this minute to my
friend here"
Emma McChesney. with the knowl-
edge Of her lost sample trunks strik-
ing her afresh. looked up and smiled
bravely into the plump pink face Of
fat Ed Meyers, travelling representa-.
tive for her firms bitterest rival, the
Strauss Sans-silk Skirt company.
Talking about me, Mr.. Meyers?
Sufficient grounds for libel. right
there
The little sallow, dark man just at
Meyers elbow was gazing at her un-
g%uardedly, She felt that he had APP
praised her from hat to heels. Ed
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Meyers placed a plump hand on the
little mans shoulder.
ABE, you tell the lady what I was
saying This is Mr.. Abel Fromkin,
maker OF the Fromkln Form-Fit Skirt,
Abe, this is the wonderful Mrs. Nc
Chesney."
Sorry ! can't walt TO hear what
you've said of me. This Is my floor
Mrs. McChesney was already leaving
the elevator.
"Herei Wait a minutel' Fat Ed
Meyers was out and standing beside
her. his movements unbelieyably MIN
BILE. "Wn you have dinner with US,
Mr.. McChesney?"
Thanks. Not tonight"
Meyers turned TO the waiting ele.
vator. "Fromkin, you go on up with
the boy I'll talk TO the lady a min
ute"
A little displeased frown appeared
on Emma McChesney's face.
You'll have to excuse me. Mr.. Mey-
ers, /"
"HeIgh-ho for that naughty stun,
Mrs. McChesney. grinned Ed Meyers.
Don't turn up your nose at that little
Kike friend Of mine till you've heard
what ! have TO say, Now Just let me
talk a minute. Fromkin's heard all
about you. He's got a proposition to
make. And II isn't one to snlI at"
He lowered his voice mysteriously
IN the silence OF the DIM hotel corri-
dor.
"Fromkln started In a little one
room hole-inthe-wall over on the East
side. Lived on u herring and a hunk
OF rye bread. Wife used 10 help him
sew. That was seven years ago. In
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IT'S signed, T. A, buck III take
q chance"
The two men stared after her. dis.
appointment and bewilderment cAas-
ing across each face.
well, ! thought I knew women
but BEGIN Ed Meyers fuently.
Passing the desk, Mrs. "Wednesday
heard her name. She glanced toward
the clerk. lie was just hanging up
the telephone receiver. baggage
room says the depot just notified 'em
your trunks we're traced to Columbia
city. They're Vs. their way here
now"
columbia Cityl" repeated Emma
McChesney. DO you know. / believe
I've learned to hate the name OF khe
d%iBcoverer Of this fair land"
Up in her room she opened the
crumpled telegram again. and regard.
cd II thoughtfully before she began
TO pack her bag.
The thoughtful look was still there
when she entered the big bright omoe
OF the T. A. Buck Featherloom Petit.
coat COMPANY anu WIN IL was an
other expression that resemnled con.
triton.
"Mr. Bucks waiting for you" a
s~tenographer told her.
Mrs. MoCheaney opened the door
Of the office marked Private"
Two men rose. One she recognized
as the firms lawyer. The other. who
came swiftly toward her, was t. A.
Buck-no longer Junior. There was a
new look about him-a look OF re-
sponsibillty, Of efficiency. Of clear.
headed knowledge.
The two clasped hRnds-a firm, sin.
oere. understanding grip.
Buck spoke hrst. ITS good to see
you. We were talking Of you as you