The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-13


from the sky.
On the other hand. Judge Lamar
Stanley had son, sturdy boy OF
three. His proud wife. equally with
himself, dreamed of day when this
boy should bear the honors and have
the vast estates of the Stanley earl
dom and the wonderful. priceless dia
mond from the sky.
As the two horsemen. kinsmen and
bitter enemies, rode down upon eacl
other In smiling Virginia lane ne,
Their would swerve his horse a hairs
breadth for the other. Into each otheN
full tilt, their blooded horses charged,
and then the superior horsemanship of
the soldier, skilled in cavalry encoun.
tiers, told. Over went horse and judge
into the dust Of the road. and, with u
hooking laugh and not deigning to
look back at his fallen kinsman. who
arose and cursed and shook his fist at
him, Colonel Stanley rode on.
The judge, discounted In the dust,
saw the dark face Of gypsy grinnine
at him through hedge near by. The
Stanley. Mounted on his horse again
he now saw a gypsy van on the other
side of the hedge. Judge Stanley
quivering with rage, rode into the gar
of the hedge and hoarsely ordered of
the intruders.
But, yo' see, 1t is like this" expos
tulated the gypsy. 81 am alone here
xnrtet xtFtGa estr n,,. l,aa
gone on. My wife is very sick. We
can't 20 on, sir"
"What do l care what ais your
wretched wifev' snarled the Judge
"Drive your horses Off my land and gel
out. l am judge In this county"
"Mebbe you are president of the
United States, too" grumbled the
gypsy. "Do you think you own the
roads because the gentleman that just
rode by knocked you Off your horse
on the roadT
Reused to burst Of fury, the judge
drove his horse at the gypsy and
dashed him cruelty with the heavy rid.
ing whip he always carried. A wan
but handsome gypsy woman, clutching
at her side as though in pain, tottered
| out from the van as though to protect
| the gypsy from the sheer brutality of
the horseman. Stanley struck the gyp.
sy woman across the face, leaving a
| livid veal. To his surprise she never
flinched, but faced him dauntlessly.
The bltterest disappointment of your
life and a death that will be a buz.
Yards feast for you for that blow" she
said tensely, light of prophecy in
| her courageous eyes.
The Judge faltered and wheeled his
horse, but turning to the gypsy man
he cursed him again and bid him be
Off his land. Then he rode on.
Meanwhile Colonel Stanley had rid.
den to the village Of Fairfax and had
halted his horse ut the gate of pref
ty cottage. A sign by the gate bore
the words, "Dr. Henry Lee"
The doctor was an amiable man OF
some sixty years, inclined to corpu
lence, kinsman OF General Robert Il
Lee. The doctor had been a surgeon
In the Confederate army. Some fifteeI
years older than the colonel, he had
been the guardian of the other. Dur
ing the war the colonel had saved the
doctors life by carrying him wher
wounded back to the Confederate lines
under Calling fire. A further bond
between them, II others We're needed
was the mutual hatred they bore tC
Judge Lamar Stanley, who through
some legal chicanery had impoverished
the doctor In his old age. a breach OF
confidence II not of trust Eyes, doc
tor, come at once. My wife will neet
you tonight" said the colonel.
As the colonel neared his estates ant
was within sight Of the broad lawn OF
his colonial mansion, Stanley hall, {
landmark Of the countryside he saw {
gypsy van approaching. On the driv
ing seat We're two figures, man ant
woman. The man was bellowinl
hoarse curses at disappearing horse
man, whom even at the distance til,
colonel recognized as his hated cousin
the judge.
As he neared the approaching gypsy
outfit the colonel noticed the woman
had tainted from pain and WEAKNESS
He had just time to wheel his hors,
close beside the van and catch her al
she was falling from the seat.
In few words the gypsy man ex
planned their miserable situation. TIL
kindly heart of the colonel was touch
ed. The fainting woman had now re
vived and was listening Alphabetically
80 Judge Stanley has ordered 20,
or the earthT remarked the colonel
well, my good nan, that little cops
OF woods right over there not far iron
my house, belongs to me. Camp Their
as long rs you wish and will see you
sick wife gets every attention. Sh
expects child, you say? All, the ours
OF Eve falls alike In hut and mansion
We expect this same mrlnentous even
at my house. You are doubly we
come. will send DR.. Lee, our famil
physician, to attend your wife.
The gypsy woman now spoke for tn
first time. "For your kind heart rea
your fortune, A bitter disappointment