The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-09-14

Arthur STANLEY, VINO mad found
the diamond from the sky In
the fallen meteor 300 years agone. had
a worthy descendant In the equally
reckless, desperate and INSCRIPTIONS
Blair Stanley.
1t is to be doubted If Blair Stanley
gave any thought of the great wrong
he might do the gentle Esther In the
furtherance of the cold ambitious
schemes of his mother and his own i'm
pulsive lawless ones. He cared not a
whit whether If he should marry Els
ther such an alliance would be blga-
nous and shameful in case his mar
riage with Vivian should prove subse-
quently legal and binding.
To get Esther and to get the diamond
by such means, not to speak of the
Stanley earldom in England, appealed
TO Blair. The thought of Vivian fight.
ing for her rights rs the consort of an
earl appealed to Blair's cynical sense
of humor.
With meekness almost purltanical
in its sleek hypocrisy he had answer
ed his mother to the effect that he
would do as she desired He prepared
himself, at his mothers suggestion, to
return to Richmond and make amends
with the disgruntled relative and So
ciety leader, Mrs. Burton Randolph,
for Mrs. Randolph had developed an
unselfish fOndness for Esther.
Meanwhile Esther had been received
with open arms by the gypsy people
when she had returned with Quabba
when first setting out in search of AR.
thur with the loyal hunchback. An,
other search of Hagar's van ut the
camp had been fruitless. There was
no trace or evidence Of any wealth
that 1t had always been supposed that
Hagar possessed.
Esther announced to the gypsies
that, while Hagar gave evidence OF
eventually recovering, 1t was necessary
that she Esther must journey far to
seek friend who could aid her In
these days of trial. The generous
Romanys OF the tribe pressed their lit
tie boards of money upon Esther,
whom they acknowledged their prin-
cess. But Esther refused to accept.
The more canny and practical Quab-
ba, however, accepted all tributes of
this kind, unknown TO Esther, and Sc
creted them against coming days of
need.
Followed far from the camp by the
kindly gypsies, and even the little gyp-
sy children who loved Esther with the
loyal devotion Of their elders, Quabba
and Esther set out upon their way.
Quabba was further glldGencd by a
royal gift of large street piano and
cart and pony to haul It,
Starting west and north upon their
quest for Arthur Esther and Quabba
with their qucint C.ulp"Cc took their
way. They halted at the farm OF
Farmer Smith, where Arthur had
worked, and proceeded on. intending to
skirt through Richmond to ascertain
Hagar's condition ere going west
Journeying 10 Richmond, Blair Stan,
ley beheld Quabba and Esther and the
pony and organ cart as his train pass
ed by them. The reckless Blair had
no patience to wait till the train reach
ed the next station. He pulled the pir
brake cord, alighted, and as the Eair
the track, and after Esther and Quabba
had toiled past him on foot by theiI
pony organ cart, he stealthily trailed
them to the outskirts of Richmond.
From here he FASTENED TO Mrs. Ran
dolph's, and made his peace and en-
listed her sympathy and cooperation
in regard to Esther. With Mrs. Ran
dolph he hurried 10 the sanitarium
where Hagar was, and as he had sur
missed, they found Esther.
The appeals of the good hearted Mrs
Randolph had no effect In dissuading
Esther from her wild plan Of searching
for Arthur, journeying even across the
continent on foot with gypsy bunch
back to do so, until she appealed to her
through her love for Hagar.
Suppose rour mother RECEIVERS and
needs your said Mrs. Randolph ear,
nestly. Stay with me, and be my lit
tie adopted daughter again till your
mother RECEIVERS. You can see she !
improving. Let your gypsy servant g
and seek Arthur Stanley. l am sur
do not know what strange reasol
actuates you In your desire to find him
If he cared for you he would let yo'
know where he Is. II he Is not guilt
of numbering dear Old DIR. Lee VIII,
should he run away Don't you SEE
a nice young girl can't do such dc
lightful, romantic thlngsT It's all RICH
In books, my dear Esther, but In rea
life Il young girl going across the worl
TO seek a sweetheart without chape
ron would he talked about" To b
talked about was Mrs. Randolph
idea of mundane damnatiOn.
Esther realized the sense and SINGER