The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-09-17

are all right now. Take this money
and go to the devil with it. But wheth.
err killed DIR. Lee or not, ! will kill
you II you ever say one word OF what
you know. One thing more. Who told
your
"Hagar Harding" lied Luke Lowell
glibly. Thes. seeing an incredulous
look in the others eyes. lie added sur.
I lily: "Hagar's gone daffy: that's why
she told me- But she don't talk to any
body now, and ] know she didn't tell
anybody else. They would only think
she was raving II she did. Mrs. Stan
ley has taken her to Richmond to an
asylum. Mrs Stanley has the girl
Esther with her. They are at Mrs.
Randolph's, where the ball was" adds
Luke.
John Powell breathed sigh OF re-
lief. Then all Is well with Esther at
least He does not question Lowell
further, realizing If Lowell knew aught
concerning Esther the gypsy would
have blurted 1t out
And so Luke Lowell, gypsy black
mailer. and John Powell, sheep her
der. part But as the gypsy goes
across the desert to the nearest desert
town and railroad station he searches,
ever searches. for the diamond from
the sky. He has not told John Pow
ell of the diamond. Even now he
half believes that 1t was but Pigment
or his heat crazed brain.
Some miles across the desert travels
desert Indian family. They have
two horses. One the buck rides at his
ease, and the other drags travels
the two rude poles fastened to the
horse. the ends Of which drag across
the desert. and lashed to the poles are
the Indians goods and chattels.
Beside the travels trudges the squaw.
On her back her papoose sleeps, strap
ped to its board. in the sun.
Across the desert the travels scratch
es Its way. The eyes OF the squaw
fall upon the fresh tracks that it
makes. A little spray Of sand sprin-
kles over something that gistens
brightly in the sun The squaw stoops
down and gathers mp the diamond from
the sky and wakes her papoose to
shake the new found cleaning trinket
plaything before its beady eyes.
So the days pass IN Virginia and
California alike. John Powell ceases
to be sheep herder, and, taking with
him nearly 100000 cash in his bat
tered old valise, unknown to any man.
~, h;e
sheep ranch. and pausing only in Los
Angeles 10 buy a becoming outfit of
business clothes. he goes to the ada
cent oil fields to. as he says to him
self grimly. buy himself rich.
He writes to Esther. guardedly and
without signature. from Los Angeles.
The letter reaches Esther In the nick
81 time. Mrs. Randolphs maid gives
It to her, informing her that Mrs. Stan
ley has issued orders that If any letter
should come to Esther that it be de-
1vered to Mrs. Stanley first.
The prosecutions OF Blair Stanley
have become intoerable, and when
Esther has gone defiantly to Blair's
mother Mrs. Stanley has tainted her
With the cruel retort that she Esther
s beggar on the bounty Of the moth
n of the man who honors her with an
'ffer OF marriage.
Further. Mrs. Stanley icily reminds
esther that since Hagar has lost her
'eason no trace of the supposed wealth
II Hagar can be found The operation
Necessary to restore Hagar's mind will
'ost $1,000. II Esther accepts Blair,
Yrs. Stanley informs her. this money |
will be forthcoming. and the operation
will be performed
1t Is on the point of Esther's tongue
o speak and declare herself for what (
he is. the legitimate daughter Of the |
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