Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-12-30

are all right now. Take this
ana go to tn devil with 1t! Rn, r ~0ney
er Killed DIR. Lee Or not | n ".etn
you II you ever say one word y, ~ XII
you know. One thing more. wh. "nat
your" "uo told
"Hagar Harding" lied Luka
gibly Then. seeing an lncs.s .V'eH
look In the others eyes. he nddoS I'Ous
MY; "Hagar's gone dairy. ths,'s sur
she told me But she don't tank 70 "uy
body now. and | know she dIdn,, NY
anybody else. They would onIy ,,, @,'
she was raving n she did Mr. Gu. nA
ley has taken her to ri. hmond 'Au'
asylum. Mrs. Stanley has the .,.,
Esther with her. They are ar n SUI
handolph's. where the BAH was y .s 's
Luke suus
John Powell breathed a s,v,
iiei' ihen all Is well with Esther =,
least. He does not question 49,"
further. realizing II Loyen knew ,ras.
concerning Esther the gypsv wos,s
have blurted 1t out D'u
And SO Luke Lowell evnsy ,...
mailer and John Powell shasn ~
der. part. But as the gynsv o.
across the desert 10 the uesrest &c.
town and railroad station he search.
ever searches. FOR the diamond tro.,
the sky. He has not told Jobn pow
ell or the diamond Even now \.
half believes that II was but A s,man.
or his heat crazed brain
Some miles across the deser, ,rar.,.
desert Indian family. They bsya
TWO horses. One the buck rides nj h,s
ease. and the other drags travels
the two rude poles fastened 10 ,hs
horse. the ends OF which drag across
the desert. and dashed to the poles AR.
the Indians goods and chattels
Beside the travois trudges the sonsw
On her back her papoOse sleeps stran.
ped TO It's board IN the sun
Across the desert the travels scratch.
- Its way. The eyes of the sous ~
fall upon the fresh trucks thar I,
makes. A little spray Of sand sprin.
kles over something that gllstens
brightly In the sun. The squaw stoop,
down and gathers up the diamond from
the sky and wakes her papoose 10
shake the new found cleaning trinket
plaything before It's beady eyes.
SO the days pass In Virginia and
California alike. John Powell ceases
TO he sheep herder. and taking with
him nearly 100000 cash In bis bat.
tered old valise. unknown TO any man.
he bids goodby TO his friends at the
sheep ranch. and pausing only In Los
Angeles 10 buy becoming outfit OF
business clothes. he goes 70 the ada.
cent oil fields 10. as he says to him.
self grimly. buy himself rich.
He writes 10 Esther. guardedly and
without signature. from Los Angeles.
The letter reaches Esther 10 the nick
OF time. Mrs. Randolphs maid gives
IL TO her. Informing her that Mrs. Stan.
ley has issued orders that II any letter
should come 10 Esther that Il be de-
liyered To Mrs. Stanley 1rst
The Secutions OF Blair STANLEY
have become lntolerable. aud when
Esther has gone dehantly TO Blairs
mother Mrs. Stanley has tainted bet
with the cruel retort that she Esther
In beggar on the bounty OF the moth
er OF the man who honors her with al
offer Of marriage
Further. Mrs. Stanley icily reminds
Esther that since Hagar has lost bel
reason no trace OF the supposed wealth
or Hagar can be found The operation
necessary to restore fIagar's mind VII
cost $1,000 II Esther accepts Blair
Mrs. Stanley Informs her. this none!
Will be forthcoming. and the operation
will be performed.
II II on the point OF Esther's tongu
to speak and declare herself for wha
she Is. the legitimate daughter OF tn