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

who you are, but | Just
cannot remember now. Maybe tomor-
row l will remember. They took my
boy away; they put n great jewel
on his breast, ! remember that, and
remember you came and were my
baby in his place. / will remember
tomorrow. | am tired now. but kiss
me, dear child, for l see by your eyes
you love me. and | will remember to-
morrow who you are"
"She will not remember you tomor-
row." whispered the kindly house sur
geon as he led the weeping Esther
away. ut may be many months be-
fore she remembers you. Her recov-
cry will be slow. but feel that | can
assure you that in the end 1t will be
complete"
So it was with hopeful heart and
feeling resolute for her adventuring In
search of Arthur that Esther bid adieu
to the kindly head of the sanitarium
and rejoined Quabba, who, with his
own personal attendant, Clarence. the
monkey, waited for her in the shadows
up the quiet street, and. trudging side
by side, the girl and the hunchback.
the latter carrying the sleeping mon
key and a small bundle of Esther's
hastily packed belongings, took their
way from city streets to country lanes,
while on them cleaned the light of
the myriads of diamonds in the sky
She was happy. She felt sure that
Arthur prospered in far California and
was the unknown friend.
Esther had only known that with
the clouding of Hagar's mind after
her visit to the house of Mrs. Stan
ley in Fairfax no trace of any wealth
or means that Hagar supposedly had
been possessed of could be found. Save
for modest sum of money on her per-
son when she returned to Stanley hall,
Hagar, 1t was ascertained, had no fur
ther funds that could be found.
In the sudden journey taken to Rich
mond and In the events that followed
after Hagar had been placed in the
sanitarium and Blair had returned to
prosecute Esther. abetted by his moth
err, Esther had kept no heed of the con-
ditiOns that so vitality affected Stanley
hall. Hagar had leased 1t. but the
property. ruined by Arthur's prohigacy,
was to be sold in bankruptcy proceed
ings.
Esther had not been aware that this
impended The morning following her
flight. however. Mrs. Stanley received
from Fairfax letter from the referee
in bankruptcy informing her, as par
ty concerned. Of the scheduled sale of
Stanley hail within few days.
AS party concerned, Lawyer
Smythc. representing the English Stan
legs, received n like notice ms he was
on the point Of LcpIri.s 10 England,
disguised with America in general and
the erratic and, as he thought, criminal
yankee" Stanleys in particular. But
he deemed his duty called him to the
sale.
When Mrs. Randolph's maid an
nounced that Esther's room was In dis
order, her bed not slept in and that
Esther was gone, Mrs. Randolph
promptly had an attack of nerves,
while Blair ragged and fumed. Mrs.
Stanley alone remained cool in the face
of this surprising news.
"She has no friends and no money"
said Mrs. Stanley calmly; "she will not
go far We will find her back here or
with her gypsy friends before long"
"The next thing" continued Mrs.
Stanley, rs to run down to Fairfax
for this sale. know of no one In
Fairfax with the means to purchase
the place. If your father only could
have lived to see the day he could have
bought in Stanley hall, home of his
enemy, at bankrupt sale he would
have been happy man. The place
will go for song, and shall buy It,"
All Fairfax turned out ut the auction
sale of Stanley hall. The old aristo-
Gratis came to sigh over the vanishing
glory of the old regime.
But to the poor whites and the care
less colored population 1t was fete
day and a free picnic. Dog fights and
the presence of the eccentric English
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
auctioneer's work the easier.
Among all these furnishings and
chattels nothing so took the eye of the
English lawyer as fine mounted deer
head that he was informed had been al
Stanley hall for over n century. In
fact, none knew how old 1t was. To
the lawyer about TO return to insuar
England from what he and his friends
deemed the wilds of America, nothing
appealed 80 much as this. In jest he
aimed lis gun Mt the trophy as though
II had fallen TO his prowess rs MIN
rod,
He resolved TO purchase the deel