The Springdale news., 1915-11-19
| The Diamond From the Sky
 By ROY L. McCARDELL Copyright. 1915, by Roy L. McCarden
Copyright. 1915, by Roy L. McCardell
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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fcgd has existed between Colonel Ar thIr Stanley and his cousin, Judge Lamar stanley. over an heirloom, the diamond from inc sky. found In a fallen meteor by 4, ancestor Also. the succession u the sfanley earldom In England may come t. an American When d daughter Is born 4, fine colonel and the mother dies tte colonel buys a gypsy boy and substitutes him Three years later the gypsy mother having had no part in this bargain, steals the girl Esther, reared in secret anG leaves her son unde tected as the heir. The gypsy has obtained possession Of the dia= ,a6ua from the sky, and Il document Witf me stanley secret. Years iater= fIagaF aKps4 queen, returns to Virginia with Is .hef Dr Lee. the late Colonel StanleEss ff#t.f44, adopts Esther. Arthur StaHleY se4z# afIi1sar. falls in love with Esther. and = zf8es his companion and cousin ElalH stanley. rishtful male heir Of Stanley r. sfe8liu. the diamond Blair causes tas a.yfT. of the doctor and tries later t0 p5II fHe bl1me on Arthur. who takes the scEI=
 EffEar Srauiey eludcs his pursuers and aHns Htsar. VI4o reveals his iesutfts st#H.5 bIaIi- hum for luis wild fife Nesllaz 7.4.4..ss .te paWttS lhc diamond t#a=i.#e.4= a.aad At 4 ball at which al aaEeatgts es Nielan Muistou. wears the barto#=e#H
 #H i.utse IoEe.. ilIsprs EEpsE Eglafzt- steals e.fe diamond Fo ak5.a deteef45#= ar ops IJ IQta mtH box Arthur leaves F hmond and spes to tta west fife dias mend p9eses iuta saai. tas picked ufs by Quabta organ grinder Qalbbz9
 ubkeE sfcdls the diamond Hlgat takes Esther to Stanley haii
 Tom Blake. detective of Richmond aHo s hired b. Hasat produces finger prnts convicting Blair H1ear proposes silence to Mrs. Stdnley as tae prIee Of Hag5Ts and Esther's beng received Ii Fairfax society BlaIr strikes down la gar anu stesls tie finger prints leaving fae gypsy demcnted Hagar Is again Wifh Esther among the gErsiss. Marfna- fake SHgthe. law CT, arrives to announce 4fthHr is heir - the deecased Ear af Stanley Learning ArlHur iS T fugitive He .asks Biair instead To Hia Vivian Bar steals the diamond. later marrying her 8H1 leaving for the west. Their train is robbed. Vivian losing the diamond which siaiH train Fobber drops IA the desert fHe SiD0, 516 he stole is found by Arthur TOW known as John Powell sleep hafaef Vivian deserts Blair. teilins hin te must regain tJe diamond for her Luae Lowell, i-fvea from the camp after learning Hae safs secret. leaves ta seek Blalf= Haeaf 5a under treatment and Esther is iH E#ahHaond society, proteae# #of Ms stan Ies. ho suspects her reIi name. and oi Mrs Randolph Abe Riaom gambler. Wha
 
 and calls if ttp, ptica of Eis sae.ee. BIaT at KieH@ond ilstisated b his mother paVs u,iw fieeure court to IsStHeI AIfs stanles asserting tIvlGa l3d been IaaIgted hcfote. EAt diamond is p.y'.- uu b# HH Indian woman. Df Lee, trthur 1Aaras5 iled of heart disease Nyntns vef> rie4 through Blake. and 4 Ls les for Ha- gar and Esther Luka~eetl buys the dfa. mond from the squaW but loses t in 4 fight on santa Ba1 b1f1 haE the gem siHk= iHS Vivian. desiring aid to easuare Ar ltttit. sends for Blait
 Esther and Quabb9 a'so Elan. go to The California mines tp seek Arthur. saRthe is sent west bv Blake Quabba catches fish with the diamond, but a pe.- iean bears k off Vivian Msrston x res rned from drowning by John Powell. who IS infatuated by her Smythe huJs the diamond aud gives it to Esther to deliver to Arthur. Blair and Luke go to the yacht m Arthar's absence and find Esther with me diamond To escape them she jumps over board
 Esther and Quabbs escape while Blais and Luke battle Powell leaves Los AH- seles aud Esther Santa Barbara, eaeh headed for the mines Blair meanwhile has 49ined Vivian it Los Angeles. Du- ttnd. king of diamouGS crook known to Vivian. goes to a sal0on near the mines in hope that he can learn the v ~heteabouts ot inc aamouI There R9 theets Luke Lowell Esther. unanoWiu4 fhe places cbar1et-t steps io Arthur sppears ou the scene. The diamond is los n melee The roof caves in tudor If ta Artnnr. Esther saves him badR in- thred, and he goes to Los Angeles in care "t the physician -crook Dnrrnd Esther tailoss and is refused admittHee to see tan in the' meantime SmytIfe has ha he diamond in tree There II k found nv ctd. who leaves il near beehive.