The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-12-10
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP.
TIERS


feud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and his cousin. Judge Lamar
Stanley, over an heirloom, the diamond
from the sky, found In a fallen meteor by
an ancestor. Also, the succession to tho
Stanley earldom In England may come to
An American When a daughter 10 born
to the colonel and the mother dies the
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, and
leaves her son undecided as the heir. The
gypsy has obtained possession OF tho dia-
mond from the sky, and document with
the Stanley secret. Years later Hagar,
gypsy queen, returns to Virginia with Els
Their. DR.. Lee, the late Colonel Stanley's
friend, adopts Esther. Arthur Stanley. son
OF Hagar. falls In love with Esther. and 20
does his companion and cousin Blair
Stanley, rightful male heir of Stanley. In
stealing the diamond Blair causes the
death OF the doctor and tries later to put
the blame on Arthur, who takes the gem.
Arthur Stanley eludes his pursuers and
joins Hagar. who reveals his identity and
upbraids him for his wild life. Needing
money, he pawns the diamond In Rich
mond. At ball. at which an adventur-
ess, Vivian Marston, wears the borrowed
gem, Luke Lowell. Hagar's gypsy guard,
steals the diamond. Arthur leaves Rich
mond and goes to the west. Quabba, or
gan grinder. befriends Esther. Hagar
takes Esther to Stanley hall.
Tom Blake. a detective of Richmond,
who Is hired by Hagar, produces finger
| prints convicting Blair. Hagar proposes
silence to Mrs Stanley as the price OF
| Hagars and Esther's being received in
| Fairfax society. Blair strikes down Ha-
| gar and steals the finger prints. leaving
| the gypsy queen demented. Marmaduke
| Smythe. lawyer, arrives to announce
| Arthur Is heir to the deceased Earl of
| Stanley. Learning Arthur IL fugitive he
| seeks Blair instead To win Vivian. Blair
steals the diamond later marrying her
| and leaving for the west. Their train IL
robbed, Vivian losing the diamond, which
| a slain train robber drops In the desert.
| The $780, 600 he stole is found by Arthur,
| now known as John Powell. sheep herder.
Vivian deserts Blair. telling him he must
regain the diamond for her. Luke Lowell,
driven from the camp after learning Ha-
| CARS secret leaves to seek Blair. HaGar
| 10 under treatment and Esther Is in Rich
mond society. Abe Bloom. gambler. knows
! Blairs guilt and covets the diamond. He
calls 1t the price OF his secrecy.
! The diamond Ia later picked up by an
| Indian woman. DR.. Ice, Arthur learns
died OF heart disease. Becoming very rici
he buys Stanley hall. sold at auction
1
gar and Esther. Luke Lowell buys the dia.
mond from the sQuaw. but loses 1t in s
| fight. Vivian, desiring aid to ensnare All
| thur sends for Blair
Esther and Quabba, also Blair. 20 t.
the California mines to seek Arthur
Smythe Is sent west by Blake. Vivian
Marston IL saved from drowning by Pow
ell, who 10 infatuated by her. Smyth'
finds the diamond and gives it to Esthe
to deliver to Arthur Blair and Luke e.
to tho yacht and find Esther there.
Esther and Quabba escape while Blai
and Luke battle Blair in the meantim
has Joined Vivian in Los Angeles Du
rand. liking OF diamonds" a crook know
to Vivian goes tota saloon to try to dis
cover the diamond. There he meets LUX
Lowell Esther and Arthur appear on tn
scene. The diamond Is lost in melee
Esther saves Arthur. who Ia injured. an
| ne goes to Los Angeles In care OF the ply
| sician-crook, Durand. Esther follows an
10 refused admittance to see him. In tn
meantime 6mythe has hid the diamond Il
tree. It In later found by two bill post
ers. one Of whom murders the other TO
| the diamond. Arthur II "doped" by Du
rand. De vaux and Vivian. although Blair
| who has taken charge Of Arthur's busi
ness AFFAIRS. protests.
| Tho diamond passes in dice play fror
the bill poster to Santley circus owner
who gives it to La Belle. lion tamel
6plintsrs. the clown. her jealous husband
shoots Santley az the lion strikes dow
and kills the woman. The animal seize
the diamond. Sankey. stableman. seize
1t and hides 1t in his stable. Blair an
Vivian falsify a telegram from Blake I
Arthur, making Arthur believe ho suf1el
ed from hallucination In thinking he "a
Esther. Esther tries to zee Arthur, on HI
way to the races. but the plotters prever
her.