The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-30
Continued from Yesterday
CHAPTER XIV.
Arthur Strikes Il Rich.

INJURED when Esther had fold
ed her in her arms; Il know
who you are. but 1 just
cannot remember now. Maybe tomor-
row | will remember. They took my
boy away; they put a great jewel
on his breast. | remember that, and
/ remember you came and were my
baby in bis 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 VIII not remember you tomor-
row. whispered the kindly house sur
geon as he led the weeping Esther
away ct 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 it will be
complete
So it was with a 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, trudginR sida
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 a modest sum of money on her per-
son when she returned to Stanley hall.
Hagar, it was ascertained, had no fur
ther funds that could be found
In the sudden journey taken to Rich
moHd and in the events that followed
after Hagar had been. placed in the
sanitarium and Blair had returned to
persecute Esther. abetted by his moth
er, Esther had kept no heed of the con-
ditions that so vitally affected Stanley
hall. Hagar had leased it. but the
was to be sold In bankruptcy proceed
ings.
Esther had not been aware that this
impended. The morning following her
fight, however. Mrs. Stanley received
from Fairfax letter from the referee
In bankruptcy informing her. as par
ty concerned. of the scheduled sale Of
Stanley hall within few days.
AS party concerned. Lawyer
Smythe, representing the English Stan
leys, received a like notice as he was
on the point of departing TO England,
disgusted 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. lis 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