The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-15


ed at the news. but the flower faced
mother smiled and called her husband
to bring the diamond from the sky.
With trembling hands he brought the
precious heirloom. and the mother with
her own weak hands placed the chain
and the locket that contained the
jewel around the neck Of her newborn
daughter.
"She is heir to Stanley hall. at least"
murmured the mother. land until you
die" she added. turning to the colonel,
"she may wear It as charm against
HARM as the Stanleys of our branch
have always done"
Then rs all turned away to hide their
tears at the pathos OF her words the
young mother. with trembling hands,
drew a slip Of folded paper from be-
meath her pillow and, opening the &C.
cret catch at the back Of the locket.
placed a mothers last message unno.
ticed beneath the diamond from the
sky. murmuring as she did SO:
"a charm against HARM my little
daughter; charm against HARM" And
then she sank back upon her pillow,
her babe upon her breast.
The old nurse turned and gazed fixed
ly at her mistress; then. with a scream
Of grief and terror. she threw herself
beside the babe and mother.
"She is deadr' shrieked the nurse.
"My sweet mistress is deadr' 1t was
but too true; this gentle soul had
passed.
In the library an hour later DR.. Lee
stood over the shattered colonel. Ills.
ten to the truth" said the doctor. at
is idle for you to rave. have told
you, you have aneurism Of the heart,
and another attack like this may be
your death. You cannot hope to live
to marry a wife who may yet bear you
a son."
II will never marry again!" cried
Colonel Stanley In anguish. 81 have
loved but one woman. could love but
one woman, and she IL dead. But, BY
heavens, / viii cheat Lamar Stanley
and all his brood! have 5000 in
yonder safe. ! will buy the male child
born to the gypsy woman. l will hide
away my own flesh and blood. my lit
tie daughter, and have her reared ten.
derby, yet In secret. And the gypsy's
brat at my death shall be the Earl OF
Stanley in England and possess the
diamond from the sky. That will be
fine for Lamar Stanley and his vermin
offspring!' And he laughed and shook
his hands in bitter rage.
81 mean II, and you must help mo.
You hate Lamar Stanley, for he ruined
you. Nanny Lucy hates him. lie
killed her twin brother in cold blood
Gomez
In the glow of his campfire Matt
Harding gazed greedily ut the wealth
beyond his widest dreams that Colo
mel Stanley had reused him from his
fitful slumber to pour into his lap.
Hagar, reused from her fevered
dreams, felt her babe being lifted from
her bosom. The rural gypsy husband
and father seized her by the throat as
she feebly struggled. He gagged and
bound her hastily as he might and
emerged painting from the tent. carry
ing the swaddled babe which he hand
ed to the colonel and the doctor.
Does my wife object?" he asked tc
the doctors question. SAY, governors
she would sell every child she expects
to have for half the money. Wen bt
| twenty miles away by sunrise and If
ty miles more by another day. Wei
be gypsy kings and queens and you'll
never hear of us again.
Back ut Stanley hall the doctor ant
the colonel entered secretly by the II
brary window and bore the babe up
stairs to the waiting nurse. Reluctant
| ly and yet resolved like all the rest
the faithful colored nurse arrayed til,
gypsy child In fine linen and huns
about its neck 1.-THE diamond from tn,
sky" while the little daughter. born Il
Stanley hall. whimpered beside its fai
dead mother.
| In answer TO the summons to Stan
ley hall came Judge Stanley, the kins
man enemy and the English barrister.
1t was strange group that gathered
in the coloners library, the Engllsl
barrister. the grim. bitterly disappoint
ed judge, silently facing DR.. Lee ant
Colonel Stanley.
A pull at the bell rope and the weep
ing colored nurse entered the librar.
bearing the black haired. dark eyeC
babe. male child In Stanley hall, pre-
sumptive heir to an English earldom
and blazing on its breast was the dia
mond from the sky.
Over the gypsy campfire within tn,
sound OF human call from Stanie!
hall bereft ana fren2ied mother tor
herself loose from her bonds. Like
tigress, she threw herself upon he
husband and demanded her child
When he told her OF the bargain an,
showed her the money that came iron
1t she cursed him and the gold and
seizing jagged burning billet from tn
fire, she struck Matt Harding dow
and, leaving him prone on the ground
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