The Springdale news., 1915-12-17
The Diamond From the Sky
 By ROY L. McCARDELI, Copyright. 1915, by Roy L. McCardeII
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP.
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feud has existed between Colonel Ar thur Stanley and his cousin, Judge Lamar Stanley. over an heirloom the diamond from the sky found in fallen meteor by ancestor. Also, the succession to tine Stanley earldom In England may come to American When daughter is born to the colonel and the mother dies the colonel buys 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 undetected as the heir. The gypsy has obtained possession of the dia- mond from the sky, and a document with the Stanley secret. Years later Haga9 gypsy queen, returns to Virginia with Els ther. Dr. Lee, the late Colonel Stanley.s $ friend. adopts Esther Arthur Stanley, son of Hagar. falls in love with Esther. and so does his companion and cousin, Blair Stanley, rightful male heir of Stanley. In stesling 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 hls wild life Needing money, he pawns the diamond In Rich mond. At ball. at which an adventur- ess, Vivian Marston. wears the borrow ed 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 Esthers 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 Is | fugitive he seeks Blair instead To win Vivian Blair steals the diamond. later marry ing her and leaving for the West Their tea3n k robbed Vivian losing the diamond. which a siain train robber drops Iu the daSeE1 The $lO@ooo he stole Is found b4 Arthur now known as John Powell. sheep heHaee Svian deserts Blair. telling hiH he mus teeaiu the diamond for her Luke L5XelZ driven from the camp afser learning Ha= gars secret. leaves to seek Bialf. fI44af Is under treatment aud Esther 1s h 3s4eH= mond society. Abe Bloom. sampler kaos9s Blairs guilt and coVcts tHe diamond He calls il the price of his seG ret.1.
 The diamond Is later picked up hy al Indian woman pr Lee Arthur learns died of heart disease. Becoming verY rich he buys Stanley hall sod at auction. througl. Blake. and also pfovifJes for Ifa- gar and Esther Luke Lowell bues tht. dia- mond from the squaw. but loses il in a fight Vivian desiring aid to ensHare Ar thur. sends for Blair
 Esther and Quabba, also Blair. go 10 the California mines tp seek Arthur. Smythe js sent west by Blake. Vivian Marston i~ saved from drowning by Pow ell who Is infatuated by her Smythe finds the diamond and gives 1t te Esther .I to the yacht and find Esther there.
 Esther and Quabba escape while Blair and Luke battle. Blair ill the meantime has joined Vivian in Los Angeles Du- rand king of diamonds" crook known to Vivian. goes to a saloon to try to dis cover the diamond There he meets Luke Lowell Esther and Arthur appear on the scene. The diamond is lost in melee Esther saves Arthur who is injured and he goes to Los Angeles in care of the phy- sician- n-crook. Duraud Esther follows and is refused admittauce to see him. In the meantime Smythe has hid the diamond in q tree. It is later found by two bill post CTS, one of whom murders the other foE the diamond. Arthur is "doped" by Du rand. De Naux and Vivian although Blatf who has taken charge of Arthur.s busis ness affairs. protests.
 The diamond passes in dice play from the bill poster to Santley, circus owner who gives f to Ia Belle, lion tanner Spluters, the clown. her jealous husband shoots Sautley as the lion strikes down and kills the woman. The animal seizes the diamond. Slukey, stablenan. seizes it and hides it in his stable. Blair and Vivian falsify a telegram from Blake to Arthur, making Arthur believe he suffer ed from hallucnation in thinking he saw Esther. Esther tries to see Arthur on his way to the races but the pIotters preYeHs her.