The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-12-03

omytne Nalieo on Blair STANLEY ana
Vivian. He Smirked at Her.
holidaying at the circus, as was half the
town. He had seen the diamond blazing
on the breast of the fair and faithless
La Belle He had seen the lion strike
her down and drag the diamond to the
cage door. Sankey passed across the
bodies of the dead men outside the
cage, snatched at the bloody bauble and
drew 1t from the claws Of the lion.
The fight and the panic surged about
him. Others as greedy and grasping III
the face Of death as Sankey snatched
too. at the cleaning great jewel
In the maelstrom of the struggle
Sankey. lighting for the diamond
whirled just beneath the box where
stood the agitated party with Arthur
Durand grabbed ut the diamond as Il
passed beneath him Blair sprang oul
Of the box, but some one struck him
stunning blow from behind and the
lighting front Of the throng desperate
~ struggling for the diamond. swirled
and surged on-the accursed heirloom
Of the Stanleys passing close by Esther
and Quabba
Lawyer Smythe, searching for Ar
thur, to whom, as John POWELL" Blake
the Richmond detective, had sent him
when the lawyer first went west OH
his quest for the heir to the Stanley
earldom, arrived at the circus just as
10 frir NIo <roSr Jyyh bad
Earlier III the day Smythe, freshly
clothed and rested and revived after
his wandering in the wilderness, had
called at the Office OF the Good Hope
Oil company
Here he had met Blair, in charge, and
Vivian Marston. He smirked at the
young woman and Vivian returned the
smile, deeming it to her interest to do
SO. But they gave him no clew that
the man he sought as John Powell
for information regarding Arthur Stan
ley was Arthur Stanley himself
Smythe had never met Arthur Stanley
except once briefly in the wilderness.
and here taciturnity on both sides in
casual meeting had prevented either
knowing the purpose of the other.
Briefly, at the Office. Smythe had dis
cussed with Blair and Vivian the kin
dred subjects of the Stanley earldom
and the diamond from the sky. Smythe
had no interest in the diamond. 1t
was but an heirloom of doubtful value
In his eyes, an heirloom pertaining to
the American Stanleys only. But the
English title concerned him much. and
he had Informed Blair that until 1t was
definitely proved that the fugitive Ar
thur Stanley was dead the claim Of
Blair to both the diamond and the
Stanley earldom in England could not
be allowed. But Blair. Smythe admit
ted. was next Of kin.
Then the English lawyer had called
at the Powell mansion seeking further
information and. learning here that the
injured Mr.. Powell was so far recover
ed that his friends had taken him to
the circus. had gone thither.
He arrived, as he usunlly arrived any
where In bewildering America. too
late. The circus performance was end
ing in tragedy and panic. and the Zee
ing. lighting. frenxied men that poured
out from the pandemonium within
bowled the English lawyer over and
trampled upon him. When he recover
ed from the excitement and jostiing
the police were In possession and the
place deserted except by the disor
ganized employees.
The protection OF the box had pre-
served Arthur aud hts party from In
jury. The watchful Quabba had drawn