The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-10-15
sTHE DIAMOND From THE SKY"
CHAPTER xxx.


Planning 70 Win Miiilenairs.
Az broke on the other side Of
the mountain at the Lady We
ronica mines. The hoarse whts-
tie at the power plant woke
the echoes of the mountain gorge.
The miners tumbled from their hunks
and stormed the greasy cookhouse. In
the boss shack the telephone rang, and
sleepy assistant foreman took
message from John Powell, chief en-
gineer at the workings on the other
side, to which from the Lady Veronica
mines a tunnel was driven four miles
through the mountain. The message
called for all hands to quit the job and
come through to the new workings on
the other side. The message Is deliv-
cred to miners. outside men. the cook
house help. even to the ore shippers
who have just begun to load the ore
carrying cable cradle that carries the
ore from the hillside outcrop across the
gorge to the tipple on the other side OF
| the ravine.
The whistle woke Esther and Quabba
| from where they, had fallen exhausted
in their fight on the rugged mountain
side mile or more away. 1t reused to
| their evil purposes in their waking
hours Luke Lowell and Blair Stanley as
well.
THAT is the mine WHISTLE exclaim-
ed Quabba. III we can reach the mine
/ we will find Arthur Stanley. and We
will be safe.
Neither Quabba nor Esther knew. as
i Blair and Luke did that Arthur had
left the Lady Veronica mines and had
crossed the mountain to his new work
ings. But Arthur Stanley. or John
Powell, as California knew him, had
now ridden away from the new work
ings In company with one OF his fore
men and was well on his journey
across the great mountain range to dis
tant Santa Barbara, where he had ar
ranged to take over the palatial steam
yacht that was to be delivered to him
there.
Vivian Mnrston, in Los Angeles. hac
kept herself posted as regards Arthur
comings and goings.
Experienced and world wise, ViviaI
Marston laid her plans well. She knew
how telling and effectual romantic o.
dramatic first meeting with the youth
full and high spirited type of yount
man always is. She had met Arthur. !
is true Twice she had seen him. Th
meeting had been but passing intro
duction at Mrs. Randolph's ball Il
Richmond. In the excitement that fol
lowed so swiftly when the diamon'
had been torn from her own fair nee
by an unseen hand. an excitemen
heightened by the further climax o
Arthur's arrest on the charge OF hay
ing murdered DR.. Lee and his despel
ate fight and fight the passing intro
duction had left no impression othe
than perhaps the slightest upon Al
thur, Vivian was sure.
After this she had briefly seen him q
the tournament at Fairfax. But thes
brief contacts. Vivian realized. were 8
nothing She felt that to impress A
thur she must throw herself in his wa
in some impressive manner, at tin
when there would be no distraction
mitigate against the dramatic intensit
of the meeting as she planned it.
The reckless daring Of Arthur had II
tereSted her. but as Il bankrupt your
Virginia gentleman or as a fugiti,
from justice she had not deemed hi
worth exercising her siren spells upo
even had opportunity presented itsel
But here in California it was a far CT
from the situation as it had been
staid Virginia. The fugitive your
prodigal Of Virginia was John Po'