The Springdale news., 1915-09-10


 struck their fancy, shut the spring lock door on the bound and indignant pawn i broker
 with the pos~eu@er> that took lEe 3:19 q. h. tram north was a uatty eel Iege boy and :; heut gentleman of n.d- de age of e.elcal a-, egt. evidently the 1 coll.4iIu.s f4fh2i
 Blake had stepped a few yards away to get view iii the light of tic faces of q young married couple leaving Aae 1 Bloom to sean tAr other passeu@ers.
 sThey didn't get ou this train. splut tered .1Ir Bloom but I wish had that foang fcller by the k that l dropped Il cigarette iu my eve from the car W.ndow as the train puacd ouv
 That young fellow was Vivian Marston
 
 h the gypsy camp the proximity of i the ReHaHy people brought ne return of mental health to the afflicted lia@ar Ih the trying days that followed the l devote4 Esther would have given WY to despair, but for the cheering ln.s ehee and loyalty Of her new and faith fuI friend and servant. Quahha. the huIshbaell organ grinder
 Seg.isioH WAS at work among Ilaaar.s trihe. Everywhere Luke Lowell Wa> whispering eFa counsel. He had d.. tef8tHea 10 Nrcst the reihS ot peHe= fst4 iilI-s from It. hands of Ia-str On. #ieadeH af the g1p~ic-. h, felt il waa=e= be a4t eaNt= Hiug to epor.e Esf4ef #t4 Bs.s4-#i=ee= aud thus br a~>urea ef=Hz@ RoHana kHa~ap
 ffaaHf,s Wealth was proFgFd #F#f the gEpstas. and while they owed ts tier. they listened to IUke UaeH he whispered to them that now tadl fla gar Was herrft of her reason hti #WeaitH#belon-ed to and should be sbar el by tIIe tribe
 tH9f7fa sought in every WHY te eheeH fs.Hsee WhUe Ha4ar sat.i4 hos g..7 faa 4tia~ and ihHtcriu- tai eHa s## a# aaHe had ever A, Aal heee bafa ta HaF. QMaAha va#.a taFe=l.~ 4s-#= fae= aala-s aHau the moatahss-= 4il1tzs- ing Iiasar Has safe among tAe#s1f. f.sle#s= attended hA the elder women @aie=Hs 1Id watching faithfully Hcar.hl =zzH ssieh times
 zls=e Ia9ofite spot where EstaeI#a and QGabba daily climbed to t5ll ot Arthur d.! fo wonder Nhere he W:s and when fhe3 would hear from him Was 10 the mountains top. where a sresf balancing reel1 swaHed 10 the 5i-shtez1 touch and had meHaeed the Ha4let= be low f0r centuries
 Gpoh such occasions they took field E#:ts.e9 #With them and would watch tHe fa9a= for niles aNst$. wondering If every dis,aut rider were Arthur rc= turning To Them
 taoH one such occasion Qnabba turu= ed fbe glasses upon the gypsy village in the hollow at tle mouutaius foof Tharc WIS some excitement in the camp, il was evident The figure oI Luke Lowell on an cminencc in tlle=een- ter of the camp could he plainly ~ocn The sFPsies had gathered around him and Ii wa~ evident Luke LoVet5 was haEHsHins them t9 some evil purpose of his own.
 Esther and QHabha ran down tHe mountain, arriving breatAIeeSI. at tae camp iuSt jn time to find Lake Lowell leading the gYp-ies to IIa@ar'~ 4an to deSPail il of Iagar's supposed wealth and diviae it. For tlus Luke wis fa he aa3e chief of ta. -ypslee. atee where Ha4ar had been queen anil Esther princes
 When Esther and Qua6b4 pushed themselves through the circle If eei1= sies Luke had brought out the sup. posed treasure chest from the ran without protest from the crtzrd ifaear | was | brass bound baS af which Esther t1ad lately Grried the keE.
 Esther had seen the box open and had noted it contained only some pa pers. yellow witt age These she had not deemed fl her province 10 examine antil Arthur returned
 Bnt nuw she stepped forward. backed by the active and determined Quabha and dcfed Lowell to open ;he box.
 T have the key" she cried produc- ing it from her bosom. And you" and she turned an indignant glance upon the gypsies-''if you have no respect for your queen or for me and listen to the words of Luke Lowell I will open the boXi'
 She did so, and as she did Luke thrust his knotted hand fin among the documents as if searching for coins or gems. He brought out bulky. time stained document, the seals broken It was superscribed, ITO be opened at my death, in case my son. Arthur Stanley od, should prove unworthy of the Stan ley name"
 Esther snatched at the paper, but 1t was open fin Luke Lovelrs hand and at q glance Esther and the sinister gypsy both knew the Stanley secret.
 Quabba struck with his dagger men. acingly. and Luke surrendered the pa per to Esthers eager grasp. But he Grinned. secure in a knowledge that was power and should be (he was re- solved upon thisD wealth to him as 1t