The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-27
By ROY L.. MC CARDELE

and also Dr. Lees, also known to him.
as witness.
Nothing belongs to you. not even
your name, and much less this for
which you stained your hands with
blood!' cried Hagar Historically. And
she threw down into the open brass
box with a gesture of disdain the din.
mond from the sky.
But l am not guilty of the death
Of DR.. Lee; he was my friend" re
piled Arthur hoarsely. al did kill my
supposed cousin Blair. and he now
lies In n grave dug for another. but not
for this" and he pointed to the baleful
jewel. 81 killed Blair Stanley because
he spoke I'll of Esther Why have you
driven her out to reproach me with
what | am not guilty? Tell me. If /
am not Arthur Stanley. who Is she T?
Is she my sister? | ask this, for by
every wild deed of my reckless life I'm
the past and for every good deed
hope to achieve | love herv'
mo matter who she Is, you are not
good enough TO breathe the same air
with her!" replied uagar nercely.
Make the better man of yourself that
you boast you Will Make name for
yourself In place of the one you have
lost and then return to me for a moth
er's blessing and to learn who Els
Their Isl
SO saying IIagar, for she felt her
fortitude giving way, walked with dry
eyes ana head erect from the van.
Arthur picked up the diamond from
the sky. In her agitation Hagar had
forgotten it. and Arthur was of the
belief that his Spartan mother had left
II there that he might take It and
make some temporary use of II to
build his fortunes with. For Arthur
believed that Blair still lay dead by
his hand in the grave dug for another,
and with him the last male Stanley
save the old earl In England had per-
ished.
AS Arthur passed from the van he
saw Esther come toward him from
Hagar's side and was glad TO note his
fierce, stern mother made no attempt
to stay her. And Esther had evident
ly been told as much as Hagar cared
to tell her.
ed with him to the woods ut the edge
of the camp, and there they paused
and made their farewells.
"Be good man, Arthur, my broth
er, and let me be proud of your Els
Their whispered tenderly. And Arthur
folded her to his heart and kissed hei
and strobe away.
He looked back once and saw hei
leaning against great tree and weep
ing. But neither he nor the weeping
Esther beheld the dark face of Luke
Lowell peerlng at them through the
shrubbery.
1t was not until next morning that
Hagar sought for the diamond and
found 1t missing Again her rage al
Arthur burned high. Hagar hated the
Stanley name and despised every Stan
ley possession, but she was resolved
since all the Stanley line was near al
end that Esther, defrauded of every
other birthright, should have the dia
mond from the sky.
Hagar had not wholly believed Ar
thur guilty OF DIR. Lees murder, even
when she had first learned of his being
suspected from Esther's lips when sh,
had come for Esther to Fairfax the
day before. Hagar resolved to go tC
Richmond, the nearest big city, feel
ing sure Arthur would be there I'm hid
ing In the hope of finding him and Sc
curing the diamond from the sky fol
Esther, even IL 1t were necessary t.
give Arthur, her own son, up to the
law.
She telegraphed from the neares
railroad station, from which they tool
to the Blake agency, and It was sen
to recall Tom Blake, the head of tn,
concern, from Fairfax to Richmond.
No suspicion in the slightest had beer
directed at Blair In connection will
the doctors murder, nor did any Twin;
SOul III rullluA' suNt bluiI anu nv
mother, know of the encounter Blai
had had with Arthur In the doctors
dooryard nor OF the grewsome due
across the open grave at midnight tina
had followed Blair's wild ruse to de
fame Esther's good name that Arthur
might not suspect him OF murder anI
robbery, the real guilt Blair felt tn,
burden Of.
But in order to be safe, and at hi
mothers suggestion, Blair Stanley ha,
gone to Richmond, his mother givin
the excuse that he went to attend L
urgent matters brought about by tn
doctors sudden and tragic death.
Esther, too, was gone from Falrfa.
now, and this, with the flight OF Al
thur and the presence Of the Rlcl
mond detective, made the countryside
of old aristocratic Fairfax county rim
with rumors and the revival of old
long forgotten tragic and mysteriou
happenings among the Stanleys.
In Richmond Arthur Stanley, giyin
himself the name OF John Powell