Arizona republican., 1915-06-20

head and smiled back at the old doctor. ana the colonel spoke quickly: "I have no ambitions for any title for son Of nine." he said. "B But I wish a boy if but to thwart my cousin, Lamar Stanley, and then. too. the diamond from the sky that will pass from Stanley hall. where it has been held over century and a half in case is never born to us. I would rathef see Judge Stanley or his son, the little boy Blair. succeed to the earldom of Stanley but could not rest in my grave if knew either that villainous scoundrel any son of his possessed the diamond from tha sky"
 The coloneIs young wife sighed ana Q tear came to her eyes. The old nurse and Dr.. Lee regarded her and the colonel sadly. bitter expression crept into the face of the negro woman at the mention of Judge Stanley's name.
 Don't you worry. honey" she said soft ly. to her mistress, an don't you worry. either. colonel De good Lord don't intend luck for Judge Lamar Stanley. I waa a slave gal his fathers place when de jedge was young man. He killed my brother like dog an he had me beat in- sensible when I called him Can.'"
 If ears burn when we are discussed in our absence, the ears of Judge Stanley should have been afre he sat in hi8 living room with his wife and English law yer the clock struck midnight But If
 
 tiently consulted his watch. and looked at the clock.
 We should have word 5y now" said the judge He knows 1t Is the family law Of the Stanleys thatNa birth of an heir to the diamond from the sky and to the earld ir' must both be verified by tile next of kin and the family lawyer He has sent no word"
 "Tl tell you why kpoke up the judges wife. harshly. A girl has l-en born at Stanley hall. I know it!'
 The judges wife speaking better than she knew. girl ciil1 had been born at Stanley hall at midnight The colonel had blanched at the news. but the flower faced mother had smiled and called her husband to bring the diamond from the sky" With trembling hands he brought the precious heirloom, and the mother with her own weak hands placed the chain and the locket that contained. the jewel around the neck O. her newborn daughter.
 She Is heir to Stanley hall at least" murmured the mother. |" and until you dle" she added. turning to the colonel she may wear 1t charm against harm as the Stanleys of our branch have always done"
 Then. the colonel and the doctor turned away to hide their tears the young mother. with trembling hands drew slip of folded paper from beneath her pillow and opening the secret cat tch at the back of the locl5et placed mothers last mes sage unnotced beneath the diamond from the sky" murmuring:
 A charm against harm my nttis daughter. charm against harm" And then she sank back upon her pillow.
 The old nurse turned and gazed nxedly al her mistress; then. with scream of grief and terros. she threw herself beside the babe and mother.
 "She is dead" shrieked the nurse My rafS
 In the library an hour later. pr. Lee stood over the shattered colonel Listed to the truth" said the doctor It Is idle for you to rave. I have told you. you have aneurism of the heart and another attack like this may be your death You cannot hope te live to marry a wife who may yet bear you son"
 "I will marry again" cried Coi Stanley in anguish. |" have loved but one woman. could love but one woman. and siis is dead! But by heavens I will cheat La Stanley and all his brood! l have s5.Ooo in wonder safe. will buy the male child born to the gypsy woman. I will hide away my own flesh and blood tny little daughter. and have her raised teti- derly. yet in secret. And the gypsy's brat at my death. shall be the Earl of Stanley in England and possess tthe diamond from the sky That will be fine for Lamar Star- ley and his vermin offsprinE."
 Seeing the old doctor regarded him ir- credulously. the colonel continued:
 mean it. and you must help me. You hate Lamar Stanley. for he ruined you. Nanny Lucy hates him; he killed her twin brother in cold blood. Comet" And lie strode to the strongbox and with trern- bling hands took mass of bank notes and a canvas bag of gold coin from it.
 Tn the glow of his campfire. Matt Hafdi ing gazed greedily at the wealth beyond his widest dreams that Col Stanley had reused him from his ftful slumber to podf into his lap. Swiftly gathering the innpdtt of the proffered bargain. he cramnied the money in the bosom of his ragged shirt and crept to the tent.
 Hagar. reused from her fevered dreams felt her babe being lifted from her bosotn The husband gagged and bound her and emerged carrying the swaddled babe. which he handed to the colonel.
 Back at Stanley hall the doctor and the colonel entered secretly by the library win dow and bore the babe upstairs to the waiting nurse. The colored nurse arrayed the gypsy child in fine linen and hung about its neck the diamond from the sky while the little daughter. born to Stanley hall. whimpered beside it's fair dead mother
 In answer to the summons to Stanley hall came Judge Stanley the kinsman eae- my. and the English barrister.
 Over the gypsy campfire, within the sound of human call from Stanley hall, bereft and frenzied mother tore herself loose from her bonds Like a tigress She threw herself upon her husband and de- manded her child. When he told her of the bargain and showed her the money that came from it. she cursed him and the gold and seizing jagged. burning billet from the fire. she struck Matt Harding down and leaving him prone the ground. she