The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-27
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS


A feud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and his cousin, Judge Lamar
Stanley. over an heirloom, the diamond
from the sky, found i'm n fallen meteor by
an ancestor. Also. the succession to the
Stanley earldom in England may come to
an American. When n daughter is born
to the colonel and the mother dies the
colonel buys n gypsy boy and substitutes
him. Three years later the gypsy mother,
having had no part In this bargain, steals
the girl, Esther, reared In secret, and
leaves her son undetectcd as the heir The
gypsy has obtained possession of the dia-
mond from the sky, and document with
the Stanley secret. Years later Hagar,
gypsy queen, returns to Virginia with Es-
Their. DR.. Lee. the late Colonel Stanley's
friend, adopts Esther. Arthur Stanley. son
of Hagar, falls In love with Esther and so
does his companion and cousin, Blair
Stanley, rightful male heir OF Stanley. In
stealing the diamond Blair causes the
death of the doctor and tries later to put
the blame on Arthur. who takes the gem.
Arthur Stanley eludes his pursuers and
joins Hagar, who reveals his identity and
upbraids him for his wild life Needing
money, he pawns the diamond In Rich
mond. At ball, at which an adventur-
ess, Vivian Marston, wears the borrowed
gem, Luke Lowell, Hagar's gypsy guard,
steals the diamond. Arthur leaves Rich
gan grinder befriends Esther.
Tom Blake q detective of Richmond,
who il hired by Hagar, produces finger
prints convictng Bldr. Hasar proposes
silence to Mrs. Stanley as the price OF
Hagar's and Esther's being received In
Fairfax society. Blair strikes down Ha-
gar and steals the finger prints, leaving
the gypsy queen demented. Marmadulse
Smythe, lawyer arrives to announce
Arthur is heir to the deceased Earl of
Stanley Learning Arthur is fugitive he
seeks Blair instead. To win Vivian Blair
steals the diamond, later marrying her
\ and leaving for the west Their train Is
robbed. Vivian losing the diamond, which
a slain train robbcr drops in the desert
The 100000 he stole Is found by Arthur.
now known as John Powell, sheep herdar
Luke Lowell, driven from the camp after
learning Hagar's secret, leaves to seek
Blair. HuElr Ia under treatment and Es-
ther Is in Richmond society. Abe Bloom,
gambler knows Blairs guilt and covets
the diamond.
The diamond is lhtcr picked up by an
Indian woman. DR. Lee, Arthur learns,
died OF heart disease. Becoming very rich
he buys Stanley hall sold at auction,
through Blake and also provides for Ha-
gar and Esther. Luke Lowell buys the dia-
mond from the squaw, but loses 1t in "A
fight
Vivian Is saved from drowning by Pow
ell. who Is infatuated by her. Smythe
finds the diamond and gives II TO Esther
TO deliver to Arthur.
Blair joins Vivian In Los Angeles. Du-
rand, "king of diamonds" a crook known
TO Vivian, goes to a saloon to try to dis
cover the diamond. There he meets Luke
Lowell. Esther and Arthur appear on the
scene. The diamond is lost In a melee,
Esther saves Arthur, who Is injured, ana
he goes to Los Angeles in care of the ply
scian-crook, Durand. Esther follows and
Is refused admittance TO see him. In the
meantime the diamond Is found by two
bill posters. one of whom murders the
other for II. Arthur is 'doped" by Du-
rand. De VauX and Vivian, although Blair
who has taken charge of Arthur's busi-
ness affairs, protests
Blair makes Arthur believe he suffer
ed from halluclnation I'm thinking he saw
Esther Luke is "railroadod" to prison by
Blair. Arthur buys the diamond and thcr
later gives costume bah at which rs
Their appears. Vivian insists that he
choose between them. Blair, trying L
take the diamond from Durand, VIII,
steals II from Arthur, hurls Durond from
aWindOw, killing him Esther and Smyth'
return 70 Virginia, the girl rejolning ilo
gar M t0e s1ntarium. The diamond ID
stolen by De NauN. who assumes the uam'
lancla, and hides with Il He is otrUcl
down and the diamond taken after Luke
aided b" Quabba, escapes Esther w''
not leave Iagur and takes hcr rightIu
place In society. Smythe examines % en-
rlous Old parchment bearing Ilagar's ped
igruc