The Springdale news., 1915-10-01

In hands alien and evil the diamond would not abide, and with all the ter TOT of the night upon him Luke Lowell i felt relieved that this talisman Of woe 1 lay at the bottom of the bay.
 Rested now, he rose to his feet and staggered away in the darkness, as he 1 realized the pursuit was coming in ! his direction. Let the diamond stay with tue dead; let the living answer the enigma of the struggle and cries 1 in the night upon the waters as best i they might Luke Lowell resolved on l flight and distance between himself and the diamond now in the deeps. Sunrise finds him far back in the mountains and such is the influence of the great fear that has been upon him that in the desperation of his acute if not chronic reformation Luke Lowell asks and secures work ill the capacity of blacksmith's helper at forge at the mountain mines.
 Now while he works and works well, for all gypsies are tinkers and smiths when they do or will work, let us see what has become of the others whose destinies are concerned with the gem.
 Arthur, known as John Powell, since striking oil has become possessed of the touch of Midas He prospers and waxes in riches and power and is intoxicated with his own success. It is not that he has lost thought and hopes and affection for Esther, but Esther is far away, and he is young, and the adulation that men render and women, tools sweet to him.
 Already in the oil fields of California he is known as "the golden man. He dreams of empires, as Cecil Rhodes dreamed and realized i'll Africa. His money is not boarded. his mind is upon mines, fruit farms. vast cattle ranches, manufacturing plants and all forms of financial and commercial activities.
 The quiet lanes of Virginia, the tur moils of his reckless youth that enliy ened them, seem far away. Since he found the outlaws plunder in the des ert and made it the lever with which he moved poverty and hardship from his way money has become to Arthur q mighty thing.
 In bis ambitious plans and activities Arthur deems that money will do all He sends money to his agents, the SC cretive Richmond detective. Blake thinking he does well and that this money will aid Esther and Hagar, while he plays with time and destiny at high stakes in far California.
 And ever the dark eyes of Vivian Marston are on him. But she keeps aloof and bides her time. Here at last is prey worth waiting the hour to strike at She resolves to play the game boldly and well.
 She has need of helpful assistance. Her thought turned to Blair She knows that for some strange reason, inexplicable to both Blair and herself, Arthur Stanley had sacrificed himself. borne even the onus of murder, con fessed by flight murder he knew him. self guiltless of and Blair implicated. But why? This she did not know, nor did she care.
 She only knew that Arthur would not betray Blair and that Blair would not betray Arthur. She knew that, while Blair secretly, yet with intense bitterness. hated his supposed cousin, Arthur had eagerly sacrificed himself for Blair. And now that Arthur, as John Powell, was indeed golden man. Vivian remembered his strange attachment for Blair and thought il well to apprise Blair of the change h the fortunes as well as the name Of Arthur Stanley and have Blair come