Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-21
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 in a fallen meteor by
an ancestor. Also. the succession to the
Stanley earldom In England may come to
an American. When a daughter Is born
to the colonel and the mother dies, the
colonel buys a gypsy boy and substitutes
him. Three years later the gypsy mother.
having had no part in this bargain, steals
the girl, being reared in secret, and leaves
her son undecided as the heir. The gyp
sy has obtained possession of the anloa
from the sky, and a document with the
Stanley secret. When Esther is grown 4
beautiful young girl, Hagar. now gyisy
queen. returns to Virginia with her. DR..
Lee. the late Colonel Stanley's friend,
adopts Esther, but demands that Hagar
turn over to him the diamond from the
sky. Arthur Stanley. son Of Hagar, falls
In love with Esther and so does his COIN
panion and cousin. Blair Stanley. rightful
male heir Of Stanley. In stealing the dia-
mond Blair causes the death of the doc
tor. Outside is Arthur serenading Esther.
Blair. escaping, infers that he has left
Esther's room. Arthur forces him to
fight a duel in which Blair Is only
stunned. He tries, with The aid Of his
mother, to place the blame for the murder
of DR.. Lee upon Arthur. who now has the
diamond. The sheriff attempts to take
Arthur. but he eludes his pursuers and
joins Hagar. who reveals his identity and
upbraids him for his wild life. Needing
money, he pawns he diamond in Rich
mond. Blair is in Richmond, and he. too,
is forced to visit the pawnshop. At a ball.
at which a supposed New York belle Is
the guest OF honor, they are stunned to
find the diamond on the visitor. She is
an adventures who has borrowed 1t.
While Hagar is telling the bellies" for
tune Luke Lowell, Hagar's gypsy guard,
steals the diamond and to avoid detection
drops it into q mail box. A sheriff tries
to arrest Arthur On the murder charge.
He escapes from Richmond on a freight
train. The diamond passes into a mail
bag, picked up by Quabba, organ grinder.
,Quabba's monkey steals the diamond and
leaves It tina nestain'a tree. ..s>,<s s
- Arthuraseeks, work alta farm. Hagar
takes. Esther to live. at Stanley, hall An
old time tournament is held. Arthur. at
tends; 10. dieguise, proves himself the best
kEtght:ff defeating Blair; but Is. betrayed
blythe latter to the sheriff. BY using
daliRe;: horsemanship Arthur escapes. Lar'
.er he leaves the farm. Tom Blake, q de.
NICSkiSO Ny AA06oAs pASAUSSS HAA6SA.
Prints proving Blair guilty Of the death
OF, sDr, Lee Hagar. proposes silence to
Mrs. Stanley as the. price Of Hagar's and
~Esther's being received II. Fairfax society
Blair ..htrikesr-.down Hager~and steals-the
,shngerprinta, and money from his mother.
The diamond" is found BY a negro boy and
is taken by a tran1p.~The latter is MUIR
.dered4by Hung II. It"ts s~tolen@jus as q
gsllmminHa party enters Hung LIS den.
rHagar. mentally unbalanced by, Blair's
blow, IL s~agaIn~with Esther among the
,gypsiss: .Marmaduke Srnythe, lawyer. ar.
~Tiyess tQr.announce Arthur IS heir to the
<,deceasedr~E;arl Of Stanley. Learning Ar
thur. is~a fugitive. he seeks Blair instead.
TO win .Niyisn.s Blair. steals the diamond,
later marrying her and leaving for the
west. Arthur tries In vain to warn their
,train.of tnapending robbery Luke revolts
against SHaGaT. and is driven from camp.
He leads tramps against the camp, and
Quabba, to save Esther and Hagar. loos-
ems an avalanche on the camp.