The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-03

believed that Blair still lny dead by
his hand in the grave dug for another.
and with him the last male Stanley
savc the old earl In England had per
lshcd.
As Arthur passed from the van he
saw Esther come toward him from
IIngars side aud was glad to note his
fierce, stern mother made no attempt
TO stay her, And Esther had evident.
ly been told as much us llagnr cared
TO tell her
She called him "hruthcr' aud walk
ed with him to the woods ut the edge
Of the camp, aud there they paused
and made their farcwels
BE good man. Arthur, my broth.
er. aud let me be proud Of youl" ~.
thcr whispered tcndcrly. And Arthur
folded her to his heart aud kissed her
md strobe away
lie looked back once nnd saw her
leaning against u great tree aud weep
Ing liut Mother he nor the weeping
Esther bchcld the dark face Of Luke
Lowell pccring nt them through the
shruhbcry.
II WIS not until next morning that
IIngar sought for the diamond and
found It missing Again her rage at
Arthur burned high lluglr hated the
Stanley name aud dospIsol every Stan
ley possession. but Hhc WINS resolved
since no the Stanley line was near at
end that Esther. dciruudrd of every
other biuhrght. should hu,c the diu
mond from the sky
llagar had not wholly believed Ar.
thur guilty NJ br Lees murder even
when she had first learned of bis being
suspected from lsthcrs lips when she
had come for Esther 10 Fairfax The
day before llngur resolved To go 90
Richmond, the nearest bis city feel
Ing sure Arthur would be- there In hid
Ing In the hope Of finding him and sc
curing the diamond from the sky for
Esther even II II were necessary 10
give Arthur her own sou. up to the
law.
She tclegnphcd from the nearest
rnllrnnd station. from which they took
train TO Richmond THIS telegram was
to the Blake agency, and It was sent
to recall Tom Blake. the bend of the
concern. from Fairfax to Richmond,
No suspicion In the slightest had been
directed NJ Blair IN connection with
the doctors murder. nor did amy living
soul In Fairfax. save Blair and his
mother. know Of the encounter Blair
had had with Arthur In the doctors
doorynrd nor OF the grcwsome duel
across the open grave ut midnight that
had followed Blnlrs wild rusc 10 de
fame Esther's good name that Arthur
might not suspect him VI murder and
robbery, the real guilt Blair felt the
burden Of.
Hut In order to be- safe, and nj his
mothers suggestion, blair Stanley had
gone to Richmond. his mother giving
the excuse that he went to attend TO
urgent matters brought about by the
doctors sudden and tragic death.
Esther. too, was gone from FnlrfnN
now. aud this. with the flight NJ Ar.
thur and the presence ~ the Rich.
moud detective. made the countryside
of old nrlytocrllr Fairfax county ring
with rumors and the revival NJ old,
long forgotten tragic and mysterious
happenings among the stanley
IN Richmond Arthur Stanley, giving
himself the name of John Powell
found humble lodgings awaiting oppor
muliy tn slip from Richmond when the
hue and cry after him had died down.
1t was necessary Tor him to haye
funds. 10 obtain these he resolved 10
pawn the diamond from the sky, ho'
llcying that no living person save lia'
gar knew ~ It's existence.
In eighteen years the diamond from
the sky had almost come ~ be regard
eli as % myth In FnlrfaX county. Some
there were who claimed Il had never