The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-19


OF the Earl Of Stanley, hc like The
Judge, was facing the swoonng colo
mel and also was INN ware NJ the silent
struggle In the hallway the struggle
that had caused Colonel Stanley to
swoon for the colonel saw In his
minds eye the barring Of his plot his
own disgrace ut undertaking It and
worst Of nll the triumph Of his enemy
Of blood.
Like II stole Nanny Lucy, holding
the false heir. had never stirred or
changed attitude.
DR. Lee, standing closer 10 the colo
mel. sprnng at once to the aid NJ his
friend md with MI his skill sought to
revive the stricken man
Down the hall to the grent open
doorway Matt Harding bore his strug
Cling. silcnced wife The bank notes
In his bosom. the price Of the sale of
his own flesh aud blood. rustled M he
struggled with the frenzIel. half strnn.
gled Ilagnr BY the sheer force Of
his brutal strength the gypsy dragged
the woman to the little copse where
their meagcr camp was pitched, Here
he bouni her with ropes to the seat Of
the van. gagged her with his neck
kerchlef. hitcled his horses aud drove
on toward the dawn.
In the library the mlnlstratlons OF
Or lee Ind revived Colonel Stanley
Brace YOURSELF" the doctor whisper
ed. "l,cmcmber, your heart win not
stand much Of this
81 am all right now" said Colonel
Stanley, molstenlng his lips. you,
doctor. will certify that this IL II male
child born heir To the stanley estntea,
and viii nttest that he Is my son,
heir at my death to the diamond from
the sky and also heir TO the carldom
Of Stanley Mt the death VI the present
eOll
The English lawyer fumbled In his
green bag and produced the already
drawn up document Of nttestatlon
with a firm hand, but giving the colo
mel a sad but searching glance rs he
id 10. Dr. ne signed the paper as
physician In attendance at the birth
Tha, colonel signed as father Of ar
thuf Stanley % Of Stanley hall, viz
kihisc And then 1t was the turn Of
l6dre Stanley TO sign M next Of KIN
For u minute he faltcred, a look Of bit
W hntred on hh saturnine counte
nance, and then he AIMED his sigma
hirs and threw down the pen with =
BITTER curse for what he did A mock
ing smile played upon the face Of Colo
nsl Stanley. For one brief moment he
kryut the flower face Of tho beloved
tead woman upstairs Fur one brief
moment he forgot the Eirl child born
u their deep love whose blrthright
had been taken away In the fulnllment
Of his hate for his disappointed aud
chaErlned klnsman.
A few brief and stilted farewells and
perfunctory congratulations cnsued be
tween the still embarrassed English
lawyer Marmaduke smythe, and the
colonel aud the doctor. There was
some evil broodinR In the air. and the
aura N hate was felt by the English
man NJ law.
ut Is only veneer " civilization
that thinly covers these crude Yankees
In these wild parts" said the English
lnwyer 10 himself as he awkwardly
mounted his horse In the moonlight
outside Stanley hall and rode down the
darkcncd lanes behind the gloomy
Judge. They Jolly well would tomn
hawk mud burn each other nj the stake
n they had opportunity" he added To-
himself ~ shall start hnck 10 London
tomorrow n can and dcuccd glad
N g."
rncycutfully three years went thch
round The supposltltlous heir nt
STANLEY hnll grew 10 bc O sturdy llttlr
boy NJ handsome appearance. lint o'
violent and rrro,crnnh'c temper even
rs n rhul
On the little girl Esther reared IN
secrecy IN closed chnmncr In the
great hpusc and miui.tcrcl to only hr
the silent and faithful NANNY Luc,
the colonel hvishrd anil uutpourcl on
great and growing love and affection
81 hls u,rl'dcd AMI aging years for
a'puiy the hand of death WIS plain
urou him md every day he rode to tho
cross upon the grave u his dead wifr
md prayed that he might see her face
10 face mil be forgiven IN the great
TENDERNESS N the love they had hnruc
each o'hcr In NE, for the wrong b.
had dome their child
The fear ~ the colonel that the Wilt
gypsy blood IN the puiatlyc heir migl
bring him 10 cours,'~ that would dis
Erarr The Stanley name preye'i upon
the colonel
And 20 the colonel drew up n docu
msni. whhh he securely ~cale'l and
placed among his papers. Upnn the
outside he supersrrlbed u; TO be-
upened IN cise my son. Arthur Stan
ley I'd. ever dives anything 10 disEracr
the Stanley name~ This document b.
left by HE will In the care u Dr.. Hen
~ Iee. should the physician survive
him. a. his executor. Then. ton. the