Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

bitter feud. engendered heirloom. tue diamond from tn sky. found in meteor by has existed between Col. Arthur Stanley and cousin Judge Lamar stanley. The feud is aug mented by the fact that succession the Stan Icy eHrIdoIn in England may come to an American family When his wife dies after having given birsn daughter Col. Stanley buys and substitutes heir a born gypsy boy. Three years later the gypsy mother steals thu coloneIs daughter, who Is being reared in and obtains possession of tn. diamond from the sky % and a document that holds the of the false heir.
 wh.n the daughter Esther Stanley. whom Hasar has grown to love. grows up Hasar returns to Vir- Gina with her, hoping to right the wrong done her and that she has done She obtains ;he consent of Dr. Lee Col. Stanley's old friend. to adopt Esther his daughter tn hope that Hasar's son, the supposed Arthur Stanley II. will fall love with Esther and she will become mistress of Stanley hall. which is her right Dr. Lee exacts his etion that he keep in custody th rateful diamond. Dr. Lee warns Hagar that her is prohigate. unit for Esther but she hopes for the best Arthur falls in Love with Esther. does his Don companion Blair Stanley the cousin, who would b the rightful heir To the earljum were the secret known.
 In endcavorng to steal the diamond from Dr. Ice, Blair th. death of the old doetor on leav ing the house after the deed he encounters Arthur and divert suspicion inrcrs he has left Esthers 0 m. duel follows in which Arthur Is victor Arthur takes th diamond from Blair's breast and leaves Lis victim for dead. Ascuscd of the murder Of 0r. Lee. Richmond. where lie lives under assumed Blair. having recov cred from the blow. goes t1 Richmond Blai- !s forced To visit pawnsho1 through lis riotOus gam bling and Arthur. ruuultE out of Iunls IS forced pawn the '' diamond from the sky They nee; and after explanations about the death of Dr. l. to stand by each other and % spend jolly night together at ball at which supposed New York society is the cucst Of honor Th. society belle in reality is adventures. and she through gambler who has Bair's money. ob [. taIns The loan of the |" diamond from the sky % the pswuhrnk r. who is inc gamblers brother. HuEar also attends he hall 10 tell fortunes Blair. Hagur. and Artlsur mutually duufouuded 10 fuI the dinmand the breast of Vivian Marston the Naff.. sf tTfr,- Hagar the adventures q certain from behind which a hand reaches out first to throttle Vivian and then to steal the e diamond from the sky
 It is Luke Lowell. gypsy. who has stolen the dia- mond and about 10 be caught rcd handed by the police. he drops the diamond in mall box. In th" uproar that follows at the ball sheriff suddenly app and demands the surrender of Arthur tho charge of murder of Dr. Lee. Arthur remembers the pledge Blair and. knocking down the police makes his escape by riding the brakes train. The |" diamond from the sky '' in tle time has been swept hy tho mail carrier into mail bag and of the pronEs of its setting having caught th. ba=. Is left inside when the mail Is dumped at the r.storice. Later the bag drops from the and passing hrnchhack organ grinder first calls to the driver and then examines the find in It the diamond Dreaming dreams of wealth of Tl -nty to eat for himself and his monkey organ grinder camps the outskirts of the city. But during the night th- monkey climbs the tree with the diamond and finding a birds egg n a nest takes the and leaves tn diamond in it's place. Arthur in the meantime Is attacked by hohoes when the train stops robbed of his and his ming clothes but fortunat t,ly. is left with tatterei outfit of Of the tramps. Nu longer likely to suspicion by his appearance. he asks for work farmsid, Learning there Is to be tournament in Richmond which the riders to be masked. Arthur borrows horse from the farmer meets Esther alone. and informs her he Is going to ride fin the tourney and win crown Queen Of Love and Beauty Blair also has promised Vivian Marsten he win win her. Blair Is unseated by Arthur who wins fhe tilt and in his and discontinue. having recognized Arthur he discoses the sheriff Arthurs identity. Quahha- th- organ grinder facilitates Ar thurs by capping the handcurs of the sheriff Blair and the shern