Arizona republican., 1915-07-11
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

A bitter feud has existed between CI. Arthur Stanley and his cousin. Judge Lamar Stanley. The feud has been engendered family jealousy over an h"troom, ' the diamond from the sky " that was found in fallen meteor by an advenrirer ancestor The feud Is further augmented by the fact the snccesSlcn to the stanley caridom in England may come Co an American stanley. When daughter Is born c. Col. Stanley of the eldest branch of the Stanleys in America and the mother of the child dies at It's birth. tGe cha-rinel ool,ncl buys new born ISl@E boy and substitutes him aS heir. Thrre years later the gypsy mother. having had DO part u this bargain stcals the colonels little daughter being reared in secret. and leaves her undetected Hs tue riEhtful heir of Stanley hall in Virginia the diamond from the sky. and the prospective heir to the serldom in England The gypsy mother has l-l ohtained possession of % the dismond from the
 and document that holds Stanley secret of the false heir. She the little girl Esther Stanley
 ns her own. and EroNs to love her When Esther is grown beautiful young girl HaEar gypsy queen. returns to Virginia with her hoping she may right the that has been done her by the leys and the wrong she has done the Stanleys in turn. She has wild plan that Dr. Lee late GIL Stanleys old friend. may adopt Esther orig insiy intended Her hope also Is that her supposed Arthur Stanley IT.. may fall in love with Esther and thus the innocent girl may become by marriage what she is ky birth-mistress of Stanley nall In all this HaSar. the gypsy queen sees full hhment of all her hopes-her master of Stanley hall. posSessor Of the diamond sky. presumptive heir to a proud English title anI also the girl. Esther. cheated her birhrghJ. sharing all this good fortune and great honor. Dr Lee readily to adopt Esther also demands that Hae1r turn to his custody GO fhe diamond from the sky y Dr. Lee also informs gar that . the supposed Arthur Stanley IT,. is prodisat, and worthy nf Esther. But Hagar hopes Tor the best and with her people departs. Arthur Stanley does fall in love with Esther does boon svmpanion- Blair Stanley. the cousin who would be the riEhtful male heir Stanley were the Stanley secret known Blair gets glimpse Of nr. Lee in his study examining the diamond from the sky Blsr's proud. cold mother has always believed pr. Lee had the diamond Blair. in endeavorine 10 steal tho diamond, the death of the old doctor. lin escaping from the doctors house midnight with the diamond Blair encounters Arthur who has serenade Esther. To avoid the suspicious tic that would be established between his presence and the doctors death Blair insultnGly infers tp Arthur that he has just left Esther's Arthur forces him to fight duel at close quarters. aul although Blair treacherousy attempts to fire before the signal Arthur Is the victor and tumbles Blair into open grave. Before he goes. however. he searches Blair and finds his breast the diamond from the sky which he takes BlaIr is only stunned. and when he gains consciousness be makes In erort. with the conafvance of his mother. O place the blame for the murder of Dr. Lee upon Arthur. The sherin attempts to take Arthur Into custody suspicion of the murder, but after thrilling drive in a high powered motor he endes his pursuers. only to be thrown from his into the river after tragic smashup. His body is last floating down the river