The Springdale news., 1915-12-03

Esther aside at the first outbreak Of the panic and the riot. 4 slash in the anvas walls of the tent had given Quabba and Esther egress to safety, and Quabba had led his dazed young l mistress away.
 After Arthur had been conveyed bN purand and the others Co their waiting motorcar. Arthur. through excitement and drugs, collapsed. But he revived when he reached his rooms in hi> fae new mansion. and demanded zha Esther be sought for
 "l am Lot crazy "' h. vebemont.E Ge- efarcd. T saw Esther there. and want yeH te bring ne 5o her
 Now. calm yourself MT Powell. said DHraud >aafhinatE FAe excite usut which yoa have witnessed Ha~ brought an another attack q his re- current Hal.ueInat.er- \ man ;,HHat suffer eaneu>>iaA -1f tae 1galu and o1h er injuries. as you have. and hope ta escape serious meat4l aS "e##~ tA@~s al reactions fsaara, ahaIe 3.a Eaa== -.#zs yQa ~et-aHsz.2 ta saa.et asH
 AHd tAe asHee9i,ie8 aaa Ha- n Hea.s ~HzH15eg aImMstesea H.al tias~e ot fHe drHz that He h#sl Egfanr ta become secretly. lFesHr thought addicted
 7iyiau= =added her h#anJl~ a1s=fa the soothing Hep9gfls5eS l7ls=E5tt. and lsc kauE= et s1 m8rmur ef feIsHea eaastfu aHl ,sla= natay 0Hiy h4atr @eaad alazt These osx~ Uefa uaEhi~ hat B'aza=eoEaHesl fHe bower If tEa Powell mi5ians. H.5=5 Aftlar.@ alt.~ita placed nm n Hazi t=au to aalaiI-5=zae. agd so be=aaHa !4lS ue=ative=aid to the gieSpi a#1#r -,.at=ta- run Arthur bodily. meH1a ly. #t.laal tt and tHaayia#ts
 By the drug and the Fo2.a==575 5ll-@e>= Goa tbe=caB> >Pifat9gS sl5esca9lsd 5u Ias pressing Arthur a-ala= =J9..J= =H=s# -tt=Il#z Esther Lad been 4u I.Ios bis alsz ordered mind =Fhef further had him hy convincing him faaEa #zd Hee.l u. aoelaeHt at fhe#ei.e.l~ HIti es#-ed excitement. hHHHHs #s#e tf#s- edF hp had witnessed 4a- a@a meat o1 bi> ll4>1eril.
 Guarded a~ Arthur 0a- and ztaI=.=e with ~aIaaud body tiestros IH- | Ua~ e5SE lsi fsle cahal to EeaE l.s=ss papers visitors aH4 ethef Se8Hee- e# #5s formation from him. Even bIz risif# secretary had been seHt by Bar az manager Of distant properties. So 1ila Arthur nightly no chance eaiH anE confirmation of 6he pfe$enee#ef I.~fbei in Los Angeles
 IL was not wholly easy to convince Arthur even under these conditions. though he was weak =wilIea and his physical strength only returned 10 him in measure. But te keep him from thinking Durand and the others melt ed him to one folly after another as his strength came back to some degree.
 Already they arranged for tallxha party to the races on the morrow. They feared to go too far in their efforts to drive Esther from Los Angeles. Their efforts were confined To keeping Ar thur separated from her. 10 augment bis fear Of complete mental collapse under the threat of the recurrent hal fluctuations which they endeayored to convince him his encounters with E~- ther were
 On the other hand, the conspirators knew Esther's high spirit. They hoped she would become discouraged and per. haps disgusted at Arthur's eccentric treatment of her-the cause of which she was not likely to snspeet-and re turn to Richmond and Haear.
 But Esther was resolved upon solving the strange mystery of Artluf'S con duct Al each encounter since they had been parted in the mining town ef Mammoth just before he was so grieE- ously injured he had been delighted #t Sjaht If her. and fheH SoHe strange