The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-23

are all right now Take this money
and 20 to the devil with it, But wheth-
er | killed DR. Lee or not. 1 will kin
you IL you ever say one word OF what
you know. One thiIR more. Who told
your
'Hagar Harding lied Luke Lowell
glibly. Then. seeing an increduIous
look in the others eyes. he added sur
lily: -Hagar's gone dafIy: that's why
she told me But she don't talk to any
body now. and know she didn't tell
anybody else They would only think
she was raving II she did Mrs. Stan
ley has taken her TO Richmond to aD
! asylum Mrs Stanley has the girl
Esther with her. They are at Mrs.
Randolph's. where the ball was" adds
Luke
John Powell breathed a sigh OF re-
lief Then all Is well with Esther at
least He does not question Lowell
further, realizing II Lowell knew aught
concerning Esther the gypsy would
have bIurted il out
And so Luke Lowell. gypsy black
mailer. and John Powell, sheep her
der. part But as the gypsy goes
town and railroad station he searches,
ever searches. for the diamond from
the sky. He has not told John Pow
ell OF the diamond Even now he
half believes that it was but figment
| OF his heat craZed brain
Some miles across the desert travels
a desert Indian family. They have
two horses. One the buck rides at his
ease. and the other drags travois-
| the two rude poles fastened TO the
horse. the ends Of which drag across
the desert. and Iashed to the poles are
the Indians goods and chattels
Beside the travois trudges the squaw.
On her back her papoose sleeps. strap
| ped to its board. I'm the sun
Across the desert the travois scratch
es its way. The eyes OF the squaw
fan upon the fresh tracks that IL
makes A little spray OF sand sprin-
kles over something that glistens
brightly in the sun The squaw stoops
down and gathers up the diamond from
the sky and wakes her papoose to
! shake the new found cleaning trinket
plaything before its beady eyes.
So the days pass In Virginia and
California alike. John Powell ceases
to be a sheep herder. and. taking with
him nearly 100000 cash I'm his bat
tered old vaIise. unknown to any man
he bids goodby to his friends at the
sheep ranch, and pausing only In Los
Angeles TO buy a becoming outfit OF
business clothes. he goes to the ada
cent oil fields to, as he says to him.
self grimly, buy himself richI
He writes to Esther, guardedly and
without signature. from Los Angeles
The letter reaches Esther I'm the nicE
OF time. Mrs. Randolph's maid gives
1t TO her. Informing her that Mrs. Stan
ley has issued orders that II any letter
should come to Esther that it be de
livered TO Mrs. Stanley first
The prosecutions Or Blair Stanley
have become intoIerable, and wher
Esther has gone defiantly to Blair.
mother Mrs Stanley has taunted he
with the cruel retort that she Esther
is a beggar on the bounty OF the moth
er OF the man who honors her with al
offer Of marriage
Further. Mrs. Stanley icily remind
Esther that since Hagar has lost be
reason no trace OF the supposed wealtl
OF Hagar can be found The operation
necessary to restore Hagar's mind vii
cost $1,000. IL Esther accepts Blair
Mrs. Stanley informs her. this none.
will be forthcoming. and the operation
will be performed
1t is on the point OF Esther's tongu
to speak and declare herself for wha
she is. the legitimate daughter OF tn