Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-12
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP.
TIERS.

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A feud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and his cousin, Judge Lamar
Stanley, over an heirloom, the diamond
from the sky, found in a fallen meteor by
an ancestor. Also. the succession to the
Stanley earldom IN England may come t.
an American. When a daughter is born
to the colonel and the mother dies, Tire
colonel buys a gypsy boy and substitute;
him.. Three ears later the gypsy mother.
having had no part in this bargain, STEMS
the girl. being reared in secret, and leaves
her son undecided as the heir. The gyp-
sy has obtained possession Of the diamond
from the sky. and a document with the
Stanley secret. When Esther Is grown Il
beautiful young girl, Hagar, now gypsy
queen, returns to Virginia with her. Dr.
Lee, the late Colonel Stanley's friend,
adopts Esther, but demands that Hagar
u over to him the diamond from the
sky. Arthur Stanley, son Of Hagar, falls
in love with Esther and SO does his conf
panion and cousin, Blair Stanley, rightful
male heir of Stanley. In stealing the dia.
mond Blair causes the death Of the doc
tor and tries later to put the blame on
Arthur, who takes the diamond from him.
The sheriff attempts to take Arthur into
custody, but he eludes his pursuers and
joins Hagar, who reveals his identity and
upbraids him for his wild life. Needing
money. he pawns the diamond in Rich
mond. At a ball, at which a supposed
guest Of honor, Arthur and Blair find the
diamond on the visitor. She Is an adven.
turess who has borrowed it.
Luke Lowell, Hagar's gypsy guard,
steals the diamond, and to avoid detection
drops it into; a mail box. Arthur caves
Richmond and goes to the west. The dia-
mond passes into a mail bag, picked up
by Quabba, %lorgan grinder. Quabba's
monkey steals the diamond. Hagar takes
Esther to Stanley hall. :
Tom Blake, a detective Of Richmond,
who is hired by Hagar, produces finger
prints convicting Blair. Hagar proposes
silence to Mrs. Stanley as the price Of
Hagar's and Esther's being received in
Fairfax society. Blair strikes down Ha-
gar and steals the finger prints, leaving
the gypsy demented. The diamond is
found by a n~egrofboy and IS taken by a
tramp ThaalAtter Is murdered by Hung
I I%zsItSsas stolen Just as a Summing party
;Snters Hung lIfy den. Haga.r is again
with Esther among the gypsies. Marina
dhlce 6fSNthestawyer, arrives to announce
AFtfur W lhsir to the deceased Earl Of
St1Aleys, LLferning Arthur is a fugitive he
SEEK sBlSStss instead. To win Vivian, Blair
steals the diamond, later marrying her
and leaving for the west. Their train is
robbed, Vivian losing the diamond, which
"a slain train robber drops in the desert.
The 500, 900 he stole is found by Arthur,
nowaknown as John Powell. sheep herder.
Vivian deserts Blair, telling him he must
regain the diamond for her. Luke Lowell,
sdFiyeny from the camp, after learning Ha-
kar's secret. leaves to seek Blair. Hagar
f. under treatment and Esther Is In
Richmond society, protege Of Mrs. Stan
ley; who suspects her real name. and Of
Mrs. Randolph Abe Bloom, gambler. who
knows Blair's guilt, covets the diamond
and calls It the price of his secrecy. Blair
will not listen to Lowell, and Arthur also
insists on his silence. Blair returns to
Richmond and, ~instigated by his mother,
pays unwelcome court to Esther Mrs.
Stanley asserting Vivian had been married
before. The diamond is picked up by an
Indian woman. Esther. resolving to find
Arthur, caves Richmond with Quabba.
DR.. Lee, Arthur learns, died of heart dis
ease. Becoming very rich he buys Stan
ley hall, sold at auction, through Blake,
and also provides for Hagar. Luke Low
ell buys tho diamond from the squaw, but
loses it in q fight on Santa Barbara bay,
the gem sinking. At the auction Smythe
buys a mounted deer head.