The Springdale news., 1915-08-20
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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bitter feud has existed between Colo neI Arthur Stanley and his cousin Judge Lamar Stanley. The feud has been en- eeadered in family jealousy over an heir loom, the diamond from the SKY, that WAS found in a fallen meteor by an ad- xenturer ancestor. Also, the succession to the Stanley eardom in England may come to an American Stanley. When a daughter is born to Colonel Stanley of the eldest branch of the Stanleys in America and the mother of the child dies at its birth, the chagrined colonel buys newborn gypsy boy and substi- tutes him as heir Three years later the gypsy mother. having had no part in this bargain, steals the colonels little daugh- ter being reared in secret, and leaves her own son undetected as the heir. The gyp- sv mother has also obtained possession of tie diamond from the sky and doeu- n4ent containing the secret of the false her. She rears the little girl, Esther Stanley as her own and grows to lefe her. When Esther is grown beautsGl young girl, HagaF, now gypsy queen fa= turns 10 Virginia with her. She has 2 wild plan that pr. Lee, the late Colonel Stanley's old friend may now adopt Es- ther. as originally intended. Her hope also is that her son. the supposed Arthur Stan ley 4a, may fall ia love with Esther and thus the innocent girl may become bY marriage what she IS by birth-lnis- tfess of Stanley hall. Dr.. Lee adopts Esther, but also demands that HaGar turn over to his custody the diamond from the sky. Dr Lee also informs Hasar that her son, the supposed Arthur Stan ley 2d, is a profligate and not worthy of Esther, but H4agar hopes for the best and With her people departs Arthur Stanley does fall in love with Esther and so does his boon companion. Blair Stanley, the cousin who would be the rightful male heir of Stanley were the Stanley secret known In stealing the diamond Blair causes the death of the doctor Outside is Arthur serenading Esther. Blair es- caping insutingly infers to Arthur that he has left Ether's room. Arthur forces him to fight a duel in which Arthur is victor and tumbles Blair into an open grave. He searches Blair and takes the diamond from the sky. Blair is only stunned and tries, with the aid Of his mother, to place the blame for the mur- der of Dr. Lee upon Arthur. The sheriff attempts to take Arthur. but after thrilling drive in a high powered motor car Arthur eludes his pursuers and is thrown into the river after a smashup His body is seen floating down the river Arthur Is revived by Hagar. who reveals his identity and upbraids him. Needing money, he pawns the diamond in Rich
 
 eusiy, and he, too. is forced t. visit tie pawnshop. After explanations the two agree 10 stand by each other At ball, to which Blair has invited Arthur and at which a supposed New York society belle is the guest of honor. they are stunned to find the diamond on the breast of the New York visitor. She is an adventures who has borrowed the diamond for the evening. Hagar attends the ball as fortune teller, accompanied by Luke Lov- ell While Hagar is telling the "belle's" fortune the diamond Is snatched from her breast Luke Lowell. Haears gypsy guard, has stolen the diamond and to avoid detection drops il into a mail box Al the ball sheriff tries to arrest Ar thur on the murder charge. Arthur es eapes and leaves Richmond on freight train. The diamond passes Into mall hag, which Is condemned, lost from wagon and picked ur by Quahha. an or gan grinder The monkey If the latter steals the diamond and leaves t fa & tira s nest in tree. Arthur is robbed of his clothes hy haboes, Who leave him in tattere3 out0t He seeks worH II farm.