The Springdale news., 1915-09-10
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP.
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\ feud has existed between Colonel Ar thur Stanley and his couslH, Judge Lamar Stanley, over an heirloom. the diamond from the sky, found in fallen meteor by an ancestor. Also the succession To the Stanley earldom in England may eeme te an American. When daughter is horn to the colonel and the mother dies. the colonel buys q gypsy boy and substitutes him. Thret years later the gXpsy mother. having had no part in this bargain, steals the girf being reared in secret. and fe8ses her son undeteCtcd Bs the heIH.- Es EFp= ey has obtained possession of the diamond from the sky. and document With the stanley secret When Esther k grown q beautiful young girl Hasar. HoA etney queen, returns to Nirgiuia with hEr fr Lee the late Colonel StanleH5s friend. adopts Esther, but demands that HaEar turn over to him the diamond feom the SKY. Arthur Stanley. son of Haeaf. falis in love with Esther and SD does his com panion and cousin, Blair Stanley, rightfal male heir of Stanley. In stealing the dia- mond Blair causes the death of the doe
 tor Outside is Arthur serenadfng Esther Blair, escaping, infers that he has left Esther's room. Arthur forces llIm to light duel in which Blair is oaiy stunned. He tries. with the aid of his mother. to place the blame Tor tie murder 0I i]A Lee upon Al lI44i Ail1 i4AiA IA&1S A44S diamond. The sheriff attempts to take Arthur but he eludes his pursuers and joins Hagar. who reveals his Identity and upbrads him for his wild life. Needing money, he pawns the diamond in RieA= mond Blair is in Richmond, and he. too. is forced to visit the pawushop. The two agree 10 stand by each other. At ball. al which a supposed New fork belle IS the guest of honor, they are stunned to find the diamond on the visitor. SHe ie an adventures who has borrowed it While Hagar Is telling the "beIles for tune Luke Lowell. ltagar's e5psy guard
 steals the diamond and to avoid detection drops It into a mall box. \ sheriff tries to arrest Arthur on the murder charge He escapes from Richmond on freight train. The diamond passes into I mali bag which Is lost from q wagon and is picked up by Quabba, an organ grinder Quabbas monkey steals the diamond and leaves it In nest in q tree, Arthur is robbed by hoboes, who leave him in tat
 ters. He seeks work at a farm. Iasar takes Esther to live at Stauley hall An old time tournament is held Arthur at tends in disguise, proves himself the best knight, defeating Blair but Is betrayed by the latter to the sherift Quabha, in jest handeuffs the sheriff and Isf=s#f. Eg daring horsemanship Arthur escapes Lat CT he leaves the farm Tom alze, q Ge
 tective hired bv Hagar. produces finger prints proving Blair guilty of tAe death Of pr. Lee Blair and lis mother quarrel about Vivian. Haear proposes silence to Mrs Stanley as the price of II8sars and Fishers being received in Faift4X see etg
 tia.r strikes down Iasar and steala tse fneefpriuts and money from bis thee
 fife diamond Is found ht negro aef sftfe x taken ny n tramp Fhe latter ts nat4t- derea hy Hung It. who haugs tHe gsH on his idol Taenae Y is stelen 5Qt as a summing parts enters Hung LFs def
 fsasar mentally u5 balanced ty Bitf $ blow, Is again with Esther among tt
 e2Fsies. Ma}maaaNe Sm3 the. lawyer, ar !aves to announce Arthur is he}r l. tic deceased Fatl of stanley, Learning A1
 thur is q fugitive he seeks Blair instead
 Vivian asks the diamond of Blair as tbe price of consenting to marry him