The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-08-12
SYNOPSIS Or PRECEDING CHAP.
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A bitter fselJ he's existed between Colo
mel Arthur Stanley sad his cousin, Judge
Lamar Stanley. The feud has been en-
geiatted IN family jealousy over an heir
loom, the 3is:noTld from the say tnat
was found in a fallen meteor by an ad-
venturer ancestor. Alse. the succession
- TIE Stanley earldcgn III }Ingsand may
coioG ~ an American StaIffey. Nhen
a daughter IS horn to Cofor>I Stanley OF
tho eldest branch ~ tho stan 'eys IN
America and the mother - the chlio
dies at it's birth, the chagrined 6etoneA
Luys a newborn gypsy boy and subsfSs
tatee him es heir. Three years later the
gypsy nlotheT, having had no part III this
bargain, steals tho eeloreis little d2ugh-
ter, being reared il. secret and leaves her
Azvn son uidetected as the heir. The gyp-
s., i,t.Tjl&@ has also obtained possession
Of the diG~:oi.t1 from the sky and a docu-
n!ant cont ,ining the secret Of the falae
heir. She rears the little girl, Esther
Stanley, her own and grows to lcTs
her When Esther is grown beautiful
young girl, Iagar. now gypsy queen, re-
turns to Virginia with her. She has
wild plan that Dr. Lee, the late Colonel
Etanley's e1t, friend, may now adopt Is
Tier. as brig isally intended. Her hope also
is that her s.i:s; ttte supposed Arthur Stan
2ssss.asss 1say fiji ga S-Sf~ With Esthnr
and thus the innocent girl may BECOME
by marriage what she is by BIRTH 1lFiss
trcss of Stanley hall. DR.. Lee adopts
E.sther but also dema nds that Hagar turn
Seef to his custody the diamond from
tns sky. yf. Lee also informs HaSar
that ntft sor4. the supposed Arthur Stan
lev 2d, is d pTo,ilGt.tS sTFH not worthy OF
Esther but iiagar 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 rlghtful male
IA:F sf Etaniey were the Stanley secret
! T.. sd, diamond
f.auses the death Sc the doctor Outside
!s Arthur. serenaaiis Esther, Blair, es-
11piug insultngly fnfeTs - hftnur tl1l
lis .tas Eeft Ether's room. Arthur tefaSs
him to light 81 A1re1 IN which Arthur IS
victor and tunnbi5s 3fai~ INTO an open
| grave He searches Blair :snSa takes the
| diamond from the sky. Blalr is only
| stunned and tries with the aid of h1s
mother to place the blame for the mur-
| Ser Of DR. Lee upon Arthur Ihe s1erlll
! attempts to take Arthur, but after a
! Inriiling drive i'll q high powered motor
| ear Atthaf eludes his pursuers and is
/ thrown into the river after q sf1a5hup-
| His body is seen tioSttnes down the river.
! Arthur is revived by Tiagaf, who reveaH
| his identity and upbraids him. Neeai1ag
'roncy he pcawns the diamond III kich-
| E!us:5. Plsir is In Richmond, living riot
ot,sIy aha iih. TOO, is forced to visit the
naWnshep After ordinations the two
! ac1ee to stand by each 0fhef, At ball,
to which Blair has invited Arthur and at
| which q supposed New York society peiie
is the guest cf honor, they are stunned to
fnt, the diamond or the breast OF the
New York visitor. She is an adventures
who has borrowed the diamond for the
evening. Fagar attends the ball as
fortune teller, accompanied by Luxe 10y
ell While TEagar is telling the oelie
fortune the diamond is snatched from he1
breast. Luke Lowell, Hagar's gyps3
guard, has stolen the diamond ara u
avoid detection drops it into mail boN
| At tho ball a sheriff tries TO arrest Ar
thur on the murder charge Arthur es
capes ard leaves Richmond on a fre1Sh
i tra.:l The diamond passes into a nal
{ bag. which is condemned, lost from
wagon and picked Up by Quabba, an or
can grinder The monkey of the latte
steals the diamond ard leaves it IN
birds nest in tree. Arthur is robbie
OF his clothes by hobocs, who leave mn
II, q tattered outfit. He seel<s WORK at
q farm