The Springdale news., 1915-12-03
The Diamond From the Sky By ROY L. McCARDELL Copyright. 1915, by Roy L. MeCardell
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 fond has existed between Colonel Ar #tbur stanley and his cousin, Judge Lama stanfex. over an heirloom. tHe ataMeHd from tae skN found in d fallen meteor lk 4a ancestor Also. the succession 10 the stanley earldem in England aaE e9ae To an American When daasHts' ls#eoin 10 the colonel and he mother dies the colonel huys 2 g} psE hey and substitute him Three years later the gypsy a4atz1s.. having had 10 part ia this bar ln. steals Inc sIrI Esther, reared ia secret. and leaves her son undeteated as tHe Ae4a= Inc #.evpsv has obtained possession ot the eia- fnond from tHe sky. and document With =the Stanley secret Years later Haga', f.vpsy aucen.=rcturus to Virginia with Es- =ther Br Ler the late Colonel StaHleN friend adopts Esther. AIthtH SiaI4leas s'i rf 4asar. fails in love with Esther. and se toes his companion and cousin Elait Stanley. richttul male heir of Staniek ID steallae the diamond Blair eauses tAs death af the doctor and tr3es later fo put the blame on Arthur. ho takes De 5eis}
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 Ton Blass8 defsae5vt af iaef#Haad who l. hred bv Hasar. produces tzs1@e- prints eoaviet5as Blss1H ifzsat p9ets-ss silence to MEs Stanley as tae pfaee ot Hagars and Esthefs beias teeet*es4 m Fairfax society. BIai strikes down Iia- gar and steals the finger prints, leaving the gypsy queen demented Marmadake Smythe lawyer. arrives to announce Arthur IS heir to the deceased Earl Of Stanley Learning Arthur is fugitive he seeks Blair 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 slain train robber drops In the desert. The sl00,0oo he stole is found by Arthur. now known as John Powell. sheep herder. Vivian deserts Blair. telling him he must regain the diamond for her. Luke Lowell, driven from the camp after learning fia- gars secret. leaves fa seek Blair. Hagar is under treatment and Esther is in Rich mond society. Abe Bloom, gambler. knows Blair's guilt and covets the diamond. He calls it the price of his secrecy.
 The diamond is later picked up by an Indian woman. pr. Lee. Arthur learns, died of heart disease. Becoming very rich he buys Stanley hall. sold at auction, through Blake, and also provides for Ha- gar and Esther. Luke Lowell buys the dia- mond from the squaw. but loses Il in fight on santa Barbara bay. the gem sink ing Vivian desiring aid to ensnare Ar thur. sends for Blair.
 Esther and Quabba. also Blair. go 10 the California mines 10 seek Arthur. Smythe is sent west by Blake. Vivian Marston is saved from drowning by Pow ell. who is infatuated by her Stnythe finds the diamond and gives it to Esther to deliver 10 Arthur. Blair and Luke 20 to the yacht in Arthurs absence and find Esther there
 Esther and Quabba escape while Blair and Luxe battle, Blair in the meantime has joined Vivian in Los Angeles Du- rand. king of diamonds. crook known 10 Vivian goes 10 a saloon near the mines in hope that he can learn the whereabouts of the diamond There he meets Luke Lowell. Esther and Arthur appear on the scene The diamond is lost III melee Esther saves Arthur. who is injured. and he goes to Los Angeles in care of the phy- sician-erooE Durard Esther follows and is refused admittaree to see him In the meantime SmEthe tas hid the diamond in tree It is later IQund ry two b3l pest CTS. one of whom murders the other for the diamond Arthur is 'doped" bg Du- rand. De Naux and V.van although Blair. who has taken charge of Arthur bus ness affs airs. rrotesfs
 The diamond passes 5H dice play from the bill poster to Saatlex. circus owner. who gives it 10 La Belle. lion tanner splinteHs the clown. her jealeus husband shoots Santley as tae ion strikes down and kills the woman The animal seizes the diamond