Arizona republican., 1915-09-19
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

l. bitter fcud. enscudered an heirloom. the sisnsond from the sky" found in g by au an .~vtor has existed; between Col Arthur Stanley and uis cousin, Judge Lamar Stanley. The feud Is aug mented by the fact the stsniey eaTldon in England may to American family. when Dis wife dies after having given birth to daughter Col Stanley buys and substitutes her F~~ born gypsy boy. Three years later the gypsy raoth-r Hssar, steals coionels daugb;er who Is being reased fin secret and obtains possession diamond from the sky and a documen, that holds thyysscret of the false heir
 When the daughter. Esther Stanley, grows up Ea~ar returns with her StnnIey hall Dr. Lee. setting asa condition that he keep the " diamond from the sky" adopts Esther hopes that the supposed Arthur Stanley H., who is Hagar's son. marry Esther and become mistress of Stanley hall. Blair Sttnler. Arthur's cousin would be the tishtful heir tc the esrIlo1 if the truth were known also fshs in love with Esther.
 In end-a,oring steal the diamond from the sE from Dr. Lee. Blair causes the old doctors css;h, Arthur the the murder In the eore teat he himself will escape and Blair. who ( rrosirsfe, riu live straighter life Haasr snd Eethes 7se established h Stanley hall Hagar has e-ssht>eed Bisrs guilt through finger print evidence hsfr 'n the meantime has fallen Tn love with Vivian
 s-sten. adventur-ss and disguised and In posses- son of the disnond from the sky" elopes with her ertoHsh the marriage ceremony never completed Mrs Stanley sensing that Esther is the real heir psrs to make friends with her and effect a marriage between hNr sod Blair Stanley. her dissrsced son sse ressons hs. If Esther msrries Blair Hssar would Ulsen'd any accusations or rroofs of his guilt in
 
 nerntilne hss rfred Hsesrs strong box and found pr,of that she Esther is the real beir She resolves sn ssy urth.ur about it At Mrs stanlers request, kstesr and Hsgsr acc1rnranr her to Mrs Hapjolrh's ir Nlchrroud BrrElars loot the train wai,h pnir ani Vivian rtsirg and from them .h. dta- rard From the sky."~ yfrian. enraeed throws over Rir sni threatens him with exposure unless be re- r-Sstn- the disuord f.s.a. l.lr'E r~tr-ns to Richmond and spdfpr Fs.he, n-re@etie. carrts her arouse the jralos- cf'FFisn- Hs=ar'r m;nd. srected by an secident in fse grrsy camR wsBd~rs. und Estner iea-n- that 10 tlnoa viii f-e re~rsSsrr- Mrs Stanley offers Esther ts- Ton~r condition ffst marry Biafr but ESss~r r-fpses
 A-ts-r f- nrpvfng the loot as rs~,-ut In t>r-ls f~ s-auef Tan strangers anc h~r Esthsr s-d Hsesr. He erlrIozs Tom piske the csi~-ti<e. trsrnrtinr i d~fray of arnr.s exr~nspr end 10 bsi ia Stsnfer Uau r.,ur, r~nn~hfie. c~cs from fire Stan'ers .o e<s-are the per~-~-ticn of Btatr stsAiey. She intends ,s aad Arthur- Piss~. following Inst-uctiors hurs Ftrrf~y Han. frk- Lowell the sini<ter. hy a trick fate sgs,n c"usss across the dtarrens md c--- r for qrisrt cf whisky. Arthur John Fo-~eN = mssr~if5~ strikes # rich in oil bAn- ar-sed r IoS tafssss At .,is hairht of tho f.s,tyt ties h~ receives word firm Blake trst Esther hss drpart~d for parts rnsuowe." This hinvv crrshes him. As tn the 5ismcrd. fsh~ and his fellow brot. krr~r Tusrrei o-~- It's rn~-~erion snd the diamond slsrS into tre Pacific snnts p-rinra
 Tivisn- iesrnina of Arthbr's sudssu wealth. news hsr nttsnstnus to PHssr In iha hore that F-thsr they ~flI ahe to sfrir him af his gold Ri-it. however. t-aHs Esther ts steal from the evif>rre fbst would epsr up ma Stsnl~y c"-ihs sfsrts his trip west in Arthur. but i- irjpr~d in ssret sceident end fs taken tr his rn-sn. whffhsf Esther attend him. Th.-~ Flair r.pairs to search Esther but Blake the detective. disguised a beotnsck. Fsther's re--p~- ard !. mad encounter Blair Is beaten into irs~-sfoiiity.