American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-09-09
THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY

Review of Chapter 14-"For Love
and Money" the fourteenth chapter of
THE Diamond From the Sky" is be-
ing shown at the Auditorium Thursday
night. Is thrilling almost beyond be-
lief. There Is a wild ride of a stage
coach down the winding, tortuous
mountain roads, thrilling in itself;
but which is thrice multiplied when
this coach careens. then goes tumbling
down the mountain side, crashing and
smashing It's disastrous path to lie
crumpled and wrecked five hundred
feet below.
This accident. staged with breath
taking realism, is logically placed for
there Is given a strong damatic rea-
son for the happening, 1. e., A Plot.
The plotters are none other than Blair
Stanley and Luke Lowell, played re-
spectively by william Russell and
George Pariloat. 1t is n strange turn
OF h cards Of fate that again brings
Blair and Luke together. affording a
moment of wonderful dramatic tense-
ness.
Esther tLottie Pickford) and Quabba
CIV. j. Tedmarsh) lend a pathetic
touch to the opening scenes which are,
OF course, continued from the close of
the preceding chapter-the fierce fight
In the tenement house of Quabba.
Round about them police are striving
to break In the doors and arrest blair.
The shuddering Esther leans on the
heroic but uncertain protection of the
servile ~hunchback.
Blair, however, makes good his es-
cape-his tremendous strength stand
ing him In good stead-for he forces
his way out despite efforts to prevent
him, commanders a fast automobile
and races madly to the mansion of
Mrs. Randolph, the firm friend Of his
mother.
She believes Blair's denial OF the
charge that he had tried to
Esther and that he had worn n mask
to conceal his features.
Esther, now completely fearful OF
Blair's Vaccinations. determines to
N''V' "a hNi iibitiu piduS anu HO
west In an effort to locate Arthur
Stanley. who, as John Powell" has
grown immensely rich. Meantime.
Quabba has preceded her west and
with an ingenuity born of necessity
and courage rather than intelligence !
or training, learns Arthur's where
ahouts. |
The thread OF the story unwinds 50
naturally that the interest seems rea,
rather than a story interest. In Los
Angeles Vivian. the adventures wife
OF Blair. ia waiting and planning to
ensnare John Powell I'm her net, but
satisfied for the present with playing |
a little more for her miserable love |
game with Blair.
1.-THE Diamond From the Sky" Is still
the magnet which draws this adven-
turess to Blair. 80 he is sent out In
the hills by her to search for Arthur
He encounters Luke Lowell working As
n blacksmith. and II is here the plot to
wreck the stage coach Is laid. Arthur
meanwhile has left the mines up In
the hills. whtch ne had purchased, n
Is on his way to take over a new steam
yacht which he has added to his string
Of expensive luxuries.
Quietly wondering where Esther is,
Quabba makes a camp near the ocean
side, He makes himself a fishing pole
and is Immediately successful in hook
ing a large ashland more too, for Il
had partly swallowed The Diamond
From the Sky" lost overheard by Luke
the night his pal turned against him
and their battle overturned the row
boat.
But the heart OF Quabba at so unex
pectedly recovering the heaven born
gem. beat fast but Tor an instant. A
big pelican. evening hungry. seized the
fish. diamond invested. and flew out
across the waterI