Arizona republican., 1915-10-07

of the sky flowers. and the magic of the
 moonlight over all.
 Under the spell Of Viviau's Ianguoroun eyes Arthur Stanley. john PowelI," miI-
 Gonaire now, treads the path of peril in his
 turn, but the path is not plain to him, for 1t is hidden by deadly flowers. The flowers
 on the path of peril seem sweet and fair to him; they may be such as are in the chap let on Fivians dark locks, for Arthur bends over these and murmurs, " would give you anything in the worldH
 An eager glow comes into Vivian's dan gerous eyes, deeper flush suffuses her fair cheeks. You would give me anything in the world?" she whispers. linen get me the diamond from the sky"
 "It has disappeared utterly off the earth" answers Arthur. If it comes to light it may not be mine to give" And he leans over to clasp her in his arms. But poutine, like a child denied, Vivian holds him aloof
 You do not care for me-" she says with affected plaintivcress, " or you would prom ise" And Arthur such is the witchcry of wanton woman, such is tine magic of the moonlight, promises her.
 The magic Of the moon casts no spell over Frank Durond. In farawey New York Du- rand has no dreams or illusions. He is q practical person, known in the sphere that he adorns as the King of Diamonds" for he is the moving spirit of a band of inter national jewel thieves and swindIers. NIT. Abe Bloom, prosperous gambling house keeper in Richmond, is almost in despair about the great diamond that slipped through his fingers once. In this half de- spair and desperation Mir Bloom has writ ten to MT. Durand. his New York acquain.- ance of the upper underworld. Mr. Blooms letter to the willy Durand is brief and blunt:
 My dear Durand: The last heard of the diamond from the sky was train robbers stole it in California. If you and your bunch of crooks get it I have a syndf- cate to pay you your own price. Further details later. Our mutual friend Vivian fs after it Am afraid she will double cross us. This diamond is worth half a million dollars. Yours, ABE BLOOM"
 In his luxurious bachelor apartments the King of Diamonds" receives his dappcr and alert lieutenant, Felix de VauN alias Count de Vaux. and shows him the letter from the sententious Mr Bloom.
 So our old friend Vivian is after the diamond?" says the dapper little count as he turns and faces the framed photo-rout of Vivian Marston that occupies a rI.co o. honor in Durand's handsomely furnished apartments. wi was always clever. Ee. member she wrote about this stonc9'
 The handsome Durand strokes his clos, cropped Vandyke beard and muses. "I al ways thought that diamond a myth he says finally. So many of these old ano supposedly priceless heirlooms turn out tc be junk when expert gets his hands or them" and MT. Frank Durand placed a pc. culiar emphasis on the word "expert."
 We have records of this so-called dia.' mond from the sky" continued the arch crook, but nothing much was known of if except it was supposed to be in the posses sion of old Virginia family. But no one knew much of it except there an old family tradition glorifying some jimcrack that perhaps would prove worthless even if it really existed"
 Well" interjected the dapper little count, If Abe Bloom says there is such a stone and that it is worth half million you can be sure it is real diamond and worth much more Abe Bloom and his little broth Ike, the Richmond pawnbroker, are two of the best judges of diamonds in the country"
 We should know that" assents Durand. We have paid them well more than once to come to New York and appraise stones for when even we were in doubt. And now. good night We start west tomorrow. Pleasant dreams about the diamond from the sky to you, Felix"
 Pleasant dreams about the diamond from the sky!
 Vivian Marston. three thousand miles away. dreams of the diamond
 Quabba, humble hunchback organ grinder. sleeping by a fire in a mine shed. dreams. too. of the diamond. No selfish dream is Ouabba's There is one person on all the earth he loves above all others. and that one Is his young fair mistress. Esther Quabba longs and dreams of the diamond that he has so strangely found and lost twice in his lowly life. He longs for tho diamond that he may give it to his fair yol,.g mistress s a tribute from her de- voted servitor. In his dreams Ouabba be- holds Clarence, the monkey, his next be- loved and from whom he long has been parted And in his black and hairy paws Clarence, the monkey, extends to his master the diamond from the sky. T .en Quabba wakes and sleeps again. perchance again to dream.
 Since the wreck of tho coach down the hillside Marmaduke Smythe the English lawyer, cursing fate that led him to losa himself in the wilderness while seeking the heir of Stanley for the Warwickshire earIdom, dreams, too by dying fire. But his dreams not of diamonds. He dream. a horrid savage leers at him through monocle-a savage who is stickler for tho niceties. For even in his dreams the timio London lawyer knows that it is night and he is impressed by the fact that the savage about to scalp him is attired in dress coat. The lawyer wakes with a shriek Of fear. and on his fall the harsh croak' ings of the unseen enemies who constantly alarm him. Not redskins he thinks. but greenskins. Not savages in ambush. but frogs in the marsh. Stirred by the fright full memory of his dream, Marmaduks Smythe springs to his feet and discharges his shotgun into the marsh. Then all is still The silence brings back courage to tic heart of the British barristsr lost in the wilderness
 " Hal" he says, I must have jolly well exterminated the savage Eroquois! l will reconnoiter! But caution. Marmadul1e. tioni" he counsels himself " Perhaps they are endeavoring to draw me into ann buscade,'
 He creeps forward stealthily and parts