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do, as Santa Barbara is temperancs town. It is only q question of which of the movie shows tue men are at"
 As the launch panted to the wharf thc sailing master and the man run ming the launch were aware of q very pretty girl in q snowy yachting coa- tune being rOwed i'll the direction Oc John Powell's yacht by hunchback of foreign aspect The sailing master noticed the girl in the rowboat eyed him Gcenly, but turned as though dis appointed.
 Arriving by the companionway. Es- ther cautioned Quabba to make no ex- planation if questioned. as she wished 10 give Arthur the happy surprise ot facing him uuannounred. But no sailor on watch barred her way nor were any questions shouted oyer the rail to Quabha. The yacht swung idly at an chor and such of the crew as were on tine boat were in the f0recastle with the gypsy fellow who had come aboard with the friend of the owner Here the bottle of liquor that Luke had brought was augmented by some of the same quality eHe Of the hospitabla sailors had i'll his bunk
 In Arthurs cabin Blair had refresh sd himself with shower and had don ned fie>h linen and I yachting suit of ArtAur's Tite tHo young men were of the same size. and tue uniform coat and cap fitted Blair to nieety.
 Esther, crossing the deck, saw no sailor or officer in charge She heard some one stirring abaft and there, i1 what was evidently the owners cabin. she noted tall and stalwart young man in uniform, his back turned to the open door Esther tfptoed forward and, pulling the diamond from the sky out in view upon her neck. her lips had framed the word Arthur when she found herself gazing horri- fled into mirror thet reelected ths handsome but wicked face of Blair
 Esther turned With Il cry for heip and sped across the deck. There. from the doorway to tue foreeaste, she bulky form of n leefins. sodden brute creature faced hef l. was Luke Lowell! Esther turned and darted to one side missing the elatching grasp of Blair Stanley by ] heif.. breadth. The sudden reYuision from hope ahd happiness to fear and despair had driy- en Esther To Il frenzy ef sudden fright. As though upon ths wings of fear, ahe fed Hardly knowing what she did | save that she escaped her enemies, E,s- thcr plunged over fhe sheer side Or the yacht into the sea
 Down. down. down she sank ill th4 cold, wan water. Thefe was ring ing If death tellS th her ears. t pres
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CHAPTER xxxlV. The kina of Oiamonds.'

"HE next day, the delay and los
 ing their way giving their enc H mics Il chance to oyertake them
The Springdale news., 1915-10-29

mm mute, actually, these wild Ameri- cans seem 10 take pistoling as an ev- eryday matter, like having mullins for tea at home in England"
 Ilke aud Blair had failed again They had Intercepted the blackboard anl had shot down tue brave young miner who mad refused to halt at their sudden shouts to do 50 when they had sprung out from the brush of the hillside on to the road With a quick blow Quabba struck down Blair bu; too late to save the driver
 They have killed me! Drive on and save yourseiyes.7 had been the last words of the driver, and even as he had fallen. or had thrown himself from the seat, he had struck the horses q quick, heavy blow with the whip. which had fallen It the feet of Esther The maddened horses left the pnrsu. ing Luke and Blair far behind Hut
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CHAPTER XXXlll.
Esther and the Diamond.


 N OWN the rough mountain road
 turning abrupt and dangerous " curves. skrting tue edges of
 sheer precipices, the buck board sped on its thirty mile trip from the south portal of the mine tunnel ill the mountain to the small depot that was tlle nearest rail connection of the mines with civilization 1he drivers faee was wreathcd with il cheerful Smle of appreciation at the honor he feit "as his in conveying so fair t young woman and 50 odd and x" fte leIesi Ing q parsonage as the foreign dt4li Quabha cnsconccd ott the back of the buck aboard
 Esther listened to the driver with seeming attention but her thoughts We're far away.
 The old feud of the Stanleys would not down. Girl as she was, Esther felt inspired with blood hatred. which is as
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tt a fork II fhe roaa they took the wrong tafH aad vent astray. ;ealiz ins this t~fher. and Quabba made eamp and waited til laybreak
 Aroana their small campfire. which they sheltered with rocks in order not to attract attention. the three so strangely thrown together recountei their e7eatfal adventures
 It k Il eoiHeideaee. ny dear young IttAy, MaFmatlft9le SmFthe remarked duallf, =thal fea afe seeking for thi, elusive xollns millionaire. John Pow. ell. too haee 4 letter for him from that aStnfe chap. Blake. the Richmond detective This Blake iS most ret cent I.rSeh tHt he assured me that if
 came Ie= Gaifornia and saw this John Powell the latter would hclp mc to lo cate Arthur Staatt9 Whether he is rd 0. remain fugitive is not In my province to argue lie is the heir ta the Stan!cy eardom But frankly, younS lady. if England expects me to 90 anl farther in doing my duty in lhi4 matter England k vastly hi, taken. am going hack as soon a9 f can find a train and boat to take me
 If you are seeking this John loWeIl also, will you aeli him to convey this lo Arthur Stanley =oddly enough. Il though l Was not all >urpri>cd at any
 hing that happened to me in Amcr ca, found thi9 when attat>ed b5 In lianS-I heard their WarMhoop, dis linctly yesterday on tits Scilt- -ai l.1her. in l marsh
 And to tue blealhle>S amaztmeat of Esther ana Quahba the English lawyer brought from his breast pocket in IL moSl natter of fact manne@. the oi:, mond from tie Sl>f
 Again and again the Ea@li~hmau eN Flained tue strange plae,. and the >trah-c manner of ile liadius Esther lnd tlaahbd could moi grasp or solve he mystery of tue ~lrane. rrappeaf= ance of tht. heirloom
 As for the Enell>l lawyer hc only asked to h. rid et it Il wish no fur ther responsibilities. and would not stay on the #veldl or In thc iungleS of America for Il leather hatbox full of diamonds from he sky" he added.
 So please deliver it to this Mir. roNe0 for Arthur stanley, with my rompli ments, eNactin2. of eourse. receipt
 As he said tue words he made Il brief receipt i'll his notebook and ten dered the book and his fountain peH to Esther adding Please sign. Ms, Harding
 But when Esther atlxcd lcr name boldly Esther Stanley the English lawyer scratched his hesti in n puzzlrl manner But although lie was pug zled. he Was not surprised Nothing that could happen in America eyer sur. rrised >farHafluke Sazthe
 Esther clasPca t6c diamoud around her neck. BY every right and title Il belonged to her. Thc impulse that had octuatel her father the late Colone! Stanley. 10 rob her of her hrthight in order that the great gcn might never go to Blair Staaiey. his encmy's child, was the impulse lint made Esther's heart heat rcso5ntelE With the same re. solve Ii the diamond from the sky was iu sooth the stanley charm against rarm Esther Stanley needed its pro. tecting influence now. 1t seemed that the purposes of fate, operating through the great diamond, had been served so far as Marmaduke Smythe was con cerned He had found the diamond In the wilderness, and he had passed 1t on
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the diamond this star among jewels would not blaze upon her breast; 1t would be sold as swag and divided up as plunder by Durand, the internation- al swindler and gem thief, the noto- rlous king of diamonds.
 The king of diamonds! She remem- bercd now her part i'll the game. She was the queen of hearts. Tue decoy! And Vivian Marston beat her tender hands against the wall until they were
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 ly ranch in the valley, Marmaduke Smythe was ioited from his pla3e at the back ot the blackboard lis very diScomtiture however, aided T.. ther and Quabba for the horses of Luke and Blair had s!hvd of at the saifrmtas figure et tAe lawyer iH the road. and when Blair aud Luke re Sumca pursuit Esther aAJ QuabDa had ,t...,.slt.,l the little railroad station and >a9et5
 
 ia f.s, .Nnge'e- Fjjau Marstoa still t2.s.., #.s.- f5s'=>,. .e0 ol ncr ChHriAs about E.a.lat Sic i 'l,. first tn t,- taNen to .laN ttc won ic.m Aia.!diu palace a3t T, Ilc II guatire d.. man aud assse e&Her. .lot.i foVela Arthur has attzaf q i Il hei4. ii [, AoHsa tae Wo m ao dieams "l p,s,r>eiu- the di1- .t,os. FIam tEr stlg
 H=t= T philosopher wisely said IFerH.seag has a past II is not the .Isnes He do or h., things We are co IL .t.zz zta=ttiat sway our course It k tlss, things we have done
 isf fa.1 WIS parting with Arthur al jhe tl0or oi Ter hotel Her eyes were bright. hef cheeks were flushed Ney. TT Ind she been 50 interested or so happy Aflhnr's infatuatioa was com pleft.= Vivian only waited i'll the dia- moal from He sky was seen again of men Once il appeared again she would have 1t. riehtfully or wrongful. fy and 10 thiS end she would make Hse of the desperate and reckless na= ture of Blair or of Arthur Stanley, within his rights or as John Powell Mifh his millions She would play fast and bose With all thr world to attain ii1e slar@ei.h her desire.
 Rnt everybody has 4 past NJ the door of her hotel. aS she smiled her most dazzling smile in farewell to Ar thur, daPprr young Frenchman. at fired ia the height of fashion. stumbled against her
 \ thousand paf,lons'" he cried. and, lifting his hat. he bowed swecpingly to Vivian and then to Arthur. waiting at ,hs eafl, l.g his limousine
 As Vivian blanehe1. for she reeoguiz ea the lapper little Frenehman. she falt eafl pressed Into her hand, the passing oR the card masked hY the sfraaeer.s nat She deftiy hd the card in the lace eaff of her sleeve. and the title frcnrhman mnrmurrd his aPolo sies aeafa aHd was gone.
 Vivian hardly remembered hoW she said gaeahY to Arthur and reached fler roaIl Strong as was her Will and #e.salatioa she felt her hand tfelnbIe as sAe Rlaelsea the earl from her sleeve. She lad hardly need Jo look. | was | playing card the kmg Of diamonds. 4s ole It daze Vivian struck match and applied tn thc corner of the cafd. The f.fee of the card burned sifrifeled and passed of In stnohc. There on tue backing in bold masculine hand writiu-; Was message
 To the queen If Hearts Yta MI w5Ik Wila Us Ne lfe attrr the diImoad from i the sk
 fsfsHesh THE EIS,. ot' DIAMONDS
 Frank Bnfaai ,h.. GasPca .feaas paraad..
 She elinehed lGe s.orehed cafd LII 2 erumnIed to [ ohapr,e>s mass H..
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Arthur Realizes That Hs Is a usurpsr.

sure upon her heart that seemed about to burst her asunder The Stranslins seu water ra>pcd her tender throat. She chtchcd Ut her neck inStinctiycly. Her hands closed upon something hard anal cold. colder than the cold depths in which she sank t was the diamond from the sky
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-25
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
TO HOLD COURT SESSION
Cases TO be Disposed of
saturday.

There will be but a short session
OF city cour. Christmas morning. ac-
cording to an announcement made by
Judge Warner Friday. Only the
iutoxication cases will be disposed
Of.
]. Elmer Peak. attorney for Fred
J. Hyde, charged with selling liquor
TO minors. asked Judge Warner for
a jury trial in city court Friday
morning. The matter was held over
until Tuesday for further consider
alton.
Judge Warner issued a bench
warrant for Otis Conrad, charged
with wife desertion. when he failed
to appear in city court Friday morn
ing. Attorneys have been unable TO
locate Conrad, who is alleged TO
have deserted his wife and child
here.
A l. Robinson, charged with petit
larceny, was freed in city court Fri
day morning upon the motion OF the
complaining witness. Robinson was
alleged TO have stolen a suit Of
clothes. Robinson denied all knowl-
edge of the theft.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-25
TURKEYS ARE SCARCE
Only a Few Are Onered For Sale on
City Market.

Dealers on the city market Fri
day morning failed to bring in
many supplies for the Christmas
dinner other than turkeys, chickens
and pork. There were some pars-
nips. turnips, potatoes and apples,
but meat was the principal offering.
Turkeys sold at % cents alive and
rs cents dressed, but the latter were
scarce. There was one dressed
turkey weighing p pounds. Chick
ems sold at IA cents alive and IS
cents dressed. Pork prices were as
follows: Sausage, IA; ribs. u; whole
hams. ID; hams, chunk, Il; lard,
y -; ham bone, 10; side meat, Is;
tenderlOin, 20.
The market will not be open again
until next Friday, the Tuesday and
Thursday marts having been discon-
tinued Saturday Will be the regu-
lar day, but the place will be open
next Friday, owing TO New Years
day coming on Saturday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-25
PARCEL WINDOWS
TO REMAIN OPEN
BeIated Shippers Will be Civ
en- Chance to Send
Their Packages.

Parcel post windows at the post
office will De kept open until about
$50 o'clock tonight. although the
authorities are not expecting much
Of a rush. Practically all OF the
heavy work is over for the postal
clerks. most Of the packages having
been mailed earlier in the week.
Every night for the past week and a
half the entire force Of clerks has
been at work until early in the
morning to set each days business
out OF the way.
City carriers in the residence dis
trict will make tire regular morning
deliveries and the deWn town men
Will make two. The regular hod-
dav collections will be made in the
business district and the rural car
riers will make their usual deliv-
cries.
Stamp, general delivery and reg
istry windows viii be open Christ
mas day to allow late shippers 20
mail packages. The money order
and postal savings departments viii
be closed the entire day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-25
PERSONALS.

Joseph Nowakowski has gone TO
Chicago after a brief visit here.
Mrs. Helen Swarczyk. who has
Gary
John Marlowski has gone to Niles
after a business visit here.
Miss Leocadia Zmuda, Division St,
has gone to Chicago after a short
visit here.
Micheal Gadacz. julius Doktor.
Leo Hazinski. Matthew Hazinsd,
students of St Cyril Merhodius col
lege Of Orchard Lake. and Louis
Ratajczak. Joseph Jeziorski and
Aloisios Gorny Of st. Mary's college
of Orchard Lake have arrived here
10 spend their Christmas vacation
with their parents.
Miss Helen Krawiecki, who has
been here visiting with friends. left
today for her home in Cleveland.
Joseph MichaIowski returned 10
Michigan City after a short visit
here.
Mrs. Katherine Lozwazik of In
diana Harbor is in the city visiting
with friends.
Micheal Brodkowski. w. Sample
St. is critically i'll.
Miss Victor Strauss. S Chaplin St,
returned Thursday from a business
trip in Chicago.
Joseph Prentkowski, William St.
has gone TO spend a few days with
relatives at Chicago.
Thaddeus Kucharski. student at
Purdue college, arrived here Thurs
day 10 spend his Christmas vaea-
ton with his mother. Mrs. Lottie
Kucharski, W. Napier ST.
Anothny Maciejewski. Washington
av., has gone 10 spend a few days
with relatives at Chicago
Miss Charlotte Makielski. Al y.
Birdsell St. Will leave today for
Bremen TO spend Christmas with
Mrs. L. Fisher
John Krzepski Of West Hammond
is in the city on business.
Leo Andrews Of Toledo is spend
ing few days with relatives here.
Mrs. X Niedbalski, S. Chestnut
St, has gone 10 Detroit TO spend the
holidays with her son.
Stanislaus Grzewierski has return
ed TO Michigan City after a short
visit here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-25
MARK REACHED IN
SALES Of STICKERS
More Than 100000 Red
Cross Stamps Disposed
of in County.

For the first time since Red Gross
seal campaigns were inaugurated in
South Bend, st. Joseph county this
year attained the desired mark Of
100, 900 seals sold and a thousand
dollars for the fund which will be
used in combating tuberculosis.
The 1915 sale will aggregate. &C =
cording to incomplete figures, $1,O1s.
Of which large per cent will be re-
tanned by the St Joseph County So
ciety
Handicapped by a later start. and
in the face Of other charitable cam
paigns in the city and locality the
Red Cross sellers were fighting odds
at all times in the attainment OF a
goal set out for each year. COnsid-
ering this fact, those in charge OF
the campaign are more than pleased
with the outcome.
To the Misses Irma Collmer and
Veva Harrison, the former city
chairman and the latter county
chairman of the campaign, goes a
great deal Of credit for the excep-
tional mark attained. 1t is over
double that of some years previous.
Miss Collmer and Miss Harrison, in
turn, extend hearty thanks to COM
mittees and chairman who assisted
in the campaign work here, to the
Mishawaka women, who made an
excellent record for the year, and TO
people in st. Joseph county who
looked after the mail order sales
Merchants who assisted the cam
paign by preparing booths in their
stores, and who gave their moral
and financial support TO the sale. are
praised by the campaign managers.
Thanks to them, to the committees
and TO the chairmen was wired
from the state Oces of the
nti-Tuberculosis society. along
with a congratulatory telegram from
Sec'y Thurber. who spent several
days here in the interests Of the
campaign.
The triumph of 1915 will be cell
ebrated at Healthwin, the St. Joseph
county hospital, tonight. with a
Christmas tree, games and music,
and Saturday with the annual
Christmas dinner. Healthwin,
through its patients contributed roy
ally to the seal sale, and view with
Mishawaka and the hotel oliver
booth here for initial honC. in the
mum Der of seals solo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-25
NEWS OF INTEREST TO
POLISH CITIZENS
PROGRAM IN HONOR OF REV. A.
ZUBOWICZ.


With special services in the ST.
Hedwige church and program by the
children of the st. Hedwiges school
the 25th anniversary of priesthood
of the Rev. Anthony Zubowicz, c.
S. c.. pastor of the church, Will be
celebrated Sunday.
A solemn high mass at 10 O'Clock
will be sung by the celebrant, Rev
Anthony zubowicz, c. S. c.. assisted
by Rev. MOrrisey c. S. c., proyin-
cial of Notre Dame: Rev. william
Common, c. S. c., Of NOtre Dame as
deacon, and Rev. Thomas Crumley.
c. s. C, as sub-deacon; Rev Walter
Levin, Z. S. c.. and Rev. Julius Nieu-
land, g. 5. c, as masters OF cere-
monies. The sermon will be preach
ed by the Rev. Casimier Sztuczko.
G. 5. c., pastor of the Holy Trinity
church Of Chicago. Also many other
priests from Notre Dame and other
cities are expected to participate
in the services.
In the evening a very interesting
program will be given by the chill
dren of St. Hedwige in conjunction
with Young Peoples society of the
parish.
The program will be the following
Musical selection by the X. Luzny' S
orchestra; address by the chairman
of the ARRANGING committee, 3. Z.
Magiera; march and geetings by the
Guardian Angel society; song, by the
st. Hedwige choir; congratulations
by Miss Lottie Szalewska; cOngratu-
lations by Miss Martha Hazinski.
drill by the gymnastic class of NJ.
Romanowski Falcons; cOngratula-
tons by Miss Pelagia SmogOr; selec-
ton by orchestra; congratulations,
Miss r. KotOlinska; song, by the
altar boys; congratulations, by
Nicholas Hosinski; CONGRATULATIONS
of NJ. r. Falcons by c. II. Franckow-
lax; song by the VI. r. Falcons
choir; congratulations of the Name
Of Mary society by Miss j. Niedbal-
ski; drill, girls gymnastic class of
NJ. r. Falcons; congratulations of
st. Micheal Archangel society, by
NJ. Pietraszewski; song, NJ. r. Fal-
cons choir; congratulations of the
Holy Rosary society by Mrs. p.
LUNA; song, St Hedwige's choir;
congratulations of St John Cantius
society, Miss Angela Wojtalewicz;
presentation of a gift, by Miss Klara
Hazinska; selection by the orchestra;
comedy farce, II. Rozpaczy." by the
st. John Cantius society. Those
taking part are Miss A. Drajus.
Miss Clara Haun, Miss A. NOwicka,
julius Niedbalski, J. A. BecZkiew-
icz; w. A. Kolupa and =. Jaroszew-
ski Selection by X. Luznys or
chestra.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-25
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-25
WANT LICENSE REVOKED
Petition is Filed With the County
commissioners.

Desidarius Chihar, saloon keeper
AT 455 s. Jackson St. seems destined
TO plunge from one difficulty into
another. Early last fall he applied
for permission 10 transfer his license
10 Emery Zorac. Then he decided
that he didn't want 10. Zorad tried
TO prevent the withdrawal but with
out success.
Now he is defendant in a suit
fled before the county commission
ers for the revocation OF his liquor
license. John Mazarasz is the plain
tiff. and he alleges that Chihar is
not a United States citizen. having
made false statements in regard TO
his citizenship. The matter will
probably come mp for hearing the
first Monday in January.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-25
DEATHS.

Victor MarszGl "A years old, 1928
w. Napier St, died Thursday after
noon at 2:3O O'clock after a two
weeks illness. He is survived by
his wife Praxeda, five sons and one
daughter, Ladislaus, living in South
Chicago, BOleslaus, Blazej, Aloisios,
George and Mrs. LeOcadia Jakrzew-
ski. all living in South Bend, also
by IA grandchildren. Mr.. Marszal
was born in Europe oct. %, 1871.
He was a resident of South Bend
for the past As years, coming here
from Europe.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at $3.50 o'clock at the ST.
Hedwige church. Burial will be in
| Cedar Grove cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-25
COURT ACCEPTS ALIBl
John Swartz is Found Not Guilty OF
Assault.

John Swartz, charged with assault
and battery by Joseph Putt, was
found not guilty in city court Fri
day morning when he produced wit
nesses proving an alibi for himself
Tutz alleged that Swartz attacked
him while the latter declared that
he had seen the man but twice, both
times the plaintiff being intoxicated,
and had not touched him. The wit
nesses testified that Swartz was in
a pool room the time the assault
was alleged TO have taken place.