The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-14

The Colonial Theater IS showing the
serial picture, "The Diamond From
the Sky" today and tonight. The
synopsis OF the preceding chapters is
as follows:
Col. Arthur Stanley and his cousin.
Judge Lamar Stanley, both wealthy
yirgtnians, are bitter enemies over pos.
session OF wonderful diamond from
centuries ago in meteor which fell
from the sky. To deceive his cousin
and TO retain the jewel Col. Stanley
buys an heir, gypsy baby boy, whom
he christens Arthur. Hagar, the gym.
BY mother, steals Col. Stanley's daugh.
ter and The Diamond From the Sky.
Years later she returns both to DR..
Lee who is Esther's legal guardian.
Arthur. falls deeply In love with Es.
Their. Blair Stanley. who Is the
Judges son, murders DR.. Lee and es.
capes with the diamond Arthur is
suspected OF the murder. Arthur does
( TO the far West where, under the
name OF John Powell. he becomes ex.
tremely wealthy through good fortune
in the on fields. Over possession OF
the wonderful stone wild adventures
follow fast. Many times the Jewel Is
lost and regained a building col.
lapses. Arthur who is known as John
Powell Is seriously injured. He IS Ia.
ken to his palatial home where DR..
Frank Durand, physician. also a no.
torious crook and one Of the p!otters
seeking the precious stone, takes
charge OF him. Vivian who is an ad.
ventures and the wife OF Blair, is
given the post OF nurse Esther and
the ever present Quabba are in the Jar
West seeking Arthur. They learn OF
the accident, Esther attempts to see
John Powell but Is rebuffed At length,
however, she enters the sick mans
room and Arthur at once recognizes
her. Blair Stanley, through his rela.
tionship 10 Arthur has been placed In
charge Of the latter's business affairs.
Durand and fellow conspira;or lay
plans to make Arthur dope fend.
Meanwhile the diamond has come into
possession OF Stanley, proprietor OF a
circus. who won II on a ganing.board
from one Of his employees. Saptley
bestows the jewel on La Belle. The
Lady Of the Lions, woman In his
troupe whom he fancies. La Belle en-.
tiers the lions cage with the jewel
cleaning at her throat. The huge
beast plungeS at her and strikes her
down. She is killed an "The Diamond
From the Sky" bangles from the paw
Of the lion. The husband OF La Belle,
a clown. shoots Ssntley while the as.
sembled crowd looks on. In box are
Arthur, Durand, Blair. Vivian and 9th.
ers, and nearby are Esther and Quab.
ba. Excitement surges through the
crowd and. panic stricken, all make
Tor the nearest exit PandemoIium
reigns. Arthur and Esther, who had
been SO close, are widely separated
by the great human wave.
Synopsis OF Chapter 22-"The Rose
I'm the Dust"-Circus employees hear. |
ing the shouts and screams of the !
crowd jump to the conclusion that |
fight had broken out between the cir /
Gus folk and the town people. Such I
fights are common and circus men like d
them. With yigor the roughs leap In |
to the fray, swinging wildly about /
them with tent stakes or other weap- |
.ons which come to their hands. A
man seizes the diamond and escapes. |
He proves to be the fellow In whose
barn Quabba keeps his donkey and
the cleaning jewel, the Stanley charm
against harm, Is hidden under the hay.
lQuabba goes I'd the loft to find feed
for his donkey. Unknowingly he
pushes the diamond into the feeding
trough Of his animal where II lies
unseen while rats scamper about. Mar.
maduke Smythe, the eccentric English
lawyer, who Is seeking Arthur, calls
at the latter's Office but is told OF
ArthnF's injuries. The conspirators
tell Arthur that the presence in Los
Aneeles OF Esther is only imaginary
and they insist that II Is the halluci-
natiof Of his feyer.crazed mind. Ar
thur wires to learn where Esther is
e,sd an Answering telegram states that
She IS in the West, but the message
falls into the hands Of the conspira.
tors. Arthur and his party set on for
the races riding in tally.ho drawn
by four prancing horses. Esther has
donned her gypsy safb and with
$500 t1ss.