The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-07-09
THE DfAHOND From THE SKY'
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Continued from page 81
- the colooel bent y. :. ~ Alss 1t. The
ed nurse softly hustled to the door and
k(haiitttad - doctor
z In the copse Of woods, hardly far
ther than a stones throw from the
mansion, night was falling darby with
the mutterings OF an approaching
storm. Over a smoldering IRE crouch
ID Matt Harding, the gypsy, pufnng at
his short black pipe. A cry OF pain
from the weather stained tent near by
reused the man, and he arose and sui
lenly walked over and entered the
shabby shelter.
In few moments he emerged and
hurried rapidly in the direction Of
Stanley Hail.
A. he raped at the great door Of
the mansion Ned, the colored butler,
opened 1t, throwing a glare Of yellow
hight upon the sinister face Of the
gypsy.
"You can't see nobody in this house.
Mr.. Man." said Ned.
But tell you Colonel Stanley prom.
ised me his doctor would be here to-
night and that he would attend my
wife. She needs the doctor now. It's
. matter Of life and death. And it's
bad luck when gypsy dies without
being able to face the rising SUM-
DE colonel's allus dom foolish kind
nesses TO- poo white trash" grumbled
the darky as he shut the door on the
strange caller and went reluctantly to
bear hls message.
nut the good old physician was posi-
i've that no harm would come from his
absence for an hour or SO and FASTENED
away on his errand Of mercy.
At the little station of Fairfax mean
while the now frightened London law
yer was wondering whether he should
load the elephant rife with which he
had provided himself and fortify him.
self behind his luggage. Az the beat
Of horse h0ofs drew nearer the English
lawyer rose with leveled rine and cried !:
Haiti Who goes there, friend or
foeT'
The approaching horseman. Judge
Lamar Stanley, laughed grimly a. no
called out: Its friend! Don't shootr'
And then he rode up to the platform
and introduced himself to the English
man and explained matters to the lat
tiers satisfaction. Then the Judge
fastened the luggage Of his visitor to
the two saddle horses, and they rode
OF together.
In the copse Of wood the pattering
night rain fell upon the gypsy tent.
The storm passed as quickly 40 it
had come, and the moon shone out
refulgently. The nap Of the tent open
ed, and the bulky form Of the good
doctor was seen In the moonlight. He
held small swaddled object In his
arms.
Matt Harding" said DIR. Lee Inn
pressively, 1.-THE storm has passed with
the miracle of birth. and you may say,
a. was said Of old. Unto us a child il
born; unto lis a son Is given"
"Them's fine words for rich folk, y
grumbled the gypsy grufdy. ITO me
It don't mean nothing but another
mouth to feed"
The doctor regarded the man with
such look Of sternness that the gypsy
took the child from the doctor and en-
Jared the tent with 1t after promising
the physician to take good care of 1t
and Its mother.
The good doctor hurried back to
Stanley hall, where all were impatient.
y awaiting him. He smiled reassur.
1hgly at the colonel's wife, the colonel
and the nurse.
"A fine boy has been born to the
gypsy woman" he said. 1T seems an
omen Of like good luck to Stanley hall.
We may expect little earl to be born
here this night" he added gently.
The col0nefs flower faced wife shook
her head and smiled back at the old
doctor. and the colonel spoke quickly.
Il have no ambitions for any title for
son Of mine," he said. "But wish
4 boy II but to thwart my cousin, La.
mar Stanley"
A bitter expression crept into the
race OF the negro woman at the men,
ton OF Judge Staniey's name
Don't You worry, honey" she said
softly to her mistress. IAN don't you
worry either, colonel. De good Lord
don't intend no luck for Judge Lamar
Stanley. l was slave girl on his ia
theirs place when de jedge was a
young man. He killed my brother like
dog, an he had me beat insensible
when l called him CAIN"
A girl child was born at Stanley
hall at midnight. The colonel blanch.
ed at the news. but the flower faced
mother smiled and called her husband
to bring the diamond from the sky.
With trembling hands he brought the
precious heirloom, and the mother with
her own weak hands placed the chain
and the locket that contained the
jewel around the neck of her newborn
daughter
"She is heir to Stanley hall, at least -
murmured the mother. land until you
Ia ahA nd ~@ A..- Il.