Arizona republican., 1915-08-15
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

A bitter feud. ensendered heirloom. |" the diamond from thu sky found in meteor by ceStar, has existed between Col Arthur Stanley and his cousin. Judge Lamar Stanley. The feud is aug by the fact that the succession to the Stan lsy rarldom in England may come to an American family. When his wife dies after having given birth to q daughter Col Stanley buys and substitutes as hsir born gypsy boy. Three years later the gypsy mother steals the colonels daughter. who Is being reared in and obtains possession of the '' diamond from the sky " and document that holds the secret of the false heir.
 When the daughter. Esther Stanley. whom Hasar has grown to love. grows up HsGsr returns to Nir- snia with her. hoping to right the wrong done her and that she has done. She obtains the consent of Dr. Lee. Col Sanley's old friend. to adopt Esther $ bis daughter In ths hope that Hagar's son. the supposed Arthur Stanley IT. will fall in love with Esther and SO she will become mistress of Stanley hall. which Is her right. Dr. Lee exacts his con- dtion that he keep in custody the hateful diamond Dr. Lee HsGar that her son is profiSate unfit for Esther but she hopes for the best Arthur falls in love with Esther. does his boon companon Blair Stanley the cousin. who would b. the rishtful heir the earldom were the secret known.
 n endea vorng steal the diamond from Dr. Lee. of the old doctor. Arthur Stan ley the of the murder. in the hope that he will himself escape and that Blair will live straiShter life. At tournament Arthur who has left farmhouse where he has been working incoS- nito Blair and crowns Esther Queen of Love and Beauty. Blair, jealous of the honor which he wished confer upon Vivian Marsten. an alven- turess. betrays Arthur. While the sherirs are being informed Quabbs. organ grinder. handcuns the sherir to Blair and thus enables Arthur to escape.
 Arthur. finding that a clubman who has been hunt Ing a hounds been killed by the limb of tree. changes apparel with him. and when the posse dead body Is taken to Stanley hall fore recognized that 1t is Artlur's. Arthur thus eludes the posse. In the meantime IiaCar. through
 detective. has secured finger prints which establish Blair's guilt and Arthur's innocence of the murder. She proposes to Blsirs mother to divulge her secret condition that Hagar and Esther estnb- fish d in Richmond society and received in Stan ley hall.
 negro boy hunting owls finds in nest in the top of . tree the Diamond from the Sky. which ouabbss monkey up there and deposited for egg which he had stolen.
 Blair Stanley beats Hagar the head with n poker takes from her the finger print photographs establish his guilt and fees. having Hagar un- balanced in mind At Stanley hall Hagar still men tally unbalanced cries for her child but nobody gives any credencc to what she says. In the mean while Marmaduke Smythe comes to inform young Arthur Stanley that be is heir the Stanley earl dom and the warwickshire estate. Learning of the accusations against Arthur. Smythe that the estate will fall to thu of kin. Blair Stanley. find him at the home of Mrs Burton Randolph in Richmond Esther and HHgar leave Stanley hall. accompanied by QGabha. who drives of of detection. up in Richmond lured by the ad- venturess. Vivian Msrston. for whom he promises to get diamond te sky If she will be his wife. Vivian also enlsts the Bloom brothers gamblers and Blake. detective. get the jewel. The jew'l itself. in Arthur's old dress suit Is found by the tramp Strap McCee who is later murdered and robbed of the the Chinese den of Lung Hi Later. In Lung HIS place. thief steals the jewel from the of a Chinese idol.