The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-08-12

What WAS the use to scnan,e anc
pio5 and hope and hate for hana,.
that had disarcaafed.-th diamond
1ro''2 Fha sky-and "a earido1n farther
away tAaa even distant Warwick;
| shire2
s771a Sianao1,d from the SKY and the
eafilom Were not for her They were
never to be the possessions Of her son
either, 1t would seem.
Dead men lay between and n lfg;ng
man. TTanderer and q fugitive, and
the earl, cd and feeble, 3 HELPLESS in
wand for years, still fingered on. And
arthur Stanley, PRESCRIBED as / muir
0efer though lie was, bore a charmed
Ssie That stood between her son and
the earldom and the diamond from tho
sky.
Inc diamond from the sky itself was
gone, vanished from the sight of r,,9u
AS Tor her son, that son was infaf,;
aztec with 4 worthless WOMAN VIVIAN
Iaafsfon Nf9'i1d make a fit mate fer
7,'*'<' STANLEY, son she had borne and
reared,
but bitter as all these reflections
were the Stanley pride was strong in
the breast OF B!air's mother. raf IA
he was she thaiitsii3.t, it were better 10
"'''er possess the diamond from the
Sky or the Stanley earldo,n with snci,
q woman to share these rseaE rnssas-
sions.
;.
"siu than the Judges widow saw
coming toward her IIagar Taraior
'iie present mistress CT Stanley hall.
1At tAe SIGHT Of Uagar Mrs. Stanley
sti1f2ned, and iastinct.ysslV aIi sna ,+i.t
hopes ai2G Il, tic old ha.reas ,eaned
"sa'h Within her witlerad breast. She
,e>e as II 70 enter her house and ignore
AiaSaf, but Iagar stayed her wifi, j
gesture.
80 not go, Mrs. Stanley" said Ia
ear IN even tones. II have with mo
Tue proofs that your son and NOT Ar
'hur Stanley is guilty of the 1ntsf,lnr
OF Dr.. Henry Lee" Ana sim sn,,;cat,d
VIII 1t meaning gesture the fat black
l'or'ioho She carried. the same ,7ortfo-
no defective Blake had brought frcn,
Richc.ond 0'''
HUSH whispered the Judges wild
wv Ee2Scly. Come in:;ider' Ana che |
ed her strange guest within tho nor
'''lS o. her hc1ne ana up to the lving
room. - ihs
mere Hair.3r without further word |
showed her the photographs Of tho
noh1p prints left by the murderer in
r Lee $ study and the photocrann of
ne returned dishoncred check With
ne Iatal lnky thumb print OF p1oi,.
''anieS resting against his signature !,
> thouGh he had attested to if
VIII get my son. ve ;S s.o,,
were about the house," criod mr.,
uuse STANLEY what is the price
hi-,- ~ 'or !o'2r silence? I cannot
linh you would come here excant -
y 'ept 20
pFice is an easy one ren,iod
las&E' ! ask that you and al roun
A'-' receive my daughter Es4bor
~ llEscf in Fairfax. bavo o,,1-
rs - say; Deem NE who Won r,or
y clilghtcr Esther is Of as ri,n 49,,
airfax" -''4i''- icy "
" nat you ask can be arranaae :
81 sure said the Judges widow
'l'l1lls her cold composure. axvait
re TIL find my SON" " at 7
NlrS stanley bowed and hur-;o,, 7
me .'ofch, where she cal,e. 1o,1,,,- {
i'2'lf, thinking perhaps ha w. ::
T garden or at the stable - - 7
VI efnW lille R3oir =, ~, -
0 pehlnd the chimney had ba,,7 +
cry Wcrd that had hean ,,+ta '.o g
.oosl, IN his hands he clutcbed y
.. u oank notes. Thrustino thore il
= pocAet' he touched the snri,,r IL
= pushed aside the SWINGING en K
ce noiselessIy. ure- a
=, stood by the table. ber ,o
ne fireplace, watching t,,a 49,
hihds were the inc;.imin,+. IL -
nley. VI blair Z.
. sue turned at the sound of p,.,
ne struck her down with ~
IVY iron poker, and she fol, - .'e
l as though Hfeless. in q ~ tue
p. III crumpled
hialr stopped to seize tho n,
p rs, u MS guilty thumb nrin+l, 49, A.,
-, .a'ien TO the floor a CLEAN of s ia, Co
'ne tab.e caught his eve - seeel Rib
sherlhs handcuffs tba+ was was DT DE-
anl haa brought to tile house v t,th yea yea
,' anu lett for Blair, as sha VIZ" W." . {
as souvenir Of tho IT. n