The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-22

Stanley hall. though 1t be not known
nor acknowledged, brings q glow Of
pride and courage TO Esther's heart
She attributes Mrs. Stanley's sudden
and substantial kindness TO her TO the
fact that Mrs. Stanley has more than
a suspicion Of who she rightly is. But
she and BlaiTs mother have tacitly
ignored the matter. Esther only knows
that her love for Arthur is greater
than her pride at being a Stanley OF
Stanley hall
She would rather arm her heart with
patience and let events shape them
selves as a happy fate will decree. she
hopes.
Her dreams and hopes are all to one
end. and that Is that Arthur will re-
turn, all suspicion removed, and take
his place as heir TO Stanley. She does
not know how TO reconcile this hope
and dream with Mrs. Stanley's atti-
tude But at present Mrs. Stanley's
attitude is kind. and Esther waits, pos
sessing her soul with patience and her
heart with hopes and dreams.
Marmaduke Smythe. the English law
heir to the Stanley earldom in disgust.
He has left the matter In the hands OF
Detective Tom Blake and departed for
England
In his last interview with Detective
Blake Smythe stated his opinion OF
Yankees generally and the Yankee
Stanleys I'm particular.
II can conscientiously say that / do
| not believe the climate Of this country
is conducive to a titled aristocracy.
Even the so called landed gentry are a
queer lot" said Lawyer Smythe
when / was here eighteen years ago
| TO verify the birth of the Yankee heir
to the earldom was in danger OF my
life, assure you.
81 had hardly returned to England
when / learned OF Colonel Stanley
dropping dead and Judge Stanley be
| ing shot or tomahawked In the noun
| tains by natives, whether relatives or
savage redskins or a blackamoor tribe
nobody will ever know. For my part
] shall return to England and look
after the estates, and IL this young
Arthur Stanley is caught and hanged
| for numbering DR.. Lee, whom | re-
member as a rather decent old chap,
why, the next of kin, who is also a
ticket of leave man or something of
that sort, can come over and claim
| the earldom.
"As for this diamond from the sky.
| so called. | believe Ii Is all a hoax.
| / am going back TO England and
| look through the archives at Stanley
| castle with the hope of establishing a
blood line in England that may get the
| house of lords to acknowledge its claim
to the earldom and cut out these blood
thirsty Yankee Stanleys and their
blooming big diamond!"
cousin, although he had always dis
Guised it. but now his hatred was min
Eled with contempt.
The hotel Blair had been stopping at
was near the depot, and he was pro-
ceeding leisurely toward the station
when he was aware that he was being
followed by hulking panhandler. He
turned and faced the fellow. 1t was
Luke Lowell, gypsy that Blair had
seen several times in and around Fair
fax. The gypsy regarded him eagerly
and touched his hat
'fIt's surprise to meet you here. Mr..
Stanley" said the fellow. II am out
seeing the world; | am not gypsy any
more"
mo, you're a tramp now." replied
Blair contemptuously
"I'l admit | have tramped," returned
Lowell, not at all abashed- But
have tramped to some good purpose. |
have tramped a couple OF thousand
miles, and now that 1 meet up with
you / can tell you 1 know something
you'd give a good many thousand dol
lars to hear. because it would be worth
money and more than money to you If
you knew It."
Blair regarded the gypsy tramp with
a sneer. lit is funny" he said, "you
gypsies can tell everybody's fortune but
your own"
"Gypsies sometimes tell their own
fortunes, too" retorted Lowell Then
sudden idea seized him. What a
fool | amr' he cried. why, IL / told
you what knew you'd take advantage
of Ii, but you'd never give me a cent
The secret / have is one that l will
be paid to keep and not to tell And
laughing sardonicaIly the gypsy turned
upon his heel and staggered away.
Its queer what booze will do tC
them," thought the cynical Blair. Its
wonder he didn't try TO borrow a dol
lar from me; believe that's the price
the gypsies ask TO tell a mans fortune
They tell women's fortunes cheaper"
And he shrugged his shoulders and
forgot the incident In musing over Wv
ian's desertion of himself and wonder
ing how his mother would treat him In
Richmond.
. But while her erstwhile husband Il
travelling toward Richmond the viva
cfOus Vivian, installed Iuxuriously a
the best hotel. has wired her friend
Mr.. Abraham Bloom, that she Is II
Los Angeles and, having got rid O.
Blair Stanley, hopes to find some trac,
OF the diamond from the sky. o.
course she has telegraphed for fundi
to Mr.. Bloom as Well
In due time she receives an answer
ing message. Mr.. Bloom CALAMITY no
titles her that he Is telegraphing be
500 and that he expects her to sta,
: in the far west. In the big cities nea
9 where the train robbery was commit