The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-11
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TERS

bitter feud has existed between Colo |
mel Arthur Stanley and his cousin, Judge |
Lamar Stanley. The feud has been en-
gendered in family jealousy over an heir
loom, the diamond from the SKY that
was found in fallen meteor by an ad-
venturer ancestor. Also, the succession
to the Stanley earldom in England may
come 10 an American Stanley. When
O. daughter is born to Colonel Stanley OF
the eldest branch of the Stanleys in
America and the mother OF the child
dies at its birth, the chagrined colonel
buys a newborn gypsy boy and substi-
tutes him as heir. Three years later the
gypsy mother, having had no part in this
bargain, steals the colonels little daugh-
ter, being reared in secret, and leaves her
own son undetected as the heir. The gyp-
sy mother has also obtained possession
of the diamond from the sky and docu-
ment containing the secret or the false
heir She rears the little girl, Esther
Stanley as her own and grows to love
her. When Esther is grown beautiful
young girl. Hagar, now gypsy queen, re-
turns to Virginia with her. She has
wild plan that Dr. Lee, the late Colonel
/ Stanley's old friend, may now adopt Es-
ther, as originally intended Her hope also
| is that her son. the supposed Arthur Stan
/ lev I'd, may fall in love with Esther
and thus the innocent girl may become
by marriage what she Is by birth-Tnis-
/ tress of Stanley hall. DIR. Lee adopts
/ Esther, but also 0eIuaIllS NAAeiN magyar lAAA
/ over to his custody the diamond from
I the sky. DR.. Lee also informs Hagar
/ that her son, the supposed Arthur stan
4 lev I'd, is a prOflgate and not worthy OF
! Esther, but Hagar hopes for the best and
! with her people departs Arthur Stanley
/ does fan in love with Esther and so does
/ his boon companion, Blair Stanley, the
| cousin who would be the rightful male
heir of Stanley We're the Stanley secret
known. II stealing the diamond Blair
/ causes the death OF the doctor. Outside
| is Arthur. serenading Esther. Blair. es-
Gaping, insultingly infers to Arthur that
he has left Esther's ROOM Arthur forces
him 10 fight n duel in which Arthur Is
victor and tumblcs Blair into an oper
grave. He searches Blair and takes tbs
diamond from the sky. Blair Is only
stunned and tries. with the aid Of hi'
| mother. to place the blame for the mur
: der OF DIR. Lee upon Arthur. The sheriff
attempts to take Arthur, but after {
thrilling drive in a high powered motor
car Arthur eludes his pursuers and 4
thrown into the river after smashup
His body Is seen floating down the river
l Arthur is revived by Hagar, who reveal
his identity and upbraids him. Needinl
I money, he pawns the diamond In Rich
mond. Blair is in Richmond, living riot
2 ously. and he. too, is forced TO visit tn
? pawnshop After explanations the tw
, agree to stand by each other. At bal
1 TO which Blair has invited Arthur and n
e which a supposed New York society bell
o is the guest Of honor. they are stunned I
: find the diamond on the breast OF IN
L New York visitor. She is an adventures
who has borrowed the diamond for IN
T evening. Hagar attends the pan as
l fortune teller; accompanied by Luke LoN
:. ell. While Hagar is telling the bellies s
J fortune the diamond is snatched from he
/ breast.