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cash payments and many promises of largess in the future.
 The cunning De vaux dwelling in hiding under the name of Lancia. had carefully paved the way to a day of suspicion in his hiding out. And so the clamor and search for him passed over and by the cafe of La Bella NapoH, while he lay in a mean room and chafed at the confinement and drank heavily to stife his fears.
 In far away Virginia Hagar and Esther journeyed from Richmond down to Fairfax, escorted by their but firm friend that eccentric bachelor English ba-rister and legal representative of the earls of Stanley, Marmaduke Smythe. The tender affection between the devoted Hagar and the loving Esther had grown the stronger through their mutual sorrow and disappointment at the wild and profigate conduct of Arthur. dourshing and in luxury yet surrounded by evil associations in the far California city.
 Unlocking the great door of Stanley hall. Hagar led the way through the hall and into the old library. The windows were unlatched and thrown open to air the long closed old mansion.
 Smythe examined the portraits curiously. "It is over a generation ago." he said. softly. " since I was in this room There is Col StanIey's portrait just he looked in the flesh the night I attestcd the heir of Stanley over twenty years ago.! And the good hearted lawyer sighed and thought of old age that comes like a thief. yet slowly. to rob us of youth. of hope, of vigor and of those we love whom death has called before us.
 To Eagar also the place revived dull old heartaches. There at that door she had stood in her youns despairing motherhood, to he dragged away ere she could cry in her agony that she was being robbed of her frstborn, like Rachel of old, Then Hagar kissed Esther and shook off the gloom of these sad memories.
 smythe understood nov the reasons that actuated Arthur and Blair in their strange dif1dence in claiming the earldom of Stan- ley that awaited the American heir. Ar
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bctray Col. Stanley while he lived, and they Loyalty kept the secret till they died.
 q pr. Lee the only other sharer or the secret besides the two colored servants and myself, was a kind vet timid man. He. too had hated Judge Lamar, and had been led into the coloners conspiracy to cheat the son of his enemy Of the great heritage of the Stanley earldom. and the diamond from the sky.
 After my husbands death." agar went on. "I augmented the money he had re- ceived from Col Stanley by fortune telling and dealing in horses. the source of all legitimate gypsy wealth. And as my profgate son wasted your heritage here. and as we would accept no repayment from him now. give you all this with loving heart. for it is all rightfully yours. intend to apprise your relatives in Fairfax and Richmond of the true facts. Some of them will come to dwell with you here in Stanley hall. you will take your place in the station of life to which you were born. and will return to me own people for I am a gypsy, and as such cannot remain with Esther Stanley Of Stanley hall"
 "No. mol" cried Esther tearfulIy, as she
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SYNOPSIS OF IKE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY.

A diamo .tlt t.n in meteor centuries ago belOnG' 2: t~ ASfts seanch of the Stanley family in Nirei.Ia. IL d.t+ ond goes with the title to the Stanley S%Jid"na Tn England, that now comes to the Virginia euNais.A To cheat a hated kinsman Of both Col S'anl-: has substituted a gypsy baby boy, boughc flom Hs unnatural father, for the little daughter born to him. His young wife dies, the creed syp mots,c returns and takes in revenge the little Starey glfI baby raised in secret, and rears the child her The gypsy's grows up a reckless wastvI and becomes great friends with Blair Stanley, is rightfu heir Blair Is reckless and desperate and hates Arthur. but dissembles thur strangely learns he is only gypsy chengeling and fees west under the assumed name of John Pow ell tnkin- the blame of murder Flair has raitted-Blair telling Arthur it not murder but acciGeTt-Arthur believing he has wrOnged and cheated Blair. But Arthur does not tell Blair he 5r tho false heir and Blair the rightful The diamond from the sky passes from hand to hand. sought for its value by many, and 1t tra6e dies l. California Arthur becomes millionaire and if surrounded by enemies who seek his ruin He is injared accident and these enemies make a drug fend of him. Esther. supposed to be only a Eisl learns she is really Esther Stanley and California seeking Arthur. whom she loves. Vivian Marston. adventures. secretly married to Flair. together with Durand and De vau1. heads of diamond gang, and Blair Stanley plot 10 keep ESt!et from Arthur. Blair take. charge of Arthurs great business affairs. while Durand, De yaux. and Vivian lead '' John Powell. the mad millionaire - as Arthur is known-to wilder dissipations the whole plrt being ruin Arthur morally, financially. and physically. Blair seeks Arthur's wealth and uti t~iy hs death that he. Blair may gain the dia- from the sky and the earldom. Vivian also jcsire9 tEe diamond. do Durand and De vaux. Flair dtqbie crosses his former gypsy accOmplice, Luke LoveI. and railroads him to prison. Esther ! puzzed at Arthur's strange conduct-for the plot convince their drug victim he is going insane. and symptoms of this his halIucnatious that he Esther. Hagar. Esther's foster mother, is but slowly recovering from blow that Blair dealt her which rendered her temporarily deranged. Meanwhile Esther, devoted friends, Quabba. hunchback. and Marmaduke smythe. an English lawyer seeking the heir to the Stanley earldom, her only friends. Esther learns Arthur is addicted to drugs, and r disgust spurns misunderstanding last the his strange behavior. She cast aside the diamond from the sky he pronered. Luke escapes from prison and secures the diamond
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Ier1a were not feigned. !" The diamond. the diamond from the sky! The murderous lit- tie thief De Vaux got it! Who would have thought that little sneak would have the pluck?"
 Then she turned on the shaking man who was known the mad millionaire, in fury. Why didn't you give it to me, as you promised?" she cried. And in futile rage, of disappointment sne beat and tore at her self till Blair grasped her by the wrists
 "Quiet. you she devjt." he hissed De VauX will not get away with the diamond. People coming. Remember now, not a word that we suspect Durand! We don't wish too much probing. That's the curse of it-there is where De vaux has us. For tunately, he may suspect much about us. but he knows little.
 Inspired again by this final tragedy of the diamond, the newspapers printed the stories of John Powells rapid rise to wealth, the accident that had shattered him in a riot at his mines in the mountains. the skillful treatment of the stranger physician. Dur and that had brought the young millionaire back from the gates of death. Then had followed accounts of the triple tragedy in the deaths of the woman lion tanner. Sant- ley, the circus proprietor. and the clown husband of the Lady of Lions, because of the great diamond from nowhere. The re- covery of the diamond after it had been stolen by Sankey, the stableman, followi' the panic at the circus, and the sale of | le diamond were items that further spiced the sensational stories that were printed at Durands death
 Physically. MT Powell was in fair health the papers said, but mentally and as re- gards his nervous system his condition gave great concern to his associates. and he was to be taken on an auto tour from California to Colorado
 Meanwhile De vaux had found shelter in the gray of dawn at Signora Solaris cafe. La Bella Napoli rousing that good lady and her ravishing daughter from their slumbers to admit him. He had ingratiated himself into their ere>7v greces by present
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tCopyright: 1915: By Roy L. McCardeI.I
 CHAPTER XVI.
THE GARDEN OF THE GODS

THE GARDEN OF THE GODS
 IMPROVING back the great bronze bolt
 on the ornate front door of the Pow
 ell mansion .Blair Stanley darted
 from the vestibule and around the
 house to the back. closely followed by Vivian Marston and the shaking master Of the mansion. There, beneath the high window. lay the battered body of Frank Durand. physician. arch crook-the erst- while King of Diamonds. His neck wds broken and the already congealing blood upon face and head marked where the cruel blows of Blairs slungshot had struck. But the grasp of Durands right hand had relaxed and the diamond from the sky gone
 Arthur bent closer and then covered his eyes to keep out the grewsome sight.
 We must think of what account we give of this!" whispered Vivian. the quick est witted of the trio. Then she spoke as though directly to John Powell.
 Did you see the struggle? It must shave been De yaux who killed him!"
 Arthur had been too dazed from the ef- feet of the sleeping powder that Durand had secretly administered during the card playing and the drinking earlier in the night to have anything but confused rec election of what had really occurred. He was still so shaken he hardly compre- nded Vivians questions.
 Then Blair spoke up. "I heard the fght in your room and rushed in." he said. De vaux was beating Durand with slung- shot I think. Yes, here it isl" and ne picked up the ugly weapon from where it lay beside the dead man.
 "l found the switch by the door and turned the lights on full, and it all De yaux passed me and dow. the stairs and out" chimed in Vivian. Then she soobed and tore al her hair hanging down her shoulders. Her grief and hys-
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and of Hagar Harding. the gypsy woman who had had the proofs of his guilt.
 Hagar was first to break the silence az these thoughts fitted through all their minds Well" she said. ." let us try to be cheerful. though we lose you, our good f.fend today"
 @ You do not lose me, I trust" said Mar madul1e smythe with quaint gallantry. True. I must return to England tq.a attend to matters Of the estate of the late Earl of Stanley. The matter of the succession must lie in abcyance for the present. But you may come to England with the fair Miss Esther here before long, or I may re- turn to America again. who knows?"
 And now" said Eagar. q understand that there was some alarm manifested by the late Mrs. Judge Stanley regarding the expenses my stay at the santarium in Richmond brought about. I told you - here she turned to Esther" that was wealthy woman. am, moderately speak ing. Gypsy like. would never trust to banks After I leased Stanley hall hid my wealth in q secure place in this very room, an old hiding place that perhaps even Col Stanley knew nothing of"
 Hagar reached in to the chimney and brought from a ledSe hidden behind the front of the fireplace old, long chisel. With this she pried up strip of time worn wooden molding at the e1d of the hearth stone. This removed. tke hcerthstone turned on q hidden pivot. ore end of the hearthstone descending into a cavity. From this cavity Hasar brought forth packages of bank notes from among number Of such.
 Al this is yours. Esther. my dcar7 she said. softly The HardinGs had been r,oh people. gypsies 80, but the proGiGate father of my husband Matt Harding. died in poverty. It left my husband bitter end greedy. He remembered eaviously the gypsy wealth his father had wasted. So when Arthur born. a>d a male heir. even if false one, was desired at Stanley hall. Col Stanley had no great trouble in getting my husband to sell our newborn boy
 My husband did not live long to enjoy his
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there are Romany degrees of proud lineage. The Lees and Stanleys here in Virginia would be surprised to follow back their family lines to find them lead back in the centuries to gypsy camps on English downs. Who knows. Esther my dear. but what you have gypsy blood in your veins. after aI even if it be ever so Httle"'
 Ut is a curious old document" repeated Lawyer Smythe "and. as I said. I am in terested in such things May I have it? will keep it carefully and return it in due timer"
 ITegar smiled and spoke half carelessly. Keep f as Ions as you desire. MT. Smythe. It may be cause to bring you back to turn it. or for our going to England to fetch it back"
 They all laughed at the suggestion, and Lawyer Smythe took the document and prepared to make his adieus. His bachelor reserve was shaken to its foundation when Esther impulsiveIy threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
 " You have been a father to me" she cried; " a dear. dear daddy"
 Lawyer Smythe was stin bIushing when
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he drove away to take the train from Fair fax positively refusing to permit the women to accompany him to the depot
 
 Work is for worllingmen. Qua5ba was wandering minstrel. and even as a non- union roofer loathed being mechanical But he worked with a purpose on the prison roof. even though his purpose was Tot to work.
 But he signaIed to Luke that all was well the last day of the job, and left the coiled rope with one end fastened around the chimney and the lower end fastened to a cord that hung hidden down over the gut ter of the prison roof to Lukes cell window.
 Meanwhile Luke sawed at the bars and the appointed night came when Quabba waited for him bridge that spanned a mean and struggling street not far from the prison. Quab3a had change of cos-
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threw her arms around the sobbing Hasar. You my own dear mother, will never leave you suffer you to leave me What have the Stanleys done for me? What would they do for me? I ask this and I answer it. They have done nothing for me but ignore me Dr. Lees ward and your daughter. They could do nothing for re as Esther Stanley to give me the hap pincss the feel of your arms around me Gives.'
 Lawyer Smythe turned and coughed to keep back his tears at this affecting scene. 4 yellow, time stained. frayed. and bulky folded parchment ha6@ fallen from among the bank notes Hagar nad drawn from the cavity under the hearthstone.
 This is very curious. I am much in tcrested in old parchments. being a lawyer. you know" remerlsed Smythe.. he picked up the parchmeHt. He felt he was .stUtter- ing and talking foolishly at random but
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he wished in nls tactful way to reneve the emotional tension that had followed Hagar's recital His words had the desired effect Hagar smiled faintly and said:
 Oh. that? That is the gypsy Hardngs' family tree. The old gypsy families. espe- cfally the gypsies Of English stock, such as the Lees. Hardings. LoveIls-yes the Stan leys-have these things. Strange, isn't it? The outside world regards the Ronlany people only as vagabond wanderers. but
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gypsy fortune. He died. and l returned. and in revenge-oh! forgive me, Esther. my ehild-I stole you away together with the diamond from the sky, and left my son
 to grow up the heir of Stanley. The death of your father that night Esther. my child, made my wicked deed easy to accomplish. The two old colored servants that knew the secret had been slaves of the cruel Judge Lamar Blafr's father. You had been raised in secret here. The servants would not
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thur Stanley, as Hagar's son had been known here could not claim it because he knew he not the rightful heir. Blair could not claim it because he was in the dark in this. and thought his supposed cousin stood in his way. Besides there hung over Blair the shadow of the murder of pr. Lee. He feared to bring himself into any prominence while yet Hagar lived and knew. All Blair could hope for was the death of the supposititious Arthur Stanley
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
FARM DEMONSTRATION
WORK APPRECIATED

That county officials, as we'll ss
farmers. are coming rapidly to an.
preciate just how valuable the work
OF the farm demonstration agent is
is evidenced by statement made Inv
E. s. Pace, district agent for West
Florida, on one of his, visits to Pen
sacola. Three years ago, Mr.. Pace
said, it was matter of extremc
difficulty to get appropriations from
county commissioners for the work
He said long and detailed expla-
nations were needed, and that then
the monew was not always forth.
coming. Last year his task was yerv
much easier. and this year no areu-
ment was necessary in the majority
OF instances. Nothing more was
needed than a simple reminder that
the work must go on.
This speaks in unmistakable tonea
the fact that the county and district
agents have been getting results.
They have made good on their
promises, and for this reason sum-
port for future work is not hard 70
get.
Escambia county has had ample
evidence of the inestimable value of
the work this year. Mr.. Hiatt has
saved the amount of his salary many
times over through the vaccination
OF hogs alone. Prof. Willoughby
gave assistance worth thousands of
dollars to farmers who needed silos.
and saw many of these valuable adj
luncts to farming built before he
went back to Gainesville.
If Escambia county had two
agents-it is large enough to use !
TWO very unconstitutional the
county paid both of them without
me assistance of the government.
,helr services would still be the best
Investment the commissioners could
make. They mean dollars and cents
o this and every other county, not
'nly now but for the future.
It is good news that Mr.. Pace
'rings. There is no greater work
'elng done in the South today than
his in the hands of the farm demon
tration agents-Pensacola News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
THE LAKELAND NEWS.
weekly newspaper giving . resume
y local matters, crop conditions.
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
FOR $1.5e per year.
STRIPPING THE HIDE FROM
A SELFISH HUMBUG

Sometimes one of these editor men
hits it off, with such extraordinary
force and accuracy and comprehen-
sfve treatment when writing of the
vital issues of the day that that par
ticufar piece of work stands apart
and alone, clear-cut and glittering,
challenging criticism and as obvious
ly true as settled maxim, and yet
as unknown and unthoueht of 10
the masses plodding along in the
stupid slavery of custom and con-
vention as wireless telegraphy be-
fore Marconi made it real.
The man who writes the editorial
page of the Saturday Evening Post
is one of the broadcast, clearest, keen
est thinkers in this country and the
following from his pen in the last
issue of that periodical deserves to
survive in the vital literature of this
age as the best expressed right
thinking on a present issue, almost
- 'hS Poi uhiOuht CLASS, tHdt HAS dD-
peared in any publication in recent
times. 1t is the full, clear. biting
statement of great truth, and it
should be received with enthusiastic
acclaim by the whole body of won.
en- in the country as the kind Of
stun needed to rid the world of the
cheap sentimentality that holds 4
woman as an angel while working
her as drudge:
Whenever we hear anybody talk
ing about women like a Mary 7.
Holmes novel, we wonder whether he !
has been committing murder, or in
what other crime his undeveloped |
brain has involved him. Intellectu
ally your sloppy sentimentalist is in |
the twelfth century. If he does not !
believe in witchcraft and astrolo2y
1t is simply because other supersti- |
lions come handler to him. Reason
ing Is for him impossible, because
the stuff in the top of his head has
no penetration. 1t simply spatters.
like warm mMsh, on the surface of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
COUNTERFEIT COIN CIRCULAT-
ING IN PENSACOLA

: Pensacola Sept. IS. Counter
felt money is being put in circula-
tion in Pensacola. Presumably the
spurious coin was either brought
here or else is being made in the
city, for reports show that much of
it already is in circulation. Dollars
and quarters have been found and
turned over to federal officers, who
are conducting an investigation.
The attempt at making money is
a very poor duplication, for the met
al used is much lighter and softer
than silver, although equally as
bright. The mould is apparently
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
HUGE LIBEL SUIT INVOLVING
BRITISH GOVERNMENT

Pensacola, Sept. 17.-Alibel sui,
involving the government of Grea.
Britain and breaking all previous
records here insofar avs the amount
of damages is concerned, was filed
in the United States court yesterday
morning by Davies & Fehon. of
sydney, New South Wales, against
the British steamship Strathendrick.
owned by Burrell & Son, of London.
The Strathendrick has been COM
Wandered as naval auxiliary and
the libelants ask for damages in the
sum OF 100000 for the alleged
breaking of an Australasian time
charter party.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
Cumberland Presbyterian

Rev. F. Fl. Callahan, pastor.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Fl. 3.
Morse, superintendent
PREACHING, II a. M and 7:3O
p. m.
The pastor will continue the Sc
rles OF sermons on the parallels at
both services.
Morning Subject--The Two Wor
shippers
Evening Subject-AThe Lord Re-
jected.
The Ladies' Missionary Society
Will meet at the church at $3.50 o.
m. Monday.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 1880.
" was clad when they said to me,
let us go into the house of the Lord.
Strangers and visitors are always
welcome
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
First Baptist

First Baptist
3O1 North Florida avenue.
Wallace Wear, pastor.
9:45 a. m.-Bible school.
1900 a. Morning worship.
Subject, The Last Five Appearances
OF Jesus Before His Ascension
2:45 p. m.-Junior B. Y. P. U.
$3.50 p. m.-Senior B. Y. PU.
E45 p. m. Evening worship.
subject, What Church Member
Missed by Not Attending the Church
Services. John 2O:26-3O.
baptlsmal service at the close of
the evening sermon.
Come thou with us and we will
do thee good
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
Christian Church

Bible school at. TO a m.
Communion and preaching at /
a m.
Bible school on North street at 3
p. m. followed by preaching.
Preaching at p. m. Subject,
Climbing the Golden Stairs.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night
at 1870.
Ladies' Aid Tuesday afternoon at
$50.
All are cordially invited to all the
meetings.
if. l.. VEACH,
Pastor.
d. IT. CUMBIE,