The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-01-07
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.


A foud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and Ma cousin. Judge Lamar
Htanley. over an heirloom, tho diamond
from tho ky, found In fallen meteor by
an ancestor Also. tho succession to the
Stanley onrldom In England may come 20
an American. when % daughter ~ born
to tho colonel and tho mother dies, the
colonel buys a gypsy boy and Substitutes
him. Three yeam later tho gypay mother
having had no part IN this bargain, steals
tho girl. being reared IN recrot. and leaves
her son undetocted ar tho holr. Tho gyp'
~ has obtained possession Of the diamond
from the sky and document with the
STANLEY secret when Esther IN grown q
beautiful young Girl. llngnr now ryToy
qnoen. returns TO Virginia with hor Dr.
Ieo. the late Colonel Htanloy'a friend,
adopts Esther. but demands that ilagar
turn over TO him tho diamond from the
aky. Arthur stanley, non u iiagnr falls
In love with Esther and no does hln COM
panlon and cousin. nlnlr Stanley, rlghtful
malo heir " Stanley, In stealing tho dis
mond niair causes tho death Of the doc
tor. Outside h Arthur ncfonading Esther
blair eacailnT. infcra that ho has left
lsather'a room. Arthur forces him 20
nrht a duel In which Blair u only
stunned iIo tries. with tho aid Of hi
mother. TO pi,ro tho blanc for tho m1nlor
Of DR.. Leo upon Arthur, who now haA the
diamond. Tho shorf attempts TO take
Arthur, but ho eludon hia pursucrH and
Joins IIagnr who reveals his Identity and
upbralda him Tor his wlld life. Needing
money. no pawna tho diamond In Rich
mond blair IA In Richmond. and he, too,
4 forced 10 visit tho pawnahop, The two
agree 90 stand BY each other. ~ ball,
at which supposed New York belle IA
tho guest Of honor they are stunned 10
md the diamond on the visitor. She IA
an adventures who has borrowed H.
While iIAgar IA telling tho "bclle'H' for
tune Luke Lowell. iiaEara gypsy guard.
steals tho diamond and TO avoid detection
drops II into a mail boz. A sheriff tries
10 arrest Arthur o. the murder charge
lie escapes from Richmond on a freight
train Tho diamond passes into mail
has. which Ia lost from wagon and "a
picked up by Quabha, m organ grinder
Quabha's MONKEY steals tho diamond and
leaves II In nest In a treo, Arthur u
robbed BY hoboes. who leave him In tat
teri. lie seeks work At farm Hngar
tAku Esther TO live at Stanley hall An
old timo tournament 10 held Arthur at
TENDS IN dhkulAt, proves hlhtNi WV wv
knight defeating Blair but Is betrayed
BY tho latter to the Eherin. Quabha. In
jsst handouts tho shnrn and Blair ny
daring hornomanship Arthur escapes Lat
sr no leaves tho farm. Tom Blake, do
iective hired BY naEnr, producoa hngor-
prints proving Blair guilty of the denih
o: Or. Lee blair and his mother quarrel
about vivian HaEar proposes silence 70
Mra. Stanley ne the price Of llngara ana
Fathers being received I'm Fairfax society
nlnlr strikes down lngar and steals the
nnreprluts and money from hia mother.
Tho diamond h found By negro boy ana
IA taken hy "a tramp The latter n muir
dorod hy Hung H. who hangs tho sem
on hts Idol Thence it Do stolen Jus, az o
stunning party cntera HUNG LIS don
ilnrnr. mentally unbalanced by hnlra
blow IA again with Esther among hr
rypsles Marmaduke amythc. lawyer, ar
rives 10 announce Arthur II heir TO tho
deceased Earl Of Stanley, Learning Ar
thur IA fugitive no seeks Blair Instead
Vivian asks tho diamond N Blair ~ the
price Of conscnting 20 marry him.