Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-15
SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

A feud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and hiz cousin. Judge Lamar
Stsni.s. over an heirloom. the diamond
from the sky. found Ia "A fallen meteor -
an ancestor. Also. the succession 10 tine
STANLEY earidom in England may cogne to
an American. When a daue liter - bors
TO th- colonel and the mother dies tine
colonel buys a gypsy hoy and substitutes
him Three wears later the gypsy mother.
having had no part in This bargain. steals
tho girl. Esther. reared In secret. and
leaves her son undetcctel a. the heir. The
gypsy has obtained possession ~ the dia-
mond from the shy. and a document With
the Stanley secret. Years later liaga.,
& psy queen. returns ~ Virginia with rs
'her. Or. lie. the late Colonel Stanley
friend. adopts Esther Arthur Stanley. son
of Hagar. falls ia love with Esther. and SO
does his companion and cousin. Blair
Stanley. rightfui male heir ~ Stanley. IN
stealing the diamond Blair causes the
death 81 tine doctor ana tries later 20 put
the blame on Arthur. Who takes tire gem
Arthur STANLEY eludcs his pursuers and
ioins IIagar. who reveals hAs identity and
upbraids him for hi- Niia life Needing
money. he pawnS the Diamond IA Rich
mond. NJ "A ball. at which an adventuT-
.ss. Vivian Marsfon. wears the borrowed
gem. Luke Lowell. tlhgars gypsy guard,
steals ~. diamond. AMI 10 avoid detection
drops il into a mail box. Arthur leaves
Richmond and goes to the west The dia-
mond passes into a mail bag. picked up
by ouahha. organ grinder puahha's
monkey steals ~. diamond Hagar ta~r-
Esther 20 SiauleF hail
Tom Blake. q detective - Richmond
who n hired hv fiaEar. produces finger
prints conVictnig Blair llnrar rupnsca
silence 10 Mrs Stanley as thc pro" m
Hagars and f.sther's being received in
Fairfax society. Blair strikes down TIA
gar and steals the finger prints. leaving
the gypsy queen dsmcntcl M%armHduke
Smythe. lawyer. arrives 20 announce
Arthur is heir To the deceased Earl Ot
Stanley Learning Arthur ~ "A fugitive he
seeks Blair instead ~ win vivian. Blaif
steals the diamond. later marrying her
and leaving for the west. Their train Is
robbed. vivian tossing the diamond. which
"A stain train ruhhrr drops in the desert
The sIce.-u ne stole - found hN Arthur.
now known as John Powell. sheep herder
Niyian deserts Blair. telling him he must
regain the diamond for her Luke Lowell
driven from the camp after learning Ha-
gar's secret. leaves 10 seek Blair lflEar
IN under treatment and Esther ~ ID Rich
mond society. Abe Room. gambler. knows
Blair's guilt and covets tie diamond lie
calls IL the price 10 his secrecy
Tho diamond u later picked ur, ~ an
Indian woman. IN. Ice. Arthur learns.
died ~ heart disease Recom ng very rich
he buys Stanley hall. su'i at auction.
through Blake. and aign provides nm IIa-
gar and Esther Luke Lowell huts thr dIl-
mond from the sauaw. hut losses II iu a
fght on Santa Barbara hay. the gem sink
Ing Vivian. desiring atd a. cnsnarr Ar-
thur. sends fnr Blair
Esther and guahia. also Eiair. Eo 10
the California mines tp seek Arthur
Snythe II scnt west hy Blake NiNi1u
Narstnn Is saved rom drowning hr Pow
ell. who u infltu1trl PVT h.r SmNtlc
nnis tho Diamond 1nI gives IL - Esther
10 deliver 90 Arthur ifltir ard Lutr Eo
to the Yacht n AihurS abss nce and End
Esther there
Esther and pulbht csrape while H'air
and Luxe attic. Elair in the ulytutimo
has joined Vivian iu Los Angeles pu-
rand. king % diamonds. = crook known
80 Vivian. goes fn y saloon near thr mines
in hope thtt he can learn ttc WhrrrHhuut-
81 the diamond There he meets Luks
Lowell Esther and Arthur appear ou the
scene THE diamond III lost M "A me'e.
Esther SAVES Arthur. whn - injured. anl
he goes a. Los Angeles ~ care ~ the phy-
sician-crook. puraud Esther follows and
IL refused Ambulance - 49, him In the
meantime Smytiie has hii trr diamond I'm
q tree. II T. later found NJ, two hii post
ers. one ~ whom murders the other for
the diamond Arthur T. "doped' hv pa
rand. Ire NauN and vivian. although Blair.
who has taken charge M ArthurS bust
ness arsirs. protests