The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1916-04-06
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
1ERS

y feud has existed between Colonel Ar
.lur Stanley and his cousin, Judge Lamar
stanley. over an heirloom, the diamond
from the sky. found In q fallen meteor By
IN ancestor. Also. the succession TO the
Stanley earldom In England may come 70
IN American. When a daughter Is born
10 tho colonel and the mother dies the
colonel buys gypsy boy and substitutes
hn. Three years later the gypsy mother.
having had no part in this bargain steals
t..e girl. Esther, reared In secret. and
le1ves her son undetected as the heir. The
ypsy has obtained possession OF the dia-
mund from the sky, and a document with
,ue Stanley secret Years later Hagar
,;A rsy queen. returns to Virginia with Es.
lher. Or. Lee, the late Colonel Stanley's
friend. adopts Esther. Arthur Stanley. son
uf llagar. falls in love with Esther. and 30
does his companion and cousin. Blair
STANLEY. rightful male heir Of Stanley. In
stealing the diamond Blair causes the
death OF the doctor and tries later to put
the blame on Arthur. who takes the gem.
Arthur Stanley eudes his pursuers and
juins lIagar. who reveals his Identity and
uphraids him for his Wild NE. Needing
money. he pawns the diamond in Rich
mond. At ball. at which an adventur-
gem. Luke Lowell. Hagar's gypsy gurd.
steals the diamond. Arthur leaves Rich.
mpnd and goes to the west Quabba. or.
gan grinder. befriends Esther.
Tom Blake. a detective OF Richmond.
who is hired by Hagar. produces finger
prints convicting Blair. Hagar proposes
silence to Mrs. Stanley as the price OF
ilagar's and Esther's being received in
Fairfax society. Blair strikes down Ha
gar and steals the finger prints leaving
the gypsy queen demented Marmaduke
Smyfle. lap"er ariv"n 10 announce
,r.hur "a ! .'r .. -! Carl Of
stanley Lt- r.., A. ~. d. = III ;iiive he
seeks Clair insl.,.d To win Vivian. Blair
steals the diamond later marrying her
ana leaving for the west. Their train is
robbed. Vivian losing the diamond which
a slain train robber drops in the desert
The 100000 ne stole is found by Arthur,
now known as John Powell. sheep herder.
Luke Lowell. driven from the camp after
learning Hagar's secret. leaves 10 seek
blair. Hagar is under treatment and Es-
rhcr is I'm Richmond society Abe Bloom
gambler knows Blair's guilt and covets
the diamond
The diamond is later picked up by an
Indian woman DR.. Lee. Arthur learns.
died OF heart disease. Becoming very rich
he buys Stanley hall. sold at auction,
through Blake. and also provides for Ha-
gar and Esther. Luke Lowell buys the dia-
rnond from the squaw. but loses II in
fight.
Vivian is saved from drowning by Pow
ell. who Is infatuated by her. Smythe
finds the diamond and gives It to Esther
To deliver to Arthur
Blair Joins Vivian In Los Angeles. Du-
rand, king Of diamonds, crook known
10 Vivian. gocs t. u caloon to try 10 dls-
cover the diamond. There he meets Luke
Ioncll Esther ana Arthur appear on the
scene The diamond is lost in melee.
Esther saves Arthur. who is injured. anu
he goes to Los Angeles in care OF the phy-
siri,n-crook, Durand Esther follows ana
is refused admttance to see him. IN tho
W,~a Dt ims the diamond u found by TWO
hll posters one Of whom murders tho
other for It. Arthur is 'doped' by Du-
rand De Vaux and Vivian. although Blair
who has taken charge OF Arthur's bust
ness affairs, protests
Blair makes Arthur believe he suffer
ed from hallucination in thinking he saw
Esther. Luke Is "railroaded' to prison by
Blair. Arthur buys the diamond. and then
later gives a costume ball at which Es-'
thcr appears Vivian insists that ne
choose between them. Blair. trying y"
take the diamond from Durand, wh"
steals il from Arthur. hurls Durand from
4 window. killing him. Esther and Smythe
return to Virginia. the girl rejoining Ha-
gar at the sanitarium. The diamond Is
stolen by De Vaux. who assumes the name
Lancia, and hides with 1t. He Is struck
down and the diamond taken after Luxe.
aided by Quabba. escapes. Esther VIII
not leave Hagar and takes her righttui
place In society. Smythe examines GU
rious old parchment bearing Hagars ped
igree