Arizona republican., 1916-01-03


return from following after thee, Tor
whittier thou gocst. I win go: and where
thou lodgest, I viii lodge. Tiny people shall
BE- my people and Thy God my Cod"
And so as the twilight turned to dark
ness these two rode swav from Stanley hau
t" dwell unknown. obscure. among the
simple gypsy people who loved them
Here the astute Tom Blake of Richmond
found them, and here he brought copy %
the proofs Of Blair's ruilt-the finger print
markings from the murder scene the Ii
brary where Blair had slain the kind old
doctor. Henry Lee. IN his first attempt to
gain the diamond from the Sky.
Flake pleaded with Arthur TO halt Blair
in the hour of his opposed triumph but
Esther and Arthur refused. Let Blair
have the Powell miIliyrs; let him have
St-aley hall; let him have the earldom in
England and the diamond from the sky"
said Arthur. We have more than all these
things. for i'm casting them aside we have
found love and happiness"
Your mother. Hagar Harding. was my
best friend. she gave me my start in life
said Blake huskily. - VIII abide by your
wish. Abe Bloom suspects much but knows
little regarding Blair Stanley. Bloom dare
not move unless I say and I hold
him quiet. Even near Fairfax you viii
never be recognized in the gypsy. Arthur
Harding, by the people who knew you as
Arthur Stanley. The few short years have
changed you. but it is different with Miss
Esther Stanley here. Who could not tell
hert You cannot keep the secret on this
account, ] know"
This is a shelrereu place which only the
Eypsies know the way TO- only the gypses
with the exception OF Yourself" replied
= ,hur. You know the way because my
mother taught you. and you know the
itomany password that admits you past the
outer vans. This is the old rendezvous of
ny mother The gypsies own the very land.
We viii not be here Iong-only for our
wedding. which VIII be a gypsy one. None
but Pomany can be at the wedding-nOne
but you. for You Were adopted into the
r. be as boy, 1 am told"
Yes. I was picked up by your mother
starved and wretched lad, a runaway from
e miserable aImshouse in the middle west"
replied Blake softly. Il was adopted into
HaEar's tribe, fed clothed and educated by
your mother But I cannot come to the
wedding I think you are wrong and
could not bear to see the mistress of Stan
10y hall welded a gypsy when she should
be welded as her mother was-the way her
people have been. You will pardon for
speaking from my heart?"
Esther smiled. % You are too serious Mr..
Blake" she said at is the only way I
would be wed You may be an adopted
g psy, and Arthur may be a born one, but
of us three 7 am the real Romauy. and I
viii have tho Wedding of a gypsy queen
and noae other"
Eut in the privacy of his sanctum in his
Richmond agency the next day Blake smiled
to himself ne said Blair Stanley. you
destroyed one set OF proofs when you struck
down Tasar and wrestcd them from her.
Arthur destroyed the set I took to him. but
Tom Blake had the originals
Then he sighed and Eazed at a portrait
of Uasar that hung upon the wall of
his sanctuIn. Tho picture was enscribed
from Iagar to Blake The eyes of the por-
OF the detective You are dead" he said.
the wish of your steadfast heart that
yet shall be the instrument of it,
lie spoke prophetically. In far away
London The sincerely faithful lawyer
title having come to Blair and Vivian. He
OF lords and no word came from Blake al
though he had cabled the Richmond detec-
tive to send proofs of Blairs guilt anu Sc
cure a requisitiOn- Blake now went to this
latter task But, influential as he was. he
found the Virginia jurlsts were averse TO
moving in the matter. After long delay
he secured with all the secrecy possible n
warrant for Blair and a reqUisition to rctu~i
him TO America, and this he sent to SnlytHe
Meanwhile in the fastness of the Blue
Ridge there is royal wedding. the nuptials
of royalty in Romany. King Arthur mar
dow On1v Of +b~