The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-01-28
CHAPTER XIV.


III cd her In her arms; u Know
who you are. but JUL
cannot remember now. Maybe tomor
row will remember. They took M
boy away: they put great jews
on his breast ! remember that. AMI
remember you cnme and were my
baby In bis place. win rcmcmhci
tomorrow am tired now, but kiss
me. dear child for see by your eyes
you love me, aud | will remember TO
morrow who you are"
"shc will not remember you tomor
row." whispered the kindly house sur
rcon ns he led the weeping Esthei
away. ~ may be many months be
fore she remembers you. Her rccoy
cry will be- slow, but feel that can
assure you that In the end It VIII Id
complete"
so q was with q hopeful heart nud
feeling rcsolutc for her odvcnturing ln
search of Arthur that Esther bid ad'eu
to the kindly head Of the snnltnrium
and rclolnod Qulhbn who. with hl'
own personal attendant Clarence. th'
monkey .gaitcn Tor her IN the shadows
up the quiet street and, trudglng side
by side. the girl aud the hunchbaek
tho latter carrying the sleeping mon
kcy and small bundle Of Esihcrs
hastily packed belongings, took ihoIi
way from city streets TO country limos
while ON them CLEANED the light Of
the myrlnds of diamonds In tbs sky.
She was happy. She felt sure that
Arthur prospcrcd In FAR California and
was the unknown friend.
Esther had only known that with
the cloudlng OF Ilagars mind after
her visit to the house Of Mrs. Stan.
ley In Fairfax no trace Of any wealth
or means that llagar supposedly had
been possessed Of could be found. Save
for n modest sum Of money on her per
son when she returned to Stanley hall,
Hagar. II was asccrtnlned, had no fur
Their funds that could be found
In the sudden journey taken TO Rich
mond mud in the events that followed
after lIngnr had been placed In the
sanitarlum and Blair had returned TO
prosecute Esther. nbetted by his moth
or. Esther had kept no heed Of the con.
dltlons that so vitality affected Stanley
hall llagar had leased It, but the
property, ruined by Arthur's protilgacy'
was to be sold In bankruptcy proceed
lngs.
Esther had not been aware that this
lmpcnded. The morning following her
digit. however. Mrs. Stanley received
from Fairfax letter from the referee
In bankruptcy informing her as par
~ concerned. OF the scheduled sale Of
Stanley hall within n few days
..s n party concerned, Lawyer
smythc. representing the English Stan.
leys, received q like notice as he was
on the point Of departing to England
disguised With America In general and
the errntic and, M no thought, criminal
yankee" stanlcys In particular. But
hc deemed his duty called him to the
sale.
when Mrs, Ilandolphs maid an
nounced that Eslher's room was in dis
order, her bed not slept In and that
Esther WINS gone, Mrs. Randolph
promptly had an attack Of nerves
while Blair rnged and TUNED. Mrs
Stanley alone remained coolhn the face
OF this surprising news.
"she has no friends and no money,
said Mrs. Stanley calmly; "she Will not
go far We will ind her back here or
with her gypsy friends before long
"The mex. thing" continued Mrs,
Stanley, us to run down to Fairfax
for this sale. know OF no one In
Fairfax with the means to purchase
tile place. II your father only could
have lived to see the day he gould have
bought In Stanley hall, home Of his
enemy. ut bankrupt sale he would
have been a happy man. The place
will go for song, and shall buy It.
An Fairfax turned out ut the auction
sale Of Stanley hail The old arlsto