Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-25

Toward The cabin a. make another
rhar.r in his attire from Arthur'S
,arhlir= warIr,he.
He's u crr' one" said the sailing
master admiriu-ly as he looked after
Blair. who walked la hi> dripping
,%lutlc~ aoitf,- tine ,.rfk whist!in.. IN
iri hr j. j N%iI-iniaIt. that lfd He
>ny~ lr ~ Mr.. I'rNrlf'~ t%uI-ili. ana
i'uwcl r. another n-Afin.. uar~lryii
inst Ike him They breed -'ul men
ia the west. bun there's nothing wrong
with the lighting strain they raise In
n'd Virginia.
Luxe -ninc,l a deserted part of the
beach urnir~rrvctl. shook the water
from him ;~ i great do might have
done anu STROBE uif. lIae Lowell had
u, use for the town Far away In the
~@i-ria> the Lady Neruniva mines and
utucr Prosperous AMI busy diggings
"aiicd him BY train and on DOT he
made hi> Way. and by another day
santa Barbara was tar behind him.
l,ut though lie went for work and to
Get away from his Very hate or Blair
stanley. Luke IOveii lad not deviated
'he iota from his set, suilen purpose.
tie had seen the paper that Blaif
tanieg had pursued and prosecuted
Esther u obtain Then, too. Luke
ivrvli lad UeGeii the diamond from
me -iT Luxe Ciinched his hand and
'ayEDi down ~ though he had expect
d - see tie great gem he had thrice
ra>t.et us his own only To lose still
hulhin- balefuliy Ia his bronze,i and
hra~nt gfaSp But the diamond was
gone and he ciutched at the empty
iir and trud--d On. resolved that tie
purpose ~ his life would be 10 have
~. Eu he would have no more or
Hair Stanley that he was resolved
- Esther. after being thrown upon the
beach from the overturned boat with
tlnnhha. thanked those who rushed Up
~ assist her and her companion and
assured them II hal been just an acri
i-nt VT small consequence. Her spirits
rose I.fin Ia thaukfuiness. and. fol
i"N-lIlN poor pnabha. who half hys
.e.ir.lly accused himself of every crime
mder the calendar in his humiliation
a having imperile1 his young mistress
Esther reached q quiet part Of The
beach ana from there had ouabha sum
n.n \ CONVEYANCE which took her ~
ne qHict hotel Oh 4 side street. where
~hc had secured quarters for herself
md her Scrvant.
Esther knew she WAS safe enough ia
santa Barbara or amy other city she
would fight Blair stanley frnrlc~Siv
along the lines the Strnlry~ hal Al
ways fought III their fcuh> arlnng
themselves. True. the SfanleyS. even
IN their fcu,i>. had seldom fought WON
IA. I'ut Esther. knowing she had the
protection of Arthurk love aud having
every confidence I'm The strength. wit
AMI courage ~ this hIndSnmrSt ~ All
heroes TN her owes. frii a. though Blair
was nrermatrhed when nm was ~arl
and dome Had she met blair TN the
streets ~ santa Barbara she NIGH
even have bowed 70 him with = mors
ing smile.
She sent = message ~ John Powell
president ~ the Gr-i Hope eli com
rHnH. Los Angeles N read
Calre here tr 80 ,ou urgent Wire IT,
strIciinrS ESTHER
You viii n~ruhHbiy have IN answer
in an hour ar -. said tho clerk. and
Esther murniurcf her thanks and said
she would te back and 50 went shop
ping In the interim, rhiie Qua hh4t IHrk
"a M n respectful diltance.
In the woods and IN the wilderness.
on the dangerous waters. ne snuld
come close 10 cherish ami protect his
t.eloved Young mistress. Eut in the
built M town. where romance and de
votien seem strange and out ~ place.
convention required the pathetic vet
faithful ouabba must keep alovf r.
Their had not asked this but she knew
the proximity ~ the queer looking
follower who served Der so faithful
IL would. in a town bring upon bel
atteltca and Q-uesu.-.-s