Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-04
SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

A feud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and his cousin. Judge Lamar
Stanley. over an heirloom. the diamoud
from the SKY. found ia "A fallen meteor by
IN ancestor. Also the succession 70 the
STANLEY earidom ia England may come 20
nm American. When a daughter is born
10 the colonel and the mother dies the
colonel buys a gypsy BOY and substitutes
him. Three years later the gypsy mother.
having had no part Ia this bargain. steals
the girl. Esther. reared Iu secret. ana
leaves her son Undecided as the heir. The
gypsy has obtained possession Of the dla-
moua from tie sky. and "a document with
the Stanley secret Years later Hagar.
gypsy queen. returns 70 Virginia with Es-
Their. Dr. Lee. tie late Colonel SANKEY'S
friend. adopts Esther Arthur STANLEY. son
Of lIagar. falls in love with Esther. Rnd So
does his companion aud cousin. Blair
Stanley. rlghtful male heir ~ Stanley. In
stealing tie diamond Blair causes the
death ~ the doctor and trts later t1 ugt
the blame oB Arthur. Who takes tle Fem.
Arthur Stanley eludcs his p%ursgers ami
Joins HuElF, who reveals hls identity and
upbraids him Tor his wild life. Needing
money. h. pawna the diamond IN Rich
mond At . hnli. ~ which an advenrlr-
ess. Niviun Aiarstnn. wears tho borrowed
gem. Luke Lowell. HaEars gypsy guard.
steals the diamond Arthur leaves Rich
moud and goes ~ use west Qulbha. orr
gan grinder. befrifndH Esther.
Tom Blake. p detective af Richmond.
who y hired bv Ht<ar. produces nurcr
prints conyictiug El4ir HHrnr proposes
silence 20 Mrs. Stanley "a the price u
fiarar's and Lsthrr'H being received I'D
Fairfax society. Blair strikes down lfa-
gar and steals the ginger prints. leaving
the gypsy queen derltrtpl Marma5uka
SmNtho. lawyer. arrives 90 announce
Arthur II heir to ihe drrn sea Earl II
stanley Learulng Agthur e. q fugitive. De
seeks Blair Instead. To wiu Vivian. Efair
steal. the diamond. iateT marrying hcr
ana leaving fur the vest Their train ~
robbed. Vivian losing the diamond. which
q slain train robher drops in fho desert
The fl0p.0ea ho stole "a fuGnd Nv Arthur.
now known as John Powell. sheep herlcr.
Luke Lowell. driven from the camp after
learning IlnEar secret. leaves to sest
Blair Hagnr " under treatment. ana Ea-
thcr - Ia Richmond society. Abe Bloom.
gambler. knows Hlairs guilt ana roveta
the diamond.
The diamond y later picked ~ hv an
ndian woman pr. Lee. Arthur learns.
died % heart disease. Becoming very rirh.
he huvs stanley Han sold AZ auction.
through Blake. and also provides Tor Ila-
gar and Esther. Lake Lowell buys the dtl-
mond. but iosos u Va q neht.
Vivian ~ saved from drowning ~ Pow
ell. who e. Infatuated rs her. Smythe
finds tho diamond nnd gives u 20 ESthcr
Co deliver to Arthur
Blair Joins Vivian in Los Angeles. nu-
rand. king 40 diamonds" " crook known
g. Vivian. goes to q saloon 90 try 20 dis
cover the diamond There he meets Luke
Lowell Esther apd Arthur appear on ths
scene. The diamond "a lost in a melee.
Esther saves Arthur. who u injured. and
ha goes 10 los Angeles la caro- ~ the phv-
sician-crook. buraui Est4 ~ follows nu,'
r. refused Ambulance tn see him. In the
meantime the diamond ~ found ~ twu
hillposters. ono ~ whom murders the
other for a. Arthur ~ 'dopod-' hy nu-
rand. De Naus aud Nlvian.
blair makes Arthur believe ~ suffer.
ei from haliuciuRtion in thinking o. aw
Esther. Luke is "raHrnadcd' III prison ~
Blair Arthur tuys the diamond Blair.
fsSing 90 take the gem from nuraut. who
stcFis II from Arthur. hurts rurRnd from
a window. kiiluE him. Esther and Smvths
return a. Virginia. the girl rrtniuinE fll-
Ear nj the sanitarium. The diamond Is
stolen Nv de Naux. WHO assumes the name
lancia AMI hides with f.. lie ia struck
down and the dianlond tayen after Luke.
aided by 1uahbI. escapes Esther VII
not leave liRNar and takes her riEhtfu
place "a society. Smythe examines an g4j
parchment bearing itagars pe,lErcc. Tie
diamond ~ given tN Luke tn Esther. who
viii not keep IL. hut sends 10 back 20 Ar
thur HRrar ana Esther. reipining the
gypsieS. travel westward Arthur. repent
mt ani Informed W tho trr1cncry ~ Wv
ian ana Blair, - about "a take poison Just
rs Luxe breaks int his room.