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family was together. Mother Brad
ford, as she is lovingly called by those
who know her best. entertained with
an elaborate noon hour dinner Christ
mas day. The table was beautifully
decorated with suggestions OF the sea
son and had for its centerpiece a gaily
decked miniature Christmas tree.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Bradford OF Galveston, Texas, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Bradford of this city,
Mr. and Mrs Otto Bradford and two
sons, William and Julian, of Healdton,
and Mr. and Mrp. Hardie and little
daughter Dorothy. of this city.
Mrs. Ran Webb entertained with
delightful forty-two party yesterday af.
ternoon at her home on d street,
southwest. \ wealth of carnations,
pot plants and ferns We're used effect
lively as decorations and at the close
of the games a Corsage bouquet of
carnations and ferns were presented
as fayors 10 every guest Talles were
cleyerIy designed with the season T.,
greetings. A pleasant feature of the
afternoon was a number of instru.
mental selections bv Miss Jcnries.
Mrs. Webb was assisted bv Mines.
Butcher, Marvin Bell. Lawrence Crucc,
Miss Jeffries and little Mis-, Mona
Ruth Webb. in serving a salad course.
The guest list included Mines A C..
Wood. Ralph Ramsey, W. 4. Martin.
John Carlock. j. \. Bass. O. G.. I.ashcr.
p. c. Dings. Guy Davisosn. Harold
Wallace. +. W. Roadway. A. G.. Strach.
Johnson. Les Kcarucv. q. l.. Dcnncs.
/ : Dovn8rd -arold Young. l. T..
Cox. NJ Y. Moon. r. Y. Morgan. r.
X. kearurv. VIII Potter. ]. Lirscy
Smith of Wichita. Kansas. VIM. c.
BraIy. of Muskogcp. Dan Walling. L..
w Burrow. Gene Uarreld. Fannie b
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parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Diggs and
his sister. Mrs. X. A. Howard He was
accompanied by Mr.. Charles Chapman
of Oklahoma City, who was Mr.. Diggs'
guest here. and Mr.. j. c. Brenza. who
stopped at Newhrk, en route to his
home in Chicago.
Miss Jinkie Ikard returned yester-
day noon from Fort Worth and Dallas,
Texas. where she has been the guest
OF her sister Mrs. d. c. Webb, and
brother. Mr.. Roe Ikard. since last
Monday. Miss Ikard was also the
guest of Miss Lucille Wakefield while
in Dallas and attended the big Christ.
mas ball given in that city the early
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. d. stark entertain.
ed Thursdav with an evening party
hunoring Misses Jennie and Jewel Balm
of Texarkana. Texas, who are guests
of Miss Jimmie stark. The home was
attractiyely decorated with Christmas
bells and streamers Of gay coIored
ribbons. The evening was spent with
music and games and at late hour
refreshments were served to more
than forty guests.
Mrs. j. W. Banks was hostess to a
merry party Friday night given as a
surprise to her daughter, Miss Thel
ma Banks. The Misses Sadie Wilson
Hazel Boyd and Mildred Brown, all
.of whom are from Marietta, arrived
Friday afternoon. and with the addi-
tional guests, Misses Hollis Earp,
Lacy Bagby, Lorene Smith and Doris
Banks, formed line party at the Pal.
ace theatre in the early evening. The
marty then returned to the home of
the honor guest, and after many
games and other amusements a mid
night lunch was esrved. The entire
party remained as guests at the Banks
home Friday night Mrs. Banks was
assisted by Mrs Frensley.
one of the most enjoyable affairs
of the Christmas season was the fam
lily reunion at the home Of Mrs NJ.
j. Bradford, when for the first time
in fifteen years every member Of the
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her mother, Mrs. j. 4. Bivens, serving
a two-course luncheon. The dining
room was gaily dccotstcd with Christ,
mas bells and other of the seasons
fancirs Those so delightfully."- enter
tanned were Misses Bethine Wolver.
ton. Maude Louise Maddox. Louise
Bridgman. Lorene Sciyally Ouida Me.
Carly and Lota Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Maybe of Fannin
county. Texas. are in the city the
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The guest list included Misses Eliza
beth Morgan of Mangum, Gladys Nc
Alestcr of Mangum Olga Bobo of Nor
man, Mabel Morgan of Enid, Margaret
Cherry, Ethelyne lin of Muskogee,
Madeline Colbert, Helen DeBarr llilda
DeBarr of Norman. Allie Mae Gwynn.
Ruth Bats, Martha Lee Grigsby of
Dallas. Texas. Lillian bishop, Mar
garct Bishop. EIcnor Lilly, Peterson,
Itea Wolycrton and Mrs r T. l.. Nor
gan Following the performance, Mrs.
Biycns conducted her guests to
Frames where a luncheon was served.
Miss Louise Love entertained with
a delightfully."- informal six o'clock
dinner Thursday evening at her home
on d street, southwest having as her
guests Misses Georgia Simpson, Sarah
Rivers of Chicago, Mary Jarret, Elise
Potterf, Mary Boone, Messrs. Porte,
Hume, Stevens, Chapman of Tulsa,
Love and CruCe.
Haa
Miss Virginia Bvens entertained
with an afternoon party Thursday,
when her guest list was limited to
members Of her class in Physical Cul-
ture The afternoon was spent with
outdoor games and music and at $50
O'Clock the little hostess, assisted By
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the people of ArdmOre and Southern
installed the only real French Dry Cleaning and
in We
patronage line feel that with
knowledge skill in the of DyCeanng and fancy
without competition We can
clothing will have the attention that have
before this line, and trial order all we ask Convince
Yourself |. connected with
cleaners and dyer and for 10 with of the
largest Cleanng Dyeng plants New York City will have
dyng department Mr. ksh needs
the people Ardmore regarding his ability
Cleaning and Dyeng he has demonstrated for
months Owing the fact that doing wholesale
work for well retail work for
general public will be located 105lO9 North Wash
ngton eliminate the high priced house rent By being
position Dry Cleaning and
Dyeng that had before reasonable
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ham. who have spent the Christmas
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Preuit and Miss Lotie Bond, left this
morning for their home in Greenyille,
Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Iliard have had as
guests during the Christmas holidays
their son, Mr.. Milton lkard of ANA
rilo. Texas. Mr.. Ikard yeturned yes
terday to his home.
Mr.. Marshall Diggs returned Thurs
day morning to Minneapolis, Mimi,
after spending several days with his
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y AN AAo.Nu 1 ilis Dhl.N - "'''
be the subject OF the sermon TO
be delivered at the First Chris
tian church this morning by the
pastor, DR.. j. w. Burns At the seven
thirty service this evening, his sub
.ject will be stepping Stones An eff
fort is being made to have a large
@ tendance of the membership at the
Asrning worship. The sermon will
foley the administration of the Lords
lSupper. The evening sermon and pro-
igram will be in keeping with the New
Years spirit. All efforts of the church
Iare at this time leading up to the
dedication of the beautiful new church
I building, which takes place January
les. Work on the church is now draw
ing to a completion. The oil decora-
tions will be finished in day or two.
| Al services viii likely be conducted
~ the basement auditorium until ded-
'ication day The ladies of the church
will conduct pot plant shower in the
near future to provide permanent floral
decorations for the church.
Ladies' day at the Elks' home Thurs
day was observed as usual with matt
nee dance from 4 to o'clock, music
being furnished by Miss Amelia Hun
-. .,,,,,, ,L,ga ,,.bn attended ,ypra.
Mines. Pierce, Phelan, Eddleman,
Douglas, Howland. Baker of Shawnee,
l.. l.. Hadley, O. II. Woverton, Math-
ews, McCollom, Harold Young, Homer
Adams, Braly of Muskogee, Feagin,
Wright. Xemina Wallace, of Oklahoma
City. Misses Katherine Gilbert Fran
ces Luke, Elizabeth Mccain, Esther
McNees, Hattie Burnitt, Lena Garden
hire, Lotie Bond. Verna Beckham,
of Greenville, Texas, Eugenia Nj
vouche, Regina Blank Lavina Woods,
Frances Martin, Beatrice Fraley, Glad
ice Walling. Coda Bowman, Matte
. Claire Gano, Mary Anderson, jeanette
Moore, Charlotte Wall, Winifred Ryan
and Pattie Ryan, of Oklahoma City,
Jessie Van Wormer OF Oklahoma City,
Ruby Craft of Oklahoma City, Mary
Williams, Irene Eddleman, Marjorie
Williams, and Hal Fraley.
Mrs. Beckham and Miss Nerna Back.
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considering exquisite telephone
$ 0 telephone. A call
800 will bring Dry Clean
THE DYEING-We to
OF OF
"Deuthand'
cleaned dyed Mems and Ladies' Wearing Apparel,
Elaborate the delicate materials of all
Blankets
n anything
weca assurey you you have no ocause toreg il.
WATCH ISSUE THIS PAPER
office number will
For the present call
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Mrs. Beckham and Miss Verna Back
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One of the most enjoyable affairs
of the Christmas season was the fam
lily reunion at the home of Mrs. NJ.
j. Bradford, when for the first time
in fifteen years every member of the
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italian gardener. up 10 dawn e. MS
work, piuckiug the diamond from the
sky from the rosebuSA just Whcre it
had been cast through the window by
the indignant Esther when Arthur had
proffered it to her.
eli, there, you!' called Blair Don't
take that! | am coming down for it.
The gardener. who. ike the rest of
the servants. bore II suiru G.
the whilOm friends VIII ..
their master growic1 an uu.ntelnliuic
reply.
Durand, who senSed that the dia
mond had been found. sprang from
the room and made for the stairway,
with Blair beside him. They ran from
the front OF the house and to the back
But the gardener picked up heavy
stake lying by the rosebush and stood
them off.
Il take to the boss!' he said. Nor
would he be shaken from his resolve.
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behind Durand In the semi-dafkneSs oe
Arthur's room as the arch thief prizes
open the cabinet.
Durand has the diamond and gloets
over it in the gleam Of a hand flash
light Without a word Blair deals him
a blow with all his strength with the
slungshOt he carries. The blow glances.
and Durand, no mean antagonist even
for the strong young Virginlan. closes
In upon his assailant.
They curse and sway and struggle.
Blair. held TOO closely By Durand to
give full swing to his deadly weapon,
rains blow after blow upon Durand ri
short range. The costly furnishings Of
the room are overturned and shattered
Arthur is reused by the struggle
from his drugged sleep and rises. wide
eyed, from his bed. Vivian, In q
tremOr Of anxiety in the doorway.
switches on the lights full and bright
At the light Blair rises to q frenzy
OF murderous activity. He seizes Du-
rand by the throat. his weapon arm
now free, and brings the slungshot
down with sickening force upon the
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CHAPTER XIX.
Plot and Counterulot.


"HE miracle Of dawn crimsoned
all the east The last bolster
ous revelers were departing
from the fete Of the mad mil
lionaire.
Only the butr. as major domo. had
speeded the parting guests. but the
guests had reveled and gorged and
swilled and cared nothing at heart for
host or mansion that had entertained
them with Belshazxarian feast.
And Il was U Belshazzarian feast.
anh the handwriting Of destruction
wns On The wall
81, tlse small reception room upstairs
fbe sinhnppy wretch onge called the
golden man sollIed un his arms like
the slrss. .weakllnr he was. Vivian.
~ hnir III sIis,'v,i;.r u,isa ,ixen-liEs 81
~ ANGER and grief. shook Arthur by
~ ehoui6er and cried. where n the
n1S& potjrv thc open window. lefs
f,urnr6 os.t ylytan NJ Ay!hnr and
~ I,ei's IsGlox, VA Anssle ~
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tractor was declaring scornfully. "You
no good for nottin'!'
Quabba shrugged his shoulders and
replied, "Ha. what you tink you get
for scab job, a jeweler?"
"All right, tomorrow | fire you and
hire the monkey you have. He gotta
da more brains!' And the contractor
spat in disgust and threw down the
loop Of scatfOld ropes be was carry ing
and hobbled away.
Quabba raispl g., e..n IN s'p~ song
protest. El.n-.u- sl ,us
with hlS Ja.S goa OI I.i,ndu and uroAeu
English, and he Gid so with a purpose,
and the purpose had its effect
At his cell window below the caves
Of the prison roof the shaved and
shOrn Luke Lowell caught the gypsy
jargon.
Luke tapped three times upon the
bar at his window. Quabba heard and
understood. He tapped three times in
reply upon the gutter
Then, taking ball of cord from his
breast, Quabba slipped hacksaw from
the tools, and, peering over the roof to
note no watchful eyes observed, he
lowered the instrument of liberty to
the cell window.
In was drawn within, and then
Quabba whispered over the gutter edge
in Romany that he had rope tied to
the cord and that the other extremity
OF the rope was fastened to the chin
ney.
Further directions as to where Quab-
ba would wait for the prisoner with
change Of clothing were whispered In
the gypsy tongue. The next night was
the time appointed.
At the Powell mansion "the last
not there, but Durand and Vivian are
with Arthur in the library plying him
with liquor and encouraging him to
wild and foolish play at cards. Du-
rand has the money for the generous
check that Arthur gave him. But the
COngenitally he Is a diamond thief,
and big diamonds, rare diamonds, val
liable diamonds. are his obsessiOn-not
to buy them. not to keep them. but to
steal them.
In the cabinet in John Powells
room Is the diamond from the sky.
John Powell whom he has snatched
from the jaws Of death and made
drug fend Of. has given Durand his
congo as physician and associate. but
ere he goes upon his way Durand. the
king Of diamonds. as the thief world
knows him. will have the diamond.
Outside, disguised as workman and
hiding In the shrubbery. is Durand's
one faithful ally. De Vaux. the jackal.
the knave Of clubs Of 'the pack"
Durand has tampered with Vivian.
but he does not trust her. Nor does
Durand fear Blair. nor even John Pow
ell. the millionaire. once he has the
diamond in his hands and safe away.
Durand has lived too close to them
all not to be aware that there are GER
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But In her steadfast heart Esther

3 Out III ucT Stcdu1dSt htdib LStieI
( resolved to say Do' hing - SIN, the now
nor Hagar later regarding Arthur's
drug addiction.
We'll" suggested the English law
yer, "our friend Quabba here can keep
uS posted. and we may be able to take
up the matter Of endeavoring to secure
LoyelIs release from this IN INST IN.
generation .t
nIond. No dul
il his prison eel
Tie Lc4, du.
by Smythc, left Los An,e.es Tor liIcn
mond. Quabba, placed in funds by
Smythe. stayed behind.
Quabba was an Italian gypsy, and
his new friend and compatriot, the
gardener at the Powell mansion, was
at the train with him when he baGe
his respectful adieus to his young mis-
tress and to Smythe.
On the way back from the depot the
gardener, deeming Quabba needed
cheering, led him to the garden res
taurant La Bella Napoli. II was Il
quented by Italian working people.
SignOra Solari made them welcome
"She has no good looks" whispered
Quabba's friend, but you should see
her daughter Rosa! Ah, Rosa Is
charmer, and how she will smile AT
you if you pay for the better wine.
You should see her!"
1t was fated that Quabba was to
see the rayishins Rosa. De Vaux.
lady killer, TO his way of thinking, had
also seen the ravishing Koca.
She had smiled at De Vaux in pass
ing, and he had followed her to the
garden La Bella Napoli. A citizen of
the world. the dapper count, who spoke
Italian charmingly, knew well how to
ingratiate himself into the favor of
the landladE's daughter and the land
lady De Vaux ordered the high priced
chianu on which there was the good
profit.
From their distant table In the gar
den Quabba and the Powell gardener
noted all this, but kept their distance
unseen and unnOticed by the languish
ing De Vaux. Fate was playing into
the hands Of Quabba and his friend at
their table in the corner He had
grievance, had Cesare. the contractor
He proclaimed it.
Look you," he said. 81 get a con
ract--a good contract-to fix a roof,
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And Durand and Blair, cursing his
stubbOrnness, escorted him back into
the house and to Arthur.
Vivian, realizing the diamond was
recovered, had ceased her vixenish de-
mands and was again resorting TO
wiles and cajolement.
But Arthur. shaken with shame and
wholly unnerved that they had de
ceived him as regards Esthers pres
ence In the city, his shame augmented
by the realization that Esther knew
now how he had fallen In his drug
addiction, took the diamond and stag
gered from the room, with few NUT
tered thanks to the gardener.
Reaching his suit. he locked the
diamond In an ornate cabinet by the
great rear window of his bedroom and
then, pacing up and down, fought the
devil Of drug desire for Esther's sake
and lost again.
The English lawyer Smythe, knight
In armOr In all soOth, escorted the
shaken Esther to her hotel, having
picked up the watching and waiting
Quabba In front Of the Powell man.
sion and taken him with them i'm the
taxicab. The next day she consulted
him about her affairs.
IL will see you safely back to Rich
mond." said Smythe gently. Your
mother, you say, has recovered and
you wish to return to her. / am going
back to England resolved to let the
American heir or heirs to the Stanley
earldOm claim the title when he or
they may choose"
"But what shall l do about Luke
LOvellT' asked Esther. "All his life.
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On a prison roof In faraway Cali
fornia Quabba. burning his fingers with
plumbers furnace. was receiving q
verbal castigation from Cesare. the
italian contractor.
"You q fns bunA re0fsrr' the con.
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tain things in the lives Of the two
young Virginians that would make
them avoid any too close inquiry into
their records.
Everybody has past-generally
bad one.' said cynic philosopher.
What John Powell had done In the
days he was Arthur Stanley Durand
has not known nor cared. Whatever
1t is. 1t Is enough that once he. Durand.
has the great diamond no legal process
to recover 1t will be dared.
So, while the card game for high
stakes without limit is at its height.
Durand deftly takes occasion to sift
sleeping powder into the glass Of John
Powell. whose tongue is thick and
whose taste Ia deadened with his in
diligence with wine.
The game breaks up. owing to the
sleepy languor Of the host. who Il led
away. and the others retire shortly
aftsrward. But Vivian has betrayed
Durand to Blair.
She knows Durand well. She knows
once be has the diamond Il will be t.
ken abroad to Holland and sold and
discovered.
Hiding In her room after midnieht.
Blair and Vivian hear Durand creep
down the hall. They give him time to
enter and to work sn the room Of the
drugged and unconscious master Of the
house.
Then. on noiseless feet. the despe-
rate Blair steals upon the king of dia.
Vonds. Unseen. unheard. Bsalr creeps
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and l can't get any Of these lazzaroni
to go on the work.
Questioned why by Quabba, Cesare
shrugged his shoulders and said:
There are two reasons the loafers give
me. One is that 1t is nonunion job.
and the other is 1t is work at the pris-
on, and that they do not like. They
fear the prison. maybe for good rea-
sons"
Quabba sat erect. The prison? Luke
Lowell was in the prison!
"Me. observe me! Roofng-that was
my trade!" cried Quabba angelo
here will tell you!"
Angelo, who knew nothing at all of
the matter. roundly swOre that Quabba
was the best roofer that had ever left
Italy.
At the Powell mansion suspicion, plot
and counterplot were the aftermath of
the grand fete. Arthur announced that
he would return to his business affairs
and had limited that he was prepared
W pay Dui anu ddhoboiDcil tOL ulo
services as physician and would be re-
lieved If he and his familiar, De Vaux.
would go about their affairs
He drew check for large sum and
gave 1t to Durand. But Durand had
no intention Of departing without the
great diamond. word Of which had
drawn him to this place.
Durand had held threats over Vivian
Of disclosing their former swindling
association to both Blair and Arthur
did she not aid him and keep silent.
On her part Vivian promised. but In
her heart she was resolved that she
alone would have the diamond.
Arthur's return to his office was
made happy affair by his employees.
His desk bore large horseshoe Of
flowers. and his secretary welcomed
him back to health and his business In
m earnest little speech
|".eAerthur. speaasUg rs .S0Nn Powell.
their employer. thanked them feeling
~ and alluded to the loyalty and serv-
Ice or his kinsman from Virginia. Blair
Stanley. who had SO ably managed at
fairs In his absence. The little audi
ssise nlplausled and tho business Of the
day was rssuusd.
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Blair Oo4lo Him q Blew win the
Sluneshot.
skull Of the bleeding Durand and then
casts the battered king Of diamonds
from him with q mighty effort
Back, nung like . sack. the arch thief.
weak and stunnsd. falls against the
low. wide window and through II down
the sheer height to the lawn below.
striking full upon his guilty. shattered
head, breaking his neck.
But he has carried with him to his
death, clutched with a grip Blair could
not loosen. the diamond from the sky.
As Durand lies broken and dead upon
the ground a moaning figure crouches
over him In the shadow. A hand
wrests the diamond from the relaxing
grasp Of the dead swindler. there ts
thudding Of hurried feet across the
lawn, and the watcher is gone, and
with him goes the diamond from the
Sky
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CHAPTER L.
The End of Durand.

RTHUR was grateful to Blair.
N He had been angry when he
"A realized he had been deceived
regarding Esther by all who
surrounded him i'm his great mansion
since the day he had been brought
home shattered and insensible.
But Vivian and Blair had pleaded
with significant hints that they had
thought it best TO ac cpt Durand's sug
gestion, as Arthur's phy siCian, that his
patient be not unduly excited while
convalescing. The hints inferred also
that this was to shield Esther from
the knowledge Of the drug weakness;
that she had learned, despite the eff
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Wolf Spiders.

One Of the largest Of the family
known a wolf spiders u the taraDtula
Of southern Europe. which gets lts
name from the fact that 1t abOunds n
the neighborho0d Of the Italian city at
TarentO These spiders live In holes
in the ground or under stones. from
which they wander forth like wolves
In search Of prey. The bite Of such .
spider was once considered very poi
sonous and was supposed to cause .
nervous disease called tarantism. The
cure for this disease was to dance q
wild dance called by its name until the
person fen exhausted. Now and then
tarantula journeys to the north from
Central America in q bunch Of banA-
mas. A large species Of spider ranging
from Missouri to the south - called the
Texas tarantula. At one time this spi-
der was eaten by the Indians. who had
the idea that 1t possessed valuable ~
dicinal properties.-Indianap0lis News.