The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-01-21


. are all right now. Take this money
, and 40 to the devil with III But wheth.
or | killed Dr. Lee or not, | viii kill
you II you ever say one word OF what
you know. One thing more. Who told
youf"
"Ilagar Harding" lied Luke Lowell
gllbly. Then. seeing an lncrcdulous
look In the others eyes, he added sur.
lily. "lIagars gone dairy; that's why
she told me But she don't talk TO any
body now, and | know she didn't tell
anybody else They would only tnlnk
she was ravlng II she did. Mrs. Stan.
ley has taken her TO Richmond to an
asylum. Mrs. Stanley has the girl
Esther with her They are. at Mrs,
Randolph's, where the bail was" adds
Luke
John Powell brcathcd a Sigh OF re.
lief Then all Is well s'lih Esther at
least lie does not question Lowell
further, realizing n Lowell knew nught
concerning Esther the gypsy would
have blurtod II out
Aud 10 Luke Lowell. gypsy black.
muller, and John Powell. sheep her.
der, part But M the gypsy goes
across the desert 10 the nearest desert
town and ullroad station he searches.
ever searches. for tho diamond from
the sky. lie has not told John Pow.
cll N the diamond Even now he
hnlf believes that IL was but npment
NJ hI3 heat craycd brain.
Some miles across the desert travels
O desert Indian family. They have
two horses One the buck rides nj his
ease, and the other drugs q trayols-
the two rude poles fastened to the
horse. the ends of which drag across
the desert. and lashcd 10 tho poles are
ihc Indians goods and chnitols.
Beside the travels trudgrs the sqnnw.
On her hact her papoose sleeps. stmp.
ped to lts board In tho sun.
Across the desert the trnyois scratch.
es Tx way. The eyes Of the squuw
fall upon the fresh tracks that II
makes. A little spray Of snnd spriu.
klcs over something that glsfens
brightly In the sun. The squaw stoops
down and gathers up the diamond from
the sky aud wakes her papooso to
shake the new found cleaning trlnlct
playthlng before It's bcady eyes.
80 the days pns3 In Vlrginln and
California alike. John Powell ccnses
10 be I sheep herdcr. and. taking with
him nearly 100000 cash In his bat.
tered old vallsc, unknown To any man.
he bids goodhy To his friends Nc the
sheep ranch and pauslng only In Los
Angeles 10 buy becoming outfit II
business clothes, he goes to the ndln.
cent Oh fields to, MS he snys to him.
'elf grimly, buy himself RICH
lie writes TO Esther. guardcdly and
without signature. from Los Angeles
The letter reaches Esther In the nick
" time, Mrs. liandolph's maid gives
I to her, Informing her that Mrs. Stan.
ey Inns issued orders that II any letter
ihould come to Esther that 1t be de.
i''i'N y" NllNs oulnltl HThL
The prosecutions Of Blair Stanley
ave become lntolcmblc. and when
Esther has gone delnntly to Blnlr's
mother Mrs. Stanley has tainted her
With the cruel retort that she Esther
3 n bcggnr on the bounty Of the moth.
r Of the man who honors her with IN
FER NJ MARRIAGE
Further, Mrs. Stanley iciy reminds
isthcr TINT since Ilagar has lost hor
eason no trace N the supposed wealth
{ Ilagnr cnn be found The operation
eccssary 10 restore lIagnr's mind WIN
ost $1,000 II Esther accepts Blair.
iS. Stanley Informs her. this money
IN be- forthcoming. aud the operation
IN he performed.
1t ~ ON the point m Esthcrs tongue
, speak and declare herself for what
he Is. the legitimate daughter Of the