Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-20
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

a feud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and his cousin. Judge Lamar
Stanley. over an heirloom. the diamond
from the sky. found IN a fallen meteor by
an ancestor. Also. the succession 10 the
Stanley carbon IN England NAV come TO-
ar American. When a daughter "a 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 in this bargain. steals
the girl. Esther. reared in secret. and
leaves her son undetected as the heir The
gypsy has obtained possession 81 the dia-
mond from the sky. ana a document with
the Stanley secret. Years later IIagar.
gypsy queen. returns ~ Virginia with rs
Their. Or. Lee. the late Colonel Stanley's
friend. adopts Esther Arthur Stanley. son
OF HaEnr. falls IN love viii Esther. ANA 81
does his companion and cousin. Blair
Stanley. rightful male heir Of STANLEY. IN
stealing the diamond Blair causes the
death 81 the doctor and tries later 10 put
the blame on Arthur. who takes the gem.
Arthur Stanley eludcs his pursuers and
coins Hacar, who reveals his identity and
upbraIds him for Ills wild life. Needing
money. he pawns the diamond in Rich
mond- AZ a ball. at which an adventur-
ess. Vivian Marston. wears the borrowed
gem. Luke Lowell. HagaT's gypsy guard.
steals the iamon Arthur leaves Rich
mond ana goes 10 the west Qusbba. or.
gan grinder. befricnds Esther.
Tom Blake. a detective ~ Richmond.
who IL hired by HaEar. produce finger
prints conyictlng Blair HaEar proposes
silence 10 Mrs. Stanley as the price 81
~Iiagar's and Esthcr's being received IN
Fairfax society. Blair strikes down Ha-
gar and steals the finger prints. leaving
the gypsy queen demented. Marmaduke
Smythe. lawyer. arrives 20 announce
Arthur Is heir 10 the deceased Earl ~
Stanley. Learning Arthur Is a fugitive Ea
seeks Blair instead. To win Vivian. Blair
steals the diamond. later marrying her
and leaving for the west. Their train -
robbed. Vivian losing the diamond. which
n slain train robber drops in the desert
The 10000 he stole ~ found ~ Arthur.
now known as john Powell. sheep hcrder.
Luke Lowell. driven from the camp after
learning IlaEar's sacref. leaves 10 seek
Blair. lingar ~ under treatment ard Fs-
Their In M Richmond society. Abe Bloom.
gambler, knows Biairs guilt and covets
the diamond.
Tho diam-d II later picked up hy an
Indian woman Or. Lee. Arthur learns.
died az heart disease. Becoming very rich
he buys Stanley han. sold 1T auction.
through Blake. and also provides for TIa-
gar AMI Esther Luke Lowell buys the dia-
mond from the squaw. but loses Il IN q
fight Vivian. desiring aid TO ensnare Ar
thur. sends for Blair.
Vivian Is saved from drowning by Pow
ell. who Is infatuated bv her. Smvthe
finds tho diamond and gives n 70 Esther
TO deliver 20 Arthur.
Blair Joins Vivian IN Los Angeles. pu-
rand. king OF diamonds n crook known
Co Vivian. goes 20 a saloon % try to dis
cover the diamond. There he meets Luke
Lowell Esther and Arthur appear on tho
scene. The diamond is lost m a melee.
Esther saves Arthur. who Ia injured. and
he goes 10 Los Angeles IN care 81 the ply
sician-crook. nurani. Esther follows and
II refused admittance 10 see him. In the
meantime the diamond Is found hv two
bin posters. one a. whom murders the
other for IL. Arthur is "dopcd by Du-
rand. De NauS and Vivian. although Blair.
who has taken charge OF Arthur's busi-
ness affairs. protests
The diamond passes in dice play from
the btu poster to Slrtlev. circus owncr
who Is killed. and the diamond IL put ur
at auction as part 20 his estate. Blair anl
Vivian faiSify n telegram from Blake 70
Arthur. making Arthur believe ne suffer
ed from Authorization IN thinking ~ saw
Esther. Luke - "railroadei" 10 prison hy
Blair. Arthur huvs the diamond and then
later gives a costume ball At which Is
ther appears. Vivian insists that ne
choose between them. Blair. irving "a
take the diamond from Du-and. who
steals II from Arthur. hurts purand from
n window. Killing him olabba plans "a
aid loveii to escape. Esther and Snvthc
return 20 Virginia. the girl reioining Ha-
gar at the sanitarium.