Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-21

the rwo. taklng dress suit cases. with
their own and such other attire as
struck their fancy. shut the spring LOCK
door on the bound and Indignant pawn
broker.
With The passengers that took the
$40 ii. m. train north was a uatty col
lege boy and a bent gentleman OF mid
die age or clerical aspect. evidently the
c~olle-ian's father.
Blake had stepped a few yards away
10 get "A view ia the light OF the faces
~ ii young married couple. leaving Abe
Bloom 70 sean the other passengers
They didn't get on fhis train" splut-
tered Mr.. Bloom. hut | wish ! had
that young Teller by the neck that
dropped "A cigarettes In my eye from the
car window as the train pulled out"
That young fellow" was Vivian
Marston-
In the gypsy camp the proximity OF
the komany people brought no return
OF mental health To the afflicted Hasar.
Ia the trying days that followed the
devoted Esther would have given way
10 despair. but for tire cheering pres
ence and loyalty OF her new and faith
ful friend anu servant. Quabba. the
h~unchhack organ grinder.
Seditlon vas at work among Ha;ar's
tribe. Everywhere Luke Lowell was
whispering evil counsel. He had de
tcrmined 10 wre>t the reinS OF power
F.Ft~rv.. Fv... ~. .AE- ~ H. a..
leader Of the gyp>ie>. he felt II would
be an easy Thing To- coerce Esther into
marriage and thus Ice assured OF his
ltollany kingShip.
Iilgar's wealth was n proycrh among
the syIsies. and while they loved Is
Their. they listened ia Luke when he
whispered ~ them that now that Tia
gar was hercft OF her reason her
wealth belonged to and should be shar
Ell hy the tribe.
pnahha sought In every way 10 cheer
Esther. While Ha-ar sat IN her van
moaning and muttcrinc for a child. a
son that none had ever heard had been
born ~ her. Quahlm would lake Est her
fnr walks uTun the mountains. know
ing lIaGar WAS safe among The gypSies.
attended ny the elder women waiting
AMI watching faithfully near IN ~
such times.
The favprite spot whore Esther and
Quabha daily climbed 10 talk Of Arthur
and 70 wonder where he was and
when they would hear from him Nn>
70 the mountain's top. where 4 great
balancing q swayed To the lightest
touch and had menaced the valley he
low for centuries.
Upon such occasions they TOOK ficld
glasses with them and would watch
the roads for miles away. wondering
IL every distant rider were Arthur RI.
turning 10 them.
Upon one such occasion QIabha turn
ed the glasses upon the gypsy village
la the hollow NJ the mountains foot
There was ON excitement IN the
camp. II was yident. The figure OF
Luke Lowell on an eminence In the cen
ter OF the camp could be plainly seen.
The gypsies had gathered around him.
and IL was evident Luke Lowell was
haranguing them to some evil purpose
Of his own.
Esther and Quabba ran down the
mountain. arriving b~reathlessly at the
camp just ia time 10 lind Luke Lowell
leading the gypsies TO HaIar's van 70
dcspoil II OF Hagar's supposed wealth
and divide t. For this Luke was 10
be made chief OF the gypsies. king
where Hagar had been queen and
Esther princess.
When Esther and Quabba pushed
themselves through tine circle OF gyp-
sizes. Luke had brought out the sup.
posed treasure chest from the van
without protest from The WY zcd IIagar.
IL was a brass bound box. OF which
Esther had lately carried the key.
Esther had seen the box opcn and
md noted II contained only some ra-
pers, yellow with age. These she had
not deemed IL her province To examine
until Arthur returned.
But now She stepped forward. backed
IN the active and determined Quabba.
aud defied Lowell To open the box.
HFf' iht NJ Nhf Fllfls IINfht"
Ing II from her bosom. "And YOU ami
she turned m indignant glance upon
the gypsics-"if you have no respect
for your queen or for me and listen 10
the words ~ Luke Lowell ! viii open
the box
She did so. and IA she did Luke
thrust his knotied hand In among the
documents - II searching for coins or
gems. lie brought ont u bulky. time
stained document, the seals broken. N
was snu-rscribed. TO 10 opened N nv
death, IN case my son. Arthur Stanley
2I. should prove unworthy uf thr stan
Icy name
Esther snatched ai the papcr. hut IL
was open Ia Luke Lovell's hand. and ~
y Glnnre Esther aud the sinister gypsy
both knew the Stanley secret,
puabba struck with his dagger men
acin=ly. and Luke surrendered the ia
rer M ESfhsr's eager grasp. IiHt ~
-rinnch. secure III n know edge that
was power and shouid lie he was re-
solved upon thisl wealth To him rs il
had been ~ his long dead chief. the
greedy Matt Harding.
Egfher ppraral nor cvsg with hnr