Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-20
CHAPTER XVI.


rectlcsS. desperate and IN
>truIulpl> ancestor the nr>i
Arthur STANLEY. " ho had found
tie diamond from The sky IL
the fallen meteor 80 years asoLe. hac
a worthy descendant IA tie quail.
reckless. desperate and u~ascTupui0as
Blair STANLEY.
It l. 10 b- doubted II Blair Stanley
gave ans thought " the great wrong
L. mi-ht IL the gentle Esther IN TIE
faiiLerance Of the cold ambitious
schemes of his mother ana lis own in
DLleise iuWleS> ones. tie cared not a
Nhit whether iT lie should marry T.
tAes such an alliance would Oe biga
nous ana shameful IN ease his mar
Rage viii Vivian should prove suDse
qIently legal and binding
10 set Esther aud 10 g~t the diamond
by ~urh means. not 10 speak or the
Stanley eaTidom la England. Appealed
u ilair. The thought Of Vivian hgi.t
lag for her rights rs the consOrt OF AN
earl appealed 10 Bllirs cynical s-nS-
~ humor.
With "A meekness almost puritaEira
Ia it, sleek hypocrisy he had answer
ei his mother 10 the effect that tie
himself. at his mothers suggestion. III
emr 10 Richmond and make amend
With the d~isgruntled relative and -
ciety leader. Mrs. Burton Randolph.
for Mrs. Randolph hal developed TIL
unselfsh fondness for Esther.
Meanwhile Esther hal been received
with open arms by the gypsy people
when she had returned with Qnahtra
when first setting cut ia search of AZ
thur with the Laval ~hnnrhhark. Al
other search Of Ilasar's van at thu
camp had been fruitic~S. There was
nn trace or ev idencc Of anN wealth
that n had always been supposed thai
iiagnr possessed.
Esther announced ~ tie -tpSic~
that while IIagar gave evidence 81
eventually recovering. II WIS n,r e>~ary
that she esther must Journey far TO-
seek a friend who could nid her w
these days OF trial The generous
nomauY> ~ the tribe pressed their M
ne boards Of money upon Esther.
whom they acknowledged their prin
CO.'S. Tut Esther refused 70 accept.
The more ranny and practical t!nah
ha. however. accepted all tributes of
this kind, unknown to Esther. and 80
cretel them against coming days ct
need
Followed far from the camp by the
kindly gNI.>ies, and even the little -yp
~ children who loved Esther with the
loyal devotion or their elders. ouabba
and Esther set out upon their way
uuabba Was further gladdened by a
royal gift Of II large street piano aud
cart and pony ID haul ID.
Starting west and north upon their
quest for Arthur, Esther aud ouabba
With their quaint equipaee tOok their
way. They halted al the farm OF
Farmer smith. where Arthur lad
worked, and proceeded on, intending to
skirt through Richmond 10 ascertain
haEar's condition ere going west
Journeyin ing 10 Richmond Blair stan
icy beheld Quabba anu Esther ana the
pony ana organ cart IS Ills train pass
ed by them The reckless Blair had
40 patience 10 wait till the train reach
Ell the next station. He pulled the air
brake cord, aiighted, aud as the train
pulled out he hid by tie roadside Ly
the track. aud after Esther and Quabha
had toiled past him on foot by their
pony organ cart. he stealthily trailed
them TO the outskirts If Richmond.
From here he FASTENED 10 Mrs. Ran
dolph's. and made his peace and en-
listed her sympathy and cooperation