The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-14
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 to the
Stanley earldom in England may come TO
an American When a daughter Is born
to 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 OF the dia-
mond from the sky, and a document with
the Stanley secret. Years later Hagar,
gypsy queen, returns to Virginia with Es-
Their. DR. Lee. the late Colonel SANKEY'S
friend, adopts Esther. Arthur Stanley son
of Hagar, falls in love with Esther, and so
does his companion and cousin, Blair
Stanley, rightful male heir Of Stanley. In
stealing the diamond Blair causes the
death OF the doctor and tries later to put
the blame on Arthur, who takes the gem.
Arthur Stanley eludes his pursuers and
joins Hagar, who reveals his identity and
upbraids him for his wild life. Needing
money, he pawns the diamond in Rich
mond. At ball, at which an adventur-
ess Vivian Marston, wears the borrowed
gem Luke Lowell Hagar's gypsy guard,
steals the diamond. Arthur leaves Rich
gan grinder befriends Esther.
Tom Blake. a detective of Richmond,
who is hired by Hagar, produces finger
prints convicting Blair Hagar proposes
silence to Mrs. Stanley as the price of
Hagar's and Esther'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 to announce
Arthur is heir to the deceased Earl OF
| Stanley Learning Arthur is a fugitive, he
seeks Blair instead. To win Vivian, Blair
steals the diamond. later marrying hel
and leaving for the west. Their train is
robbed, Vivian losing the diamond, which
a slain train robber drops in the desert
The 100000 he stole is found by Arthur
now known as John Powell, sheep herder
Luke Lowell. driven from the camp after
learning Hagar's secret, leaves to seek
Blair Hagar is under treatment, and Ils-
Their is in Richmond society. Abe Bloom
gambler, knows Blair's guilt and covets
the diamond.
The diamond is later picked up by al
Indian woman Dr. Lee Arthur learns
died of heart disease. Becoming very rich
he buys Stanley Hall, sold at auction
through Blake. and also provides for Ha
gar and Esther Luke Lowell buys the dia
mond. but loses it in a fight
Vivian is saved from drowning by Pow
ell, who is infatuated by her. Smyth'
finds the diamond and gives it to Esthe
TO deliver to Arthur.
Blair joins Vivian in Los Angeles. Du
rand, king of diamonds" crook know
to Vivian. goes to a saloon to try to dis
cover the diamond. There he meets LUX
Lowell. Esther and Arthur appear on tn
scene. The diamond is lost in melee
Esther saves Arthur, who is injured, ant
he goes to Los Angeles in care of the ply
sician-crook, Durand Esther follows an
is refused Ambulance to see him. In tn
meantime the diamond is found by tw
billposters, one OF whom murders tn
other for 1t. Arthur is "doped' by Du
rand, De Vaux and Vivian
Blair makes Arthur believe he suffer
ed from hallucination in thinking he say
Esther. Luke is "railroaded" to prison b
Blair Arthur buys the diamond. Blaii
trying to take the gem from Durand VIII
steals it from Arthur, hurls Durand fror
window. killing him. Esther and Smyth
return to Virginia, the girl rejoining Ha
gar at the sanitarum. The diamond
stolen by De Vaux, who assumes the nam
Lancia and hides with It. He is struc
down and the diamond taken after Lux
aided by Quabbs. escapes Esther wi
not leave Hagar and takes her rightft
place In society. Smyths' examines an oil
parchment bearing Hagar's pedigree. Th
diamond is given by Luke TO Esther. VIII
= will not keep It, but sends it back to Al
! thur Hagar and Esther. rsjoinins tn
Bypsies, travel westward. Arthrr, repeu
ant and informed OF tho trsaohery of vi,
ian and Blair. is about to take poison jui
az Luke breaks into his room.