Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-26
SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

A 7cud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and mis- cousin. Judge Lamar
Stanley. over an heirloom. the diamond
from the sky. found In a fallen meteor by
an ancestor. Also. tho succession 10 the
Stanley earidom In England may come 10
an American. When a daughter IL born
90 the colonel and the mother dies the
colonel buys n gypsy boy and substitutes
him Three years later the gvpay mother.
having had no part In this bargain steals
the girl. Esther. reared ln secret. and
leaves her son undetectcd 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 20 Virginia with Es-
ther. Dr. Lee. the late Colonel SANKEY'S
friend. adopts Esther. Arthur Stanley. son
of Hagar. fall. IN love with Esther. and 50
does his companion and cousin. Blair
Stanley. rightful male heir 81 Stanley. In
sterling the dV mo Blair causes the
death ~ the doctor and tries later 20 put
the blame on Arthur. who takes the gem.
Arthur Stanley cipd.s his pursusrs and
Joins fiagar. who reveals his identity ANA
upbraids him for his Wild life. Needing
money. he rawrs The diamond IN HicI-
mond. Al a ball. ~ which an adventur-
ess. Vivian Narston. wears the borrowed
gem. Luke Lowell. Hagar's gypsy guard.
steals the diamond. Arthur leaves Rich
ftfltu tuI ktfN 10 tine west 1IdUD1. "
gan grinder. befrieudS Esther.
Tom Blake. n detective Of Richmond.
Who u hired by iiagar. produces fin-er
prints convicttng Blair IIagar proposes
silence 10 Mrs. STANLEY ~ the price of
Hagar's and F:sthcr's being received In
Fairfax society. Blair strikes down Ha-
gar and steals the finger prints. leaving
tho gypsy queen denaentcd. Marmadul-e
Smythe. lawyer. arrives 20 announce
Arthur - heir To The tlerelapH Earl nf
Stanley. Learning Arthur IL a fugitive he
seeks Blair instead. To win Vivian. Blair
steals the diamond. later marrying her
and leaving for the west. Their train IL
robbed. Vivian losing tho diamond. which
a slain train robber drops In the desert
The fl0o.00 he stole H. found by Arthur.
row known ms john Powell. sheep hcricr.
Lake LoyeIi. driven frum the camp alter
learning HaRar's secret. leaves TO seek
Blair. IIaear ~ under treatment and E-
thcr IN In Richmond society. Abe Bloom.
gambler. knows Blsir's guilt and covciS
the diamond
The diamond r. later picked M bv an
indian woman Dr. Lee. Arthur learns.
died Of heart disease. Becoming very rich
ne buys Stanley hall. soll AZ auction.
through Blake. ana also provides for fla-
gar and Esther. Luke Lowell huys the dia-
mond from the squaw. hut loses Il ~ a
fight.
Vivinn In saved from drowning hv Pow
ell. who r. infatuated by her. Smyfhe
finds the diamond and gives il To- Esther
10 deliver TO Arthur.
blair Joins Vivian I'm Los Angeles. pu-
rand. "king OF diamonds a crook Lnnwn
On Vivian. goes to n saloon 10 Try IL dis
cover the diamond There he meets Luke
Lowell Esther and Arthur appear on tho
scene. The diamond - lost I'm n melee.
Esther saves Arthur. who n injured. and
he goes To Los Angeles in care Of the ply
eician-crook. Duranh Esther follows ana
n refused admittancc % see him. IN the
meantime the diamond ~ found hv two
bill posters. one ~ whom murders the
other for Il, Arthur IL 'dop.d by Du-
rand. DE vaux and Vivian. a although Elrir.
who has taken charge ~ Arthur-s bust
ness affairs. protests.
blair makes Arthur believe ne suffer
ed from Authorization IN thinking he saw
Esther. Luke IA 'raiiroalrl'' a. prison IN
Blair. Arthur buys the diamond. AMI then
later gives n costume ball at which Is
Their appears. Vivian insists that he
choose between them. Blair. trylnr e.
take the diamond from D1~aua. who
steals II from Arthur. hnris parlnd from
. window. killing him l.sther and Sr,ytle
return "a Vii sinia. TIE girl r,Boirir- Ia
gar ~ the saniiariIm. The dilmnnd ~
stolen ~ De NauN. who assumes the name
lancia. and hides WITH o.. lie - struck
down and the diamond taNcn after Luke.
aided h. oushha. ESCAPES Esther viii
not leave HaEar and takes her rirhtfui
place III society SnNthe y en-
rious old rarchnscnt bearing HaSar's ped
ixrce.