The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-01-21
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP,
TIERS.


A foni BIAS existed between Colonel ar.
thur Stanley nul hlH c0u.In 1u1sr Lamar
Stanley over nn heirloom. tho diamond
from ihc flY, found n % failou meteor hl
ln ancestor Alro, the succession 90 tho
Stanley enrdom la England may come 90
100 American. When 10 daughter H born
to Tie colonel and the mother dl0H. the
colonel buys a rypsy boy and ruhHiltutea
him Three years later tho Wypay mother
havinf had NO part In this bargain. steals
tho g.rl, holnr reared lu secret and leaves
her fon undecided ar tho heir The Tfp-
~ has obtained possession of tho diamond
from the aly. and "a document with tho
Htanluy secret when Esther b. grown y
beautiful young glrl. ilagar. now gypsy
queen, returns 10 Virginia witt her. Dr.
Ice the late Colonel stnnlcy's friend.
ndoptn Esther hut demands that llagnr
turn over 10 him the diamond from IN
Ky. Arthur Stanley ron Of ilarar cils
In love with Father and no docf Ia rom.
nanlon and cousin. Blair Stan 81 rirhfful
male heir Of Stanley, In Hiefiine Tho ala.
mond Blair causes tho death Of the d0c.
tor. outside Is Arthur .serenadinE Fsther
blair escaping. inipr that he has loft
Ehtnera room Arthur forces him to
nhht dnel N which Blair IN only
a'unned' ne fles, with the aid OF his
no.ne', 70 pNco the blame for the murder
az " .ojTpon Arthur. who now has the
aiamohu Tho sheriff attempts to take
Httnus/hut he eludea his pursuors and
lolH hagar. who reveals hla Identity and
upRhida him for his Wild lie. Needing
Money ho pawns tho diamond In Rich.
tnond lllalr Is In Richmond, and he, too.
IL forced to visit the pnwnahop A. ball.
~ MI
the guest Of honor, they arc stunned To
ind tho diamond on the visitor She Is
w adventures who has borrowed H.
Luke Lowell. liagars gypsy guard.
steals the diamond and 10 avoid detection
dfoT1 It into a mail box. a sheriff tries
10 alreat Arthur on the murder charge
llo escapes from Richmond on q freight
train The diamond passes into a mai
bag. picked w By Quabhn, organ grinder
Quahba'H monkey steals tho diamond
Arthur seeks work at q farm. hnraf
takes Esther To live NJ Stanley han An
old time tournament Ia held. Arthur at.
tends ln disguise. but % later betrayed
BY Blair 10 the sheriff ny using daring
horscmanship Arthur escapes Later he
ieHNca tho farm Tom Blake, "a detective
hired by llagar produces hngcf prints com
vlctlng blair llagar proposes silence to
Mr. Stanley o. the price NJ llugura and
isstfitr'a being received In Fairfax society
blair strikes down ilaWr and steals the
nnfcrprlnts nnd money from hlH mother
The diamond " found by % negro boy and
~ taken hr % tramp The latter a muir.
dcrod By Hung b. II is stolen Just aH q
Cumming party enters Hung lla den
llngar. mentally unbalanced hy HAIRS
blow. rs again with Esther among the
rypaics Mnfmnduke smythc lawyer ~.
nyea 10 announce Arthur 10 hclr TO the
deceased Earl VI Stanley. Leaning Ar
thur 10 fugitive be seeks Blair instead
70 win Vivian, Blair steals the diamond,
later marrying her and leaving Tor the
west Their train is robbed. Vivian loalng
the diamond which n slain train f0hbcf
drops In the desert The iio1pp he stole
Is found by Arthur, now known n1 John
Powell sheen hcrlor Vivian deserts
Blalr telling him he must icrnIn tho dla'
mond Tor her Luke Lowell. driven from
camp after learning llagara secret tries
In vain to sell It TO Mu. Stanley and he
leaves 10 seek Blair llagnr is under
treatment and Esther IL In Richmond go
ccty. proicgcc of Mrs. Stanley. who BUS
pects her real name, and u Mrs Ran
dolph. Abe nloom. gambler who knows
Bnirs gailt. tbvcm the diamond and calls
Il iho prizes of his secrecy.