Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-06
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

a feud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and hts cousin. Judge Lamar
Stanley. over an heirloom. the diamond
from the sky. found In n fallen meteor by
an ancestor. Also. the succession 20 the
Stanley earldom IN England may come to
an American When a daughter Is born
To the colonel and the mother dies. tile
colonel BUYS a gypsy boy and substitutes
him. Three years later the gypsy mother.
having had no part In this bargain. steals
the girl. being reared In secret. and leaves
her son undetected "a the heir. The gyp-
~ has obtained possession Of the diamond
from the sky. and a document with the
Stanley secret When Esther il grown a
beautiful young girl. Hagar. now gypsy
queen. returns 70 Virginia with her. DR.
Lee. the late Colonel Stanley's friend.
adopts Esther. but demands that IIagar
turn over 70 him the diamond from the
sky. Arthur Stanley. son Of Hagar. falls
In love with Esther and SO does his com
ranion and cousin. Blair Stanley. rightful
male heir OF Stanley. In stealing the dia
mond Blair causes the death OF the doc
tor Outside is Arthur serenading Esther
Blair. escaping. infers that he has left
Esther's room Arthur forces him e.
nigh a duel In which Blair is only
stunned lie tries. with the aid OF his
mother. 70 place the hin me for the murder
~ Dr. Lee upon Arthur. who now has the
iamon The sheriff attempts to take
Arthur. but he cludes his pursuers and
Joins Iiagar. who reveals his identity ami
upbraids him for hts wild life. Ncedine
money. he pawns the diamond IN Rich
mond. Blair l. in Richmond. and he. too
~ forced 10 visit the plwnshop Al a bail
at which a supposed New York belle 4
the guest % honor. they are stunned To
ind the diamond on the visitor She u
an adventures who has borrowed a.
Luke Lowell. Hagar's gypsy guard
steals the diamond ana to avoid detection
drops IT into a mail box a sheriff tries
20 arrest Arthur on the murder charge
He escapes from Richmond on a freight
train. The diamond passes into "a mail
bag. picked up b. Qunbba. organ grinder
Quabba's monkey steals the diamond
Arthur seeks work at q farm Hagar
takes Esther 10 live az Stanley hail An
old time tournament a. held Arthur at
tends IN Disguise. but - later BETRAYED
hy Blair 10 the sheriff By using daring
Craftsmanship Arthur escapes Later he
leaves the farm Tom Flake. D detective
hired by iiagar. produces finger prints con
victing Blair, liagar proposes silence to
Mrs Stanley as the ~ ~ 90 Iiagars and
Esther's being received IN Fairfax society
Blair strikes down Ila-ar and steals the
n~ngcrprinjs. and money from his mother
The diamond Is found by = negro boy and
- AthFN On n llAitl tue ktAkFF ~ tfllF
dcred hy Hung ~ N a. stolen Just as n
stunning party enters Hung LIS den
Hagar. mentally unbalanced bv Blair's
blow. Is again with Esther among the
gypsies Marmaduke Smythe. lawyer. ar
rives 20 announce Arthur " heir % the
deceased Earl - Stanley Learning Ar
thur Is " fugitive ~ seeks Blair instead
To win Vivian. Blair steals the diamond
later marrying her and leaving for the
west. Their train ~ rnhhcd Vivian oSiug
the iiR moul. which "A slam train robbcr
drops In the 3ce.rt The s'lRo hc stol'
IL found IN arthur. nuw known rs John
Powell. sheep hrrler Vivian deserts
Blair. telling him NJ, must regain the dia
mond fDr her Luke Lowell. driven from
camp after learning HaEar's secret. tries
IN vain to sell Il to Mf~ Stnnlcy. and H.
leaves IN seek Blair NaEar Is under
treatment anl Esther il in Richmond 50
cicty. protcgee ~ Mrs Stanley. who sus
poets her real name. ana ~ Mrs Ran
doiph. Abe Rioom. smrlcr. who know
Riair's suilt. COS.ts the diamond and CALI
Il tho price 81 his secrecy