Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-21

great jewel thst Tad obsessed her since
the day she naI lrsl bebeld ID. said
nothing more but bit her III, aud clinch-
81 her hands un.il the nails marked
her palms. She was impatient 10 reach
Mrs. lsandolph's house aud be alone
with her desire fer tie diamond.
Arriving there. she turned her totter-
ll- friend over 10 Tie miniStratiOus OF
her maid and dew ~ her bedroom. She
donned u peienOir. stood by the win
dow and looked oat across the sleeping
city. Al Wa- after midnight now. Who
would get the dlaInvnd:
There had bren no use To further dis
cuss the iiauoAi with her silly los
tess. Tie diamond from the SKY was
d jewel to lie warn by women who.
dared aspire 10 II, d gem TO be wrested
ffOm the weak BY men who cared FOR
10 consequence except u gain ID.
Who would gain Il now: II Blake
got il Is agent OF Abe Bloom and ut>
brother. the pawnbroker. would size te
able 70 cajcle II from THESE aState
Hebrews Size doubted this. hut III
Blair stanley got II, Vivian knew II
would be hers without dispute.
Cunning as Detective Blake was and
rs aStute a. were the Blooms. Vivian
Marston felt a supreme confidence III
the daring INSCRIPTIONS determination
Of Blair Stanley 10 get the stone 10
gain her love.
The diamond from The sky. crime
stained a. II was. had never been SUI
He'd by the hands of traders. Since the
day. according tosit~ legend. It HAD fal
len a. earth in u meteor ANA had been
gained hy the first Arthur Stanley. gen
tl"uan ~adV'ntIrtr 80 colonial virginia.
three huutir-ai sea a-uIc. IL had never
bees c%h'npcred ur y based IN hrin. III
the hands ~ lttlc mrn wh- bought
ami sold its =l"am ng glory ami ap
praised 20 ~ = price
ID ht4L ir price. u wa- u Jewel ~
adurn beauty MI ilr haui> ~ daring.
This lcautifui Womau or bold heart
lid we'll - rely on th" desperate youn.
miu SIN had Ici,ir.l M from tie
knees ul nrrl, already for the dia
moud ir,n titr ~ky N"w further IT,
'ii'i h h~ Inflammation for her. she
knew h uruil nui ruil
Aft,f Earr iutl tr lrul sent Mrs
Randolph an-l Nuinn Mlr>tuu home
I;late h'd ~"uclr . ,clc; hone au,l upii
fed thr H',ir ilra, ih. diamond from
th' -tv W. ul ihr i.,k WI tlr Chimes
ilri Them n was flai l:iiir Stanley
hal >iu'rn avl ani had ~>ris,,I the
iiamns . l.s swift an,i darn. action On
'ir..iu- ilIr f,rr o-,aip ~ iIo back
~ ih" item. smashing the window AMI
~nat' hing fir. diru.nnd
We h1Ne Stcn how the frrrzictl chi
n"~' tong lra,icr. Hun. III. had. ia 80
trmrfin- 4" nnnn thr dr~fmiirr. sever
81 Ihr neck ~ H. i.lul tui cut down
iic swinging lamp before The i!ol Just
when fhr drtr live. Alr rnud Ike
Eurin -ipi,., u.rllIrl ly tlr English
iIvy-. ~nltiic huI arrived Oh the
>,rl.t
la a sli, Pa the chinese dcn Blair.
'n hiS 'i.t-L exploration and approach.
hdl stumbled d!iuu u mutnrrA Gle Ia
the excitement that followed the tire
he hid d.ul ped tIom the lasr iron lad
Ter ut the lri-k 1f tie dru anu Ind
Dhlr'r,i away through back alleys ami
streets o. - here hr LurW Vivian Mar
~tuI. Wiild wall nnHke for him aud
the diiiiuIri
lie. HAD tlir diamond ana he would
have her, He felt jle great gem uni
the iuNuriuu- woman were worth all
b. Wuuli dare r"r both. aud that was
much
Arriving leside The Randolph man
Sion long after midnight. he SAW the
ii-Lt cleaning from Nivian's window.
toward whitiI \ ~istarii .iamhrred.