Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1916-01-13

for himself when Esther arrived IL
Los Angeles also.
Quabba. whose tast.,s were bohemian
If not vagrom. permitted himself d
change of costume 50 far as TO take
out his earrings and don II straw hat
the very shape and feel OF which he
Setested and Immediately sought fol-
John Powell
Under this name Arthur Stanley was
Il leading figure In Los Angeles. and
Quabba soon found himself at the Of.
fees OF the Good Hope Oil company.
Here Il Supercilious office boy and a
condescending telephone girl reluctant
ly informed the strange looking in
quirer that Mr.. John Powell had gone
far off into the distant Sierras to ac-
quire some mines II would seem that
John Powell. the new oil millionaire.
was extensively branching out into
other industrial Investments.
1t was this same information, but
more agreeably given. that was vouch.
safed to Blair when he called later In
the day at the suggestion OF Vivian
Marston when Blair had Joined that
vivacious lady. who had married him
In haste for the diamond and parted
from him In equal celebrity at the loss
OF It,
From the. beginning Vivian made
their relative positions clear TO Blair.
You are very dear boy" she said
nd hnp 10 A ash linn ,ft.. 4,
fulness about your wicked ways. But
you are so delightfully."- incapable OF
doing the right thing when there is
wrong thing to do at the same time
that | cannot be too closely concerned
with you In the matters we have IN
hand.
II want the diamond from the sky!
| don't care where 1t is or who has It.
| would sell my soul for It, and
would not care how many lives stood
in the way Of my desire; no, not even
II your life was one of them. my dear
boy"
Blairs eyes glittered murderously
You so too far with me. Vivian" he
painted NO one knows better than
you that there isn't anything | wouldn't
dare for you
Vivian seated herself on the edge OF
he table, still keeping Blair at his dis
ance with a significant gesture of calm
That IS just the trouble" she an
wered coolly There isn't anything
'ou would not dare for NE or for any
hing else you desire-Esther Harding
or instance"
Blair WINGED. All" continued vi
ian mockingly. Il see that shot went
ZONE, and 1t was chance one You |
are TO love ME. and you dare 10 love |
he shy and timid gypsy girl.
We'll, il you have double lives why |
nay we not have double loves: Now.
ont scowl. Blair. my dear You can't
righten me for one moment Phys
ally you are stronger than am. and
have no doubt II you had me alone
ome place you might strangle me. but
GU could not frighten me.
Now listen" continued Vivian. lyon
now how the desire for the diamond
bsessed you when you saw it In the
ands OF the old doctor whom you
murdered for It do not care If this
liamond rightfully belongs to you or
whether 1t rightfully belongs to Arthur
stanley, and | do not care whether
our suspicious as to his being in your
way wrongfully are correct or are mis-
AIKEN.
Il only know that Arthur Stanley Is
inown out here as John Powell, and
'nly know that John Powell has many
Millions and is making more You
'annot expose him, because, after all.
lie knows he Is not guilty Of the muir
Ter of DR.. Lee, and he knows you are
That he has tacitly accepted the guilt
~ his flight from Virginia and living
lere under false name does not con-
'ern me. | only know that you hate
lim and that he Is fond of you. In the
minds OF those who knew him I'm yir |
sinia he Is believed to be a murderer.
md he lets this onus rest on his name.
Dr., rather, the name he wore back |
there. for your sake.
IF the diamond rightfully belongs to |
Arthur Stanley will marry him for #
even as | married you for it, and II
you say word ! will send you to the |
sallows. AS desperate as you are. nv
lear Blair, can see you do not wish
10 go to the gallows. You do not wish
even to be charged and tried and i'm.
prisoned for the murder you know Won
are guilty OF, although you told Arthur
that DR.. Lee died from excitement
when you broke into his house to get
the diamond.
IF you are the rightful heir TO the
and the earldom all well and
good. want the diamond. and |
would dearly love to be Lady Stanley
If Stanley castle. Warwickshire. But
your very recklessness has placed you
n your present position.
you can claim nothing. So If Won
Will think 1t over you will see that
while we had better work together. II
must not be as man and wife. You
ire apt to venture too rashly, and |
,annot be identified with you.