Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-13

WIVES, dear. Hagar bad muir
INJURED when Esther had fold
cd her In her arms: 4 know
who you are. but just
cannot remember now. Maybe tomor-
row | will remember. They took my
toy away: they put a grea; jewel
in hts breast. | remember that. and
[ remember you anne and We're my
baby ia his place. will remember
tomorrow. | am tired now. but kiss
ice. dear child. for | see by your eyes
you love me. and | will remember to-
morrow who you are"
she viii not remember you tomor.
row." whispered the kindly house sur.
Geon as he led the weeping Esther
away. 1t may he many months be
fore she remembers you. Her recov-
cry wiIigbe slow. but | feel that | can
assure you that In the end IL will lie
OInplete."
So IL Was with n hopeful heart and
feeling rc>olute for her adventurin- IN
Search~of Arthur that Esther hid ad'eu
~ the kindly head Of the s~anitarinm
ard reclaimed Quabba. who. with his
own personal attendant. Clarence. the
monkey. waited for her In the shadows
m the quiet street. and. trudsins side
by side. the -irl and the hunchhack.
the latter carrying the sleeping MOI
key and a small bundle Of Estllcr's
hastily packed belongings. o their
way from city streets to country lanes,
while on them cleaned the light Of
the myriads OF diamonds I'm the sky.
She was happy. She felt sure that
Arthur p~rospercd In far California and
was the unknown friend.
'Esthe had only known that with
the clouding of Hagar's mind after
her visit 10 the house OF Mrs. stan
ley In Fairfax no trace of any wealth
or means that Hagar supposedly had
been possessed OF could he found. Save
for a modest sum of money on her per
son when she returned q Stanley hall
Hagar. II was ascertaNed. had no fur.
ther funds that could he found
In the sudden journey taken 10 Rich
mond aud IN the events that followed
after Hagar had been placed IN the
sanitarium and Blair had returned 10
prosecute Esther. abetted by his moth
er, Esther had Kept no heed OF the con
ditions that - vitality affected Stanley
hall. Hagar had leased IL. but the
property. ruined by Arthur's protigacy.
was to he sold ia bankruptcy proceed
ings.
Esther had not been aware that this
impended. The morning following her
flight, however. Mrs. Stanley received
from Fairfax a letter from the referee
IN bankruptcy informing her, as "A par
t. concerned. OF the scheduled sale or
Stanley hall within a few days.
AS a party concerned, Lawyer
Smythe. representing the English Stan
legs, received a like notice as he was
on the point OF departing TO England.
Disguised with America In general and
the erratic and. as he thought, criminal
Yankee Stanleys In particular. But
he deemed his duty called him TO the
sale.
When Mrs. Randolph's maid an
nounced that Esther's room was in dis
order. her bed not slept In and that
Esther was gone, Mrs. Randolph
promptly had an attack OF nerves.
while Blair ragged and fumed. Mrs
Stanley alone remained coo in the face
OF this surprising news.
"She has no friends and no money"
said Mrs. Stanley calmly; she will not
90 far. We will find her back here or
with her gypsy friends before long"
The next thing" continued Mrs.
Stanley. lis 10 run down 10 Fairfax
for this sale. | know Of no one In
Fairfax with the means 10 purchase
the place. If your father only could
have lived IN see the day he could have
bought in Stanley hall. home Of his
enemy. at q bankrupt sale he would
have been n happy man. The place
will 20 for n song. and | shall buy H."
All Fairfax turned out Mt the auction
sale of Stanley hall. The old aristo-