The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1916-03-16
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS,

A feud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and his cousin. Judge Lamar
Stanley, over an heirloom, the diamond
from the sky, found In q fallen meteor by
an ancestor. Also the succession to the
Stanley earldom In England may come to
an American. When q daughter IL born
to the colonel and the mother dies the
colonel buys . gypsy boy and substitutes
him. Three years later the gypsy mother.
having had no part In this bargain. steals
the girl. Esther. reared In secret. and
leaves her son undetected as the heir. The
gypsy has obtained possession Of the dia-
mond from the sky and document with
the Stanley secret Years later HagaT.
gypsy queen, returns to Virginia with Es-
ther. DR.. Lee. the late Colonel Stanleys
friend, adopts Esther. Arthur Stanley. son
Of Hagar. falls In love with Esther, and 90
does his companion and cousin. Blair
Stanley, rightful male heir Of Stanley. In
stealing the diamond Blair causes the
death Of the doctor and tries later TO put
the blame on Arthur, who takes the gem.
Arthur Stanley eludes his pursuers and
Joins Hagar. who reveals his identity and
upbratds him for his wild life. Needing
money. he pawns the diamond In Rich
mond. AZ ball. at which an advsntur.
go. Vivian Marston. wears the borrowed
gem, Luke Lowell, HaGAr's gypsy guard.
steals the diamond. Arthur leaves Rich.
mond and goes to the west. Quabba. or
gan grinder. befriends Esther.
Tom Blake. q detective OF Richmond.
who 10 hired by Hagar. produces finger
prints convicting Blair. Hagar proposes
silence to Mrs. Stanley as the price OF
Hagars and Esthers being received In
Fairfax society. Blair strikes down Ha-
gar and steals the finger prints. leaving
the gypsy queen demented. Marmaduke
Smythe, lawyer. arrives to announce
Arthur II heir to the deceased Earl OF
Stanley. Learning Arthur is q fugitive he
seeks Blair instead. To win Vivian. Blair
steals the diamond. later marrying her
and leaving for the west. Their train IL
robbed. Vivian losing the diamond. which
a slain train robber drops in the desert.
The 100000 he stole Is found by Arthur.
now known as John Powell, sheep herder.
Luke Lowell. driven from the camp after
learning Hagar's secret, leaves to seek
Blair. Hagar is under treatment and Es-
ther II In Richmond society. Abe Bloom.
gambler. knows Blair's guilt and covets
the diamond.
The diamond IL later picked up by an
Indian woman. DR.. Lee. Arthur learns.
died Of heart disease. Becoming very rich
he buys Stanley hall. sold at auction
through Blake. and also provides for Ha-
gar and Esther. Luke Lowell buys the dia-
mond from the squaw, but loses It In a
nght. Vivian. desiring AID to ensnare Ar
thur. sends for Blair.
Vivian n saved from drowning by Pow
ell, who IL infatuated by her. Smythe
finds the diamond and gives 1t to Esther
to deliver to Arthur. Blair and Luke 20
to Arthurs yacht and find Esther there.
Esther and Quabba escape while Blair
and Luke battle. Blair In the meantime
has Joined Vivian In Los Angeles. Du-
rand, king Of diamonds" q crook known
to Vivian. goes TO q saloon to try to dis
cover the diamond. There he meets Luke
Lowell. Esther and Arthur appear on the
scene. The diamond is lost In a melee
Esther saves Arthur. who u injured. and
he goes 20 Los Angeles In care OF the ply
sician-crook. Durand. Esther follows and
is refused admittance to see him. In the
meantime the diamond 10 found by two
bill posters. one OF whom murders the
other for II. Arthur Ia 'doped" by Du-
rand. De vaux and Vivian. although Blair.
who has taken charge Of Arthurs busi-
ness affairs. protests.
The diamond passes In dice play from
the bill poster to 9antley, circus owner,
who 10 killed. and the diamond Is put UP
at auction an part Of his estate. Blair and
Vivian falsify q telegram from Blake to
Arthur. making Arthur believe he suffer-
ed from hallucination In thinking be saw
Esther. Luke iS ''railroaded" to prison by
Blair. AZ the auction II Homer Graydon.
an aged admirer Of Vivian. who has prom
fsed 10 buy the diamond for her.