The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-01-28
SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

a fcu1 Ina existed between Colonel Ar
thur stanley md his cousin. Judge Lamar
Stanley, over nn heirloom, the diamond
from tho fky, found ln fallen meteor by
an ancestor Also. the succession 10 the
Stanley oafldom In England may come TO
an American. When "a daughter % born
10 the colonel and the mother dies, tho
colonel buys gypsy boy and substitutes
him. Three ycafn later the gypsy mother
having had no part In this bargain. steals
the rlfl. being reared In rccfot, and leaves
her Hon undotccicd aH the heir The gyp.
ny has obtained possession OF the diamond
from the sky. and document with tho
Stanley secret When Esther Is grown a
beautiful young girl, llaEar. now gypay
queen, returns to Virginia with her. d.
=. the late Colonel SANKEY'S frlond.
D. esther, but demands that llagaf
turn ., = 10 him the diamond from tho
sky. Arthur Stanley, son OF llagnr falls
In love with Father and 10 does his com
rnnion and cousin, lilair Stanley, rlEhtful
male heir OF Stanley In stealing tho Ola
mond Blair causes the death VI tho doc
tor and tries later 10 put the blame on
Arthur, who takes tho diamond from him.
Blair. escaping. infers that no has left
Esthers room, Arthur forces him 10
night a duel In which Blair Ia only
stunned The sheriff attempts to take
Arthur. but no eludoA his puruers and
joins llagar, who reveals his Identify ana
upbralds him for his Wild life. Needing
money. no pawns tho diamond In Rich
mond. Al ball, at which d supposed
New York belle. Vivian Maruton, IN tho
guest Of honor, Arthur and Blair find the
diamond on tho visitor She Is an adyen'
tureaa who has borrowed H.
Luke lowell Hagars gypsy guard
steals the diamond, and TO avoid detection
drops Il inlo a NAH box. a sheriff tries
70 arrst Arthur on tho murder snarvo
IL escapes from hl',i,aon and COOS 10
the west IN diamond passes INTO = mall
pas pssssd NJ by QuahhA. organ sllnde,,
,aabbas Monkey Steals The diamond
nagar takes Esther to live at Stanley
hall.
Tom Blake detective OF Rlchmond.
who Is hired by llagar produces hnget
prints conyic,lng Blair. HaEM proposes
silence to Mrs Stanley M tho price OF
Hagarn and Eather'a being received III
Falrfax society. Blair strikes down Ha-
gar and steals the finger prlntA leaving
Inc gypsy dementcd The diamond 10
FOUND ny n Ntkiu IVY N'' ~ h'NH -
tramp. The latter lH murdered by hung
Ii il is stolen Just as a stunning party
enters Hung LIS den. lingar Il again
with Esther among the gypaios' Marina
duke amytho. lawyer arrives TO announce
Arthur is heir to the deceased Earl OF
stanley. Learning Arthur Is a fugitive nc
ncol,a Blair Instead, TO win vivian, blaif
steals tho diamond. later marrying hef
and leaving for the west Their train "
robbed, viyNn losing the diamond, when
n nlnln train robhef drops In the desert
Tho 10000 ho stole " found by Arthur
now known ~ John Powell sheep hcrder
Vivian deserts Blair telling him he must
rcgnln the diamond Tor her Luke Lowell
driven from the camp after learning lln'
rnr'e secret, leaves 10 sock lair llagar
ii under treatment and Either ~ ~
Richmond society nrotogo Of Mrs Slnh.
lev. who suspects her real name. ANA OF
Mir. Randolph Aho bloom. gambler VINO
knows Blalru guilt. covcta the diamond
and calls Il the price NJ his secrecy hlnlf
viii not listen to Lowell, ard Arthur nlso
insists on ha silence. Blair returns to
Richmond and. instlnnted by his mother
paws unwolcomo court TO Esther, Mnn.
Stanley asserting Vivian had been married
before. Tho diamond Is picked up ny an
Indian woman Esther, resolving 10 ma
Arthur, leaves Richmond with Quabha as
attendant