The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-03


for himself when Esther arrived In
Los Angeles also.
Qunbba. whose tastes were bohemian
n not yngrom. permitted himself a
change " costume 10 far AZ lp take
out his earrings aud don u straw hat.
the very shape aud feel of which he
dctcstcd. mud Immediately sought for
John Powell
Under this name Arthur Stanley was
a leading figure In Los Angeles, aud
Quahbn soon found himself At the N
fees " the Good Hope on company.
Here supcrcillous Office hoy aud n
condcsccndlng telephone girl reluctant.
~ Informed the strange looking In
qulrcr that Mr. John Powell had gone
far m Into the distant slerras to ne
qulrc some mines II would seem that
John Powell, the new oil millionaire.
was extensively branching out Into
other Industrial investments.
II was this same information, hut
more nrrccahly given that was vouch
snfed to lilnlr when he called later In
the day nj the suggestion NJ Vivian
MnrSton when Blalr had Joined that
vivnclous Indy, who had married hin
In haste for the diamond and parted
from him In equal celebrity nt the los
Of IT.
From the beginning Vivian made
their relative positions clear 10 Blair
"You are very dear boy" she said
"and there IL refreshing air Of youth
fulncss about your wicked ways. Hut
you are M delightfully."- incapable Of
doing the right thing when there Is q
wrong thing to do nj 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
I don't care where II Is or who has II
would sell my soul for II, aud
would not care how many lives stood
In the way NJ my desire; no, not even
II your life was one of them, my dear
boyw
Blalr's eyes gllttcrcd murderously
"You 20 too far with me, VIVIAN he
painted "No one knows better than
you that there isn't anything | worldn'i
dare for you"
Vivian seated herself on the edge OF
the table, still keeping Blair at his dis
lance with n significant gesture Of calm
cnrncstncss
"That Is just the trouble she an
swcrcd cpolly. "rhere isn't anything
you would not dare for me or for amy
thing else you desire Esther Harding.
for instance"
Blair WINGED. AN continued VI
ylan mocklngly. 81 see that shot went
home aud II was n chance one, You
dare to love me, and you dare to love
the shy aud tlmld gypsy girl
well. II you have double lives why
may we not have double lovcsl Now.
don't scnwl, blair, my dear You can't
Brighten me for one moment Phys
lcally you are stronger than am, aud
| have no doubt II you had me alone
some place you might siranglc me, but
you could not Brighten me.
"Now listen" continued Vivian. "iou
know how the desire for the diamond
obscsscd you when you saw II In the
hands NJ the old doctor whom you
murdered for u. do not care n this
diamond rightfGlly belongs TO you or
whether It rightfully belongs to Arthur
Stanley, and do not care whether
your suspicious as to his being In your
way wrongfully are correct or are mis-
taken.
Il only know that Arthur Stanley Is
known out here as John Powell, and !
only know that John Powell hns many
millions and Is making more. You
cannot expose him, because, after ALL,
he knows he Is not guilty of the muir
der of Or. Ice, and he knows you ARE
That he has facility accepted the guilt
10y his flight from Virginia and living
here under % false name does not con
Germ me. only know that you hate
him and that he ls fond nj you. In the
minds NJ those who knew him In Wiz
gium he is believed TO be- o murderer
nnd he lets This ouus rest ON his nnmc,
ur rather the name hr wore hack
there. for your sltc.
III the diamond rightfully belongs 10
Arthur Stanley win marry him for H.
even MS I married you for Il. aud II
you d, word I win send you to the
gnllows As desperate Mr. you nrc, my
dear Blair eau see you do not wish
To go To the galows Nou do not wish
even TO he charged and tried and I'm
prlsoncd for the murder you know you
are guilty of, although you told Arthur
that Or Lee died from excitement
when you broke into his house to get
the diamond.
III you are the rightful heir to the
diamond aad the carldom an wel and
good. want the diamond, and !
would dearly love to be- Lady Stanley
VI Stanley castle, Warwlckshlre. But
your very recklessncss has placed you
In your present position.
you can claim nothing, So II you
| will think n over won viii 500 that