The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-01-14
CHAPTER Xxx.
Wealth From the Desert.

n Nus STANLEY resolved u
MN make friends with Ilagart
K supposed daughter. II Arthui
Stanley. so called, was not
the rlghtful heir. blair Stanley was
But this lcft the glrl heir to Stanley
hall. and all could be- conserved ana
an be- well n blair might return aud
marry Esther
Even though llagar recovered hof
faculties. she must remain silent rs Ia
Blalrs guilt were be Esther's husband,
thought Mrs. stanley. As for Arthur
Stanley. 80 called. there was slight fear
Of his returning
The shrowd mother Of Blair Stanley
guessed now the true cause u Arihnr's
fleht and continued absence. II was
because he also had learned the Stan
ley secret.
Al Stanley hall Esther made won
an and rcsolute by all the tragic occur
rences that Of late had hefallcn her
Resolved 1t WIS bet duty TO exnmlnl
further into the documents ln llagnrs
brass bound box Esther Ind cn
doayorcd yalnly to lift the cloud from
llagnrs mind by earnest Inquiries aud
kindly bcscechlngs hut llngar would
only moan, MY son. give me back my
son. my little huho"
Then Esther read the documents
The proof rns plain She was 100 hci
rlghiml place at stanley hall. Tor SHE
wns Esther stanley But she resolved
through The love she bore Cor him sh'
had known as Arthur Stanley, that SHE
would take Che secret 10 the grave
She would spare Arthur the shame sh,
knew h.s proud spirit would feel
what lo Door, were place mud position
here ln Fairfax umong proud people
who. so fnr ns their women folk were
concerned hud Ignored herr
Yet when we are young we have ou'
hopes and drcfma lsthcr's hope ana
dfe1m was Che return of Arthur illl
sharing of the secret with him, aud
bis love Then nll would De- well. So
II was that Esther was not wholly SUI
prlsed when Blair sunloys mother
called nj stanley hnll and proncrcd her
friendship aud assistance.
There were 40 condolences exchanged
between them Esther suspected TINT
Blalr's mother vaguely knew, hui In
her Loneliness. aud having no friend
save the humble though devoted Qulb
ba. Esther was glad to accept the
proncrcd friendship of her nusicre
blnswoman. though neither spoke Of
the tie
Mrs STANLEY suggested that liagar be- /
taken 10 Richmond for treatment fof |
her mental a1llcilon She also Insisted |
that Esther should go to Richmond |
aud be introduced into the best circles
there 10y Mrs Burton Randolph.
II may have been TINT Mrs. Burton
stood In fear Of her nustcre
kinswoman. Mrs. Judge Stanley fear
that was augmented by the fact that
Blnlr's mother knew the true character
VI Vivian Marston
II also may have been that the SWEET
nature and beauty Of Esther and her
gentle breeding appealed to Mrs Ran
dolph more than her fears Of Blair's
mother II always had been Mrs. Ran
lolph's pet diversion to have protcgec
" any rate Mrs Randolph made
Esther welcome guest aud protcgoc
mud assisted Blalr's mother In securing
the leading nllenlst Of Richmond Ia
treat Hagnr for her mental lnarmily.
Qunbbn had been left behind At
Stanley hail, but Qunbba susplcloned
that Bnlr's mother was mn old foi
with new face Of friendship As nj
ways he resolved to guard Esther
md he followed her TO Richmond.
Mrs Randolph had suggested 10
Ialrs mother. when she found Mrs
Stanley desired her sons return 10
consult with that astutc private de
.cctfe. Tom Blake, In settling ,hi
'loIms that wcro against the rccklcsi
Blair in Richmond
Blake effected % conference between
nnlrs mother and Abe Bloom the