Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-03
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP.
TERS

a feud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur stanley ana his cousin. Judge Lamar
STANLEY. ot.r ITS heirloom, tile diamond
from the sky. found in . fallen meteor by
an ancestor Also. the succession q the
Stanley earldom I'M England may com. to
nm American When a daughter Il born
10 the colonel and the mother dies. tire
colonel buys a psy boy and ruDstitutes
him, Three years later the gypsy mother.
having had no part in this barga in. steals
the girl. being reared W. secret ana leaves
her son uHdetcctci as ulc heir The gyp-
~ has obta nd possession ~ the diamond
from the So. anl 4 document with the
Stanley s.rret when Esther Is grown Il
beautiful yDuns -ifL liasar. now gypsy
queen. returns tp Virginia witt her. Br.
Lee. the his colonel Stanley friend.
adopts Esther. uut demands that Hasar
tnrn over ~ NAM the diamond from tine
sky Arthur StauieF. son 81 IIagar. falls
In love with Esther ard 50 does his com
psniou 1nd cousin. Blair stanley. rightful
male iieir OF Stanley in stealing the dia-
mond Hilir causes tle death ~ the doc
tor and tries iltel NJ rIt uIe blaine or
Arthur. who fI.,a the ,isfuord from him
The sheriff attrf-Nis fp fake Arthur into
CUSTODY. hui hr ..nl.a i- pursuers and
Joins iFsear. uo reveals t4s identity and
upbra ids alm fnr hs nilI lift Needing
moneA. 49, rHNfv the d.afruyl III Rich
hb'Hhs AA y WHtf 80 WIN = NAFf'NfA
New York beile. VIVIAN Marston. il the
guest ~ honor. Arthur ana blair find tne
diamond on gie visitor she Is an advcli-
iuress who hos borrowed "a
Luke Lovcil. fllrars gypsy guard.
steals the diamppd. tud to avoid detection
drops Il into = mlii box. Arthur leaves
RI hrn"nl aud Fata iu tHe west Th, dil
mond passes into a mail bag. picked W
by ou1bha. organ grinder. Quubha 4
tr.rL..s .r..l. -. NHuva.vH H..nw .l.u
Esther TO Stanley hall.
Tom Blake. n dctcctiv. 81 Richmond.
who Is hired ~ Hagar. produces finger
prints couvicting Blair. Hagar proposes
silence TO Mrs. Stanley a. the price ~
Hagar's ana tsther's being received IN
Fairfax society. Blair strikes down Ha-
gar and steals the finger prints. leaving
the gypsy dementej. The diamond a.
found by a negro boy ard H. taken by q
tramp. The latter Is Iurlerei ty Hung
IL. IL ~ stolen iust as . Summing party
enters Hung LIS den HnGar Is again
with Esther among the E,rsi"s Marina
duke Smythc. law or. arIVrs "a announce
Arthur H. heir 10 tbs deceased Earl ~
Stanley. LearninE Arthur ~ y fugitive he
Seeks Blair instead. To- win Vivian. BiaiT
steals the diamond. later marrying her
and leaving for the vest Their train j.
robbed. Vivian losing H., diamond. which
a slain train robbcr drons IN tho dcscr,
This tin0.r0 BE- stole Is found ~ Arthur.
now known - John Powell. sheep herder
Vivian deserts Eiair ieiln- him he must
regain th o aamuud Tor her luke Lowell.
driven from the Caup after learning TIA
CARS secret. leaves o. seek Blair. Hagaf
In under treatment ana Esther vs. IN
Richmond s~ocicty. proteGc of Mis- stan
lev. who suspects her real name. aud Of
Mrs. Randolph She Bloom. gnnhier. who
knows Rlairs guilt. C0Nvts the amor
and calls IL tho price n hrs secrecy Blair
viii not listen ~ Lowell ana Arthur also
insists on hts silence. Blair returns "a
Redmond and W~ti-afed ~ hts mother.
pays nrwNlrrfus count ~ Esther. Mrs
Stanley aseeffirg VIVIAN hal been married
before Thu disHnti ~ picked up hr an
Indian Woman ON Ice. Arthur ianrns.
died of heart dSc'~c Errowinc very rich
b. buns STANLEY nail. soll M auction.
thfnu-h Blake. Hrl aisu provides fnr TIA.
eaF and has MONEY hft r~ctrstlv III Is
Tiers room Luke Lovel buns the ia-
rnond from the >guaw. hot loses X in A
fght at Santa barbara tnv. the gem sink
ing Al the auction SmAihc huvS a mount
81 deer head Nft " desiring aii "a an
snare Arthur. sends for riatr Tie latter
Is wofstrd In m attempt a. take the stan
lev document fonf Esther. defended b.
Blake and oushha
Esther and Cunhta. aeo Eiair. go q
tho California mi.es to seek Arthur. Blair
Ia 'caFn to Whereabouts - the diamond
for VIVIAN Smvthe is sent west ~ Blake
Lowell repairs the coach in which Esther
ssd SnNtlfe ride Quahha catches a fish
with the diamond in fs EflS. tut a reli-
eau bears OF the gem