Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-05
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

A feud has existed between Colonel Ar
E-ur Stanley and his cousin. Judge Lamar
Stanley, over an heirloom. tho diamond
from the sky, found IN a fallen meteor -
Ell ancestor. Also. the succession O. the
Stanley earisiom IN England may come -
an American. When "A daughter A. bora
TO the colonel and the mother dies tIe
colonel buys a q psy boy and substitutes
him Three yeats later the gypsy mother.
having had 40 part in this bargain. steals
the girl. Esther. reared I'D S'sret. aud
leaves her son uidetccted IS tie heir. The
ypsy has obtained possession 81 tle dya-
mond from the SKY. and a document with
the Stanley secret Years later ila-s.,
gypsy queen. returns To- Virginia with Is
ther. Dr. Lee. the late Colonel Stanley's
friend. adopts Esther. Arthur Stanlcs. son
Of IIagar. falls Ia love with Esther. and 50
doe. his companion aud cousin. Blair
STANLEY. rightfui male heir az Stanley. In
stealing the diamond Blair causes ths
death 81 the doctor and tries later 10 put
tile blame on Arthur. vino takes the gem
Arthur Stanley eiudes Iii. pursucrs and
joins liagaT. WHO reveals his Identity and
upDraids him for his Mid life. Needing
money. he pawns the diamond IN Rich
'.yHd. At "A ball. at which an adventur-
ess. Vivian Marston. wears the borrowed
gem. Luke Lowell. Iagars gypsy guard.
~'.als the diamond. Arthur leaves Rich
mOnd aud goes To the west Quabba. or
san grinder. befriends Esther.
Tom Blake. "A detective Of Richmond
sho - hired BY Hsgar. produces finger
prints coaNicting BIar. Hagar proPos.
silence To AIRS. Stanley as the price OF
Hssars sLd Esther : being received IN
Fairfax society Blair strikes down Ha
sar and steals the finger prints. leaving
tie gypsy queen demeuted Marma1uke
Smythe. er. arrives 10 announce
arthur 10 heir TO the deceased Earl u
stanley. Learning Arthur Is a fugitive tie
seeks Blair instead. To win Vivian. Blair
steals the diamond. later marry Ing her
and leaving Tor the west. Their train Is
robbed. Vivian losing the diamond. which
- slain train robher drops ia the desert
yhc slDO.Vco tie stole Is found hy Arthur.
row known az John Powell. sheep hrrIer
Luke Lowell. driven from the camp after
learning Hagsr's secret. leaves to seek
Blair. Hagar L. under treatment and Is
Their Is in Richmond society Abe Bloom.
gambler. knows Blairs suit and cuvets
the diamond
The diamond IL later picked up by am
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 ID Ia a
hight Vivian. desiring ait "a .nsnare Ar
thur. sends for Blair.
vivian il saved from by Pow
ell. who IN infatuated by h.r Sfnythe
I'M the diamond and gives II - Esther
to deliver TO Arthur Blair ana luke go
10 Arthur's yacht and find Esther taege.
Esther and Quabba escape while Blair
and Luke battle. Blair To- the meantime
has Joined Vivian ina los Angeles Du-
rand. king OF diamonds. q crook known
TO Vivian. goes e. a saloon To- try to dis
cover the diamond. There he meets Luke
Lowell. Esther ana Arthur appear ou the
scene The diamond BIS lost in q mclcc
Esther saves Arthur. Nlo u iulurr-t. and
he goes to Los Angeles in cnfe ~ the phy
sician-crook. Infani Esther follows ami
h. refused Ambulance t. Ssa him m the
meantime the diamond is found nv two
bill posters. on. ~ wfufn murders m.
other Tor a. Arthur is "loleJ- ~ nu-
rand. pe NauS and Vivian. although blair.
who has taken rharge nr Arthnr's bust
ness Affairs. protests
The dia nord passes III dicp flly from
the bile poster e. Santlay. circus nNn,sr.
who - Killed. aud Tho disluoufl i4 rat M
AT auction a part of Ills estate. STAIR ard
Vivian fsisify a telegram from Blake -
Arthur. NAL Arthur DO ev. h~ suffer
cd from Authorization in ft.inking De saw
fs'licr. Luke H. "rsliruedsi 20 yrison rs
Blair NJ the auction H. Homer Grsvdou.
isei 20 buy the diamond for nor