Show SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP CHAP- A feud ba line existed sted between Colonel Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur Stanley and his hla cousin Judge Lamar Stanley over oil all heirloom the diamond from the ak sky found In a fallen tallen meteor by byan jui an ancestor Also the succession to the Stanley earldom In England may come to toan toan ton Is born an n American When a 0 daughter to the the colonel and the mother dies the colonel bu buys buy a gypsy boy and substitutes Rim him Th Three e years pears later the gypsy mother baying baring had bad no part In this bargain steals the ctrl Eather reared In secret and leaves eaves h her r eon undetected as the heir The gypsy has baa obtained possession of ot the diamond diamond dia dia- mond from tho the sky and a document with the tbd Stanley secret Years Tears later Hagar Hagai queen returns turns to Virginia with Esther Esther Es Es- ther Dr Lee the tho late Colonel Coronet Stanleys Stanley's friend adopts Esther Arthur Stanley son of ot Hagar lagar falls in love with Esther Estber e d so does docs his hla companion and cousin Blair Stanley rightful male malo heir of ot Stanley In stealing the diamond Blair causes the tho death of ot the doctor and tries later to put tho the blame on Arthur who ho takes the gem Arthur Stanley eludes his hla pursuers and joins Hagar who reveals his hla Identity and upbraids him for Cor his hla wild life Ute Needing money he pawns the diamond in Rich Rich- mond At a ball at which an ass ess Vivian Marston wears weara the borrowed gem Luke Love Lovell Lovet Hagar's gypsy guard cuard teals steals the diamond Arthur Arthur- leaves Richmond Richmond Richmond Rich Rich- mond and goes to the west organ organ organ or or- gan grinder befriends Esther Tom Blake make a 0 detective of at Richmond who Is hired by Hagar produces fingerprints finger finser fingerprints prints convicting Blair Hagar proposes silence to Mrs Stanley as lS the price of Hagar's and Esthers Esther's being received in Fairfax society Blair strikes down Hagar Hagar Ha IIa- gar car end and nd steals the finger anger prints leaving the tho gy gypsy y queen demented Marm Marmaduke duke Smythe lawyer lawyer- Ln J Arthur is heir heir- to the d O miles LVer Stanley Learning seeks Blair Instead To 1 v steals the LIe diamond later late t tand and leaving for Cor the west f robbed Vivian losing the P. 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O AJ Al Ala AJa a a. slain train robber drops In fn Tho The he stole etole is found by Arthur Artur now known as aa John Powell sheep herder Luke Lule Lovell Lovett driven from the camp after alter learning Hagar's rs r's secret leaves to seek Blair Hagar is un under er treatment and Esther Esther Esther Es Es- ther Is le in Richmond society Abe Aba Bloom gambler knows Blairs Blair's guilt and covets covet the diamond The dl diamond mond Is ls later later- picked up by an nn Indian woman Dr Lee Arthur learns died of or heart disease Bp Becoming very rich he buys Stanley Hall Halt old at auction through Blake malCo and also provides for tor tin Ha- Hagar gar and nd Esther Luke Lovell buys the diamond diamond dia dia- mond but loses It in a fight Vivian Is La saved from drowning by Powell Pow Pow- ell who Is infatuated by her Smythe finds the dl diamond mond and Rives It to Esther to deliver to Arthur Blair Joins Vivian In Los Angeles Durand Durand Du Du- rand king icing of oC diamonds a crook known to Vivian goes to a saloon to try to discover discover dis dis- cover er tho the diamond There he meets Luke Lovell Esther and Arthur appear on the scene The diamond Is lost in a 0 melee Esther Estber saves Arthur who Is Injured and he goes gors to Los Angeles In care of ot the phy phy- crook Durand Esther follows and andIs andis Is 18 refused admittance to see him In the thes s mel meantime the diamond Is found by two one of ot whom om murders the theother other r. for tor It Arthur Is doped by Durand Durand Du Du- rand De Vaur Vaux and Vivian Blair makes Arthur believe be suffer suffer- suffered ed M from hallucination In thinking he saw Esther Luke is ls railroaded to prison b bv by Arthur buys the diamond Blair trying to take tho gem from Durand who steals it from Crom Arthur hurls Durand from froma troma a window killing him Esther an and Smythe return to Virginia lnla the girl rejoining Ha- Ha carat ar at the sanitarium The diamond Is stolen b by De Do Vaux who assumes the name Lancia and hides with It He Is struck down and the diamond taken after Luke Lule aided by escapes Esther will not leave Hagar and takes her rightful place in society Smythe examines an nn old 01 parchment bearing Hagar's pedigree r e The diamond la le given b by Luke to Esther who will not keep It It but sends It back to Arthur Arthu Arthur Ar Ar- thur thu na Hagar ar and Ether Esther rejoining the gypsies travel westward Arthur repentant repentant repent repent- ant and Informed of ot the trencher treachery of t Vivian Viv VI ian fan and Blair Is about to take toke poison polson lust lut ut as L i Luke breaks into his hla room I |