The Green Forest tribune., 1915-05-28
EIGHTH INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE INHERITED SIN.


 house shows, aren't you, Lenora?' Quest remarked, as they stepped from the automobile and entered the house in Georgia square,
 Could anyone feel much sympa- thy" she asked, with those men? Red Gallagher, as they all called him, is more like great brutal animal than a human being. I think that even if they had sentenced him to death should have felt that it was quite the proper thing to have done."
 "Too much sentiment about those things Quest agreed, clipping the end off a cigar. Men like that are bet ter off the face of the earth They did their best to send me there"
 Here's a cablegram for you," Le- nora exclaimed, bringing it over to him. "Mr. Quest, wonder if it's from Scot land Yard"
 Quest tore it open. They read it to- gether, Lenora standing on tiptoe to peer over his shoulder:
 "Stowaway answering In every re- spect your description of Craig found on Durham. Has been arrested as desired, and will be taken to Hamblin house for identification by Lord Ash leigh. Reply whether you are coming over, and full details as to charge
 Good for Scotland Yard!" Quest de- clared 50 they've got him, eh? All the same, that fellows as slippery as an eel. Lenora, how should you like trip across the ocean, eh?"
 T should love it. Lenora replied. Do you mean it, really?"
 Quest nodded.
 That fellow fooled me pretty we'll he continued, "but somehow feel that if l get my hands on him this time, they'll stay there till he stands where Red Gallagher did today. I don't feel content to let anyone else finish off the job. Got any relatives over there?'
 T have an aunt in London,' Lenora told him, "the dearest old lady you ever saw. She'd give anything to have me make her visit
 Quest moved across to his desk and took up sailing list He stud led it for few moments and turned back to Lenora.
 Send cable off at once to Scotland Yard" he directed. "Say-'Am sail Ing on Lusitania tomorrow. Hold pris- oner. Charge very serious. Have full warrants
 Lenora wrote down the message and went to the telephone to send it off As soon as she had finished Quest took up his hat again.
 Come on,' he invited. "The ma chine's outside. We'll just go and look m on the professor and tell him the news. Poor old chap, I'm afraid he'll never be the same man again"
 They found the professor on his hands and knees upon dusty floor. carefully arranged before him were the bones of skeleton, each laid in some appointed place.
 What about that unhappy man. Oraig? the professor asked, gloomily. isn't the Durham almost due now?" Quest took out the cablegram from HIS pocket and passed it over. The prolessor's fingers trembled little as he read it. He passed it hack, how ever, without immediate comment.
 You see, they have been cleverer over there than we were" Quest re- marked.
 Perhaps,' the professor assented. lhey seem, at least, to have arrested tue man. Even now I can scarcely oeileVe that it is Craig-my servant Nlalg-Who is lying in an English pfison. Do you know that his people nave been servants in the Ashleigh, Aamliy for some hundreds of years?" quest was clearly interested. Say, Ike to hear about that" he ex- cialmed. You know I'm rather great on heredity, professor What class dld he come from then? Were his people just domestic servants al ways?"
 The professors face was for mo- ment troubled. He moved to his desk, tunmaged about for a time, and final " produced an ancient volume This really belongs to my brother, a4oro Ashleigh," he explained. "He Sfought 1t over with him to show me