Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-06-02
EIGHTH lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE INHERITED SIN.

Getting kind of used to these court
house shows, aren't you, I.enora?'
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 hin,
is more like great brutal animal
than human being / think that even
If they had sentenced him to death l
should have felt that it was quite the
proper thing to have done"
TOO much sentiment about those
things" Quest agreed, clipping the end
of cigar. Men like that are bet
ter off the face of the earth. They
did their best to send me there"
Here's a cabIegram for you" Lee
nora exclaimed, bringing it over to him.
~'Mr. Quest, l wonder if it's from Scot
land Yardi"
Quest tore 1t open. They read it to-
gether. Lenora standing on tiptoe to
peer over his shoulder:
'Stowaway answering in every re-
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. Ell? All
the same, that fellows as slippery as
an eel. Lenora, how should you like
a trip across the ocean, eh?"
81 should love it," Lenora replied.
''Do you mean it, really?"
Quest nodded.
"That fellow fooled me pretty well,
he continued, "but somehow feel that
If / get my hands on him this time,
they'll stay there till he stands where
Red G lagher did today. l don't feel
content to let anyone else finish of
the job. Got any relatives over there?"
Il 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 of 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. 1.-THE ma
chimes outside. Well just go and look
In 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 a dusty floor
Carefully arranged before him were
the bones of skeleton, each laid in
some appointed place.
What about that unhappy man,
Craig?" the professor asked, gloomily.
isn't the Durham almost due now?"
Quest took out the cablegram from
his pocket and passed it over. The
professors fingers trembled little as
he read it. He passed it back, how
ever, without immediate comment.
you see, they have been cleverer
over there than we were," Quest re-
marked.
Perhaps" the professor assented.
"They seem, at least, to have arrested
the man Even now l can scarcely
believe that it is Craig-my servant
Craig-who is lying in an English
prison. Do you know that his people
have been servants in the Ashleigh.
family for some hundreds of years?"
Quest was clearly interested. Say.
I'd like to hear about that!" he ex-
claimed. you know I'm rather great
on heredity, professor. What class
did he come from then? Were his
people just domestic servents al
ways?"
The professors face was for mo-
ment troubled. He moved to his desk,
rummaged about for 2 time. and final
ly produced an ancient volume.
This really belongs to my brother,
Lord Ashleigh," he explained. HE
brought it over with him to show me
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