Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25
EIGHTH lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER xvlli.
THE INHERITED SIN.

THE INHERIT Ed SIN.
Getting kind of used to these court
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 us they all called him
IL more like great brutal animal
than human being think that even
II they had sentenced him to death |
should have felt that II was quite the
proper thing to have done,
Too much sentiment about those
things" Quest agreed. clipping the end
on a cigar. Men like that are bet
ter of the face Of the earth They
did their best to send me there
Here's cablegram for you" LIE
nora exclaimed, bringing 1t over 10 him.
Mr.. Quest, wonder II It's from Scot
land Yard"
Quest tore 1t open They read 1t 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 80 they've got him, Ell? All
the same, that fellows as slippery az
an eel. Lenora, how should you ike
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
II get my hands or him this time,
they'll stay there till he stands where
Red Gallagher did today don't feel
content to let anyone else finish on
the Job Got any relatives over thereY
II have an aunt in London" Lenora
told him. "the dearest old lady you
ever saw. Shed give anything TO
hkve me make her visit
Quest moved across TO his desk
AID took up sailing list He stud
led It for a few moments and turned
back to Lenora.
Send a 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 ana
went to the telephone to send 1t on
As soon as she had finished Quest look
up his hat again.
Come on" he invited THE ma
chimes outside. Wen just 80 and look
In on the professor and tell him the
news. Poor old chap. I'm afraid nell
never be the same man again"
They found the professor on MS
hands and knees upon a dusty moor
Carefully arranged before him were
the bones OF a 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 1t over The
professors fingers trembled little as
he read II. He passed 1t back, how
ever, without immediate comment
"You see. they have been cleyeref
over there than We were quest 70
marked.
Perhaps" the professor assented
They seem, at least. TO have arrested
the man. Even now ] 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 Ashleigf
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 grea
on heredity, professor What class
did he come from then? Were hi
people just domestic servants al
ways"
The professors face was for mo
ment troubled He moved to his desk
rummaged about for time. and ma
" produced an ancient volume.
"Ttif .eally belongs to my brother
I ord Ashleigh" he explained, III
ought 1t over with him to show M
some entries concerning which wa
Interested. It contains history o
the Hamblin estate since the days q
Cromwell, and here In the back, 20
see, Ii a list of our farmers, bailiff
and domestic servants, There was
Craig who was q tenant OF the FRS
Lord Ashleigh and fought with him !
the Cromwellian wars ss troope
and since those days, so far az ca
see, there has never been a time whe
there hasn't been Craig In the ser
Ice of our family. A fine race the
seem 10 have been, until"
Until when2" Quest demanded.
The look Of trouble had once moi
clouded the professors face Il
shrugged bis shoulders slightly