Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-27
EIGHTH lNs1ALLMENT
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE .,NHERITED SIN.

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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. l think that even
II 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
OF d 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" Lee
nora exclaimed, bringing it over to him.
"Mr. Quest, wonder ii it's from Scot
land Yard" ,e,g H.
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. 80 they've got him. Ell? All
The same, that fellows as slippery as
IN eel. Lenora, how should you like
trip across the ocean, eh?'
II should love it," Lenora replied
do you mean it, really?'
Quest nodded. tH
THAT fellow fooled me pretty well,
he continued, "but somehow feel that
II Il get my hands on him this time
they'll stay there till he stands where
Red Gallagher did today. l don't feel
content to let anyone else finish on
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 tc
have me make her visit
Quest moved across to his desk
and 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 tul
warrants" l.
Lenora wrote down the message ant
went to the telephone to send 1t on
AS soon as she had finished Quest tool
up his hat again. -....,..
"Come on he invited. "The ma
chimes outside. Well just go and lool
In on the professor and tell him tn
news. Poor old chap, I'm afraid he'll
never be the same man again..
They found the professor on nj
hands and knees upon dusty fool
Carefully arranged before him wer
the bones of a skeleton, each laid i
some appointed place. @ssr. se " --
What about that unhappy maj
Craig?" the professor asked, gloomil!
slsn't the Durham almost due now?'
Quest took out the cablegram frol
bis pocket and passed it over. Tn
professors fingers trembled little 9
be read It. He passed 1t, back. how
ever, without Immediate comment.
"You see, they have been clevere
over there than we were" Quest r
marked. sb
Perhaps" the professor assente
rThey seem, at least, to have arreste
the man. Even now ! can scarce1
believe that it is Craig my serval
Craig Is; lying in an aEnglis
prison. Do you know that his Poop
have been servants in the Ashleis
!, family for some hundreds Of Years? z
Quest was clearly interested. "Sa
I'd like to hear about that" he e
claimed. "You know I'm rather gre
On heredity, professor. What ella
lid he come from then? Were b
people just domestic servants
Eays?'' ., j,
The professors face was Tor q \
ment troubled. He moved to his de-
rummaged about Tor : tine, ma A
Y 'prodnced ia ancient volume
aThfs really belongs to my broth
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