Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-10-08
EIGHTH IAsTALLMENT
CHAPTER XVII.
rHE INHERITED SIN.

EE INT Eul Eg 0tiNs
Getting kind Of used to these court
bouse shows. aren't you, LenoraY'
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.
II more like a great brutal animal
than human being. think that even
II they had sentenced him to death
should have felt that 1t was quite the
proper thing to have done
TOO much sentiment about those
things" Quest agreed, clipping the end
OF q cigar. Men like that are bet
Ter on the face OF the. earth. They
aid their best to send me there"
Here's a cablegram for you." Le-
nora exclaimed, bringing It over to him.
~Mr Quest. wonder II it's from Scot
land Yardl"
Quest tore It open. They read It to-
gether, Lenora standing on tiptoe to
peer over his shoulder:
"Stowaway answering in every re-
ppect your description Of Craig found
on Durham. Has been arrested, as
desired. and win be taken to Hamblin
house for Identification by Lord Ash
leigh. Reply whether you are coming
over. and fun details as to charge
Good for Scotland Yard" Quest de-
clared. 80 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?'
Il should love It," Lenora replied
do you mean It. really?"
Quest nodded.
"That fellow fooled me pretty well,
he continued, "but somehow ] feel that
n get my hands on him this time
they'll stay there till he stands where
Red Gallagher did today. I don't fee
content to let anyone else finish OF
che job Got any relatives over there?'
Il have an aunt in London Lenora
.old him, "the dearest old lady you
ever saw. Shed give anything u
have me make her visit"
Quest moved across to his desl
and took up sailing list He stud
fed It for few moments and turned
back to Lenora.
Send cable of at once to Scotland
Yard" be directed. "Say-'Am sail
ing on Lusitania tomorrow. Hold pris
oner. Charge very serious. Have ful
warrants
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'l
never be the same man again"
They found the professor on hi
hands and knees upon dusty fool
Carefully arranged before him wer
the bones OF skeleton, each laid /
some appointed place.
What about that unhappy mai
Craig?" the professor asked, gloomil,
isn't the Durham almost due now?'
Quest took out the cablegram frol
his pocket and passed it over. tn
professors fingers trembled little
he read 1t. He passed it back, hoy
ever, without immediate comment /.
You see. they have been clever'
over there than we were," Quest r
marked.
>"Perhaps," the professor assente
"They seem, at,least, to have arrest,
the man. Even now / can scarce
believe that It is Craig-my serva
Craig-who is lying in an Engli
prison. Do you know that his peoI
have been servants In the Ashlei
family for some hundreds of years?
Quest was clearly interested. "Sa
I'd like to hear about thatl" he I
claimed. "You know I'm rather gre
on heredity. professor. What cls
aid he come from then? Were
people Just domestic servants
ways?"
The professors face was for a 4
ment troubled. He moved to his de
rummaged about for time. and fir
ly produced an ancient volume.
"This really belongs to my broth
Lord Ashleigh," he explained. %
brought 1t over with him to show