Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
EIGHTH lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XVII.
THE INnER,TEp Sin,

THE INHERITED 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.
thy" she asked. with those men ?
Red Gallagher. as they all called him.
IL moro like q 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
on cigar. "Men like that are bet.
ter or the face OF the earth. They
did their best TO send me there"
Here's cablegram for you" Le.
nora exclaimed, bringing II over to him
"Mr. Quest. wonder II it's from Scot
land Yard"
Quest tore Il open, They read 1t to
eether, 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 az to charge"
Good for Scotland Yard!" Quest de.
clared $50 they've got him. ehg All
the same, that fellows an slippery as
an eel. Lenora. how should you like
q trip across the ocean, eh?"
II should love II" Lenora replied
DO you mean It. really?"
Quest nodded.
THAT fellow fooled me pretty well.
no continued, "but somehow feel that
II ] get my hands on him this time,
they'll stay there till he stands where
Red Gallagher did today. | don't feel
content to let anyone else finish off
the job, Got any relatives over there?"
II have nm aunt In London Lenora
told him, ''the dearest old lady you
ever saw. Shed give anything to
have me make her a visit"
Quest moved across to his desk
and took up sailing list He stud
led 1t 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
L.enora wrote Down the message and
went to the telephone to send 1t on
sAs soon as she had finished Quest took
up his hat again.
Come on" he invited, THE ma
chimes outside, Wen 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 dusty floor.
Carefully arranged before him were
the bones or q skeleton, each laid In
some appointed place.
"What about that unhappy man,
Craigg" the professor asked. gioomily
"Isn't the Durham almost due nowg"
Quest took out the cablegram from
his pocket and passed 1t over. The
professors fingers trembled little ~
he read II. He passed 1t back, how
ever. without immediate comment.
"You see, they have been cieverer
ovsr there than we were Quest 70.
marked.
Perhaps" the professor assented
"They seem. at least, to have arrested
che man. Even now I can scarcely
believe that 1t Ia Craig-m servant
Craig-who Ii lying in an English
prison. Do you know that his people
have been servants In the Ashleigh
kAmily for some hundreds Of yearss"
0uest was clearly interested. Say,
IA like to hear about that" he or.
hlalmed. You know I'm rather great
on heredity. professor. What class
ala he come from them Were his
people just domestic servants al.
waysf~
Tho professors face was for a mo.
ment troubled. He moved to his desk.
rummaged about for . time. and final,
" produced an ancient volume.
This really belongs to my brother.
Lord Ashleigh." he explained. "He
b-curEs II over with him to show me