The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-15
EIGHTH lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XVII.
THE INHERITED SIN.

Getting kind Of used to these court
house shows, aren't you. Lenora ?
Quest rerarked, as they stepped from
the automobile and entered the hous,
in Georgia square
"Could anyone feel much sympa
thy" she asked, with those men
Red Gallagher, as they all called him
fs more like a great brutal animal
than a human being. think that even
If 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 cigar. Men like that are bet
ter off the face OF the earth They
did their best to send me there
Here's a cablegram for you" Le-
nora exclaimed, bringing it over TO him.
mr. Quest, ] wonder if it's from Scot
land Yard'~
Quest tore II open. They read it to
gether, Lenora standing on tiptoe to
peer over his shoulder:
s0t0NdMde hbbNtiIHS III tASlf tC-
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, eh? All
!. the same, thai fellows as slippery as
an eel. Lenora. how should you like
a trip across the ocean, eh?"
u should love it" Lenora replied.
do you mean 1t, really?'
Quest nodded.
THAT fellow fooled me pretty well,
he 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?'
4 have an aunt in London" Lenora
told him, ''the dearest old lady you
ever saw. Shed give anything to
uafS Air ulaht ANi q fiDAts
Quest moved across TO his desk
and took up a sailing list He stud
led it for few moments and turned
back to Lenora.
"Send a cable of at once TO Scotland
Yard" he directed. "Say-'Am sail
Ing on Lnsitania tomorrow. Hold pris-
oner. Charge very serious. Have full
warrants
Lenora wrote down the message and
went to the telephone to send 1t OF
As soon as she had finished Quest took
up his hat again.
Come on" he invited. "The ma
chimes outside Wen just 60 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 a skeleton, each laid in
some appointed place.
What about that unhappy man,
Craigg" the professor asked, gloomily.
isn't the Durham almost due now?"
Quest took out the cablegram from
bis pocket and passed it over. The
professors fingers trembled a little as
he read II. 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 asseDted.
They seem, al 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 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? We're his
people just domestic servants el.
ways?"
The professors face was FOR a mo-
ment troubled lie moved to his desk,
rummaged about for a time, and final
~ produced an ancient volume.
~This really belongs to my brother,
lord Ashleigh" be explained "lie
brought II over with him 10 show me
I.EADER WANTS BRINGS RESULTS.