Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-24
EIGHTH lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE INHERITED SIN.

Getting kind of used to these court
house shows, aren't you, LenoraT
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. think that even
IL 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
off a 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 1t over to him.
Mr.. Quest, / wonder if 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"
sGood for Scotland Yard!" Quest de-
ciafed. $50 they've got him, Ell? All
the same; that fellows as slippery as
AN eel. Lenofa, how should you like
q trip across the ocean, eh?'
.-ssSsI should love it, Lenora replied,
DO you mean 1t, really?"
y Quest nodded.
l AThaf fellow fooled me pretty well,'
The 6,ntinaed, but somehow feel that
AZ / Q ct my hands on him this time, |
they'IT stay there till he stands where
Red Ca 'lagher did today. don't feel
content to let anyone else finish on
the Job. a, 1t any relatives over there?
II have aunt in London" Lenora
told him q he dearest old lady you
aver saw She'd give anything to
have me MOI. her visit"
Onas+ ,,,. across to his desk
nd tool ailing list He stud
A IS e. 1oments and turned
ok to Lenora.
az "Say-'Am sail
,sx row. Hold pris
N c,' .ohlo,. rus. Have full
arrz6s ''' ' % .no
Len0fg wrote,down the. sond - off
ent to the telephone to Quest tool
I, : Soon as she had finished,
; his hat again. The ma,
Come on" he invited nd ,ook
hines outside. Wen just goa inn the
, on the professor and sslf n hem
ews. Poor old chap. I'm afran
ever be the same man again h;s
They found the professor oni ,or
lands and knees upon a dusty III re-
Carefully arranged before him WA N
he bones of skeleton, eSch iaidl
,ome appointed place.
"What about that unhgppy mtaA
yraig?" the professor asked, gioomii@
Tent the Durham almost dae now" n,
Ouest took out the cablegram from
,is pocket and passed 1t over. me u
professors fingers trembled NIUE aa
he read it. He passed 1t back, now 10
over without. immediate comment IL
"You see, rhey have been cieverer
over there than we weres Quest TO Il
marked.
aPerhaps" the professor assen.eu r
.Thev seem, at least, to have arrested
the man. Even now can scarceiy
Relieve that it is Craig-my servant
Craig-xho is lying in an Engilsh
nrison- Do you know that his people
nave been servants in the Asnieign
family for some hundreds OF years
Quest was clearly Interested say
"a like to hear about that ne OK.
claimed. "You know I'm rather great
On heredity, professor. What class
Ala he come from then? Were ms
people lust domestic servants a.
ways?" CO.. mo
The professors face was tor inv
ment troubled. He moved TO ms aesh'
rummaged about for a time, ana nnai'
" produced an ancient volume.
aThis really belongs to my brother,
LORD Ashleigh," he explained he
brought It over with him to snow me-