Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-04-30
EIGHTH INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE INHERITED SIN.

house shows, aren't you, Lenora?'
Quest remarked. as they stepped from
the automobile and entered the house
in Georgia square
Gould anyone feel much sympa-
thy she asked. with those men?
Red Gallagher, as they all called him,
is more like a great brutal animal
than a human being. think that even
If they had sentenced him TO death |
should have felt that II 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 II over to him.
"Mr Quest, wonder If it's from Scot
land Yard"
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 Yardl" Quest de-
clared $50 they've got him, eh? All
the same, that fellows as slippery as
an eel. Lenora. how should you like
a trip across the ocean. eh?"
81 should love it," Lenora replied.
"Do you mean it, really?"
Quest nodded.
THAT fellow fooled me pretty well"
he continued. but somehow l feel that
If 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 on
the job Got any relatives over thereT
Il have an aunt in London" Lenora
told him, "the dearest old lady you
ever saw. She'd give anything to
have me make her a visit" y
Quest moved across to his desk
and took up a sailing list He stud
led II for a few moments and turned
back to Lenora.
Send a cable off at once TO Scotland
Yard" he directed "Say-'Am sail
ing on Lusitania tomorrow Hold pris-
oner. Charge very serious. Have full
warrants.
Lenora wrote down the message and
went to the telephone to send it of.
As 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 a dusty floor
Carefully arranged before him were
the bones of a skeleton. each laid in
some appointed place.
What about that unhappy man,
Craig?" the professor asked, gloomily.
Isn't the Durham almost due now?"
Quest took out the cablegran from
his pocket and passed it over The
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he read IL. He passed Il back, how
ever, without immediate comment.
"You see, they have been cleverer
over there than we were," Quest re
marked.
Perhaps" the professor assented.
"They seem, at least. to have arrested
the man. Even now l 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? Were his
people just domestic servants al
waysq"
The professors face was for a mo-
ment troubled. He moved to his desk,
rummaged about for time, and final
ly produced an ancient volume.
This really belongs to my brother
Lord Ashleigh." he explained. "He
brought 1t over with him to show me