Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
EIGHTH lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER xviil.
THE INHERITED SIN.

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house shows, aren't you, Lenora?'
Guest 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, az they all called him.
10 more like 4 great brutal animal
than human being. think that even
II they had sentenced him to death l
should have felt that II was quite the
proper thing to have done"
Too much sentiment about those
things" Guest agreed. clipping the end
on cigar. "Men like that are bet
ter on the face OF the earth. They
did their best to send me there"
Here's q cablegram for you," Lee.
nora exclaimed. bringing II over to him.
mfr. Quest, | wonder II It's from Scot.
land Yardl"
Quest tore 1t open. They read II 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, ms
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 so they've got him. chr All
the same, that fellows as slippery as
an eel. Lenora. how should you like
trip across tho ocean. eh?'
Il should love IT, Lenora replied.
do You mean II. 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 TIL he stands where
Red Gallagher did today, | don't feel
content to lot anyone else finish or
the Job. Got any relatives over thereg'
Il have an aunt in London" Lenora
told him. ''the dearest old lady you
ever saw. Shed give anything to
have me make her visit"
Quest moved across to his desk
and took up sailing list He stud.
led It for few moments and turned
hack to Lenora,
Send q cable OF ut once to Scotland
Yard. he directed. "Say-~'Am sail.
ing on I.usitania tomorrow. Hold pris-
oner. Charge very serious, Have full
warrants
Lenora wrote down the message and
went to the telephone to send 1t OF,
IA soon as she had finished Quest took
mp his hat again.
Come on" he invited. The ma
chimes outside, Wen Just 70 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 we're
the bones OF skeleton, each laid In
some appointed place.
What about that unhappy man.
Craig?" the professor asked, gloomily
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 1t. He passed It back. how
ever. without immediate comment.
"You see. they have been clevere'
over there than we were," Quest re
marked.
Perhaps. the professor assented
"They seem, at least, to have arrested
che man. Even now I can scarcely
believe that II IL Craig my servant
Craig--who II lying in an English
prison. Do you know that his people
have been servants In the Ashleigf
kAmily for some hundreds of years."
Quest was CLEARLY interested. Say
cd like to hear about that" he ex
claimed. you know I'm rather great
on hsredity. professor. What class
did 10 come from then? We're hi
people just domestic servants u
waysf"
Tho professors face was for a mo
msnt troubled, He moved to his desk
Tummaged about for . time. and iinal
! ~ produced an ancient volume.
.sThis really belongs to my brother
Lord Ashleigh.' he explained. "Hs
b-cuFks 4 over with him to show md