"My brother and Lady Ashleigh have recovered from the shock of poor Lena's death in a marvellous manner, I believe, but the sight of the girl might have brought it back to them.

You have left her with friends, I hope, Mr.Quest ?" [Illustration: LORD ASHLEIGH IDENTIFIES THE CAPTURED MAN AS CRAIG.] [Illustration: "CRAIG DISAPPEARED ABOUT HERE, SIR"-- SAID THE GAMEKEEPER.] "She has an aunt in Hampstead," the latter explained.

"I should have liked to have seen her safely there myself, but we should have been an hour or two later down here, and I tell you," he went on, his voice gathering a note almost of ferocity, "I'm wanting to get my hands on that fellow Craig! I wonder where they're holding him." "At the local police-station, I expect," the Professor replied.

"My brother is a magistrate, of course, and he would see that proper arrangements were made.

There he is at the hall door." The carriage drew up before the great front, a moment or two later.