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IJRV BOUNDARY LINES CAUSE PEASANTS TO SUFFER, SAYS FRIEND Fixing of boundary lines by the peace conference fc&s added to the plif nt; ot the! peasants" living in ihe ' Carpathian''- mountains. "Austria-Hungary according to William Eves, of Wilmington, 0.who- with Mrs. Eves, has been' abroad " in service of the American Friends servtea committee. Mr. Eves, who is a .-well known Wilmington business "man,; la acting as vice-chairman- of the' Quaker work in Germany,; and is dlrectily responsible for arrangements for feeding nearly one million children. - His letter states that the creation of botfndarjr lines -by the peace conference has prevented the peasants from seeking their traditional summer work in the-harvest fields. The mountainous region, where conditions were investigated by Mr. Eves Is not in hi3 territory, but be was asked to go there to assist in American relief administration work while awaiting supplies : to reaeh -Germany. His trip took him to the new state of Ruthenia. The people who- live there are mostly close kin to the Ukrainians' and- eastern Galacians. This state was set up by the peace treaty and has autonomy as .part, of She Czecho-Slovakian republic. Mr. Eves writes: State Mountainous. "This small state is largely mountainous. The mountains come abruptly down into the Hungarian plain. It is only the lower southern edge that has level country, and thia is quite fertile; but at the time of my visit Jt was completely covered with water from the floods of the rivers.- I spent one day traveling up the valley of the river, straight into the heart of the mountains, to a town of 3,000 inhabitants within half a mile of the Polish border. Here I saw the barbed "wire fences which marked the farthest point the Russians had reached in this pass. It was just a"t the end of winter, and snow, ice and slush were everywhere. The women and children - paddled around . in it in . their bare, feet, with only one article of clothing. t-tiTheit-' UtUe huts in - which they Tlved were made up of one or two rooms, depending upon whether they could afford a separate room for their . cattle. I saw very few separate build- ' Ings for the cattle so the inference was obvious. Paid in Corn. "Before the war the -people on- the mountain were accustomed to go down into the Hungarian plain to help plant and bring in the harvest. They were : paid very largely in corn, which they took back to their mountain homes and lived comfortably for them all winter. ... , . : ; . 4 - ; "Now 8,11. but- a small bit of this plain is in the new state of Hungary, but they live tri the republic of Czecho MM

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slovakia, - and It has been almost Impossible to go from one state to another. Conditions here always have been bad; ' the people never did . have enough to eat. Of course they are illiterate. This last stroke of bad fortune has pushed them below the rurfacer who other peoples of Europe still have their heads above the surface, even though their plans of life has been greatly lowered. "A serious feature of the partition of the old Austria-Hungarian Empire is that the states are not economic units and large sections are cut off from, their former sources of supply. There is hatred and Jealousy between them. If they could have faith in each other; if normal trade conditions could be restored, the borders would not be like stone walls over which nothing can pass. One country has the industry, others the food and some raw materials. This Is one of the resultant havocs of war which time alone can now remedy."

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PART TWO. "I will tell you about last night," said Lady Brackenstall. "You are aware, perhaps, that in this house all the servants sleep in the modern wing. This central block is made up of the dwelling rooms, with the kitchen behind and our bedroom above. My maid. Theresa, sleeps above my room. There is no one else and no sound could alarm those who are in the farther wing. This must have .been known to the robbers, or they would not have acted as they did. "Sir Eustace retired about half-past ten. The servants had already gone to their quarters. Only my maid was up, and she had remained in her room at the top of the house until I needed her services. I sat up until after eleven in this room, absorbed in a book. Then I walked around to see that all was right before I went upstairs. It was my custom to do this myself, for, as I have explained, Sir Eustace was not always to be trusted I went into the kitchen, the butler's pantry, the gun-room, the billiard room, the drawing-room, and finally the dining room. As I approached ths window, which is covered with thick curtains, I suddenly felt the wind blow upon my face, and realized that it was open. I flung the curtain aside, and found myself face to face with a broad-shouldered, elderly man, who had just stepped into the room. The window is a long French one, which really forms a door leading to the lawn. - I held my bedroom candle lit in my hand, and by Its light, behind the first man, I saw two others, who were in the act of entering. I stepped back, but the fellow was on me in an instant. He caught me first by the wrist and then by the throat. I open

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them had a glass in his hand. I have already told you. have I not, that one was elderly, with a beard, and the others, young, hairless lads. They might have been a father with his two sons. They talked together in whispers. Then they came over and mado sure that I was securely bound. Finally they withdrew, closing the winj dow after them. It was quite a quari ter of an hour before I got my mouth free. When I did so, my screams The other servants were soon alarmed and we sent for the local police, who instantly communicated with London. That is really all I can tell you. gentlemen, and I trust it that it will not be necessary for me to go over so painful a story again." "Any questions. Mr. Holmes?" asked Hopkins. "I will not impose any further tax upon Lady Brackenstall's patience and time," said Holmes. Before I go into the dining room, I should like to hear your experience." He looked at tha maid. . "I saw the men before ever they came into the house," said she. "As I sat by my bedroom window I saw three men in the moonlight down by the lodge gate yonder, but I thought nothing of it at the time. It was more than an hour after that that I heard my mistress scream, and down I ran. to find her poor lamb, just as she says. J and him on the floor with his blooJ ana Drains over tne room, it was enough to drive a woman out of her wits, tied there, and her very dress spotted with him, but she never wanted courage, did Miss Mary Fiaser of Adelaide, and Lady Brackenstall of Abbey Grange hasn't learned new ways. You have questioned her long enough, you gentlemen, and now she is coming to her own room, just with her old Theresa, to get the rest that she badly needs." With a motherly tenderness the gaunt woman put her arms around her mistress and led her from the room. "She has been with her all her life." said Hopkins. "Nursed her as a baby, and came with her to England when they first left Australia, eighteen months ago. Theresa Wright is her name, and the kind of maid you don't pick up nowadays. This way, if you please, Mr. Holmes." The keen interest had passed out of Holmes' expressive face, and I knew that with the mystery all the charm of the case had departed. There still remained an arrest to be effected, but what were those commonplace rogues KeepYourSkin-Pores Active and Healthy With Cuticura Soap

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that he should soil his hands with ' them? , An abstruse and learned specialist who finds that he has been called in for a case of measles would experience something of the annoyance which I read in my friend's oyes. Yet the scene in the . dining room of the Abbey Grange was sufficiently strange to arreet his attention and to recall his waning interest. It was a very large and high chamber, with carved oak ceiling, oaken paneling, and a fine . array . of deers' heads and ancient weapons around the walls. At the further end from the door was the high French window of which we had heard. Three smaller windows on the right-hand side filled the apartment with cold winter sunshine. On the left was a large, deep fireplace, with a massive, overhang ing oak mantelpiece. Beside the fireplace was a heavy oaken chair with arms and cross bars at the bottom. In and out through the open woodwork was woven . a crimson cord, which was secured at each side to the crosspiece below. In releasing the lady, the cord had been slipped off her, but the knots with which it had been secured still remained. These details only struck our attention afterwards, for our thoughts were entirely absorbed by the terrible object which lay upon the tiger-skin hearthrug in front of the fire. It was the body or a tall,' well-made man, about forty years of age. Ha lay upon his back, his face upturned, with his white teeth grinning through his short black beard. His two clenched hands were raised above his head, and a heavy black thorn stick lay across them. His dark, handsome, acquiline features were convulsed into a spasm of vindictive hatred, which had set his dead face in a terribly fiendish expression. He had evidently been in his bed when the alarm had broken out, for he wore as

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a foppish, embroidered night-shirt, and his bare feet projected from his trousers. His head was horribly injured, and the whole room bore witness to the savage ferocity of the blow which had struck him down. Beside him lay the heavy poker, bent into a curve by the concussion. Holmes examined it and the indescribable wreck which It had wrought. "He must be a powerful man. this elder Randall." he remarked. "Yes," said Hopkins. "I have some record of this fellow, and he is a rough customer." "You should have no difficulty in getting him." "Not the slightest. We have been on the lookout for him, and there was some idea that-be had got away to America. Now that we know the gang are here, I don't see how they can escape, We have the news at every seaport already, and a reward will be offered before evening. What beats me Is how they could have done so mad a thing, knowing that the lady could describe them, and that we would not fail to recognize the description." , "Exactly. One would have expected that they would have silenced Lady Brackenstall as well." "They may not have realized," I suggested, "that she had recovered from her faint." "That is likely enough. If Bhe seemed to be senseless, they would not take her life. What about this poor fellow, Hopkins? I have heard some strange stories about him." "He was a good-hearted man when he was sober, but a perfect fiend when he was drunk, or rather when he was half drunk, for he seldom really went the whole way. The devil seemed to be in him at such times, and he was capable of anything. From what I hear, in spite of all his wealth and his title, he very nearly came our way

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once or twice. There was a scand ' about his drenching a dog with pe troleum and setting it on fire hei ladyship's dog. to make the mattev worse and tha was only hushed u with difficulty. Then be threw a de canter at the maid. Theresa Wright; there was trouble about that. On tb whole, and between ourselves, it wit be a brighter house without him. What are you looking at now?" Tomorrow The Alventure of th Abbey Grange, continued.

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