The Washington times., 1918-09-02
The Wolves OfNelU York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Detective Tells of Poison Used by
Many Women to Get Rid of
Undesirable Husbands.


nails were very long and sharp. In
fact. his whole bearing did not i'm.
press me at all pleasantly.
"He took his seat close to me.
at the clothless table. and began
to talk. He had . soft insinuating
voice, and he evidently wished %
make himself very agreeable A.
soon a. he discovered that Wa
English. he spoke to me in my own
language
You are travelling BY the eoAehr
be asked.
T told him w.s going as far a.
RaIschatZ-
":Ah." he replied. 4 am not GO
ing as far as that. Ny place II
among the hills. about a day and
a half's journey from here.
branch off at Rozin, which Is be-
before you reach Raischatz. However,
till then, sir, we shall be fellow
passengers
II was not exactly sorry to hear
this, as my journey thus far had
been dull. and, though I did not
like the appearance OF my new
companion, still I welcomed some
one to whom I could talk. re-
marked that he spoke English Pc
culiarly well.
"T have been IN America he
smiled. I have relatives in your
country. But / prefer my own Wild
Carpathians. l go not much away
from them
-He left me soon after he had
finished his meal, and, curiously
enough, noticed that the little
servant girl who had been waiting
upon US crossed herself as he pass
ed her.
'I wondered at this, but the m
cident did not impress me very
forcibly at the time"
After a short pause Edgar Sw4n
continued his story. II have de-
scribed this individual rather par
ticularly." he said. because he haa
good deal to do with the events
that followed; also. have little
doubt that some day shall see him
again That night, however, gave
little further. thought to him. ban,
slept as well as was able on an
extremely uneomfortable bed
TN the gray OF the morning We
started on our journey. 1t was cold.
and was well wrapped up, but not
so well as my companion, who wore
q heavy fur-lined coat In the dfm
light his face looked more sallow
and unpleasant than II had the night
before, and I remember wonderfng
how he managed to keep hs points
OF his mustache 80 well waxsd.
when the damp mist lay 50 heavily
upon the earth.
We both slept for the first part OF
the journey, and the sun was well up
before either of Us was inclined
for conversation II was . lumber
ing, old conveyance and jolted pain
fully up, and down the hills, 50
was glad enough when we were
able to take our seats outside. There
were no other passengers with uB
that day.
my companion became taIkstiva.
He dilated upon the scenery. and
vowed that he loved his Carpathians
for their very wiIdness. He had
lived among them since his child
hood, and his forsfathers had lived
In the same spot for generations. (,
we love not the outer word he I
said-he had d peculiar way OF
speaking of himself as II he were
one of q clan We go out into Il
but we are not of IL. Our little hills
need, we OF the Valenslis. Yet our
brethren own the earth, for they
wander where they will and are
servants Of no man.
'1He saw that did not under
stand. 30 with q smile, he made
his meaning clearer. This Is the
country of the Ziegeuner.' he said.
they who are not. peasants, are Of
Eypsy blood But my own family
lit Il as old as that of>any Amer
icAn and / am as proud Of IT.
But surely you are not gypSy!
I asked. amazed
SHe spread out his long, thin
hands why not? he said. Aof
what should I be ashamed? am
q vaIensl<i, and there are many
who are subject to me-
81 remember now that he had .
peculiar v-shaped mark upon the
wrist Of his left hand Seeing thai.
my eyes were fixed upon It: 1t
the mark OF my tribe be said
Is Q peculiar fashioned sign, ana
can never be mistaken by those
who know.
Here Lillian interrupted the story
excitedly. Basil Fleetwood had
just such q mark upon his wrtstf
she cried. 'He told Us about II the
other day
The detective looked surprised.
GI did not know that" he said
Harold Borradale has IL, in com
mon with Zoraka and his brothers
who are dead. But why Basil
Fleetwood?
sWhy Harold?' asked Guy.
'That may be able to explain"
said Swan. But II adds a new
mystery that Basil Fleetwood
should be so marked Another thing
Is certain, too. II the gypsies who
were at Helm have anything to do
with his disappearance, they GER
tainly have not hurt hin-that H.
II they became aware In time Of The
mark upon his wrist"
"He explains IL away as q mole
said Lillian, "but he certainly told
us that 1t had once been recognized
as a gypsy mark"
Another OF the many mysteries
that confront u.s." said the detectfvo-
Anyway, I feel more sanguine a.
to Mr.. FIeetwood's safety than ala
before, for-though I did not say
Sol was rather afraid that he
might have got into trouble with
those gypsies who were at Helm
But to continue my story" he
resumed, after q moment II was
telling you OF my conversation win
my Magyar friend, and OF my SUR
prise when I learned that he owned
to gypsy blood. Before the Gay
was half over we had struck up
quite a frienship, and I began to
think that I had misJudged him.
al noticed that the peasants