Show I MYSTERY Tulu Russia Nov 12 The m mys mysterious s disappearance ot of Count Leo Tolstoi the time Russian novelist and antI so ao social cial clai reformer has hn made mado a n painful im impression n That he lie should decide to spend the evenings of or his last days In solitude surprises s no mio one acquaint acquainted ed cd with his career but that he should hould deliberately desert the wife who had torne him nine nino children Is I difficult of oC belief even oon In the tho light of his well eil known eccentricities of character The Tho suggestion of or a n failing men maca mentality taUt alit Is 16 accepted by many In explanation explanation explanation nation of the counts sudden suddon leave leavo taking which may ma have a st tragic se Sl sequel sequel quel que I as the countess is prostrated It Il Ilhas has been beon reported that sho she has at attempted attempted tempted her life The family was as without a clew to today toda today day da In a letter loft left for his wife tho time count said saidI I cannot continue longer to live lIc surrounded by b luxury like many oth other other othor er or old oid mono mon I l retire from tho the world to complete my m life lire In solitude I ask that you do not seek my m place of sojourn and that you do not come como cometo comoto to it If IC It Is discovered I beg for Jor forgiveness for Cor the grief that I may mar cause you The novelists reference to Lo luxurious ous surroundings is significant of his state of mind as ho he has long lived the lift of oC a peasant While his hi fam tam family family ily occupied a substantial mansion on the estate Tolstoi lived In a peasants hut partaking only of the simple peasant food and I wearing the tho peasants costume a n rough coat and antI trousers cowherd boots and a fur cap He has not nol al aI always ways continued this humble mode modo of oC life liCe but It has been his choice The first news of his disappearance camo came from Crom Prince days The Tue count left len his homo home several days ago a o accompanied by h Dr Makovetsky his physician That the time doctor should bo be C a n party to tho the affair Is another r I Inexplicable affair arrah be became camo came the tue companion of the time count In succession to the private l sec see rotary M ir f whom tile govern goern government mont ment exiled to Siberia alleging that thal ho hl h has hos Influenced writings Tolstoi has been In iii health for some time Ho lIe suffered fainting spells and on October IS 18 was wag unconscious for hours bours Later It was wits reported that ho he had lund Improved somewhat In his writings s Tolstoi has con condemned condemned suicide as Immoral and Irra Irrational irrational and antI as indicating a 3 perverted view of oC tho the significance of oC life lICe It lt Is believed Tolstoi proceeded to toan tonn toan an nn old monastery In III the government I Kaluga which adjoins the government of on the west Prince Dimitry sIc tele telegram gram of oC yesterday stated that Tolstoi left leCt his homo home on October 10 This Is obviously wrong as tho lie count was wasill ill at his home homo on October |