The Harrison times., 1914-12-05
1914. BY The Wheeler Syndicate. Iuc.)

called my landlady and casually In
quired II my tailor had been there,
She said, "No, Doctor"
Well" replied, what reason have
you then to rearrange my clothes?"
Her face Redeemed and she seemed
flustered.
Il wasn't in your room" she fal-
tered, 81 remember now believe the
tailor was here. One Of the servants
let him in"
| made 1t my business to go around
to my tailor's within an hours time
and he contradcted her story. He had
not been at the house.
| recognized It as an occasion where
| had to make a right royal bluff
went at once to police headquarters in
Edinburgh, | asked for Chief Con.
stable Ross and sent in my card bear
ing DR., A, X, Graves, Turo, s, Austria.
lia Presently was shown into the
chiefs room and was received by a
typical Scottish gentleman. opened
fire in this way;
Have you any reason to believe
that am a German spy?"
saw that II had knocked him Off
his pins.
why, no." he said, startled. Il
don't know anything at all about it."
IT'S not by your orders, then, that
| am followed?"
Certainly not" he replied.
He bowed me out or course,
knew still would be shadowed, which
| did not mind in the least
A Wrongly Addressed Letter.
About a week after my experience
with Constable Ross, received infor.
nation that William Beardmore & Co.,
Of Glasgow, were constructing some
new l4.nch guns for the British gov.
ernment That meant a change Of
base.
at once made it my business TO 90
to Glasgow and get particulars, in.
stalled myself in the Central station
hotel, and in few weeks gained all
the information | wanted While in
Glasgow ! received letters addressed
to me as James Stafford. | received
two such letters, and upon calling at
the General Post Office for a third, !
was informed that there was q letter
for A. Stafford
"Oh, yes, that is my letter" said
The clerk demurred and replied,
you asked for James Stafford, Tn.
der those circumstances cannot hand
you this letter II Is against the postal
law"
Not being In a position to raise
question, | let It 20 at that, never for
n moment thinking that my employers
would be 80 culpably careless as TO
put any discriminating evidence In the
mall, Events proved that that Is Just
what they did Moreover later came
to know why that particular letter
was addressed not to James but to a,
Stafford, All my previous letters were
addressed to mo Ns DR. A, K, Graves
and were enclosed In the business en-
yelope OF wellknown chemieal firm
OF Snow Hill, London, ~ (Which
paper had been fabricated for the pur.
pose, OF course, the letters were sent
from the continent to London and
there reposted,
When | left Edinburgh to find out
about the l4'ineh guns, gave our
people In London instructions to use
plain envelopes and to address them
to James Stafford G. p o. Glasgow
The ArBt two letters were addressed
correctly and plain envelopes were
used, The third was not only mis-.
addressed but was enclosed In one Of
tho Chemical compOnys envelopes
this, ~ later learned, for u reason
No one having called for II, the let
ter was returned 10 the chemical com
pany, At their ONCE II was opened
and found to contain n typewriter
letter in German language and Ave
ten pound notes on the Bank OF Eng.
land, Tho contents Of the letter was
such Ns to lead the firm to call In the |
police,
"There's Gentleman Down stairs TO
see You"
on the evening Of April ID, had |
Just put on my evening clothes and |
gone TO tho upstairs wrItIngroom, | |
was awaiting u party Of gentlemen
who were coming 10 dine with me In
the hotel There came u buttons
who announced
"Thoro'g a gentleman downstairs 10
30 you, Doctor"
A pfem0nltlon stole over me, !
knew that my guests would not have
sent for me TO come down but would
have been announced ! realized that
Il was going to be- caught there was
no avoiding H. Secret service makes
man fatalletr
had hardly reached the last step Of
the grand stairway when four big
men pouheed upon me
More for the fun Of II than anything
Else, guess, got on my horse and
demanded to know what was the mat.
Tor,
"Youll soon know" Inspector French
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