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draw out of him things that ] wanted
to know, but / never could &c, anything
worth while. The slightest suspicious
question, no matter how artlcssly asked.
always made him close up as tight a.
an oyster
7 had seen him often in the company
Of a French lady. a Nile. Renee Nalon.
1t was obvious that she and h, Maju.
were on pretty good terms. Little in
cidents, things that happened in a room
full of people led mc To guess that she
was extremely fond Of him. / made i
my business To cultivate her acquain;-
ance. for experience had often shown
me that where gold and myself fail,d
aepair of flashing eyes and ruby lips
would often succeed. Like all other
women of that set in Belgrade, Nile.
Valon was wofully cxtravagant. Shc
gamhled heavily. and one night 7 as
sis cd her with a loan Of 500 francs.
I came to know her fairly we'll.
had no indication Of her being in
any way connected with any foreign
service. Indeed. everything pointed To-
the contrary. Mile Valons French
was perfect. She looked French, her
manncrsms were French. But when on
any 1lllNSl'u al WV lll'ill T''l " 80 a' y
agent is always on the qui v.ve. j IS
always wise to be suspicious Of every
one ard so I began to make the most
delicate inquiries concerning Nile,
Valon and her antccedents. In conver-
sation with her l tried 10 draw ont little
things that would give me some clue 10
her place in the scheme of things.
failed Nevertheless ! came to feel that
II nj a rnlp | nsa1 10
sources. hut everything bore out th'
French origin. Still l wasn't satisfied.
Then one night Mile. Valon gave q
supper party in her apartments in the
Hotel de Paris. After supper there was
gambling among the guests. Here In
the privacy of her rooms was an oppor.
| tunity 10 discover some little thing
that would either confirm her Frencl
| claims or confirm my suspicious. Ny
eyes were alert. but they could fint
no, hing that would show any connection
with Russia. That is, they found moth
ing until Mile. Nalon got up from th'
table. went to her boudoir ana rrturnc,
nihbling on piece Of candy. II was the
candy that gave her away.
| saw AT once that it was particula,
brand os Russian candy quite d.stinc
| from lllt ftlll''Nltll~ ~ i dll't dll'
! Turkey. In realty, this brand Of Rus
sian candy consists of natural flowers
such as roses and violcts. preserved
with their fragrance and natural taste
/ in a champagne Color"d, crystal sub
stance, the nature Of which is Il seCre
| Of pomitrof a. Sons of Moscow. Thi
candy is usually appreciated only by
born Muscovite. The taste for ii mus
be acquired. only a Russian, or one VIII
had for years lived in Russia, woul
| have 1t.
Five out OF every ten of the wome,
who take part in the gay life of tn
European capitals are invariably know
to the secret service branches of tn
Continental police. My suspicious as /
Nile. Nalon confirmed, 1t was an eve
chance that ! might he able to plac
her. ! procured two snapshots of he
and a specimen of her handwriting
These | forwarded to the chiefs of tn
secret service sections of the Nicnn
and Berlin police depar ments, with
request to wire me any possible infor
nation about her. Within forty-eigh
hours | had reply. Mile. Naion wa
well known to the Austrian police as