The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-11-13
ecorsrisS,. Is,1 sTlS y V1sslsr syndicate, IuoJ
By d.. Armsaard Karl GraOes

over a plan OF campaign and prepare
myself for the mission. The transfer
from Captain Tappken's department
pleased me for l knew that at the
Wilhelmstrasse I would be In closer
touch with the bigger affairs OF dipio-
macy. Tappken had limited at my
finding favor with the wilhelmstrasse
and I guessed M cause for this.
Germany keeps a watch on all her
officers. When one OF them is spend.
ing more money than his income. he
Is promptly investigated. / recalled
how they had sent me TO the Spandau
garrison to inquire into the anairs Of
an officer who was too lavish with his
money to suit the intelligence depart
ment. lie was an ordnance officer In
: small arms factory az Spandau and
Il vas the natural conclusion that he
was obtaining this extra money by
selling state secrets.
| encountered. however. an entirely
different situation. l learned that he
was absolutely innocent on that score
but that he was receiving money from
I a W AhAtNH WIN nNu nFNNAlt ln@
fatuated with him. She was Of a very
high house and ! realized that her name
could not be mentioned In n report to
Captain Tappken. This situation re.
Quired delicate treatment. solved
the dilemma by reporting TO Tappken
tina, the ordnance officer was guiltless
OF any act Of treason against his
country, then made a private report.
covering the intimate facts. which
went direct 20 officials OF higher re-
sp%onsibility. The princess name did
not appear as far as subordinates
were concerned and the whole AFFAIR
was hushed up. My fortunate discre-
ton in this matter undoubtedly
strengthened my standing with the
W!iholmstTasse.
BY this time ! had installed myself
in quiet quarters on the Mittelstrasse,
and Kim, whom | had brought frcm
South Africa with me, aud who had
been transformed from a Basuto boy
into an efficient man servant. looked
after my comforts, To secure myself
from the questions OF prying neigh.
bors. | had caused Il 10 be known that
l vas a retired South African planter
inclined TO poor health. This wac the
most likely explanation for my curious
mode Of living and ms sudden period
zeal dis~appearances. for / was away
from the Mittelstrasse for months AZ
a time. Presumably | was travelling
about to the different watering places
OF the continent for my health
Decide on NY Role.
My mission to Constantinople called
Tor some considerable thought In Sc.
lecting the most advisable character to
impersonate
finally decided 10 travel as a physi.
clan, or. TO use the Turkish word. a
Hakm. A Hakim is always accorded
respect, even reverence, by Turks and
Arabs. This character determined
upon. / went TO the telephone and re-
quested the service intelligence de-
partment 10 give me letters OF intro
duction TO the German hospital and the
Pera hospital in Constantinople. They
were sent 20 me signed by the ~.
thorities OF the Charlie In Berlin
and described that / was going TO
study tropical and Asiatic diseases
and requested that the hospitals give
me every facility for reseach work.
] had Kim pack a case OF medical
instruments and told him to have
everything In readiness TO leave Der.
lin tkgt vTnLt an th, nrfapt Ev,r.a8
He was necessary TO my plans and
was 20 accompany me. A messenger
from Wedel brought a few final verbal
Instructions. / was hidden 20 keep
away from al official German inter.
curse in Constautinople. Wedel might
have saved himself the trouble OF that
word Of caution, for ! knew enough
10 keep away from anything that
would raise suspicion In regard 10 my
Identity. II l pride myself IN anything.
Il Is a knowledge OF Eastern char.
acter. With the instructions were a
thousand marks cash and a draft fos
5000 marks on the Ottoman bank Of
Constantinople that had been depos
tied In my name.
II may strike the reader As curious
|, that / took kim with me. butt knew
he could be OF tremendous use 10 M
In Constantinople. In addition Z
r speaking his KRhr dialects, he kne'
D Arabic. Amy negro boy who coul
. speak Arabic could learn almost am
{ thing In ConstantinOple. whic
a abounds In black men OF all tribes an
nationaliti0a. Among the servants
every household. Kim would find maj
9 e%ompatriots from whom he could q
information impossible for any Eur
"a pean 10 obtain,
y Prellmlnarles.
After an eventual trip &C. Consta
,e tinopIe. I took preliminary quarters
n. the B~rasSerie Kor, a quiet, second-ra
Dr. hostelry on the Rue Osmanly. ] We
a 10 An unpretentlous place 20 avoid
tracing any particular attention. ~
I put up at an expensive hotel the
would Immediately have been queri