Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
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By Dr.. Armgaard Karl GraDes

ferent way to what had LEFT II. /
called my iandlady and casually In.
quired II my tailor had been there.
She said. NO, Doctor"
Weil' replied. what reason have
you then 70 rearrangs my clothes7"
Her face REDEEMED and, she seemed
clustered.
4 wasn't In your room" she fall
tered, II remember now. believe the
tailor was here, One OF the servants
let him In"
made II my business TO 30 around
70 M tailor's within an hours time
and ne contradicted her story. He had
not been 81 the house.
! recognized ii as IN occasion where
! had to make right royal biuff. I
went at once 10 police headquarters I'm
Edinburgh, asked for Chief Con.
stable Ross. and sent In my card bear.
Ing DR.. A. X. Graves. wuro, 3. Austria.
Liz. 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 German epy7T
| saw that II had Knocked him on
bis pins.
Why. no. he said, startled. II
don't know anythsag AT all about Il.
It's not BY your orders. then. that
4 am foliowad7"
Cart q fs.fxs - - ~ 4. :. ..ss..x6,a es&ss
He bowed me out. OF course. /
knew ! still would be Swallowed. which
did not mind In the least
a Wrongly Addressed letter.
About d week after my experience
with Constable Ross. received infor
nation that william Beardmore ii Co,
Of Glasgow. were constructing some
new i4-inch guna for the British gov
eminent That meant q change Of
base.
&C once made It my business to 20
to Glasgow and got particulars. | In.
stalled myself In the Central station
hotel, and IN q few weeks gained all
The information I wanted. While in
Glasgow received letters addressed
10 me ~ James stanford. received
two such letters. and upon calling at
Tho General Post Once for third. Il
was informed that there was letter
for A, Stafford.
Oh, yes, that ~ my letter" said.
The clerk dernurred and replied:
You asked for James Stafford. TN /
Ter those circumstances I cannot hand |
gou this letter. II Ii against the postal |
aw.H
Not being In a position 10 raise
question, | let Il 30 Ut that, never for
! mcnlent thinking that my employers
would be no eulnahly careless az TO
aut any discriminating evidence Id the
nail Events proved that that is lust
What they did, Moreover, I later came
o know why that particular letter
vas addressed not 10 James but to A,
stafford. All my previous letters were
addressed TO me a. DIR. A. k. Graves
md we're enclosed In the business an.
felope Of well.known chemical firm
i snow Hill, London. ". (Which
'apar had been fabricated for the pur.
lose. CO course. ssaaa letters were sent
rom the continent 10 London and
here reposted.
When | left Edinburgh TO and out
bout the I4sinch guns. gave our
'eople In London instructions 10 naa
'issiiR sRESiaaas AND co address them
o James Stanford, q, r. o., Glasgow,
he flrst two letters were addressed +
and plain envelopes we're
sed Tt,e third was not only mis-
ddressed, but was enclosed In one of
he Chemical company's envelopes
his, as later learned. for reason.
No ono having called FOR Ii, tha let.
ar was returned to the chemical com.
any Az their ofiiuS II was opened
nd found 10 contain D typewriter
stter In German language and Ave
notes on the Bank or Eng.
md. The contents Of the letter was
ach n TO lead the arm to call In the
olice.
There's oentIeman Down stalrs 10
See You."
On the evening OF April ia, / had
ast put on my evening clothes and
one 10 the upstairs writing.room III
'as awaiting d party Of gentlemen
tho were coming 10 dine with me In
ae hotel. There camc buttons.
tho announced:
There's q gentleman downstairs to
b you. Doctor.
Al prcmaonitiun stole over me vi
new that my guests would not have
emit for nae 10 come Gown but would
ave been announced. realised fhaf
| was going 10 he caught there vas
D avoiding n Secret service rnakes 4
ian fataiist.
l bad hardly reached the last stem or
10 grand stairway when four hiw
lain.cleshes men pcuncad npon me
lore for tho fun or ID than anything
lse. guess. got On my horse and
elnanded 10 know what was the mat.
sr,
@Youal soon know. Inspector Preach
eclared.
The SearcF--and Prison,
He than ordered his men To search /
ID and seemed amazed when they
euldns ind any six shooters, siaggers
( bombs. was taken back 10 my