Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-27

/, peihea are borne out OF the emperor
private schatuile. IN few hours
time / VIII have French and spanisl
money ready for you and send it t.
your lodgings You thoroughly under
stand your Instructions? or course
you have not forgotten the message
that you memorized before the eaper.-
orr"
A Dash to Spain.
assured him | had not, and after g
cordial handshakc I bowed myself out
and hurried back to my quarters
Here { found that my boy had my
travelling bag ready with his usual
thoroughness. one does not take
much baggage on these trips. Pajam
as, slippers smoking cap, and a
toothbrush have seen me three-quar-
ters around the globe, and never
/ carried slx-shooter in my life. In
AL my experiences | have seen few
secret agents who do carry one. The
only protective article 1 ever carried
was "a little silk bag containing a mix
.ne Of cayenne pepper. snuff, and
rtain chemicals. 1t is very effective
10 throw into the faces Of those VINO
attack YOU
soon there came a messenger from
Wedel with the promised funds. a
thousand francs and two thousand
pesos. It lacked a half hour to three
thirty, so 1 made my way to the
Friedrichstrassc depot on foot. Ex-
perienee had taught me that the Orient
express was generally over-crowded
and that unless one reached the depot
early and used good deal Of palm oil,
It was impossible to secure a decent
seat.
A judicious oiling of palms enabled
me to get a very pleasant window
seat in a middle compartment. After
making myself at home l took a tour
through the train. 1t is my invariable
custom to take stock of my fellow
travellers. and in this case 1t was most
imperative.
My arrival and what | accomplished
in Paris are commonplace Arriving
in the Care du Nord, took taxi to
the GermRn embassy in the Rue de
Lille, where an undersecretary signed
for my dispatches and handed me two
letters addressed to the embassy of
Madrid. | Immediately posted his re-
ceipt to the Wilhelmstrasse. some
thing German secret agents are al /
ways obliged to do--mail the foreign /
Office signatures for documents as /
soon as they are delivered.
Without further adventure l reached (
Madrid. As the train was four hours
late l did not present myself at the
embassy. | was met by a commits
saire at the station. delivered him the
papers. received his signature. posted
it to the wilhelmstrasse. and made
for Barcelona. Some
where Off that city. in the open sea,
the Panther was waiting.
With the utmost difficulty l char
tered tug, and in the twilight set
,ff TO find the Panther 1t was com
ng night when we finally saw her
lark. trim hull lying against the hori-
ron, for in this case a false spring by
ler meant war.
AS we steamed up alongside sem /,
ny hailed us from the deck. l shout
d that had come to see the captain.
nut he told us to stand OFF. Finally,
lfter persistently hailing the warship.
he officer Of the watch came to the
all and held parley with me.
81 have imperial orders to see the
aptain." l shouted
The Amazing Message.
Apparently this satisfied him, for
ie let me come aboard without
urther delay l was shown into the
aptains room. Very important the
tptdti. ttAuit Aiih. man III thV =
critics, straight backed, rather jolly,
nd with one Of those German naval ,
cards The slightest mistake by the
aptalu Of the Panther would have
lung England and France into war
nth Germany. He stood for mo-
lent regarding me. y
well what is this? What is your
NUMBER he finally
aid.
Seventeen" I told him.
That appeared 70 satisfy the cap
,in. knew that the wllhelmstrasse \
ad wired him that Number Seven
zen" was coming. stin he was care