Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-12-18

ledge the imperial warrant. Remem-
Der. Paula. there is now an Austrian
army on the Seryian border"
The look she gave me was venom
Gus with hate
"'lI Toll You What | want"
Now I'll tell you what I want"
continued. Major Schuwaloff is in the
Russian pay. He has got the key to
the Russian influence here He
knows just how far Russia has gone,
how far 1t is prepared to go. want
that key. You've got to get it,
have the major pretty well sized up.
Money. l think. would be very accept
able to him for-well, let us say for
selling out Russia. But he fears your
supervision. / know that you were
sent here by Russia, Paula, just to
keep your eye on agents in Russian
pay, and principally on our friend
Schuwaloff. / know you have not the
situation in hand like he has. If you
had. l wouldn't bother going any
further, I'd get it from you. Now.
your part is TO give him to under
stand that he has nothing to fear
from you, that no lapse by him will |
be reported-this time. You're pretty
well fond Of him already, aren't you? |
II you value his safety, you'd better /
do as 1 ask. Otherwise, shall also
let him go up. I've got something
on him. too"
This last shot in the dark seemed
to bear the most weight with her. She
said:
What guarantee have I that you'll
keep your side of the bargain?"
said none, for the simple reason
that I could not give any.
Your own sense" explained land
knowledge Of the work you're doing
should tell you that 1t is to my inter-
est to get results, and not to trouble
about other things. I'll promise you,
however no further trouble over this
affair in Cracow. There will also be
the price of diamond collar in it
for you. Il subsequently filed a
requisition for $1,000 to be paid to
her. but l think she got more.) You
agree? Good"
The agreement closed, | went back
o the hotel well satisfied with the I
nights work I
The Major Makes an Early Call. U
Early the next morning a very per- II
urbed Major Schwaloff was shown .
INTO my chamber. 1 greeted him cor j
Tally and opened the conversation C
With the remark: Ii
Il see Mile. vaion has conferred h
nth you"
He started. o,
How did you know" al
Mon cher major this early visit, al
our sobriety, your nervous manner f,
re indications enough. My time is al
aiuable. and, although your petite he
arts here is very entertaining, l pre- al
n the Baltic seashore. If you have fl;
nything to say to me. say it quickly
nd to the point. l leave this after so
BON for Vienna. 1t may interest you Of
know that you are absolutely safe. ha
put no stop to your no doubt valu- da
lie services to your employer In ha
Ct ] don't give continental what by
u do after l leave. But l want the of
hole OF your knowledge OF Russian les
tivity here and in Bulgaria" is
He replied: ag
Il know very little about Bulgaria" "g;
shook my head.
This will not do. major. You know OIL
out as much about Russian in
ence in Bulgaria as you do Of Rus
n intrigue here. l want the whole /
ing or nothing AS Mile. Yalon- Tu
has told you, neither at
u nor she is in position to hold Mr.
tx single thing" Da
further attempt to bluff it of
!, he gave up what | wanted The cur
I of 1t was this for
With the aid OF French money Rus the
had united and was heavily sub n
izing Bulgaria and Servia against Hal
rkey. and had Intoxicated both sre
h wild dreams of enlarged bound a !
IS and empire at the expense of abo
Turk, and ultimately. with Rus no
$ backing. ar the expense Of Aus ives
herself Numerous non-commis- OF
led officers were coming quietly clos
Belgrade and Sofia. and were hste
iy to take the field with the der
lies of the allies. which could count md
support from Montenegro, through ne
hatred of the Austrian, ives
on Geece through its hatred of saw
Turk and desire TO settle old Tor I
es with that nation. Most of the been
ing officers aud men of affairs OF