The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-01-10

sizes and travelling bureaus could sug-
gest. He had lodged four photo
graphs OF himself at the American
embassy. He had waited in line over
an hour to have mis- passport vised a,
the Dutch consulate in London and
he arrived at the Victoria station in
London three hours before the train
for Follestone was supposed to start.
There the suspicious and various ma.
tions as to his treacherOus purposes
We're first aroused
"Haye YOU any letters or photo
graph?" was the simple question, to
which his candid reply started the
trouble He answered he had one pho
tograph and one letter The sleuth
who was at the moment unscrewing
the top of a bottle of tooth powder
presumably to ascertain whether the
contents were lyddite or some equally
deadly agency, looking upkeenly, ac.
cepted the proffered proofs of demas-
tic devotion (the photograph was the
picture Of his wife and child and
opened Mr. Hooyer's letter.
do you realize that this letter con.
tains the names Of many British
ships?" Queried the yiaiIant defender
Of His Majestys shores.
Il do" said the reporter with all
the solemnity Of the wedding cere-
mony
Yet you want to carry it to the
enemy country?'
Yes"
viii YOU please talk with Inspect
or Seacocb OF Scotland yard"
The reporter was led iato a room
where suspects were searched, a SOL
emnIooking place with two compart-
ments one marked "Men' and the
other Women
Inspector Seacock, whose name re-
called the Grippen trial. gave the
American At searching glance. do
you know what an these ships are?'
was his first question
Mr. Hoover says, if you viii notice,
that they are the ships which are car
rying the food to hungry BelsiaDs,"
was the reply
"WeH, YOU can't take it to Ger
many"
The reporter then wrote ON the en-
velope a suggestion that Mr. Hoover
send it to Ambassador Gerard in the
embassy pouch and asked the inspect
or if he could get out Of the pen and
get a messenger There seemed to be
no very definite reply, but after a few
moments delay the inspector returned
and and said; "On second thought,
/ think YOU can take it, 1t seems to
be a perfectly open natter
So the message went safely to Hol-
land where the inspectors at Flush
ing and at Ozendaal never hesitated
in passing the formidable document
But at Bentleim, on the German side
of the frontier the letter came in for
expert examination on the part of the
whole staff of the heImeted inspectors
whose questions ranged from inquiries
as to the place OF birth of the report
er's parents to questions as to the
business and motives Of Mr. Hoover
Every PASSENGER on the TAIN was
passed and many of then were star
ing in at the suspect through the win
dow before the staff finished with the
reading of the lette'
Don't you know that it is forbid
den to carry such a document into
Germany? Can you swear that these
ships are really carrying food into
Belgium III you are not personally
aware of the exact facts don't you
realize that you may be committing
a serious crime to endeayor to carry
this letter to Berlin ?" and so on. The
reporter murmured something about
running the risks if it would help a
hungry people. This gave him cour
age and in his best German, he asked
what they proposed to do about it,
This was an inspiration, as nobody
had thought of it before 1t was de-
cided that the reporter could go on,
that the inspectors would consider the
possibilities of harm in the letter and
If it seemed wise to give it TO him, it
would be sent to mis- Berlin address.
One week later it had not been so
delivered