Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-29

troll of the privy councillor, is used by
the emperor for his own special pur-
poses and service in this branch is the
sine qua non of the service.
The personal consists of all classes
of men and women. Princes and
counts, lawyers and doctors, actors
and actresses, mondaines of the great
world, demi-mondaines of the half
world, walters and porters, all are
made use of as occasion arises. 1t may
well happen that your interesting ac-
quaintance in the salon of an ex-
press steamer or your charming COM
panion in the tea-room of the Ritz is
the paid servant of some government.
The Great Artistic Who Spies on Ger
many
Great singers, dancers and artists
especially of Russian and Austrian
origin, are often spies, notably one
artistic, famous the world over for
light feet and nimble wit, said wit
being retained by the Russian gov
eminent at SO, 0 rubles per annum.
When mademoiselle travels in Ger
many she has the honor of a very I'M
ostentatious bodyguard, the govern
ment being anxious that nothing
should happen to them. Perhaps made
moiselle may remember a little incl
dent at the Palais de Dance in Berlin
Anna VS.. He of L~ichtenstein.
Or perhaps Mademoiselle will recall
a little episode in the Els Arena in
Berlin during a certain New Years
eve carnival, when the restoration
not the loss-of her magnificent gold
chatelaine bag caused her much en-
barrassment, the chatelaine In ques.
ton being dexterously Communicated
by an expert in such matters of the
secret service squad.
Il happened that the personal
branch of the German secret serv-
ice was exceedingly interested in that
gold bag. Mademoiselle had been
carrying on an affair with a young ord
nance officer of the Potsdam garrison.
Now the service does not like officers,
especially those of the ordnance, be-
coming involved with ladies like
mademoiselle. On this particular night
he had presented her with the new
bag and she had been injudicious
enough to let remain in the golden re-
ceptacle a dangerously compromising
letter that he had enclosed. Injudi-
cious, dear lady! Corsage or stock
ings, mademoiselIe; but vanity bags
neveri
Celebrating the coming Of the New
Year, mademoiselle and her party
were feasting in the Ice Orena. / hap
pened to be at a nearby table, and
saw everything, as well as later hear
ing the inside of 1t.
The gold chatelaine lay on the table
at her elbow. Upon observing it's po-
sition, the waiter-a secret agent on
the case-deliberately tipped over a
champagne glass that stood within a
few inches of the bag. OF course,
mademoiselle was worried lest the
wine run over on her gown, and while
thus ~preoccupied, the waiter, STAN
mering apologies, mopped up the ta-
BILE cloth with his serviette-mopped
up the wine and cleverly covering the
bag, folded it in the napkin and hur-
ried away. In two minutes he had
opened it, distracted the letter from
the young ordnance officer, and was
back, all apologies.
your pardon, mademoiselle," he
said, handing her the gold chatelaine.
in my haste l picked up this bag
Lx ~os.kolo .0zr ~ 10 A,t -
With a slight start she said "yes,"
took the bag and, %hurriedly opening 1t.
felt for the letter. To her dismay it
was gone. l saw her eyes narrow a
little and then l marveled at the clev-
erness of the woman
NO" she suddenly said, that is
not my bag. l never saw 1t before. /
advise you to find the owner"
Clever lady! You sacrificed the
costly gift, but you went over the
frontier just the same, thereby cost
ing you a rather remunerative en-
gagement in Berlin.
Great ReWards-lf Successful.
The necessary qualifications of an
agent vary of course, with the class of
work to be done. We can dismiss the
waiter and porter class, as they never
receive independent commands and
work only under direct supervision on
minor details without knowing why.
The trusted agent handling important
matters and documents, must needs be
a person of intelligence, tact and ad-
dress. He must be a linguist, and,
above all, a a of and a
close student of his fellow men. In
the agent charm and tact,
beauty and manners, au grand dame,
knowledge Of the world and men are
essential.
The pay varies, but is always good.
Expenses are never questioned, money
being no object. For instance, l spent
on a mission through the Riviera TO-