Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-01-08

hlANNttttta presently 'aAit iA bhHpy
one night my friend. the bridge tend
en-. learned that the fleet was getting
up steam. Accordingly, | stood OF
the bridge that night and waited. AZ
i've o'clock In tho morning a gray
rainy. foegy morning. through which
the ships moved almost ghost-like.
made out 10 war vessels. From their
siibouetten, I knew them to be dread
nauehfs. cruisers. and torpedo boat
dcstroyers. AZ once filed a cable
by way Of Brussels. informing the IN
teiligsnce department of the German
navy shat AN English fleet i6 strong.
had put to sen subsequently. /
learned that in describing the 10 ships
: hnd mnde only one mistake
Followed
After about three weeks began to
be suspicious Of being followed Ar
rieins home one night noticed that
my dress suit was arranged IN air
fcrcnt way to what / had left IT, !
called my landlndy and casually In
aulrcd II my tailor had been there.
She said. NO, Doctor"
Well ! replied "what reason have
you Then to rcarranee my clothesY"
Her face Redeemed and she seemed
nustcred
Il wasn't In your room" she fall
tered. u remember now. believe the
tailor was here. one Of the servants
lei him In"
made Il my business to go around
a. my tailor's within an hours time
and he contradicted her story. He had
not been at the house.
recognized Il as an occasion where
] had TO make right royal bluff I
went az once to police headquarters In
Edinburgh asked for Chief Con
stable Ross. and sent IN my card bear |
Ing Or a X. Graves. Truro. S. Austria
LA. Presently 1 was shown into the |
chiefs room and was received by
typical Scottish gentleman. / opened |
are In this way:
"Havc you any reason 20 believe that |
am a German spy"
/ saw that Il had knocked him off |
as pins.
why. no." ne said. startled. 81
lon't know anything at all about it,"
ITS not by your orders. then. that
am followed?"
Certainly not" ho replied.
lie bowed me out. or course.
new sim would be Swallowed. which
aid not mind In the least, reasoned
hat my visit to the police might make
hem slow down bit Right along
communicated by cable and letter
With Berlin and went the even tenor
Z my way
A Wrongly Addressed Letter.
About Il week after my experience
iith Constable Ross. / received infor-
nation that William Rcardmore \ Co.
Glasgow. were constructing some
ew it-inch guns for the British gov
rnment That meant change OF
ase
! al once made it my business TO SO
b Glasgow ana get particulars. | in
tailed my self at the Central station
otcl and Ia a few weeks gained all
ic Information l wanted. While In
iasgow I received letters addressed
, me as James stafford l received
SO such letters. and upon calling at
ne General Post once for third
as Informed that there was letter
" A. stafford
"Oh. yes. that is my letter" | said
The clerk demurred and replied:
"You asked for James Stafford. TN
" those circumstances | cannot hand !
"a this letter. Il Is against the postal 1
W"
Not being In position To raise a |
lestion. let Il 40 az that. never for /
moment thinking that my employers I
ouid be 80 inculpaoly careless as to 4
1t any discriminating evidence In the :
all Events proved that that is just a
hat they did Moreover. ! later came
know why that particular letter :
as addressed not 10 James but 20 A. \
afford. All my previous letters were l
dressed 20 me as Or. 4. X. Graves }
"a were inciosed IN the business en-
Hope of we'll known chemical firm :,
Snow nm London. r. (Which !.
lper had been fabricated FOR the pnr-
'se OF course, the letters were sent :,
ON the continent 10 London and =
ere reposted. :.
when left Edinburgh TO find out n
'out the ii-ineh guns. ! gave our n
ople I'm London Instructions to use I,
ain envelopes and TO address them
James Stafford. @. p. O.. Glasgow
he first two letters were addressed q
rrectiy and plain envelopes were a