The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-21
Il Was Very
Plain to Her
3, SADIE Oh COLT

b SADIE OLcOTT !
am an American girl and, what's
more, IL there Is anything stirring I
want to be IN It. When the pan-E Euro
pean war broke out was travelling in
the Balkan states and made the ac-
quaintance Of the wife of one Of the
chief diplomats. i don specify be-
cause there ID 4 not 81 this story that
It wouldn't do Tor me to reveal. In
deed, i shall endeavOr to tell It In q
way that my own identity shall not
be known. ,ss H. n Z,
From my friend. the diplomats wife
Isheard a great deal about the struggle
between the entente and the central
powers to secure the adhesion Of the
different Balkan states. I was i'm
pressed with the fact that there was a
lot OF chicanery going on and was
seized with a desire to take a hand
In 1t, for the representatives of each
side. were ready to pay any price for
Information as to what the other side
was going to do. dropped . hint to
the diplomats wife that would like
to try my hand at diplomacy, which
she understood to mean spying.
The very next day received an in
vitation to call at certain embassy.
I was received by the secretary Of
legation. He was the most clean cut
man had ever met, very handsome.
with a certain impressiyeness about
him that Is understandable. made up
my mind then and there that whether
or no succeeded in diplomatic mis-
sion would bend all my energies to
securing him, for my own sweet self.
Mr. Faunt1erOy-so will call him
told me that the entente allies were
IN great doubt witch way the Bulgari-
anscat would Jump. He expressed the
idea in the. choicest language, but
don't remember his words. He wish
ed me to 90 to Sofia and gain the CON
fience Of some Bulgarian magnate
and worm out Of him which side King
Ferdinand was going to declare for.
II prolonged the interview with Mr..
z Fauntleroy as long as possible, all the
while giving him such little hints to
attract him to myself as a woman
keeps ready for the purpose. When.
however, could think Of no more
points on which to ask Instructions I
bade him goodby and set out for So
ID. K, a..5
Twas some time getting the informa-
ton desired. for there was only one
rerson who knew what .the king had
decided to do. and that was the king
himself. Indeed, ! got the Information,
not from q person, but from my own
observation. Sometimes the plainest
thing to 4 woman b that for which
ahe can give no reason. ! soon knew,
that King Ferdinand would take the
German side How I knew it i cam
not tell you, though II was a. plain as
the nose OF the, king 81 face. and every
One who has seen him or his picture
knows that his nose IS not to; be mis-
taken tor any other nose. Y
Returning to Mr.. Fauntleroy. l told
him that the. king would jump toward
berlin. WhansI was asked the source
oe nv information l said that had
sttcceedeil III making hiding in a
room where the king had received q
deputation OF Bulgarian magnates,
who had come to protest against his
matesty,s taking sides with Germany,
and i was convinced that he was fool
Ing them. Mr.. Fauntleroy asked me
how i knew the king was f0oling them.
and 81 replied, ..Just as any woman
knows when man is not to be
trusted
Nj Fauntlerov said be reckoned I
,.vg.s MT c,,t ont for = sDy. though he
ofrorod 70 "a u mo FOR NV work. de-
ciinad "a taks ANYTHING. a
..r3n+ 8 .ddea .Mr. Fauntleroy. If
-, at IN What tel, Won Won will
.ain credit n .vour profession.'.
- ~. u hip, MAJ dine Ioo, as though
-. awfnlIu interested in h,s sue.
cass and I really think he believed I
80 interestad for him and not nv
.a,r nc ondoa vorad TO "a r,ersnaiiet his
.,,n.r,or ana nt,,ar d,nlnmAfs "a send
y ,rnrd 70 london and Paris that King
Tsrd,nsna was shout 10 declare for
~ oantr., nows,a Rut none Of those
Sraa. mon could .soe what vas A BIC
= 80 ana whan Tia kina did 1ofn the
Ga..s,as +hov waro al varv much .as-
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