The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-01-11

one sewcd In the lining Of my vest,
However, this did not accord with my
plsns. had intended to use the DUN
ms in another way and farther on 10
my journey Now | had lost II, and
my enemies had possession 81 evidence
that was 0 messenger from the Brit.
lsh government This latter cousldera.
ton ava Dot trouble me much, for II
was clear that they knew all about me.
However, there was one advantage
In their having the dummy. They
must have believed they had the dis
patch / carried. FOR saw nothing
more Of them till | arrived ~ Mar
settles Aiy theory Is that they we're
understrauers, with no authority 10
open the dispatch. but took II 10 some
one who had such power. aud this ot-
casioBcd delay while went ny way.
But they dill not lose track of me,
for the man ! had scen observing me
On the train from London 10 South
amptOn kept me In sight. Al Mar
settles | had two problems to settle,
Should | 90 farther By land or all the
way by scaf Ana how could ! throw
my shadower Off my track? con-
cluded that. whichever way ! went, !
would cndeayor TO make him believe
that | had gone the other.
had trunk with me, and as soon
as | could get possession OF ii ! called
a facrc and. putting the trunk In it,
get in the cab and told the driver TO
take me to the station Of the railway
running eastward along the Mediter-
ranean. on reaching the station ! bill
ed the trunk for Nice; but, since there
was no train for several hours. ! stroll
ed away. proposing TO diyeSt myself.
II possible, Of the observance Of my
shadower. Lighting q cigar, ! strollel
away careleSsly. as If bent only on
passing the time before the starting
of the train. But | directed my steps
toward the more frequented streets
and from these entered very narrow
one After having gone into 1t for
some distance, seeing door of one of
the houses open, | looked behind me
and, not seeing my shadower darted
into II.
| fell I'm with a lot of women who
received my intrusion so angrily that
concluded to enlist them, If possible,
TO my service by appealing to their
patriotism. told them that | was n
messenger of the English government
and was followed by German agents
who were bent on possessing them
selves of dispatch carried. They
were not convinced till I showed them
a letter addressed to the British min
lister at Athens. Then told them that
wished to go out unknown on boat
that had been told left Marseiles that
night for Italian ports.
When | departed from the house in
which had taken refuge ! did 50
dressed In the apparel Of one of the
women after dark and under the guild
ance of another, for did not know the
way to the dock. About 8 o'clock |
went on board, carrying my own mas
culine clothing in gripsack.
had succeeded in my maneuver in
respect to the man who had been
watching me in throwing him of my
track But the enemy had left moth
ing to chance. He had placed an
agent on the boat Unfortunately !
did not suspect that he would do
this. | concluded to retain my fem
mime costume. and 1t was dead give
away once the light Of day shone upon
me, for there is nothing feminine about
me, and as soon as my enemy saw that
| was a man it was pretty clear that |
was the man who was wanted.
was sitting In a secluded corner on
deck when man approached me. rails
ed his hat politely and made some pass
ing remark. as though he wished to
scrape an acquaintance. reckoned
that his purpose was the dispatch |
bore. | must decide at once whether
should send him about his business or
pretend to be deceived with view to
him. | chose the latter
course. for he had an advantage OF M
In the fact that was man travelling
In woman's clothing. did not repe
him, but after few casual remarks
excused myself and went to my state
room.
The first thing I did after reaching 1t
was to doff my woman's apparel and
put on my own. knew the man who
had spoken to me would be on the look
out for me- and when next went on
deck. seeing him at a distance. | walk
I'd toward him. Passing him. | saw
hat he recognized me. | returned his
,aze with one which said plainly.
Keep out OF my way or I will XII.
rou." He said nothing. and received
10 further attention from him. doubt
Z he cared to commit any act that was
lot covered by duplicity, and was de-
ermined If he did ! would scare him
VI. | did not wish to occasion the de-
ay that would come OF fight with
him. but proposed to make him con
ider me dangerous.
what he did was this: He went TO
he captain OF the boat and told him