The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-02-09

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However, this did not accord with my
plana. had intended to use the dunn
my in another way and farther on In
my journey. Now l had lost 1t, and
my enemies had possession of evidence
that was messenger from the Brit
! lsh government This latter considera-
ton did not trouble me much. for 1t
was clear that they knew an about me.
However, there was one advantage
In their having the dummy. They
must have believed they had the dis
patch l carried, for saw nothing
more Of them till Y arrived at Mar
seilIes. My theory Is that they were
understrappers, with no authority to
open the dispatch, hut took 1t to some
one who had such power, and this oc-
casioned delay while went MY way.
! But they did not lose track Of me,
for the man had seen observing me
on the train from London to South
ampton kept me in sight. At Mar
seilies had two problems to settle.
{ Should go farther by land or all the
way by sea? And how could throw
my shadower of my trackf con-
Guided that, whicheves way / went,
would endeavor to make him believe
that had gone the other.
had trunk with me, and as soon
as I could get possession of 1t called
q fiacre and. putting the trunk in 1t,
got 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 divest myself,
IL possible. Of the observance Of my
shadower. Lighting cigar, strolled
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 it for
some distance, seeing a door of one of
the houses open, I looked behind me
and, not seeing my shadower. darted
into It.
fell in with 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
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 showed them
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 Marseilles that
night for italian ports.
When 1 departed from the house in
which i had taken refuge l did so
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 o o'clock
went ON board, carrying my own mas
culine clothing IN gripsack.
I had succeeded IN my maneuver In
respect 10 the man who had been
watching me In throwing him Off my
track. But the enemy had left moth
ing b chance. He had placed an
agent on the boat Unfortunately I
did not suspect that be would do
this. I concluded to retain my fem
inine costume, and it 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
I was a man 1t was pretty clear that
was the man who was wanted.
was sitting In a secluded corner on
deck when a 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
l should send him about his business or
pretend to be deceived with view 10
outwitting him. I chose the latter
course. for he had an advantage of me
in tho fact that was man travelling
In woman's clothing. did not repel
him, but after few casual remarks
excused myself and went 70 my state
room.
The first thing did after reaching It
was 30 dof my woman's apparel and
put on my own. knew the man who
had spoken 30 me would be on the look
cut for mo. and when next went on
deck. sceing him at distance walk |
ed toward him. Passing him. saw
that 10 recognized me. returned his
gase with one which said plainly,
Keep out Of my way OF l WIN KIN
YOU he said nothing, and received
no further attention from him doubt
If be cared to commit any act that was
not covered by duplicity. and was de- |
termfped If he did would scare him !
OF. did not wish to occasion the de- I
lay that would come Of fight with !
him. but ! proposed 10 maize him con-
slider mo dangerous.
What be did was this: He went 30 |
TIM captain of the boat and told him
that was an Engiishman fleeing from
justice. OF course since I bad come
aboard as woman and was now |
man there was excellent ground for !