The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-25
AMAZING STORY
Continued from Firrt Page.)

ThoteL who is now interned at the Alex
andra Palace. The conversation Of all
the guests ut the Carlton seems to have
been recorded. both in the years when
Prince l.ichnowsky was here, and in the
twelve months preceding his arrival.
Ono OF the earliest visits which
Prince Henry said was to the great man
sion in Carlton House terrace. which
now looks SO pleasantly dismal to the
passing Of Londoncr. Nothing was easier
for him than to escape for a brief hour
or two the social amenities Of BuckinG-
ham Palace. King Edward was the
most Snciablc Of hosts who believed
above all thing in granting liberty to
his guests; and when the prince suggest
cd Il little engagement at the Carlton
the situation was at once accepted
But the Carlton was not the true dcsti-
nation at all. 4 royal motor deposited
Prince Henry there while another from
the German en- bnSSy picked him UP i'm
mcdiately at tho TiccadillS entrance. In
this he went TO Carlton House Terrace
and in half an hours time he left there
again and proceeded to BaE-swatcr. Had
lcnged him. ShruE OF the shoulders
and a jest about q little party would
have suffered. The plain truth was that
the kaiScrs brother was about To meet
the notorious BERTHA frost for the first
time, and that she hcnceforth was to be-
come his ally in a system OF espionage
which cannot be matched in the story
Of any country.
Karl Graves on the Scene.
The visit TO Queens Gardens was
taken almost on the spur OF the mo-
ment AS it CHANGED, Madame was Civ
!ng one of her little parties, and some
Of the girls from the beauty shop were
present She had but one old man and
a trusted old bag for her servants and
these helped TO do the honors 10 Tho
her humble house by their presence. and
signed no doubt. some handsome
chewques for the privilege Of doing so.
This night, however. bomhshell fell
upon the nocturnal picnic. Suddenly the
guests were told that Trey must 80
home. Something of great consequence
had happened. Madame limited darkly
that the intrusion of the police was her
excuse. This quickcncd the steps OF
youths who did not desire to make an
early appearance in the police court.
And having cleared off her guests, and
caused the young ladies quickly to don
their outdoor costumes, Madame set her
house in order and awaited her august
visitor
Hardly had he arrived there when a
third party appeared who is 10 figure
in this narration. He was none other
but the infamous Kari Graves who late
ly has been accused Of attempting 10
blacltnail the. Countess Bernstorff. hav-
ins previously enjoyed the hospitality
of British prison.
Now Kari Graves has been described
rs 4 futile spy. Some people say that
he has had q melodranatic career. One
undoubted fnct Is that he was at on"
time 4 member Of what is called the
motor car" gang. He. with other-loud-
tongued strangers. would PICK up young
guards officers at fashionable bars. en-
tertain them lavishly, and convey them
to race meetings or gam
bling hells. as the occasion served. In
either case. the youths in question
would return with III" experience. while
the motor car gang returned with the
money.
Suggests the Motor Tour.
Oddly enough Graves escaped arrest
upon this charge and subsequently,
turned his not iuconsidcrablc wits TO
the question of Espionage. lie was The
son Of German farmer who Carried on
his occupation not far from Adelaide.
in South Australia lie himself fol-
lowed many occupations. At on" time
he studied medicine. but speedily aban-
doncd so dull an employment. liz WAS
q great gambler. and like 80 many "f
these raScalS. had Il wonderful hold
upon women. Indeed. ono Of the most
beautiful French women Of our. time
lost her fortune when in his company
at Monte Carlo. and. although her bad ,
luck has now been retrieved handsome
ly. she is not likely 10 forget tn" DlauS-
ihlc scoundrel who hatt"nrd upon her.
How exactly the German Intelligence
caught Graves in it's net Is obvious en-
nuEh-Montr Carlo was sccthinE with
spies at that time. and when the man
found himself ruined he lent greedy
CIR To ono of Stcinhuuer's emiSSarics
whom he encountered. His own book
does not cnl tighten US on this point. hut
il contains many lies and. II We were
to believe the writer. W" must say thht
he was the most remurkahlc spy the
world has ever known. This b" was 4
thousand miles from being.
The German Intelligence knows /"
VIC read that Karl Graves rarely rc-
ccivCd NOR. than Il twenty pound not"
for anything that Ii" did. IN" ahsurdIti"S
nr his nr"tcnSouS are In be imagined. .
Vet with on" Thing he must be credited.
Il, was hc who pu, int" Prince li"nry'S
head the staggering idea Of 4 motoring
four round England which should h" 't''-
IN ~ few weeks. what all
tho German intelligence might not .
achieve in years.
A Dash on Scotland
This tour. said Graves, must rrlnar- .
ia. ia. nur in Scotland. \ hurried dash
,rnuld involve thr cast coast: but after
:Il III. great things w"r" north "f the
rrnnar'E the iIyd".
he Splrndid harhuurs "F TN" Hrkn"yS
and ShcllandG mon and :'h'pS ana guns
and the very heart "f the imperial de- /
,u.n -, In, first thing 10 do was To
establish u headquarters nj Edinburgh