Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-01
Great Woman Spy
Tells Life Story
Author Giues Stirring Revelations
OF German Far-Reaching
i,s, Espionage System.

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pleasant suburb Of the capital.
Madame Delibes opened the door in
person. and greeted me efusivelr.
Il have been thinking" she said in
English. that you must have con-
sdered me very importunate. and your
friend. Miss Henderson. must have put
me down as a very rude person. but l
had some one waiting FOR mo when
addressed YOU"
You know Miss Henderson," In
quired.
Not personally; only by rcpute She
iS-or rather was--onc of the leaders
of the women's rights movement. bor-
rowcd from England some few years
ag" That. now. has gone under.
owing to the war
Although Miss Henderson had never
mentioned womcn's rights to me- I
could quite understand her playing the
role of suifragc;to in "A place like Stam-
ooul. let the remark pass wonder
ing as 10 the motive of the French
woman in claiming my acquaintance.
AS we sat down in her eli-furnishe ed
sitting room. | took mental snapshots
81 her--that is. did not search her
face with the prolonged and clumsy
gaze of the detective. but took her in
with the polite and transient chances
affected by society" Madame Dciibes,
inferred. was woman with past"
IA past which had buried her future
rect her past. In short. she had lived
not wisely, but too much. 1t is the
face in women that tells the tale--it
YOU look under cosmetics. 1t is also
the eyes. to which no tinCture of bella
donna can add natural luster. but
there. only women, and not men. know
women. must be forgiven this tpcr-
haps unh scrutiny, because mere
woman is always suspicious of one OF
her own sex who appears to take Il
sudden liking TO her for no seeming
reason. Knowing. OF rather guessing.
the kind of woman Madame Delibes
was. il would not have surprised me
/; she had not divuiGcd her motive"
At our first meeting. ! WAS quite pre-
pared for several afternoons zigzaS
conversation CON her parD before she
actually came TO cues" In this con-
lecture | made mistake.
over glasses OF exquisite China tea
and dainty cigarettes we bcGn To talk
about most things under the European
sun-the Asiatic luminary being left
in the background Madame peibes
had heard that | was German woman.
an authoress. who was about To write
book on Constantinoplc. | admitted
the authorcsa. but | denied tho Ger
man woman.
But your name is German. Frieda
Busch is German"
AS had not told Madame Dclibes
der al her cleverness in learning IL so
quickly Again | suspected the sccrc;
service woman: and also suspected
that Madame Dclbes suspected the
secret service woman. Was il case
OF diamond cut diamond once more?
''Of course, YOU know Berlin. You
have friends there"
granted these things. Madame
then switched OFF, on TO general topics
concerning Germany. which country
she said She loved" | did not believe
her. She also protcsscd the greatest
admiration for England. that lamd OF
real men and women she STYLED il.
She had stayed in London Tor six
months, hence her knowledge Of Eng
fish. At this juncture thought may
as we'll cross-cXamine her.
Madame Delibes had come TO STAIN
houl from Paris for thorough change.
My doctor Informed me-" she said.
that my mental condition required Il
total change of scene and climate. and
he suggested this city because he
thought its life. light and color would
&c beneficial 10 NE. Seriously. like
the spot very much, but | find that
women with whom one can make
friends arc exceedingly scarce. That
is really the reason why | asked you
to come and see me. for you-er-are
so different from the sort Of European
woman living here" When re-
prescribed for me "a mental pick
me-up" madame laughed al the coin
cidence. "Bu, am not lady author"
she added. Really. | am afraid OF
uthors. ! always ina CINE them think
Ing like a book while they are talking
10 you and at the same time plying
your commonplace attempts at CONVEX
sation."
But you are not afraid of me?"
asked
oh. no. Now Miss Henderson is
much more formidable. feel afraid
OF that woman's face"
she is very harmless" replied
And not particularly clever. either"
Yes. | can quite understand: but
there are persons with little intellect
and much individuality. who-shall we
or disturb even highly
persons. Miss Henderson
is a case in point"
But YOU do not know her-you have
never spoken to her."
NO: but | have observed her at close
range. Tell me-" she added quick
~, what did Miss Henderson say about
me after left you that night at the
FolieS?'
Nothing" lied womanfully.
She did not warn you against me?"
Certainly not" returned. in ar
fectcd surprise.
That is peculiar She has the repu-
tation of being fearful scandalmonger
Il hope ] don't offend YOU She is
the sort of woman who always sus-
poets another better dressed than her