Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

RICHMOND
in Secret Service work. For weeks and
months the thread OF clue may be
followed. mere wisp Of thread that
leads anywhere and everywhere with
out 4 definite end But the man who
follows its labyrinthian windings mus,
mover lose patience. must never get
discouraged, must trace IT, on and on
uMtirinSly.
"Danzmahl' had many other intri-
catcly winding threads to trace within
the embassy, and at the same time.
perform his regular duties TO the sat
isfaction of the ambassador Some he
was able to follow TO their end, others
furnished him with leads that his CO.
operators on the outside followed up.
and many were abandoned simply be-
cause he alone Was in Il position to
follow them UP and he was TOO busy.
SO that the agent was very much
relieved when Boy-Ed accostcd him
some two weeks after Hucrta's arrival
and asked If he felt capable of under
taking Il certain important mission for
the naval attachc with such discretion
that Boy-Ed would not appear in It,
More cautious than ever was Boy Ed
as his Intriguing took a definite shape
Naturally, the agent responded anrma-
lively.
AND GOES TO NEW YORK
whercupon Eoy-Ed directed him 10
go TO New York. select 4 good but not
too conspicuous hotel and engage a
suite of rooms suitable for an i'm
portant conference. "Danznahl" was to
be very careful. Boy-Ed explained. that
the living room OF tho suite should be
hankcd by the other rooms. that all
tire rooms should be searched and
locked on the day of the conference
and that every possible prtcaution be
taken against the conference being
overheard. If the rooms adjoining the
suite were serviceahle for spies, they
were also to be engaged
-Four persons would attend the con-
ference. BoyEd added. Two OF them
would be interpreters. With his usual
secrecy. the attache concealed the
name of the principal who. IL was per-
| fectly plain by mention of the inter
"Danzmahl" was 20 register under an
assumed name the day before and to
| be waiting in the living room to re-
ccive the guests. After their arrival
he was 10 retire to the lobby.
On the evening of the day named for
| the conference. DanZmahl had the suite
! of rooms all ready for the conference
! in the Hotel Manhattan. He went so
far as 10 engage all Of the adjoining
roosns ON the same corridor. Shortly
before 10 o'clock BoE-Ed and an en-
! hassy interpreter were announced.
AS Eoy-Ed and the interpreter en-
/ tered the living room. Danzmahl was
| chatting over the telephone that had
/ been placed on the conference table.
A .'PIoS'" APPOINTMENT
| EXCITES NAVAL AT~rACIfE
! III try very hard to be with you
for dinner tomorrow" he concluded,
and hung UP the receiver.
! very fond OF my company. and would
/ have more Of it," "Danzmahl' explained
! with a grin.
| The one good thing about America
| is her women" Boy-Ed Erinned back.
| Germany has yet to produce their
F., equal"
| The attachc approved OF DAM
mahrs" arrangements. but was not
/ satisfied with the agents assurances az
| to the impcssibility OF the conference
| being overheard
] From the pocket of his raincoat he
! took out small hammer and NINA
/ ture Jimmy" Then with the most in
J finite care he went over every square
! inch Of the room until he was abso-
| lutely certain that q Iictagraph had
not been placed in the room. He pa sscd
over no part Of The room without
| sounding or prying. Chairs. tables
I desk and electric fixtures were in
j
| given the two adjoining rooms.
The one and only appointment of the
/ rooms that BoyEd ignored was the
telephone over which 'Danzmahl" had
( been talking when the naval attachc
/ entered.
/ Earlier in this !ns;allment men
/ toned Boy Eds obsession for discre-
I ton, one OF the odd phases OF which
! was that he never made use OF the
| telephone. "Danzmahl" was very wei,
aware OF this. and like the genius that
! he was. had seized upon Boy Eds exag-
/ gerated idea OF precaution AS the means
/ OF trapping him.
| Boy-Ed had seen the telephone and
| heard "Danzmah!" using it That ii
| was n genuine telephone he had no
| doubt. Danzmahl knew that Boy I'd
F.! would not use the telephone himself
/ after seeing the receiver hung up.
And he had an excuse ready to pre-
vent any other member of the party
| from using il.
For the telephone was not a tele-
phone.
1t was in reality n dictagraph. the
delicate diaphragm OF which was cum
ningly placed in the mouthpiece Of the
/ telephone instrument
And II registered all the sounds
/ within its range whether tho dummy
receiver was hung up or not.
| BoyEd glanced at the telephone at
| sra phi without the faintest suspicion
| that it was anything but a telephone
! Came Hucrta and an interpreter
| promptly at Z o'clock.
Everything was in readiness. The
cautious Boyd ,naively neglected To
| introduce "Dan2mahl," and the latter
| left the room.
| In Il few minutes Boyle and Ifuerta
/ were in earnest conference. Huerta
| spoke in Spanish, and his interpreter
| carefully checked the translation into
German by Boy Eds interpreter. and
vicc-vcrsa
| PLANNING WAR ON
THE UNITED STATES
Money and guns. Give me money
arl guns and / will find the men to
sweep CarranZa and Villa and the rest
| OF that hungry pack into the sea. 80
barNen the old Indian in hcrinning
Very good" said Boy-Ed, "but since
we are to furnish the money and guns
Ia i'm trhf fn Il iota