Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-03

day ! travelled and danced In every
ISni o n,s Europe ,h and was often ,old
OF the Fatherland everywhere on the
face OF the globe. During every day
German Foreign Espionage system.
but not once did / execute a complete
program: constantly performed mis-
sions whose signficance could not
even guess. Even to-day l am not able
to understand why / was sent to a
seduce p,aGs on wny was yno ordeIGa TO
TO certain place. During all these
years ! acted simply like machine.
my. hundreds OF errands which faith
fully and punctually carried out.
Then came the critical pre-war days.
i, Was In the middle of June 1871
murder when the Autstro-lIungarian
Archdukc and his COMFORT were assas-
ceived an urgent message from General
OLAF van lioltheime, the chief of the
Germany Army Intelligence Service.
10 report at once 10 his headquarters
at Berlin.
The general had considered the pro-
gram he was about TO eXpound TO me
so important TINT he met me at the
station and began to give me instruc-
tons on our way 10 his offices.
You will at once return 10 Paris
disguised as an Engiishwoman. -
But the hue OF my skin will render
my claim TO be Englshwonan
ridiculous" / protested.
LEOPARD CHANGES SPOTS
AFTER HEING TOLD HOW
That will be looked after: DR.
Adolph Boehmer Is the official disguiser
Of our Foreign Espionage Bureau. |
he will be here in n few moments. lie
was for years the special make up
man attached to the Imperial Opera
House. lie will give you as light n
complexion as a typical English woman
and IL will last more than four weeks
during which time you can certainly
give you instructions TO Get.rid of your
light hue within ten minutes He does
wonders with the actors of the Inn
Dcr!al Theater."
And what about my name?-sI asked
Thwai,s; the wife OF Sir ,Rand diph
Thwaits." lie produced a bunch OF let
located. ~ Dorotheenstrasse, saying.
These letters Will identify you as the
English Lady you claim TO be"
II cannot understand how that will,
do. surprising that someone knew
Lady Randolph Thwaits and denounced
me as an impostery' still protest
.'My dear Countess. you have been
In the service long enough to know
that the Fatherland always takes care
OF those minute details. but IL you in
Sist ] VIII explain it all to you. Sir
Randolph Thwaits Is n naturaVzcd Ger
man man who wen, to England many years
MAS rewarded with a knighihood from
the stupid English government: they
Randolph Thwaits. He simply carried iied
on sucs a correspondence with our
Ior"theenStipsse bureau for the pur-
IN emergency. We have sent our many
women agents TO many parts OF the
worid ia, under his name and the name
- sun good and was never suspected.
NOW you are assured"
u am satisfied" / admitted
You start for Paris AT once. Rooms
nen,s &, t fHT yon at ho'si cqn
six agents who are employed as
waters. but you need to deal with
only one of them His name is Franz
Hartman. His service number is $50 and
your service number is l6l You viii
Identity each other by these numbers.
1our mission is a very important one"
r Whfn must | start" ] asked.
tant. We have not a minute to lose;
II is life or death for the Fathcriand'
hasten my dear Countess. you must
hasten" emphasized the Count urgent
finished with me had truly turned so
light that ] must admit that / my
self could not believe my own ewes
On arriving at Hotel Continental at
Paris. j found Il message awaiting mo
there; 1t was addressed by Franz
hartman who advised me to call on
MIN at his rooms on No "A Street Cor
main Boulevard
GERMAN WAR PREPARATIONS
ON EVE OF CONFLICT
Immediately rushed to the address
s anu FOUND hartmann awaiting ME at
the entrance of the apartment After
fe ss Identification remarks he
Ied me to his rooms on the third floor
ana without further formalities be-
gan TO explain to me about the i'm
portance OF my mission.
,her rou Know. dear countess, our Fa-
!'heriand Is on the eve of a great war
IL might come any moment. Yes the
war might break out next week. or
eerhaps this n, Very week We have been
towards the French frontier. We al.
VA, Tays w thought that the French from
movements Although they do rot
know the numbers Of the armies we
nay been assigning to various from
secret foiice has new head in the
person OF Leon Legnier: This man
lector OF objects of art, he has ber,,
moving about in Germany and after
every 5a ears Of o. Goht In residence in
just returned to Paris ana is appointed
i Ms,f chief Of the French secret service
While In Germany he passed OFF as
Jew and no one suspected that he was
a. French Jew: He is more French
, hsxon the d real French and he is clever
much OF the Fatherland and its military
m'6s Especially at this time
~ my ratherland is preparing to
ae.lFer that long delayed blow nj the
degenerate French. this Jew, Leon Dag
nlcr, Is the most dangere rs person to
u. IN all Europe. He must be nut out
or Inc way. and this must be done Mt
olce. Otherwise 1t will be too Inte."
paused hartmann, for second or so.
You mean that he must be muir
derSd?" | asked with amazement,
Yes, that Is exactly what | mean"
But Herr Hartmann, you dc NOT ex-
pect that from mel" [ exclaimed.
NO. l will look after that phase of
Ihe case. You must bring him here
l Will do the rest"
Herr Hartmann was cool
legnicr is staying at Hotel Con-
unentaL He dimes Mt the hotel res
taurant regularly. am his favorite
waiter. The devil Is truly an art
lover and will talk on the subject to
common bcggar. Corot Is his favoritc
and he has collected fourteen Of these
paintings which he swears are genu-
Inc. paid 1900 francs for one / found
In an old Dealers shop. Here IL is.
ION I,,nk L. -