The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-12

: tho Princess household ] ii" n", mind
You knowing. hut ii is not, ui c"UrS',
generally known, an! y"u must n'i tell
anyone"
Tho Countess Threatens.
! said that | woTti NOT. That Is
right" She sand. AMI th"n added, 1T
really would he 4 DANGEROUS thing for
you Ia do--it you tniErd about nr T."
Huy"nr could have" YOU arrested qnil"
easily. AMI you would tinl yourself in
It mast unpleasant p"s:tI"E.
| confess her threat rather fright
cucd nv. fer | had heard enough at The
German secret S,rVn'r methods |" i'r-
! LEV" THAI there would Il littl' scrnirlc
on thu par, OF n" kais"r'~ secret agents
III pn'tInS me Gu, If thu way II they
Thought there waS any E,n"l reason Tor
doug 50.
However. did not want TO let III"
Countess sec | WAS Frightened. 81 | re-
piled that never talked about anything
that | heard in the Princess h"uS"h"ld
ito alyur. "utsidr il. and that there
was no uc",l /" threaten me with pun
ishm"ut if did.
oh that is all right" laughed TIL"
Countess pleasantly. i did not r'hii!
mean tn threaten YOU would INK" I"
talk frankly to you-l like you. and
may be- able TO help you. Perhaps E""
might think Of entering our secret ser
lrirr yourself.
! shook my head.
"W"ll. continued tho Countess. you
may CHANGE your mind some day. then
LITTER n Irausr she sad If You like
could S"ud you as Il Euvcrn"Ss to Inc
children Of :, very important MN III
Britain | am going 70 send some one
there soon"
~: a spy?" I asked.
Yes" replied tn" countess ana l
, think you are just the person that
want"
Don't think Of NJ" please answer
I'd. Il am quit" satisfied with III" place
l have"
| The Countess sat down At the table
| and began to pour out ten.
| German GovernesSes.
You know" she said "ti;ai nWmh"r
| Of German ruvcrnrSs.'S in Britain are
. spies That is |" say. they Arr con-
urC,cd with the German secret service
and got paid for any Information they
! send us hut most ri them ar" stupid,
! ard don't send much information Of any
| value"
! From what tho Countess told me many
| Germans lately "mpi"yrd III FrIi;tn IN
quit" humble positions. SUrh as n.Ild
Servants. shop assistants. etc. .wer" in
tcllig"nt. well educated girls III tn" di-
rect pay OF the German secret service.
For example. on" girl. FrHu!"in Engcr.
who was II relative Of the Countess. WAS
mplOyGd III the millinery departing" ut
q large West End store in London.
Fr;Lulrin Engcr got Ia know many Of
the customers intimately and Sunrr al:
this. were ladies Of good position and
Influence Fraulcin Finger. IN her con-
VrrSal ion with these ltIirS OF hy LISTEN
/ ing 10 their talk with one another wh.n
they mot N the millinery department.
gathered a lot of information which 'hr
German secret service thought useful.
For example. trlulrin lGns.r learned
hv "vcrhcarin~ conversation between
TWO ladies. on, Of whom WAS the WIFI
Of very we'll known business man. that
certain big firm who had larg" admir-
atty contracts. was III difficulti"s. The
lady mentioned this feet to hcr friend
whilst talking about III" wife Of Il mem
Drr OF thu. firm in quest ion. hut tu,i Frr
friend mt {" say anything about It.
t'raulein EnGcr at ore" r"l"'rt"d this
TO Berlin with the result that som"
German firms in Britain took steps q"
come to the assistance Of the firm that
was in difficulties. AMI 81 secured 4
control over II Ia ;l" sam" way The
Germans T"t control over many 1;-iliSh
businesses before the outbreak OF tilr
war.
The Countess had a very disagrc,11hl,
rNcr'"ncc oncc when staying a. II hotel
ut Nice. The Princess August" told IN"
Of this. Tho Countess was STAYING ~
! the hotel under same ether name" her
object being tn get NJ The CORES pou.-
cnce ~ French naval officer. who.
with his wife WIRE also visitors at thu
hotel
On" afternoon. when IN" Officer and
his wife were put tn" Countess went into
| their room to see # She cOud get at
their letters. Sh" had "r- ned the door
with a skeleton key. out had barely BE-
/ gun 10 search for the letters when she
: hnH ri pDIpnS r,Fr a l.
wife in the corridor. They had returned
Unexpectedly TO III" hotel. and the Cuuu--
tess was caught in I trap
Tho Spy Caught.
she rushed To the window as m, only
means OF escape. 1t opened over Il grass
lawn about seven feet below. There WIS
no ono about out side and the Countess
jumped out and as she landed on the
grass. very much shaken. sh" SAW tn"
officer and his wife at The window
above. The latter called out something
10 her. and the officer left III" window
to go down TO her
Now, the Countess had left the KEY
with which she had 0pcnt-l tho officers
room in the door. and she knew the Off
Ger must have noticed this directly H..
entered the room. The sight OF the Cu,ln-
ross below the window would he hound
To cause suspicion In his mind that the
Countess had been in his room.
IhG Countess left tho hotel grounds ~
once. She was wearing her hat, blt sh"
: hnd no gloves or coat. She had. how
! ever. fortunately for herself. about $50
In u purS" in her pocket Attir.d MS she
was and leaving all her luggage bnhiud
her at tho hotel she drove. in - hir:rd
motor to Cannes. whore she purchased y
cloak and ono or two other articles nf
: apparel. From Cannes Sh. went uu 10
G'ounn and from there vhn ,.,u, 49,.
steamer Ia q nor, in Sn,in cbn ,,.,,.,.,
cher" until she got =, rrmi,,,n,, r:',, ~,
Germany. whom sho r,.turr,,T -, '',.'''
knnwjnr ,,,h,i 1;l ~ ~ ~"
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