The Washington times., 1918-12-15
<x TOU know?" queried Jessup.
w Eyes, Mr.. Jessup. His Ms

Eyes, Mr.. Jessup. His Maj
= esty's Government informed your
Secretary of State of this mans activities
three months ago. Conrad Won Hengel
was quite the most active member Of the
Embassy stan at Washington. To learn
that you have-even Inadvertently
brought him to Egypt is a matter Of in
tense, of vital interest to me. Would you
mind telling me how he happened to come
upon your yacht?"
Not at ALL" said Jessup. THAT is why
1 am here. Captain Won Hengel was my
guest. He told me his regiment was in
German East Africa. And / said I'd take
him there"
HIN. That was hardly a friendly act
TO England. You didn't know he was on
the German Headquarters Staff?"
No. You see, he lied to me-"
You will please tell me exactly what
happened at Gibraltar"
Captain Won Hengel possessed a Swed-
ish passport bearing the name of Adolf
Niederstrohm. I had grave doubts about
his landing, but the port officer passed
him without questions"-
Because he was looking for a Swiss
who was to come through Spain"
THE British Government suspected"-
The Government had wind of political
plot which centered at Gibraltar, but what
it signiied they did not then know. Nor
did they know that Captain Won Hengel
was to have part in it. Your threw op-
portunity in his way and he took it In
stead Of sailing. as planned, in a Dutch
steamer. 1t was in this way that our
agents lost sight of him
81 know" groaned Jessup. He asked
me to keep silent. l did so. He was
aboard the Turkana for a week before we
sailed"
Go on, Mr.. Jessup."
Jessup frowned at the craven image of
Ptah upon the desk and then, in a few
words, told his questioner what had hap
pened at Gibraltar.
"Moghab-you say" broke in the officer
before Jessup had gone far. "An old man,
a seller of antiquities-at the head of
Church street upon the left?"
You know
But Northby Pasha had pressed a but
ton and was writing rapidly on a pad of
Taper. When his orderly entered he tore
the slip from the pad and handed it to him.
Have this message sent to general
Wythecombe at Gibraltar in code. and
without delay" And then, turning quick
" JNoSups nc BAAoCA MN Dy dohlh6
a strange question.
Gould you tell me If the word Ben
Ghazi was spoken by the Moor?"
Ben Ghazi!" said the bewildered Jes-
sup. why, General Northby, Il believe
it was. II was among the names OF the
places from which the fiintlock pistols had
come"
Northby Pasha shrugged. "How soon
after Captain Won Hengel left your yacht
was his absence discovered?"
"A matter Of some hours"
And you found no trace Of the object
your man Dawson saw through the key
hole-or any papers-aneient papers writ
ten in the Arabic chaTacter?'
None"
According to your mans description
the stone was like a piece of coal, only
smoother and not so shiny?"
That is correct. He will testify ifyou
desire"
Northby Pasha stopped before the win
dow with folded arms and peered out For
a long while he did not speak and Jessup
watched him, trying to guess what was
passing in his mind. At last Northby
Pasha crossed slowly to his desk and sat
"Mr. Jessup," he said, 1T is fortunate
that ! know something about you. And
your prompt action in advising the Brit
!sh authorities exonerates you, of course,
from any completely in the conspiracy of
Captain Won Hengel"-
Conspiracy
THE greatest ever conceived in the
brain of mortal man. A conspiracy which
involves nations and more than you can
imagine, the security of the British En-
pire."
Jessup's mouth had fallen open and he
stared at Northby Pasha, his eyes shin
ing; there was no Disgusting his interest
and partisanship in this affair, and his
curiosity and contrition were written so
clearly on his features that the officer
could have no doubt as to their genuine
ness.
Anything that ] can do, Colonel North
by-anything in the world to atone for my