The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08
AN ADVENTURE AT CoNSTAN-
TNOPLE.
Tho cres, war had just begun.

"lr YOU get photographs or ihcnl'
said tn. 0rlntf woman. SO much Inc
better. Send them 70 Roonstrassr. l
will do the rrst As to tho plotters. YOU
will not have an easy task FOR, 80 iar
'Schnitzlrr' Fisher Zone OF Germany
most successful man sp"sl has failed
overcome no doubt. by Oriental dolce
far nlenrc. the chief added sarcastic
ally. In the case OF your spying on
Tile pluttcrS. LIT me warn you 10 lake
care Of your life among the orlenta!
scum. Always carry. on you some pack
cts Of the flea killer. (Thc flea Killer
is 4 fine powder Which flung in the face
Of any human being. ut once causes stu
pihca; lion and collapsed Frau orion
laugh"d heartily.
"Ru, do not use them unless yon are
absolutely forced Don't affect the
flourish attitude. The Russians and me
French have worked that to death. Nor
the, Nrst class ras, woman ideG. In
CnnStnntinopie most Of them are In Inc
pay OF Russia and France
What role am I /" play. Then. grant
ed that EN- Gcrman' ! Interrupted.
You "au he a lady author. run down
nv hard work You ar" prescribed
radical change "f scene and climate
You just wish Ia rest for awhile ana
you are going 10 write book about
beautiful Turkey and The beautiful
Turk. Ela. ha. ma. Frau prloff again
and again snrirksd with laughter
Money. t'raulc!n Olga vun Marx. she
continued you Will find in the Ottoman
Rank. whore %.nuN MARKS har" been de-
posted IA Your name 't'rieda Busch.
So AS "Fraulein Fr-da Busch took
N
called The I,atrha." rented 10y man
namcd Wllfrcd Henderson. 'Wilfr"d
Henderson, Sounds English enough. but
the tenant of TIL" Datcha" spoke but
little Of tn, tongue tina; shall rule III"
world" lie had hr"n born in roAstan-
linupln rs WAS his father before him
and presented u $iraug" "aS" of a
Bri,ou losing tkr sense Of mis- national
lily.
The dSusi,r"r. Esther henderson,
found 2 rather u masculine. f"rbiddinE
sort Of woman. Yet liked h"r from tn"
h,s 81 s:ei,;. and We. soon became friends.
I, is better SAY the EuGllSh. i" II" born
Iurky than rich | sup,n,S" must har"
been bora with some amount ~ luck
for Esther Henderson, was Il person
likely To- be ,f much US" In me i'll the
Sublime Port" Politically. she knew
everything CONCERNING Ia" a:fairs OF
Turkey orul shn had acquaintance III
.n> rapiial of interest 10 m".
ius, n>ulAin"d !" Esther Henderson
lha, MAS visiting S;amDoui |" EatheI
material for Il nuVel. q realistic one. !
wished to probe Turkish life in tn" cap
i;al IL is very t"rc. 10 PORTRAY HN
w!cLednesS its. ;iuSrl gay"ty. and lis
"colour" In Germany. informed h"T.
:. had no novel that CAV" anything
like All adequate representation OF Con-
Stantiuorle.
A Strange Meeting.
snor discovered tina, Esther Hen
darso,, knew nrrSnually quiz" number
az hirhl, placed Turkish officials. som"
nc v,hrm knew ia h- in;mical 20 Ger
many. or these last I carefully went
shm;r getting particulars. noting thc'r
friends. rSpecialiy their Indy irlendS'
vhc were inclined 10 h" fast or cancers
and singers in opera Or music hall. 'F
far thr greater majority nf th"se were
spies in thr pay of Russia or France vi
This fact Miss Henderson WAS eager 10
toll me. rurruboratinE the remarks o.
the Orluff.
Tim; nigh; W. went 10 the Folies Ar
abes. sort OF must" hall. MISS r'st
dkrson. indicated scrornl men OF one'n'
innoriancc In tn" audience. lne'r
names wrnt" down lateI. MISS Hen-
derson and myself managed piacidly 10
while away at hour with cottee ana Il
"Rcgic." But as we were passing out Of
Tho. main entrance woman IN evening
dress spoke 70 me.
Pardon me-" sh" exclaimed IN french
hut vou left !our handbag ON your
iNln
Ls,, strangely forgotten. owing. I sup
pose. to u Snr, "f Sub-conscious excite
nen't nro,iri, cd Ivy a totally now cniron-
,ncn After had thanked her she said;
"Aradar.c is English. 7 believe. Al
1sas, ..n,r handbag is English. II YOU
will rorEive me for making tho remark.
"A 9 matter OF fact my handbag WAS
English and lad been sent me- from
I,ondnr uy q lady friend tho previous
CHRISTMAS . was about 10 deny the'soft
fntnearhmcui' when something told mo
IN q flash tha. i!.n woman who address
at mo v,s a secret service agent. NO
ordinary Woman would have heen snarr
enough In d-:rct my bag az or EnEllsh
MAKE, bu, what was ner purpose be
hind the guess At my nationality.
slightly nudging Miss Henderson. re-
piled that was English.
II am so pleased 10 meet an EnE!tsh
woman in Cons ntino2lr. The place Is
ov4rrua by women OF all other nation
oiiItrs May 7 ask YOU 10 come an"
sec me" Pleas" take my card. am
ali home, every Thursday at three. 'o
rornc. And pleas" excuse my Interrupt.
;tnu.". Th, woman hurried away anu
passed. irtn :he street.
we'll" rriod Miss Henderson. %!
NIL Inc ;mpnrijncncc! What n colossal
check. md she absolutely ignored me:
DO you know her by sight" l asked.
yes I have seen her in the street for
some rew months. You will not T'sit
her"
7 rlsnr"d n. The card Madame De-
iibes Villa Drlsia Para. and atter
showing it 20 my companion. placed 1t
ir M handbag.
81 am SURF the woman Is bad
character" added Miss Henderson. i
have seen her driving about with dif-
reren, men on various occasions.
Visiting my New Acquaintance.
7 thought Il best to assure Miss Hen
dcrsou that should not visit the abode
Of Madame Delibes buttmark the duplic-
itv. acquired by the spy I made up my
mind TO call upon that lady the next
Thursday. Instinctiveiy felt That
Madame De!ibes would be OF use TO me-
soon gathered the rnernods OF Rus
s;a and Franco Ia Turkey. They were
everywhere glarinslS apparent.
European woman with average good
looks can play the very deuce with tho
Turk official or otherwise To pair
Of bright eyes no 10 az pitcn Pine to a
lighted torch. He il generous. though
his means may be limited. Fleece him
Until ha xata danEerouaIy IN debt then