Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28

bert's arrival unless they knew him
personally and happened to meet the
hscal agent in New York-a remote
possibility. lie was free to act as he
chose.
MIR. Rolls swept the mail into a
drawer. put DR.. Albert's letter to Count
Bernstorn in his. pocket and stroll.d
down the embassy steps. He calmly
bcckoned taxi At the Union Station
he went into telephone booth. In Il
foreign language code he appraised his
chief OF his plan. The latter APP
proved 1t.
"a blonde. nnby-Faced Young Man."
AT rendezvous in New York the
same evening. MIR. Rolls" was met by
blonde. babyfaced young chap. who
greeted him in German as good as his
own,
You're from the embassy, you
KNOW. MIR. Rolls" explained al
berts letter is sutiicicn, TO vouch for
you. You'll find the personal card of
ono OF the secretaries in it, Tho am
bassador Is away until Monday morn
ing. out in any event would not see
Or. Albert until late in the week In
the meanwhile. you are at his pleasure
III the way of apprising the ambassador
in advance concerning the fun import
Of his mission
There was nothing further In In.
way OF instruction. The young, blonde
hH-faced chap hurried to DR.. Alber,'s
y l.
berts secretary came down and escorted
the %oung chap up
lntroduciions to Or. Albert ard his
/ stan followed The agent smoke
'amiliarly OF Ills Exccllency. the count.
gaining much-necded rest over the
Weekend in the mountains. Tho Eng
'ish We're gaining ground in America
with their propaganda. The Father
iand must strike some heavier blows
IN order 10 Offset 1t. Then. could n
sPcaN win lbs Exccl!cncy in private.
The Great Herr Gchcimrnt Duprd
You must understand, Herr Ciehcim-
rat. that the embassy above all things
must be discreet" said the younSster
apolosetica!ly when they had with
drawn TO another room. 1T cannot
meet let alone speak with. any one
unknown to IL personally. OF course
Count Won Bornstorm had the honor
OF previous meeting with you. but I
--well--pardon mo. Your Exccllencv
but you Will perceive that il is com
puiS"ry on my part, much as II is
against my inclination. TO request
proofs that you are the >Dr. Albert Of
this letter.
Thus was enacted rare hi, Of
psychological drama. such as would
have delighted the heart Of Professor
hugo MucnsterberE. little greater
perhaps. If the roles were reversed
For by the production OF a personal
card and the letter the German fiscal
| agent had himself mailed TO Won Bern
Storf The night before, the young
agent had established in the mind Of
/ Or. Albert the conviction that this
blonde. baby faced young enthusiast
Was all that he represented himself
20 be.
The card alone would not have been
sufncient. But the lctts- in the hands
O: the young man ler, no room for
doubt. since II was impossible for il TO
n ~
ttnation. There was no thinking on
the part OF tho doctor. His acceptance
oil the agent was automatic
Then, 10 be suddenly confronted with
demand that he prove his own
identity was the last necessary nas,nr
stroke that fclled DR. Albert. on tho
moment he was robbed OF all his eau
ton. Cnconsciously he must have cx-
perienced an Irritation at the attitude
OF subordinate and A resolve to
hum BILE him by an overwhelming mass
Of PROOF.
Albert Fnlls for It,
/ have said that DR.. Albert was not
1901 Almost any man would have done
as lie ala 10 a certain extent, and IL
must be remembered that while DR..
Albert was an able fnancic- and diplo-
MAJ, ne was working in country and
under circumstances of intrigue en-
ureiy unknown TO him,
most nn!Nely, DIR. Albert rose up from
( his chair when the young man made
his request and strobe to the door
Opening 1t. he bade his secretary and
the other members OF his stan who
were sun in the room TO vouch for
him.
Whercupon their so doing and retir-
ins. the fiscal agent displayed
triplicaie set OF passports that had
been manufactured for emergency. He
showed his letters of introduction He
held up for inspection letters of politi-
cal import addressed to Won Bernstorr
and package OF documents Lastly
! he reached d ,wn in his valise and drew
out another package.
| The young agent was startled out OF
| his poise.
For as Or. Albert with touch of
boyish conceit spread the contents IF
! the package out on the tablc--one
heavy. crispy bond paper letter after,
another--the pseudo-secrctary's bulg-
! ing eyes saw:
That Dr. Heinrich Albert was literal
| ly walking mint.
FOR In two letters alone were con-
tanned credits with pro-German bank
ers in America for $1,000. 600.
And iii the others were authorizations
Tor DR.: Albert to take tho necessary
steps for the extension OF his credits
to the stupcndous sum of $4,000. 600.
Who Is 1diotic Now.
on vii! tell your ambassador that
you have seen this fellow Albert and
that he is an imposter, will you not p"
demanded pr. Albert with ponderous
serio-comicaiity
will tell the ambassador what a
| blind fool he hes sent to annoy a hich
| commissioner from the Fathcriand." de-
ciarcd the agent. properly Inundated
You will not" said the doctor with
| insistence. You did right and am
proud that the embassy lays such en-
| phaSiS on caution.
Now. let me tell YOU what we pur-
| pose doing in America" he continued
| reaching for another packet Of docu-
ments. I'm these arc the plans 1t
| is obvious to ali concerned that
| America will not he influenced in the
matter OF furnishing the entente with
munitions by our representations.
| There fore, we have decided that other
| means must be utilized. for we cannot
| tolerate situation that affords the
| enemy substantial aid.
we aim to cut off this munition
| business at source and IN hal end