Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
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Abbas Nuri had scarcely left NV
uressins room when Baron Steinbrouck,
ing room and had heard every word
that passed between u.s. entered and
noidins my arms In his large and ugly
hands. said: "Hata Hari, you are The
most consummatciy clever woman the
fatherland ever had or has now i'm it's
service You shall be amply rewarded
pE our nigh chiefs. The Fatherland al
ways SHOWS its gratitude In generous
ways Within few weeks we will
, re ap!G 10 Illustrate al the machina-
ninE Eng land had been planning
But Baron steinbrouck. why must
thinS great and ciothc our question
a aniS dscIneineS IN garb of virtue and
sell. defense? Your exeellency, and 1
Earding my future service of the Bcr-
IN In, Espionage Bureau. have per-
pureau mssel pa, % rS SG hired by
your game as long as you reward me
financially and with fame AMI other
hereafter try TO convert me 10 think
ing mat | am engaged in an honora ble
YER we'll. Ma,a IIari. you shall
Struggling his shoulders resiEnediy'
as Baron Steinbrouck left me "a, Dor
othcenstraSSc ] asked him to tell me
who that English gentleman was who
sat In the front row during the per
lorinance. looking SO cold and sarcas-
tic.
10 That ,h is Major Cedric Henderson;
Registered attache OF the English
place and is curt and uncommunica-
tive. Mata Har. warn you not to
n i;oS him him: He is the cleveres, Eng
knows Of. Women he abhors and is
armcrcd against any scheme that we
might put against him." said the baron
with thai man. said frivolously,
while in reality meant II.
LOVE Is NOT FOR
WOMEN IN THE SERVICE
NO private love affairs for the ser
wants Of the service: remember that.
my dear Malta Iiari." admonished the
baron AS he loft me.
However. the English attachc had all
ready .nfatuatea me so powerfully that
! decided TO seek an Introduction to
end called O;tilie Freiburg TO my
room. and after relating to her nv
experience ot the might. ASKED her IL
she knew the English attache ] had
described to her
The woman who enters into the
confidence of that Englishman will win
the Fatherland would give millions to
the person who can fathom that man
our Foreign once lives in constant
fear OF him and more than one person
has staked everything in the attempt
TO snare him and failed The man is
cold, cruel, unsentiinental and incor-
ruOtihle.' complained Ottilic bitterly.
saw him once at Burma. He Wis
itnd my husband and remained in his
oHice nearly two hours and then left
without caring % bc Introduced TO me
d" wonder II he remembers me-" I
exclaimed.
My dear, the Enslishman is too
cle"er and during the last ten years
our espionage bureau has made every
att"mnt 10 match this man. hut failed
disastrously; Beware Of that man"
warned Ot:ilic =, She left my rooms
The next morning Abbas Nuri. at
tired in an ultra fashionable French
style. came to Eorothe"nstrassc 1T cX-
2ct!y the arrointcd time. had nrc-
narcd myself to meet him, and after
having Srcnt another two hours with
he wSs sriil more rullihl" than I had
t;.hEed him at our short meeting the
ni~ht before.
II the afternoon I rode with him for
remain 10 supncr wifh me ne did SO.
After supper tho Egyptian prince had
begged n" 10 accompany him to Wen
ma. Ta,:iav rara-it7ro IF nc offer |
remarked: "Youv his;hness. i have great
regard FOR vow honorable Intentions
50 must conhde to YOU the truth. I
I'm employed on q mission here IN
nerlin from the, Vienna Intelligence
and within week or So am intend
ing to return 20 Vienna. and then.
must proceed to Constantinoplc. at
which Mace I must remain. r"rhans,
kissed him
Ahbas Nuri then nrnc to the four
winds all his carlier reserve and. great
~ assisted by many glasses ~ cham
noEnc that wcr" ca rcCular lv furnish ci
by my maid. Ottiii". began 10 assure
me that without me he could not live
md tina, he would wal. at Rerlir until
hid finished my reports ari was
ready To return tn Vienna. Then
him - invite me 10 his apartments ~
the Hotel Britain. Baron Steinbrouck
had made every a'ternDt 70 enter his
looms at tho hotel. bu' found them
faithfully guarded by roale and female
servants who wer" wih the prince
during all his travels. To my surprise
secured such an invitation from him
very easily.
WE PLAN 4 'rr1vU.LINE
PLOT TO CATCH PRINCE
ON tho following morning ] held
,-oth"r conf"~Arcn With Baron Stein
hrouck il which Ottilic ard two Other
mart q prograu, WIS dcc'4"d IN. aud
In the afternoon I rode in Baron Stein
broucS's own carriage to Hote! l'rit-
ain. There ] was received by Abbas
r!uri rs though were his own Queen.
Ottilic. my maid" engaged suit of
rooms ut the same hotel adjoining the
suite Of the Eevptian prince.
At exactly 2 o'clock in tho morning.
Ottuic having given tho signal, n fire
alarm was sounded throughout the
hotel. In few minutes the noises Of
the fro machines from the street below
and the shrinking distress sirens that
blow on every floor of tho hotel made
terrific din. The Oriental mon and wo-,
men servants ~ the ECvptian prince.
having hccr suddenly seized with panic.
had rushed out of tho building half
rnrhcd The prince himself became so
filled with fear for his H." that he lost
his head. and II was with great diff
fcultv that Ottilie and persuaded him
tn fully dress. as there was no imme
dintc danger.
"Rut what about my luggage? T
must have it removed out of this Mace
III "a fety. even at the risk of my l!fe!"
he almost cried with excitement.
1t was Just with that purpose in view
that the fire alarm had been given by
the secret agents OF the service.
directed by BARON S.einhrouck. Ottil!e
assured the prince that sh" had already
ordered by phone men servants. porters
and two carriages. who perhaps even
then might he waiting outside. True
to her assertion she rushed out of the
room. and in another moment returned
with six porters. who. in reality. were
tho agents of tho service. In about ten
minutes not only tho He-sona! luggage
of the prince himself. but even the be-
longings of his troops OF servants had
been loaded in waiting van below