Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27

we STctteSt enthusiasm mat tho baron
chiefs were madly jubilant over my
victory and that they advised the baron
20 present me with an extra check of
5000 marks.
regarding the precious material they
mad unearthcd during their search OF
Abbas Nurfs luggage. Whatever they
were, the affair rendered useless 4
TRIP 70 vienna with the prince. and
was directed to proceed direct 10 Con-
Stantinople. ! also learned from the
baron S That after visiting Vienna Abbas
Egypt, cancclinE his journey 10 the
capital OF the Turks
But how am 20 discntanElc myself
from our DrinccY' ! asked the baron
That has already been arranged"
said the baron quickly, who had al
ways a plan for every apparently UNI
look ed-for emergency. This evening.
receive an urgent command from your
vienna office. directing you to report
~ the Vienna embassy at Madrid'
Baron stc:nbrouck's plans always
worked with the precision Of "A we'll
made clock. received such n tclc-
cram from Vienna to proceed to Spain.
and: Notwithstanding the urgent impor-
tunitics of Abbas Nuri to accompany
me to Madrid. I Succeeded in tearing
inEseH away from the Egyptian gen
would soon meet him at Vienna. after
having performed my mission at the
spanish capital However meyer
again met the Egyptian.
Abbas Nuri proceeded to Vienna and
found the Austro- Hungarian Foroirn
once very cool, as the German FOREIGN
DIice had already warned the Austro-
hungarian Emperor that his ministers
We're consptring To bring about a p,an
Or rapprochemcnt between England.
rance. Turkey and Egypt regarding
In the Nhcdive's domain. and thnt these
powers were trying To inve!rlc Vienna
aWay from the triple alliance This
Iha a pt;n lion was given to me by the
oaFon. whose words have since doubt :
90. believe that Abhas Nuri's mis-
SION 70 Vienna had still more i'm
portant object than the one explained
TO me by Baron Stcinbrouck
L then started for observation-disclosures
out on reaching Sofia. Hul.a,i, re-
ceiyeu telegram ordering mo TO re
Fam Fam tnere unit, until further instructions
struction was followed by n letter from,
;aron Steinbrouck. informing mo thot
enc ,, lehman n9iitical agents at Con
St"htihopie had already succeeded in
securing 100 Of the 800 Turkish stu
dents tina; were to have been assirncd
70 i'aris and London, 10 be educated
IN different German universities This
OF course. rendered my journey to con.
siantiHopic unnccessary.
Bnt II was while at Sofia tina,
enc9unteTed my. first and mos, in
HeniouS defeat. Through the influences
cXerted by the attaches and rnlitic,l
agents of the German embassy nj thr
n nu,earian capital. was offered an
opportunity 10 dance az Opera Dcci-
dental. ana during my first perform
Ince there again met MAJOR Cedric
iiendorson. Through Or. Aman. who
and had travelled extensively. but who
IN reality was an agent OF the German
G;spi2naSc service | succeeded in be-
ing introduced 10 Major Henderson q;
an affair ri the home OF one Reginald
Whi,ebrldgc. who was also a Erea,
Crlentalist and had sojourncd for many
years in many parts OF the Far East
ami knew intimately both Major
Henderson and Or. Am2n
THAT RUDE ENGIisIIMAX
GIVES Cutting ANSWERS
lad | not the honor OF seeing Major
| commenced the conversation. but he
replied rudcly, And Berlin"
on what occasion have YOU seen
me. major? ! asked.
In response he calmly produced =
cigarette from his pocket stuck /,
between his lips. lii it. and after re-
EardinE me sympa thctically. he said
affair"
The affair, that was given in honor
Of Prince Abbas Nuri?" | asked in
Major Henderson puffed out thick
clouds of smoke from his cigarette ard
half grinned from the corner of his
Prince Ahbas Nuri. however. did ap-
preciate my Buddhist dances. The soul
OF the East can only he understood by
an Oriental" rctortcd.
My dear Countess of Linden, the
soul Of the East in this case has been
sold 10 the highest bidder, who is the
most consummate iackass on earth
rcplied the rude En-lishman. cuttingly
You are referring 10 Baron Stein
brouck." asked,
Instead OF ANSWERING my question
Mayor Henderson waited 10 "A table,
cDlcfn.ly IpfnSit.I his ri. h,,t,
IN an as1:ray, and. returning to me
with 4 slow and deliberate gait. put
p II is Girs'icn TO M. which almost
HOW ana where did YOU receive
that name? Countess Linden"
.. noH know Count Linden"
were fmn." he whispered TO my ear.
and then. STRENGTHENING himself to his
full height. watched the effect Of his
eel thrust on me with great relish.
| realized then that Ottilic and Baron
Steinbrouck were both correct when
they had warned me against this Eng
iishman OF cruel soul ana nerve of
steel asked the English major TO
ton and escort me to where the other
guests Were chatting without a host.
He bowed low with mock courtesy and
begged me TO lead.
on joining the guests, Major Hen
eerson left us. with some sort Of apol-
ogy, which he almost whispered into
the ears of his hosts.
On my return to my hotel | ask
DR.. Aman il he knew much about this
EnElishman. / was greatly surprised
when he informed me that he knew "A
great deal ct this wonderful English
attache, and that he thought 7 myself
knew about him and that | had some
special motive in securing the opDor-
tunity to meet him..
II was under the impression that
you were assigned TO deal with him in
some way by our Berlin bureau" he
said in Amusement.
1T was a personal curiosity that
forced me TO seek him." admitted to
DR.. Aman.
You have made great, a terrible
mistake in attempting to measure
swords with that Englishman. ! trust
that you have not talked to him re-
garding espionage" said DIR. Aman.
gravely.
On reaching my hotel begged him
to tell me all he knew about this man
of steel This is the story he told
me:
For the lasr fifteen years our cs-
pionagc bureau has carried on q de-
sultory battle with this man, and we
admit that in every instance we have
not only been overwhelmingly defeat
cd. but punished. He is Il Supcrmau,
and we cannot fathom him. lie Is in
India. he is in Afghanistan. Next he il,
In Egypt and another tire he is in
Spain. He talks very little. and when
he talks he cuts one through. He never