The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-18
SPY 0UTWITTED
BY OLD WOMAN
Curiosity Aroused by Actions of
Foreign Gentleman on Aber.
deel Express.
DOES SOME SWIFT THINKING
Looking Stupid Is Her Speciality, and
When Officers Grab the Spy He
Looks at Old Lady
and SiGhs.


Tond0r.-Thc best spy story in
long time cones from Il medical off
GER. one of the big guns of his corp.
and profession. It is III about The
Ah"rd"on Express, one of the world-
quickest long-tiiStance runs. Ycu leave
London after the theater. go TO bel
in n" train, have n cup of tea in bel
- Edinburgh. and breakfast in Abe
deen, Gn0 miles from town. NortU-
ward from Edinburgh there are stop:
Il while on the Forth bridge. from
whence You look down onto the doCI.,
of tirst-class hattieships, and at Dun
dee. and MontroSe.
The old lady boarded the train n
Edinburgh and the porter showed L..
into Il non-SInokin" compartment
he day coach. The OTHER pas-aa..
VAS 4 foreign ICIi'.mau--of Uigt -.
.ionality il would he hard Is S.r.....
for. n. As Ia III" l1r.s. SIC f...
., harmless old thing some D.tv-..s..
wears OF 90. I.e 1p.n- .s l..- ta
81 .ae tHu Va -sr.r . ;.-.a..-
IA. ANY -.- .....:.-.@
po.L. - t-.- ,.- ..... 80 g..
.....L...E ia, -, y-.. - ..- = -.--.. .....
Inuud the Ia-,t-- -. ..-.... quit.
good fellow. As to his Ii tiou&li.y.
the accent gave no clue. She pumped
him perseverinCiy.
A few stops from Edinburgh tiIr
train stopped on the Forth bride.
From the trains one looks down U~"r
naval base of first rate {. nScgI"n".
\ spy, making rapid summary of t'tn
capital ships in full view, might pic;
up important information.
The FOREIGN gentleman stood IN.
filing the window, shutting out H."
view, and annoyed the old lady. VINO
also wanted to have look. More
over. she saw him go through 4 lon;
fumbling procedure watch puzzled her
extremely. What on earth was he up
"a? The only thing she saw was tn"
last swift movement which empij"L
the bulcy part of his Overcoat. And
she caught the glimpse Of 4 wing. N3w
the whole thing vas clear: there mus
have been n message scrubbed rapidly.
folded and made fast and then sud
den release OF carrier pigeon.
The Old Ladys Speciality.
And then the foreigner fashsL
round To see if the l. = hai 1o,'".&
anything. No, evidently not. Sic
= !.
asleep.
81 looked stupid" she said after
ward, "but that's my speciality
She must have done some very Svi
thinking before he mad time to turn
round Her first impulse was 10 TUa
along the corridor ana find the guar.
or rouse the first soldier she saw. BIZ
then the foreigner WOULD see by ne
first movement he was in danger, an!
she did not want to be StranglcJ7.
thrown out OF the window. m"
drowned in the Forth estuary. she be
came affable. wondering what had de
layed the train so long. He expressed
noble sentiments concerning the allie
and contempt for Germany.
But rs the train rEiInd into Dundee
he oil Id expressed her ,1uE;~..o.
hat tEo E.o"-ir- ut0ars w.r.. j.. fnI
sale '.v this tina. q, ,hr bt.' -...@. -.
'c!r that y l''tln run on ,a. .'-.. IT,
would aae, h"r n-ahs a5tcr '...aat
compartment. She would buy = n..'r
Fnr t,:r foreign gentleman also.
lc-way % tho l.oo'y-,." >>. ,nrr
q porter. II would be ua,urr; 90 al
Him now long the train stDnE".!.
''Don't be seen speaking" Gh" SD
- she passed the porter. 'Tharc'-
spy IN my carriage. Send the station
master to me at the bO0kstaH."
When the station master came be-
hind the lady spoke into an open news
paper just as Though she were r"a'in,
aloud. Don't be seen speaking ...:'
ne" she said. "There's = SPY IT. I''
The train stops ST Mot.
~cse next. Ell? Wei, wiz. H!.at
~o>,,"
She pad for rer bundle ~ p...r
ana walked bac', 20 t'.e a..r'.-..-
The SLY seemed msu~..,...s
-in@ whore she had l.t ."
obliged r.. tie l.s "'h
..iU y "a -t.i- 50. ,-n F.. 'a
.rv .sT .-s.--.s.rr7 .'.r .-..-