The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-10

The "Siechens Nurnberger Bier
kaus' obtains in Berlin the same sort
of repute as the London Cheshire
Cheese" in Fleet Street. Both places
have sanded floors, and the "Siechen"
prides itself upon its well-scrubbed
unpublished table tops, and its select
clientele In the "Siechen" have seen
Hfndenburg using his knife and fork
like a peasant. I have also seen that
arch-scoundrel and one-time "satyr-
ist," Won Haesler, who now looks like
revivified mummy. F'alkenhayn,
once German War Minister, used Of
ten to sit in the far right-hand cor
ner. and entertain himself with bully
ing the walters. To see Junker Falk-
enhayn spit chicken bones on the
floor was a geological education. One
afternoon the Crown Prince same
along in mufti-a Scotch tweed jack
ct, cap and knickerbockers, stockings
"spats," and a yellow crepe de chine
tie, which made his complexion more
pasty than ever. With him was ELIZA
beth Kaufmann"-known throughout
German society as the most depraVeo
woman in Europe. The daughter of
drosky driver, she was "hail-felloW
we'll met" with half the petty prince
lings of the Fatherland, and she pos
sessed Jewels, it was said, valued a.
two hundred thousand marks.
Now, my dear child" said the Ma
ior, while tucking his serviette undel
his chino that habit Of the upper
class Teuton which alone speaks vol
unes of his Kultur-"Now my deal
child, tell me what is really distress
| ing YOU. You want lucrative post
| ia wohl?"
| 1 then told Major Rauch of my Wis
it to the Bristol" my interview will
Herr Paul Muller, and the name ant
address of the person he recommend
ed me to see.
FRAU Orloff," laughed the Major
"24 Roonstrasse. Ha! ha! Then you
are going to enter the Secret Servic
as spy"
"a spy" I echoed Herr Mule
said something about a lady detectiv
but a spy!"
"And why not" gurgled the Major
with his face buried in his lager bee
mug; then lowering his voice ian,
why not a spy?"
quite an honorable profession
suppose you would call it?'
Certainly. If you are clever yo
can make good income. If you ar
clever and INSCRIPTIONS bigger one
while if uou are clever, unscrupulous
and have no acute sense of -er-moral
ity-such as is preached you
can make a very large income indeed
ha! hal"
put me in the first category
please. Would you advise me to Sc
these people? ?"
why not? The profession of es
pionage, while regarded as doubtfl
one by some persons, is looked upo
with favor by the Emperor and mill
tary authorities. Why not, ha! ha
1 was a spy myself once. I used t
spend, ha! ha! in my early days mo:
, of my leave in dear old England ha
ha"
"You spied in England?"
why not? By the ghost of m
grandmother, I used to enjoy mysel
too, ha! ha! Those simple English OF
!, ficers and officials, how friendly an
communicative they were. Why, {
Chatham Dockyard, after merely sigr
ing a visitors book William johnson
j, London, ha! ha! I was allowed to IL
spect five first-class battleships.
young signaller aboard the Camps
3 down." I think it was, quite innocen
ly gave me valuable information
while some pleasant evenings in b;
= parlor not far away were highly il
o structive, hal ha!'
Then you advise me 70 VISIT
Roonstrasse
"By all means, and should you ca
I to give my name as a reference, W
say that your services would be
!. great asset to the German Empir
) ha! ha!'
Principally at o'clock I was
"a Roonstrasse, where found FIR;
= Orloff awaiting me. I handed h
Herr Muller's letter.
You are Fraulein Won Kopf?" s.
snapped, as if attempting the stacca
tones Of a Prussian drill sergeant.
On receiving my assurance that h
guess at my identity was correct, s
waved me to an easy chair. SomehC
did not fancy the easy chair. I f,
g that to recline in the presence Of t
Frau Orloff sort, who was seated
an ordinary office chair, would te
to give her an ascendancy over me
l. meant to converse with her on eqr
terms. So 1 took an ordinary off
chair like her own, and, keeping I
II. eyes fixed on hers, I drew my oh;
towards her table. I always find
e. you wish to subjugate a woman,
IN at least see that she does not sub.
I'd gate you, it is best to keep your ey
MS on hers. Besides, I had taken a d
ed tinctive dislike to the commonpls
n. looking creature, who had the fl
ne and figure of an overfed cook.
lit you have a will Of your own
ed see?"
IS. II have been told So" I repli
oh resting my hand on the top of
ed parasol-I had also been told tina
had an impressive" way with a pa
sol. You might be a grand duches
nm said a lady friend once observing
- in that attituGe.
Herr Muller, I presume. did
- give you any details as to the oc,
"a patton I can offer you?"
HE suggested merely that I sho
make a good lady detective" I
MT piled.
ret VERY we'll, I may as we'll tell ]
Iat at once that you are In the presel
IN of the Acting Chief of the Argus
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