Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-28
Great Woman Spy
Tells Life Story
Author Ci0cs Stirring Revelations
OF German S Far-Rcachins
Espionage System.
WRITTEN ny MISS OLGA Won
MARX.
EDITED Ky HENRI DE HAL
SALE.
Copyright, 1917. by Henri de Hal
sale. by the International
News Bureau. Inc.


conjoin his just dead wife with her
successor; but your Englshman who
has studied the German at home will
not question my rccapitulation OF a
positive fact. 1t is the truth.
My surprise had TO come.
Comrades" continued the speaker.
Il have no time TO talk to you tonight,
but there is a gracious lady here. no
less a gracious lady than Frau Wilfert
of Munich. one who has done SO much
for our cause. She will, am sure
fill the void tapplause) by addressing
the meeting. May | ask you. gracious
lady. to come upon the PLATFORM"
The fat was fairly in the fire now. If
| accepted the speakers invitation
whatever should / say? If l did not
what excuse could | give? relied
upon sore throat.
rose from my seat. Comrades" l
said in Il husky voice assumed of
course). II have come all the way from
Munich to address you, but untortun-
atcly on the train l caught severe
cold. 1t Is Impossible for me to speak
tonight. but as am staying in Berlin
Tor two or three weeks | hope at your
next meeting TO make amends" which
statement elected more murmurs OF
heartfelt sympathy.
with a psychic and physical sigh OF
relief l sat down. Accidentiy
glanced at my neighbor in the gold
trimmed glasses. He was looking at me
as 1t secmcd-in a curious sort OF
way. Then he smiled. There was
something In his smile that made me
smile also 1t is physiological fact
mat n woman yields a smile much more
readily TO "A man than woman; and
vice versa, OF course.
The meeting now seemed to be at a
- gEf
men stood conversing animatedly-;h
last man speaker among them. AS
had committed their words to my auri-
cular memory. and their faces to my
visual memory" l decided 10 slip out
quietly. AS l got outside the door [
heard voices raised in anger-and
hurried down the delighted stone steps
TO find the outer door | was glad to
be in the open street again. Breath
ing more freely. l began to walk
south wards.
had gone, suppose. about 200
behind me. a soldier, ! thought; Ger
tainly not = policeman: for your Berlin
police wear silent boots in northeast
Berlin at nights. Frobelstrasse NAV
say. has few pedestrians after 10
o'clock 7. NJ. the only noises coming
walked on.
me. Frau Wilfert!"
confess l trembled like an aspen
leaf at the first whisper OF evening.
somehow l thought OF Captain CAM
ana his injunctions: had no; 10 con-
verse with anybody. Yet Captain CAM
had not told me that Frau Wi!fert"
might be called upon to address the
meeting. The man who called over nv
shoulder must have been at the meet
ing He had said Frau Wilfert."
turned my head. and 10! at my elbow
was my neighbor OF the gold-rimmed
glasses.
You Will forgive me. am sure" he
said touchingS not lifting, his cap, blu,
we sat near one another at the meeting
OF the international Labor Union.'"
lie pronounced that last word empha,i-
caily. and. l thought sarcasticaily. I
nodded my head in acquiescence
You are not Frau Wilfert OF
Munich" he went on. That much 7
know"
I experienced spasm OF anger. and
at once biurted out. How do you
know?"
Frau Wilfert of Munich died yes
terday morning"
Indeed! then you know better than
1 do" '"@''
Much better. know everything OF
Importance that happens in GERMANY"
a, I'm, Inen ns why did not you eenounce me
knew better"
stood stiN-again RECALLING ~,
warning Of Captain CAM.
Come. come. walk along with ma
do not wish to be rude; nor do
intend doing YOU any harm"
looked around for a policeman. that
evanescent individual who is always
absent when he is wanted-in GERMANY
az any rate.
\
Joined in icy tones
Not before you tell me what YOU
were doing at that meeting. You are
not interested in the German workman.
nor in his OK, nor his ass. nor ANYTHING
that is his"
u must say" retorted holly. that
whoever you are you are the ouin-
tessence OF rudeness. Be good enough
10 continue your walk. and leave me
alone. If we were in England should
hand you over to the first man coming
along. He would know what to do with
you. Here. in Berlin. even the police
AFFORD no protection to women-Iet
alone the ordinary male pedestrian
who may accost any3 woman in the
street with impunity."
We are not in England. Frau Will
fert. Now tell me why were you at
the meeting masquerading as Frau
Wilfert of Munich?"
proceeding: l replied. IF you saw
another word. ] shall inform the first
policeman ! meet, and give you into
custody for forcing your attention
on me-"
Al this the man in the gold trimmed
glasses threw back his head and
laughed so heartily that | could not re-
press laugh myself
walked on, the man followed me-
ihere was something strange about
inns gentleman" with the gold-rimmed
glasses and dropping mustache. He
had an aura" that told me he was no
commonplace man. Was he some high
oIilcial IN the German government, on
the spy" like myself?
iou have the audacity to say"
continued. that I am not Frau VIII
t ,, Oh Munich. Very we'll; may L ask
self" ~ ea'i yoF-
asaln burst of laughter. Had
peen man l should have strucl, him