Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20

OF England seemed an obsession with
,nese people. After dinner we again
TOOK carriage and went to a studio.
which Herr Bcrnhardt called Il club OF
iorelsn theatrical producers.
mat evening danced and danced
before L crowd OF men and women who
cheercd me over and over again and
made me dance until 1 was really en-
m ,, After this demonstration my
manager Herr Bernhardt. introduced
me 10 man VINO gave his name as
Baron Stcinbrouck. This gentleman was
anout forty-five years OF age and was
GEcn more courteous than my manager.
iierr Bernhardt made AN appointment
I I. me to meet the baron in his, Herr
morning. Then he offered TO take me
10 my hotel and on the way both he
ana MS wife impressed on my mind
what great man the baron was They
OF His NJ ajcsty, the Kaiser. Once every
Two weeks he received from the Kaiser
brouck is greater. than our ambassador
In London and is intrusted with more
, nn, missions than our official
was happy that sucn n great man had
appreciated my art.
me next morning I went to Herr
cciVed as though ] was a special rep
resentatiHe OF potcntate. MY dear
Mata Hari, Baron Steinhrouck has just
enthusiastic over your prospects He
Is gong TO make II easy for you to
anpe"r IN BerIln. You viii go there
Win plenty of credentials and Rerlln
will literally go wild over YOU.
on. am I to go TO Berlin? will
exclaimed with joy
RECRUITING TIER IN THE
SERVICE OF THE KAISER
For an hour both Herr Bernhard
and MS wife talked TO me on nearly
IN, ,ns the course. OF this conversation
that | for the first time began TO see
,heir interest in me was other than
Then ' eame ,ha S o. my 4a ii
OF showing me his extreme considera-
,ion was so obviously artihciaI that I
re had hardly seated himself in a
chair near me when, with one excuse
or another. both my hosts left us and
before noon till in the afternoon. he
discussed with me my plans. In short
ne to,r was as. more noc Interested that I should
man that should appear in Berlin az
the innovator of a new dance, although
M wished TO Introduce me to Berlin
ssircles and HAVING made my debut. TO
BOOK me for London and Paris. He.
tod me that his agents had reported
Paris 20 hE1 and ah9 fbs, ny dsannointmen,s in
is!t against the French. He had heard
that also had a strong antipathy
against the English
Marta Hari. you are charming vo,,
are Wei! Hersed in many European lam
suaGes you are commanding. You are
an Ur .,f princess II is in my power
me highest society Of every capital in
Europe. You shall have princes kneei
oeiore you. wear pearls and live in
service OF the Kaiser" He poured such
words into my ear until became in
to%icated with his tempting offerings.
AND what must ! do to attain all
these? / inquired of the baron
FIRST 20 70 Berlin as / shall direct
address. Once there, YOU shall receive
more instructions. Bnt first do you
agree TO go TO Berlin?"
Put what about my dance?" I asked.
III YOU promise to go TO Berlin
can assure you that you shall have
ho nHni there re- at ar really large salary"
piained what splendid proposition lie
had offered me and how had promised
TO follow his advice. Both Herr Bern
Enthusiastically. During the dinner and
about two hours more after dinner they
filled me. with praise and pictured
new world before me that hypnotized
me for many years afterwards, finally
ending my career in this prison. The
baron then offered me ESQ as Il retainer.
WHO ARE THESE HUNS
WHO PROVIDED FOR HER:
Bat who were these peorIe? Herr
Rernhardt and his wife lived at Lon
don as theatrical booking agents and
worked under the direction of Baron
Stcinbrouck. one of the chiefs of the
Berlin foreign intelligence bureau!
Their specialties were to search out
men and women of unfortunate cir
cumstances of obscure past, hut with
potential talent. work on their poverty.
finance them literally, and. after be
friending them. use them in high cir
cles OF European capitals as their spe-
cial agents to secure valuable infor-
nation from civil, military and naval
officials.
how these mctrods work. ! shall re-
late to YOU all until you yourself un-
derstand the deep-laid methods or the
Berlin intelligence system rs do my
self.
So. financed by Baron Steinbrouck. I
went to Berlin. engaged by him. on MS
great theater. but when l went to the
address as directed by the baron 1
found it different place. Rememner,
| was then scarcely twentE-one SeaaS
Of age. and stranGer''o the ways VI
Europe. ar.aa
myself at AZ Dorotheens5rhhSsee , VIA bar is
This is department OF the berlin
Foreign intelligence Bureau Wnnin
it's walls unspeakable SINS aha oueh hscm
committed and are still being corn
mitted This building is SUPERVISED ny
Ottilie Freiburg. one OF Ger ranf;Sr ,'u NV
credentials and introductions TO TINS
woman in charge of the establishments
7 was informed that his eXcellency. the
baron. would wait en- me In the even
ing Baron Steinbrouck had iett Lon,
don on the same day as l, but mad
reached Berlin through a different route
than 7 had taken
In the evening the baron arrived at
the house and had long conyersa-
ton with me. lie told me that l was
the mistress of that house. and that Ct-
title Freiburg would serve me in the
CAPACITY OF maid. .
During this conversation the baron
threw or the mask and informed me
bluntly that il was as spy in the ser
vice Of the Kaiser that he was IN
terested in me. and that he cared very
little about dances. These French
frivolities!'' he shouted scornfully.
confess that had not the courage
to face the cold world again. ! had
tried Paris, London. and. should turn
down the baron, it would have been
impossible for me to dance at Berlin.
His offer of high salary tempted me
and the adventurous life OF woman
spy appealed to me. ] accepted the
baron's offer in its revised FORM and
from that time on became an admitted
agent of the Berlin Foreign Secret Ser
vice.
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