The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-02

III the British Intelligence Department received information that the secret engine stunt in all its details had reached the German spy-master in Holland.
 Nearly Got a Job at War Office.
 Unfortunately, it was not possible 10 bring the crime home to her. and the fascinating girl proceeded on her daring course.
 She tried hard to get behind the scenes at the War office, and came very near succeeding.
 At q critical stage of hostilities she sought a post as private secretary to distinguished officer at the War Office. and was actually the favorite candidate.
 But if Scotland Yard had not stIf- hcient evidence to justify prosecution there was at any rate enough known of her chances for doing further harm being considerably restricted. So a quiet hint was sent to the War Office, and the dangerous beauty Tn German pay was baked of her am Eiion to secure an official post in the British War office.
 For time she was quiet after this rebuf, probably wondering whether her offer had been rejected by some one who suspected her; but she did not lie low for long.
 Early in 1915. she was foremost figure in the social swim, and towards April of that year was present at d house party at Richmond, where the fashionable weekend visitors incIuG- ed many officers. a few diplomats and at least two secretaries of neutral legfslations
 It was obvious at the time that one of these youthful diplomats the 2s- year-old-son of a very distinguished father. was fatuated with the radiant beauty of the young Norwegian. The spy was ready enough to take ad- vantage of his affection, and it was in a daring attempt to persuade him that she over-reached herself and made 1t possible for the British au- thorities to arrest her as an enemy spy.
 The woman encouraged her ad- mirer in his advances until she felt quite sure he would stop at nothing to servo her. The Norwegian was in possession of information relat- ing to work at one of our greatest arsenals, and she rightly knew tha. | the information would be of almost | priceless value to the Germans. Choosing a moment when she l thought the secretary was intoxicated 1 with her beauty, she asked him to | enclose a package from her in the l Official dispatch bag leaving London | that night for Holland She knew. of | course. that the bag would not be | censored and that if the diplomat ac- ceded to her request he would run n
 risk not only of ruining his own ca | rcer, but of seriously Compronising 2 | his Government.
 Love Defeated by Sense of Duty. 1 Torn between love and duty, the | diplomat Went perilousIy near to be- | tray the neutrality of his country. | His own eleventh-hour repentance
 and the quick action of our InteIIi- ! gence Department averted the ca | lanity and only a few people in | Whitehall and Dowing Street knew of the affair.
 Within a very few hours of the | daring request the ex-Kaiser's beau- | tiful spy was in close arrest. Once in 1 custody her record was made com plete. and it was soon evident that l the British Authorities had captured 1 one of Germany's most dangerous | spies. The full record of her activities
 would provide thrilling reading in- ! deed.
 | Placed upon her trial at the Old | Bailey as an enemy agent, the wo-
 man was convicted and sentenced to | be shot.
 Right up to the conclusion of the l trial, which was conducted with all
 the fairness and dignity inseparably
 associated with British justice, the l Norwegian maintained her control of l herself and acted with much artificial 1 sangfroid.
 When the judge donned the black
 cap and the death sentence was pro- ! nounced the woman gave a piercing l shriec which rang through the court l and fell swooning into the arms of | the dock -warder. Afterwards the sen- | tence was commuted to penal seryi- | tude for life.
 Her arrest created surprise among
 the society for whom she had ap-
 reared in so pleasing a light.