The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-05
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thousand and one flCuouists less | prominent fin political importance. Ssre Chary of their confidence, he | found. Political opinions were un- healthy possessions; curiosity peri | ious attribute, So Rothwen passed | on his way uunolested and unmolest- | ing. On the afternoon of the sixteenth day after his depaEture Rothweil ar rived at Mexico Cry. Several miles outside the suburbs he stopped, dis mounted and shouldering the most necessary of his possessions he turn ed loose his horse and joined on foot :Se motley string of peons ploddins tier way into the city. He wanted his entrance to be as inconspicuous as possible. T. was almost beyond hu- man credence that German agents ~~srive in the city could have learned v-- tvaS proposed expedition. Yet pre- = gsss experiences had made Roth ~-~s Credulous in these matters. To him, trouble existed until 1t had been proved to the contrary.
 He precautions were successful A dirty sentry stationed at the gato did not even trouble to turn his head a@ the ragged gang of which Rothweu made up a part approached his sta ton. The American passed Into the ancient city.
 He was sorr,- what familiar with it. as tourist In pro-war days. He lacked rra intimate acquaintance with stde-strects and back alleys whicE more than once had saved his Tf- in Paris, New York and London. still, he was not an utter stranger.
 X few discreet purchases at seco-- hand stores occupied his time for tI1 !, next half hour. At tho end of that time equipped preseutabIv in a suir of decent clothes. he was able to ob- tain shelter at a third class hotel without exciting comment
 A nasty toilet. which lnC1uded the trimming of tho three weeks beard which ran riot over his face. and he emerged to thc world typical plant CT. prospor0us farmer. somewhat careless as to dress perhaps. but un- doubtadIy wcI1-t0-do. His counter part was everywhere 10 be seen. TTe had adorteJ as a disguise tha appear ance of -ha typical Mexican hotel guests in the capital
 Leaving his hotel shortly after elGht o'clock EcthwoI1 made his way to the c1fo. whose wealth of arc Ii-hts. potted palms and gari=h dis play of cut glass indicated it's posi- I.|I.| |i~ me fN|N.''E iA l.I. NA.E s thlI ID D rre He entered. and. choosing a table where floral decorations somewhat concealed hir0 from observations, or dor.d cofTec and cigars. He scrut- tnizcd the cafe carefully.
 NTovicaus most of them, with a sprfnEIiuE of TorciEncrs. And most of the foreigners were of single typo-short. square men. with bulEiug fowls. square foreheads, the eternal pompadour and the bulEinE neck which is mark of the German the world over Fothwoll eyed them with disgust.
 Harpies these, aEcnts sent by a supposed friendly nation 10 prey upon its victim. Commercial men, sales men no doubt before the war, they had penetrated everywhere, until now with the mask laid aside in Europe Mexico found herself powerless tc curb the activities of these men, who had fastened their grip upon her in dustries, probed the secrets of hel treasure hills and wormed their way by guile or open force Into positions of influence where their word wal law throughout the Federal State.
 They talked war here in Mexico city: talked it jubiantiy, with many { toast to tho German war lord, man1
 
 in France at that moment, as Roth well knew. Huunish forces in over vvheIrnine numbers thrown into th' fray to form the greatest body O shock troops ever concentrated at on spot during the entire war, wer pressing on toward Amiens. grinding down. through sheer force of mum uers the heroic British, French an American troops.
 And so they were jubilant, thes agents of the Kaiser on a foreig7 shore. RothweH knew some of then by sight He had trafficked wit h~-n in other days playing skinfu1 ly upon their credulous self-Confi dence. winning from them fnforma ton which they themselves hardl knew they possessed. And he scorn ed tho entire breed as CUTS. althoug he was forced to admire the cunning almost supernatural. with which thei marvellous system of espi mage na operated for years.
 Three men at the table neares him drew his attention. On of then tall blond and spare. seemed vaeuel familiar. Ills companions. one evi de7ltly a German and the other swarthy Mexican, Rothwell did nc know. He rackcd his brain. Wher had he first seen fhe tall man. Der ung No. Copenhagen2 The memor came to him in flash. Non Eksteir The ambassador of a neutral pow eT. in former days accredited to th Danish capital. now evidently her on duty in Mexico. Non Fkstein. Ne he remembered him now.
 A man utterly without scrupl conscieneeless and tucrciiesS. On who. gossip had said. would hay betrayed his own country for som committed murder for a pittanC whose career. Itself without blnmis had long entangied itself with tno' of the byuzza rds of diplomacy wi p-atqer overnight wherever polite bones are to be picked. What was doing in company with this Ge EnanT
 Rotllyveli strovs Co overhear par at least, Of their conversation. rt VI impossible. The hlare of tse Q cbestra. grouped at the foot of il rgAsed dancing dias, prevented the f0v-pitohed voices from reaching n ear. Whatever their topic, it appeo ed absorbing in the extreme. IT fflree sat close about their table. si usns rfeir liquors apparently col -saiOas of nothing in their surroun' fhgs.
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