The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-05

She appeared to form a great at tachment for Violet, and was in and out of the little flat frequently, dur Ing which Fanny saw her now and again, but-as often happens with sis ters-took rather a dislike to Violets beautiful protege. I may mention here that the sisters were Americans, and It will be remembered that when the war broke out, and for a long time afterwards, the United States was not lighting Germany. Fannie's sympa- thies however, were intensely pro-Ally and when war was declared she was glad that Litzi Wertheim gave up her elocution lessons and came no more to the flat. Almost immediately af- forwards Violet returned to the United States, but Fanny remained in Eng land, having professional engagements to consider.
 For many months after that Fanny did not see Litzi Wertheim. She had no curiosity about Litzi, and had all but forgotten the girl, whom she had never liked, when suddenly they met in peculiar circumstances.
 How Litzi Became a spy.
 Meanwhile, what of Iitzi Werthetn :?
 How had she been employing her self during those early months of the war?
 The woman was a British subject only by marriage, but although she was living apart from her husband she was still q. British subject This little fact was responsible for her be- coming a. spy. The police are con- vinced that until that time she had no thought of such a thing, although all her sympathies were intensely Ger man.
 JGyO lDe at ;,, a hostile country, alone, ostracised by her British friends, with an allow ance that was inadequate to meet her luxurious tastes, and a. great and growing home-sickness for her moth CT and Germany. She wanted to get back-to return to her own people. All chance of a dramatic career was ended.
 She was a woman who could hate and love with equal passion, and there is little doubt that she now hated the country of her adoption with all the hatred of her race. An English man. her own husband, had treated her badly---or so she claimed. His family scorned her. She was all for home and mother" just as soon as she could get there.
 It was not difficult for her to reach Holland. The passport which some romancers have imagined fond 1y must have been hard to wangla, was perfectly easy for a. British sub ject' The trouble came afterwards.
 L.itzi Wertheim was not allowed to enter Germany just because she was a British subject!
 Still. at that time she had no in tention of returning to hated Eng land Holland was full her own people, and, besides, there was al ways the hope that she might be al- lowed some time to proceed on her way to Germany.
 What did I4itzi Wertheim do in Hol- land?
 At first she was thoroughly de- pressed and miserable at her failure to get back. Then she began to get bored. To a woman of her eXcitable, pleasure-loving temperament the sit- uation was intolerable. Life was meant to be lived at any cost-even such life as the underworld offered, and there was plenty of that availa- ble.
 Imagine, then, if you will, an aut- r1rnn day melting with golden sun- shine in a town near the Dutch iron tier. The streets are thronged with adventurers of every nation; the lit tie open-air cafes are doing a thriv- ing DOSlneSS- trdCIlCdlly every SIrdn- ger in that town, whatever his or her nationality, is there for some secret purpose. Intrigue simmered in the air, and every man looked asHance at his neighbor.
 The German agents disguised them selves as F'renchmen or Englishmen, and vice versa Probably Litzi Vert helm was the only one of the motley crew who wore no disguise, nor at tempted one. She was just a dis grunt1ed, bored German girl, handi- capped in her efforts to get home by her British marriage.
 She was always dressed carefully and made the very most of herself With her it was cecond nature---a simple force of habit. That day when the scene was set, she looked as always, her best.
 For Litzi Wertheim 1t was a day of fate. She had better have remain ed in her little hotel bedroom But her boredom was too acute. She was