The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-07
Confessions ola Bride
copyrighted 'i, Newspaper Enterprise A-socisuo.
SUSPICION OF GERMAN PROPAGANDA
BEGINS WITH BOB'S VALET

lob has never let himself so about
tho war. Like many returned sol
dicra. he refused 60 talk about II At
All. but his family has never doubted
that no 'harbors lasting wrath
against the Hun who has blotted this
cenlury'H history with horror. Bob,
who II usually NO silent. was quick
To take up MorrlaonH theory about
tho abduction Of American citizens
by Mexican bandits.
Anything to stir up trouble for
the United States that's the Ger
man way. Maybe Morrison In right"
he said.
As he spoke I thought Of the ghost
I had reHurrected In Mexico. Ham.
ilton Certcis-lntsfnation Epy-a
German ON his mothers side. and
from HIS father tho inheritor Of
spanish title and vast wealth.
| mustn't let Bob get away 90
Mexico without discussing certeiH
with him and with Jim. must toll
OF certeiS' strange resemblance 90
the leader OF the bandits. must
speak OF the spy system at the
hacienda and tho little maid who
carried tales ana the administrator
who had tried 10 cripple Jim's plane
10 prevent my escape.
But | couldn't interrupt the con.
vcrration. Jim was Offering con,
tribution In support OF Morrison'H
theory:
Il know general" he said. and
everybody laughed. berausc Jim. be-
Ing only a lieutenant isn't supposed
To know generals Intimately. 'Oid
friend OF mine--wcnt 20 college 10.
gether. Hos been In Germany iale
~, lie declares that German propa.
ganda Il as subtle today an at any
tim. during the war He says IL
aims Go embroii ua in complications
with our nelghbor nations. and TO
spread RID revolution within our own
gates. that it's directed against the
very foundations OF our republic"
II read the other day that &c 900
Germans were about TO emigrato to
Mexico" I vcntured.
Sure we've got n RICH, TO dread
that influence right under your
Uncle Sans nose" remarked Nor
rison. Every riEht.mindcd citizen
ought 90 reeoEnlk. German propa.
ganda wherever IL crops up and
thwart a."
Boys. tho business OF thi. sxp~dl,
ton Il 90 rescue Miss Miller from
outlawa-from rebels against their
own government Remember THAR
was Bob'n warning. "And guess
we'd better get ready TO start"
Il guess. Rob. you'd better wake
up before you go" drawied In a
tone which always makes my hun.
hand wary. You have brought that
scamp. HsrEhoff. down here as your
valet Suspicion concerning German
| Propaganda would better begin right
under your own nose. II seems to
me"
''Berxhoff was Interested In Miss
M!iisr's rescue. Naturally he wanted
to come. Ito had so-n In her en-.
ploy for months" Bob protested.
He helped 10 abduct Babs." 70.
torted.
lie ob<yed ORDERS bob said.
shortly. and then he rose TO his feet
as IL tho converse ton had come %
an end.
Can you guess why nabs was sen,
20 MaxlcoT"
Bob shook HIS head.
I'm toll you. You recall the
curious brown env-lopc-th- foreign
paper which gave me tho first clue
20 fiabH' whercaboufsg'' @
Bob Morrison came over
and stood by my chair--jlm. TO
whom the story was new. leaned for.
ward TO listen.
when BsrKhofs sent tho baby 90
his friend IN Mexico he was using
Miss Miller as n tool 10 promote his
I peruicious German propaRa nda
/ First. he put Miss Miller In CORE
spondence with a physician In san
jose. then he used the envelope nd.