The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-15

or my VISIT!
We were already At the hotel.
SO there vas no opportunity. fol-
lowed her into the great palm court.
shook her hand. and left. hrst, how
ever. promising to meet her on the
following day.
This did, but got no farther.
dared not say . word for fear she
should turn upon me and denounce
me.
That night, however. as ! sat IN
my room thinking it all over. sud
denly thought OF plan.
Next morning took her for a
stroll in the Tiergarten. and while
We sat together on chairs watched
the expression OF her countenance
as said:
You liked my friend. Dick Gret-
ton. But would you still like him
II I told you that he 10 an agent Of
the United States secret ssrries. ant
that his duty 10 to make payments
to those who assist him in obtaining
information?
Her eyes narrowed slightly. and
she replied:
We'll, after all. mans profAs-
sion does not make much dinsr'
ence. doe It. DIS long IA ne 10
straight and honorable Does he
make big payments"
yes. very large ones sometimes"
answered. for it struck me that II
had aroused in he- mind Just the
idea that I desired TO create. And
liz you did not hold the position you
do and were less independent he
might hay. suggested TO you an
easy way OF making money. mad
anne" l said. looking very straight
A, her.
He would not dare to do hiatt"
she retort<d.
NO. I have told you 30. other
wise he would have spoken to ySu
in Palermo" I said. He, OF course.
does not know that you hate Won
Stubel or that your income II re-
duced. II YOU permit 1t, and wish It
well, I will tell him SO when next
We meet"
She held her breath. A strange.
fixed look oversprss d her handsome
/ countenance as she Eazed IT the
trees before her. She vas evidently
rejecting deeply.
That is a rather strange question
. Of yours. m'sieur." she said DO
you really mean it?'
.'of course do"
: "Ah, But I must have time to
think" she said. suddenly rising
: from her seat. I'LL can't give
i you an answer now"
: 'when?"
!. Perhaps tomorrow" she replied.
/. Let VI 20 back to the hotel. !
, want to b alone and think-thinA
what II would all mean"
ut would mean. madame, that in
return for your assistance yoJ
: would gain L hne income and have
the protection Of the Uaited statcs
? Or Of France"
I ~ would prefer the latter. low.
the French. Remember. am NOT
| German hs said.
. And We ltrollsd out Of the PARK
and took q taxi to the Espisneoe
Hotel
When left her vas at hrst
rerv satisfied with my DroSress. but
l later that evening I fell wondering
E whether her refusal 10 five me an
answer Mas in order 70 communi-
cate with the police!
!. Next afternoon I called for her IN
n taxi and a. We drove along the
] Inter don Linden I asked for her
reply.
She paused.
Yes" she replied in low.
strained voice. Yes. you may tell
,, your friend. will see him in France
IL he wishes"
My heart leaped with Joy.
VERY WE'LL I said. But you
: told me you would rather serve the
French. II 40. will you come 70
Paris for weeks holiday and VIII
endeavor to arrange IT."
"Youo" she gasped. staring At me-
DO you arrange such things also
Come to Paris and see"
laughed.
VERY well. m'sieur, I will" was
!, her reply. On Monday week, At
the Hotel Chatham"
At ten o'clock that night Was ID
the express for Paris. and next dsy
made a full report at the euai DOR
say.
:, II is useless TO give In actual de-
tail what occurred, save to say tfat
the Baroness Won Gutenberg cans
, TO the Hotel Chatham and wns
seen by the director OF the French
secret service. after which I hondc
her the sum OF one, hundred thou.
sand francs and arranged that she
should receive a regular credit
through a German bank Of the
|, equivalent Of one hundred pounds .
month in return for her cop!ss OF
, all the plans Of the new Krupp EuNa
and armaments which she vas 70
furnish,
, By this means the French Gov
, eminent asccrtained all abou; the
Big Bertha long before Vsr was
declared. and knew the eomponsnt1
. Of the poison gas and the .ons'rue-
1 ton OF the mS-throwsrs ans
trench -mortars. all facts concerning
them being given over to tho Brit
ish Government at my suggsst!oA.
For more than a year Siter the
outbreax Of war the baroness kept
IN touch with the French, and vas
r one OF their most important agents.
Early In 1915. however. Z traSk
affair occurred. She was on her va
to the office OF the man she hate
30 hercely. and CHANGED to b pass
ing one o: the smelling furnaces out
, Of which molten steel was being
drawn. By accident--but I an Ia
, clined 10 think that It vas by d.
sigma mould broke. and ere che
realized 1t the glowing metal aplaahsd
over her. killing her almost instantly.