The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-06

Tive, went to another depart
mont and after much search In the
records there, found that there was
No surh officer in His Majesty's ser-
,.ica ne Charles Clayton Draycott.
Late that night l teiephoned Al
bury at his bachelor fiat IN Harley
street and told him what | had as
Ccrtained.
"Richt." he replied. II have toses
tho Director OF Public prosecutions
tomorrow and III mention the mat
ter IN him. Blake is certainly an
embarrassing chap. But he ought 10
he nut out of business while the war
is ON. Criminals in officers uniform
are always I'D nGerous.
had told AIbury nothing regard
ing the strange request the leliow
had made IN mo. hut that night
r,rIcd NJ the address in The Bottoms,
which his mothor-in-law had gwen
and WAS informed that no SUCH per-
SON as Mrs. Henniker had ever lived
there. Again. the porter at the En-
rrcsS club had smiled whom IN
ouircd for Mrs. Charles Clayton
nraYCOtt.
"Wc'rc had lot Of inquiries for
that lady o: late. sir" he said. IT'S
somebody who IS passing as menu
Der Of the club. no doubt. Tho po-
lice have made ono or two Inquiries,
and | have giveE them letters which
4 4,
Then the lady is an imp"ster.
chc"
Yes. And she's not the only one.
Ercry club hall porter in London
has letters in strange names ad-
dressed To the club, Aud they are
always from undesirables OF eotn
sexes. I've been hall porter for
twenty five years. and | think
know"
And hr laughed knowingly.
Next evening Albury rang me up
and told ME that the Director OF
Public Prosecutions had ordered
warrant IL he issued Cor the arrest Of
prHyCott for posing as q captain, hs
well AS upon other charges. War
rants were also out for the two
women.
Ny next step was 10 Obtain from
tho records of Scotland Yard a copy
nf the photograph u Blake, alias
DrayCott, and this ! carried along
whitehall 70 the War Office. where 1
showed il 10 n number Of men en-
gagged as secret agents 0t our Intel
ligence Department-men who were
rosmopolit1ns. and knew Europe
from end N end
"Why. that's the notorious Bent
lew" exclaimed NY friend Grierson.
81 met him in Constantinopie before
the first Balkan war. lie Mas then
German spy
And | suppose he is stiII?" l re-
marked.
"Of course. And dangerous ono
at that Hes been in the hands OF
the police see What for?"
"Thcft Of motor cars
Fab. They ought to get him
again. suppose he's at large now.
.~r't he"
YES"
Then I say that every effort ought
to I,c made 70 find him. He's spy
o. Gcrmany-one OF the most slick
agents Of Berlin. He got into dis
craze with his masters. I believe,
and then came home mere. and. being
hard up. started stealing cars. ! sup
pose. But now that the war Is In
progress he's no doubt at his old
game. Phew, Fancy. Teddy Bent
ley British officer"
Half an hour later had quiet
consultation with the slow-spcakins
master mind Of our secret service
the man whom we always referred 10
as Il. told him what Captain
DrayCott had suggested 10 me con-
corning Frau Goltmann. whereupon
he said:
"Of course. the whole thing is now
plain. His wife Identified you in
Ipswich and kept track OF you as
person whose friendship might be
cultivated in the interests OF Ger
many. Draycott, in his British Of
ii""r's uniform. was evidently spying
in France when YOU met him in Avn
g"n. Now he has orders from Ber-
lin 70 investigate very delicate
ruint--wh"thcr the wife OF Doctor
Goldman has ever given. away any
secrets Lioitmann has probably
fallen into disfavor, and his enemies
are bent upon running him. The
Germans now suspect you Of having
had dealings with Mrs. Goltmann.
and are trying to corroborate their
evidence. | hope you denied it all.
otherwise the poor woman will most
certainly he shot"
Il have admitted nothing. save my
pre-war friendship with the Colt
manns," | said
Good! Then you have saved Mrs.
GoltmannS life, without a doubt"
said tho head ~ the Intelligence De-
partm"ut. Some suspicion has been
aroused because Of your friendship
with the lady who was English. and
who was Of such great service 10 us
that only few months ago I mem
toned il TO tie Premier. But she
is one of the many people who have
risked their lives for US and whom
Ills Majestey the King cannot honor.
The unhonored heroes and herones
o: the war are far longer list than
"C the q. 3. r."
"Well?" | asked. What shall We
do"
Wait for the arrest Of this bogus
Captain DrayCott. He Is certainly a
hold fellow to enter the Devonshire
and put that problem Of Mrs. Colt
mann TO you. But. OF course. his
conviction at the Old Bailey proved
that he was an unusually bold ad-
vcnturer."
At the advice OF H waited.
Three months later Edward Blake
and his wife FELL into the hands Of
the police at Cardiff for registering
at an hotel under false names.
Quickly the wires were at work. and
IT