Evening star., 1928-10-28

ceptional thickness He opened it. and
in what was supposed to be the ink
barrel found tightly rolled document
on rice paper. This too, was photo
graphed, then put back in its place
Later, a restorative was given the
Russian and the butler tactfully ex-
planned to him that he had fallen
asleep at the dinner table The courier
in CONSERVATION, after a quick survey
of his belongings, took his departure
at once. What suspicious may have
entered his mind somewhat abated
when he found his papers intact He
even apologized by way of the butler
his hostess was asleep at the time he
left-for his diScourtesy in falling
asleep at the table
Then he went on to Paris. But not
long after that he lost his prestige
with his employers and for a time his
liberty. For secret of Importance to
the French Russian entente had leaked
| out and he was suspected, not Of sell
ing out, but Of careleSSness.
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THE next assignment to Mata Hari
= in Dorotheen StraSSe of interest to
us concerned AbbaS Nuri. German
secret service in Berlin got word that
an Egyptian princeling and close friend
to the Khedive of Egypt was on his
way from Paris to Constantinople and
would stop in Berlin for several days.
The Information was that he was in
fluential with a Turkish commission
which was selecting $50 young Turks
to send abroad for study. AbbaS Nuri,
in the interests of France and England
would use his influence to have the
young Turks sent to colleges in those
two countries; for within decade those
youths would help decide in which di-
rection Turkish alliance would tend
And Germany felt that German culture
was best for them.
Hence Mata Harris extreme cordial
lty to AbbaS Nuri when he arrived in
Berlin. She was introduced to him as
Eurasian Of much wealth, to whom
the Oriental dance was career in art.
The woman of Oriental allure found
little difficulty in completely captivat-
ing the impressionable young prtnceling
OF Egypt. If anything, 1t was he who
angled for an invitation to the lady'S
home.
He got it. And his enthusiasm when
he came to the house Of luxury prom
ised well for the evening. He insisted
on being shown through the mansion
and was told where he could buy dupli-
Gates Of some of its furnishings. Mata
Hari showed him as much Of her
home" as was discreet. Then she piled
him. with hospitalities unhampered
either by discretion or convention.
Abbas Nuri, too, fell asleep from ap-
parently too much festivity. But this
was not, as in the case Of the Rus
sian, particularly the design Of Mata
Harris chief No melodrama was con-
templated that evening. Mata Harris
instructions were simply to become an
influence with Abbas Nuri and to get
herself invited to accompany him on
his mission to Turkey.
If, therefore, he fell asleep in the
Dorotheen Strasse house it was his own
doing. When he woke he, too, found
himself in the guest room alone. His
watch told him it was 8 in the
morning. He rose unsteadily to his
feet and took stock of himself in the
mirror. He did not seem to recognize
his surroundings and groggily he set out
to explore the house.
Eventually the butler" found him
stubbornly trying to get into room
in the basement, whose door refused
to yield. Tactfully the butler led the
guest back to the guest room and per-
Suaded him to make himself at home
there for the night.
Apparently nothing melodramatic did
happen that night. In the morning,