Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-05-09
CHAPTER, II -Continued

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of this kind with such infinite pains
so at the ship yards | posed as Herr
von Eckmann. inspector of the naval
ministry.
An old retired captain of the Ship
Inspection service happened to be
stopping in the same hotel. Ills love
for his old profession caused him TO
take a most embarrassing interest in
my work. One day.. he met bona.
tide ship inspector and asked him
whether he knew ME.
sYon Eckmanni Let's see, know
everybody In the service. There IS no
Won Eckmann on the roster"
.Then." hlurted OUT Pie old captain.
-he must be a spy. always said he
had typicalIy English facess III
watch him"
Through mistake, two letters came
for me without the usual cover ad
dress. Both of them gave my full
name and rank. argued with the
head waiter. trying 10 get him 10 give
me the letters for delivery to "nly
friend. Count Luckner." The old cap.
tain happened to be shopping near by,
although | didn't know It. BY now,
anything did was suspicious. lie
already had me hung and quartered as
his cauntry's arch enemy.
"What did that fellow wanta he In
CURED of the head waiter.
"He asked me 10 give him the let
tiers for Lieutenant Commander Count
Won .Luckner."
"Har
suspected nothing That evening
| took the train for Bremen. A de-
| tective entered my compartment and
deWanded my papers. ] gave them to
| him.
"Count Won Luckner," he exclaimed.
astonlshed and embarrassed, i must
! have made mistake. am looking
for a spy from Geestemunde."
| grew worried Could Ii he that
| enemy secret agents were watching
the work on my auxiliary cruiser7
.Where was the spy reported
''He lives of Beermann's hotel"
That was my hotel. The spy was
| watching me. told him that would
i take upon myself the responsibility OF
saving that there were the most ur-
gent reasons why this spy must he
| caught, and that he must wire his
principals that the utmost vigilance
must be used.
I'VE already have the raiiroad Gov
cred at both ends. But we will In
crease sur precautions" he replied.
1.-THE spy will surely be caught"
In Bremen AT Hillman's hotel ! was
again stopped by a detective who de-
manded my papers. Again my papers
COMPOUNDED and bewldered him.
"The description of the spy fits you
exactly" he said.
Once more | urged that the head.
quarters of the secret police he com
manded TO catch the secret agent at
any cost.
At the Trocadero, | sat with bottle
OF wine In front OF me. provost
officer with two men In uniform came
up TO me.
"Come with US. You are under ar
rest"
flew into rage at these repeti
lions Of stupidity, as thought then
to be.
Il am Il naval officer"
"You are a spy. Come with u.s."
The usual spy MANN spread through
out the restaurant. Blows wer'
threatened, chairs were brandshed
and there were shouts Of xiii tn
spy, kill hint" on all sides. If th'
officers hadn't fought the crowd OFF,
would have been badly beaten.
AL headquarters | was shown de
scriplion and even a picture OF HiNsell
So there was no doubt but what wa
their man.
"Under what name does this sp
travels" | demanded.
"Under the name OF Marine Ii
spector Won Eckmann"
"Why, | am he"
"But, you just said you were CouI
Won Luckner."
was compelled, with great injun
lions OF secrecy, TO take them I'M
my confidence. and had them tel
phone the admiralty for conirmatio
The prying old captain at Geest
munde soon took himself to 9th
parts-by request
AS | explained. my plan was TO 81
through the British blockade as ne
trail and If possible disguised as son
other ship that actually existed. The
happened TO, be Norwegian vess
that was almost a dead ringer T
the Pass Of Balmaha. She was sche
uled to sail from Copenhagen.
i cided that we would take her naii
and sail the day before she sailed.
! that II the British caught us und vii
lessed to Copenhagen 10 confirm o
story they would receive word I'll
such craft had left port al the TIL
we claimed This other ship W
named the Malefsf. For some time i
had been dlsehargina grain -frnm
Argentine. From Denmark size "