Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28
Out of the Night

LII
10 dictate to Cilly. The letter
had been intended for our unit
chiefs in Cardiff. Liverpool.
Glasgow. and the Tyne ports.
i crushed the notes into one
lump in my pocket. jerked
them out with lightning speed,
stuffed them into my mouth
and began to chew frantically.
j was choking.
One of the detectives was
patting my back with vigor.
"Spit out the documents,
brother" he counseled.
A few of the notes l had
succeeded in swallowing. one
or two / spat out, rubbing
them to shreds with my feet
as soon as they fell to the
pavement. The detectives
dragged the others out of my
mouth with strong stubby
fingers. had felt too secure.
/ had neglected one of the
most important rules of con-
spirative technique, the rule
which said:
"Never carry written ma
terial In your pockets; let IL
he carried by an unknown as
sistant, or hide Ii I'm the lining
OF your clothes or the cavities
of your body"
NO FORCE
Scotland Yard agents prove
their efficiency by never max
ing an unnecessary show of
force, a show so dear to the
policemen of most other ma
tions. There were neither
manaeles. nor jiu-jitsu grips.
nor police-wagon changing
through crow ded streets.
Simply a little push into the
ribs, and a drawled:
Jaw. come along now: you
wouldn't resist, would you:"
"No," l said.
where were you gAng:"
they asked.
II was going TO my apart
ment to pack up and leave the
country" l told them.
"All right. Then let's all 20
to your apartment"
We entered Aldgate Station
and boarded a westbound
train. l sat in corner by a
window. detective at my
right, the other on the oppo--
site seat. 1t was all quite
pleasant. The Yard men
joked. asked me how liked
Piccadilly and how the Eng
lish girls compared with the
girls of my own country.
THE Russian girls are sup
posed to be hot stuff" one de-
tective said.
LEFT SUBWAY
/ was on guard.
IL don't know. I've heard
that too"
Aren't you a Russki:"
mo"
well, well, fancy that.
How do you like England ?"
81 don't like It."
well, IL you'd come to us
right away, we'd have showed
you around bit. I'm sure
you would have liked Eng
land"
Maybe.
what do you think Is the
best country I'm the world ."
THE United States"
mot Russia ?"
"No."
"We sure appreciate your
frankness," one of the men
said with irony. "But you fell
lows will never get anywhere
In Britain. Who wants to sleep
seven I'm bed as they do in
Russia? Or don't they?"
Don't know. I've never
been In Russia"
We left the subway in the
West Center of London and
sauntered to my quarters
which contained nothing that
could compromise me. By
leading them there | hoped
to keep the sleuths away from
the East End. where most
Communist centers of opera
ton were located. On the
way. we stopped at a public
house.
LASTED HOURS
The questioning that fol-
lowed lasted many hours. 1
first led them far afield. but
was later tricked into contra
dictions, and when l admitted
that l had told them a cock
and-bull story, we all laughed
as if we greatly enjoyed each
others company, and the de-
tectives ordered tea and sand
wiches.
Even after they had become
convinced thai would reveal
nothing and admit nothing.
not even the obvious fact that
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