- tions received from Berlin. Boy-Ed, like Bolo, first sought
Pavenstedt, who found room for the German naval attache in his own office in the bank building. Later, when the newspapers began to print stories of the questionable operations of the German naval and military attaches, they moved to other headquarters, the transfer being made "for reasons of policy," at the suggestion of Pavenstedt.
The story of Bolo is known to every one, and it is not necessary to point out how the Schmidt papers led to that traitor's arrest and subsequently to his execution by a French firing squad.
Here is an A. P. L. case which is recommended to the
attention of those who write short stories of a detective
nature: It has to do with a beautiful adventuress, who
among other things was known as a countess. Let us not
give the real name. We will call her Mrs. Jeannette
Sickles, alias Countess De Galli, alias Mrs. Dalbert, alias
Rose La Foine, alias Jeannette McDaniels, alias Miss Ellen
Hyde, alias Jeannette La Foine—we need not give more
of her names. The records of this case show that she was
entangled with an employe of the Adjutant General's office,
a night clerk, whose duties were to sort the mail. This
clerk under examination admitted that he knew this lady,
admitted that he had become very fond of her—was,
indeed, in love with her; said she had kissed him and
given him divers manifestations of her affection; said he
had met her often at hotels in the presence of others; said
she came to him for advice about certain unfair treatment
which she thought the Department of Justice had given
her; said he was going to marry the lady if he had a
chance, as he had found her a very congenial woman. The
writer of fiction can easily fill out the details. The adventuress
was intelligent, beautiful and accomplished. She
was working close to many of our Government secrets; it
would be her fault if she did not learn a great many
things about this country and its government.
It was stated that this particular Government clerk was known to be a socialist; was corresponding with Emma Goldman. Other charges were made against him, not redounding to the credit of his moral character. He was rated as being a man slovenly in his looks and "with no
