Photographs were dangerous. Suppose, in some way,
the _Okrana_ got hold of them. They breathed easier, though, when
Theresa, calling in the photographer--the best in Lausanne, she
assured them--instructed him to deliver all copies to
Mr. Goluckoffsky, her dear father-in-law to be. So the revolutionists
grouped themselves on the hotel lawn; the photographer pressed the
bulb; and everybody laughed.
As quickly as the photographer could print his proofs they were
delivered to Theresa; that night she and her "brother" left Montreux.
In two days the names of all the revolutionists in young
Goluckoffsky's handwriting and their pictures were delivered to the
chief in Brussels. A substantial fee was paid Theresa, besides, and
she must have smiled; some of those young Russians are delightful.
So much for an example of the clever work done by Brussels. The
German Service, in which I served on and off for twelve years, has
three distinct branches--the Army, Navy and Personal, each branch
having its own chief and its own corps of men and women agents. The
Army and Navy division is controlled by the General Staff of Berlin
(Grosser General Stabe), the most marvelous organization in the world.
The Political and Personal branch is controlled from the
Wilhelmstrasse, the German Foreign Office, the Emperor in person, or
his immediate Privy Councilor. The Army and Navy divisions confine
themselves to the procuring of hidden and secret information as
regards armaments, plans, discoveries, etc.
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