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Show the Tvm.rrAnv spy. ' A rJooraRaoaa Solfllar Wlio Is Indtepoas-KM Indtepoas-KM la War. Jn time of warfare spies arc, ot coarse, plentiful. The mala part ot his business Is, under a personal dls-gulee, dls-gulee, which disguises could often put those of tho smartest detectives quits In the shade, to extract Information from unsuspecting scouts snd outpost. Some outposts hare been known to accept ac-cept bribes, money or presents, from military spies without knowing who the latter really were, In which case they were not greatly to blame, although al-though their doing so, whether Innocently Inno-cently or otherwise, put them on tho footing of traitors, and consequently merited a traitor's death. Tho old Prussian monarchy once ran the risk of being crushed like an eggshell egg-shell but for the spy Mentxcl, whose daring deed not only saved Prussia, but also the llfo ot the klag. Austria and Baxony, with three other countries, planned to overthrow Prussia. Their combined forces could easily havo numbered 1,000,000, to about 300,000 ot tbo Prussian king's. Ilut a friendly spy warned the king, who Immediately set about preparing for the advance ot tho powerful foe. Ho sent emissaries Into ovcry largo city In Europe, particularly partic-ularly tho capitals of France, Austria and Russia. Mentxcl, than whom no greater spy lived, went to the foreign ofllco of tho latter powers, and actually actu-ally succeeded In bribing the respective official at each who bad charge of the papers In connection with the proposed project to raid Prussia, and copied tho whole plan of campaign. Menisci's mission being discovered, tho officials fled for their lives; one was caught and shot. Mcntzel escaped death, but being caught red-handed by ono of the powers, ho was thrown Into a dungeon, dun-geon, whero ha lingered for twenty-five twenty-five years. During nil that tlmo tho Prussian monarch tin U no steps to try to llbcrnto the man, although Mcntzel undoubtedly saved his majesty and his country from totnl annihilation. |