| CHAPTER I |
| WAR AND THE INTRODUCING OF JIM |
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| The Prosperity of 1914—An Ominous Calm—Multitude of German Spies—How England was Undermined—Shortsightedness of our Liberal Government—Secret Knowledge of Prominent Men—Sir Edward Goschen's Historical Despatch—Rush to the Colours—Our Unpreparedness—Introducing Jim—Patriots from Afar—F. C. Selous' Roughriders—Initiation into the Foreign Secret Service—Advisory Testamentary Dispositions | 27 |
| CHAPTER II |
SECRET SERVICE ORGANISATIONS, COMPARISONS
AND INCIDENTALS |
| Espionage in Past Ages—Modern British Secret Service Founded, 1910—Possible Improvements—Comparisons—Jealousies of Big Departments—Examples of Reckless Extravagance—Business Men Wanted—Economies in the Secret Service—Bungling Incompetence—Impassiveness of the Foreign Office—German War Methods—French and Dutch Secret Service—Military Intelligence, B.C.—Rise and Development of German Secret Service—The Efficiency of Scotland Yard—Details of German Foreign Propaganda and Expenditure—British Secret Service: Its Cost and Frugalities—Major Henri le Caron—Nathan Hale—Similitude of the Life of a Secret Service Agent | 44 |
| CHAPTER III |
| INITIATION TO ACTIVE WORK |
| Crossing the North Sea—A Memorable Meeting—Instructions—On a Cargo Boat—Snow-storms—False Alarm—Danish Profiteers—English Consul Profiteering in Food to Germany—Horse-smuggling—Meeting my C.O.—Blooded | 74 |
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| CHAPTER IV |
INTER-COMMUNICATING WITH TEMPORARY CODES
AND INCIDENTS |
| Grammatical Code—A TÊte-À-TÊte—Confidences—Misconstrued Message leads to Domestic Tragedy—Local Codes—An Altered Message—An Important Mission—Shadowed—Attempted Thefts of Papers—A Contretemps—Leakage of News from England—Watching a Suspect—False Message Discloses an Open Code—Geometrical Codes—The Knot Code—A Fascinating Actress, a Confiding AttachÉ, and a Mysterious Chess Problem—Cleverness of French Secret Service | 82 |
| CHAPTER V |
| LOCATING GERMAN MINE-LAYERS |
| Coast-hunting—A Find—Spies of Many Nations—Obliterating Trails—Tracking Down the "Berlin"—Marvellous Navigation by Germans—Interned—German Arson—An Impudent Invitation—A Russian Sugar-Queen's Yacht—Queer Company—Sapping Hun Intelligence—Playing on Weaknesses—Success—Loss of H.M.S. "Audacious"—Soliloquising | 97 |
| CHAPTER VI |
| DEPOSING A RIVAL |
| Retreat and Would-be Rest—Wintry Weather in the North Sea—The Secret Message—Rival's Removal Commanded Forthwith—Seemingly Impossible Proposition—Seeking One's Colleagues—Solving the Riddle—Preparing the Trap—The Lonely Sentry and the Mysterious Boatman—Capture, Arrest, Search and Find—The Incriminating Document—Instant Deportation—Exultation—Next, Please | 107 |
| CHAPTER VII |
| FIGHTING GERMAN AGENTS WITH FAKED WEAPONS |
| Danger Warning—Disguised Teutons—Hair-Tests—Observation from Without—Clever Female Guard—Deported Hun Agents—Too Many Wrecks—Boot Change Trick—Flight—Patience Unrewarded—Night Work at the Docks—A Sudden Attack—Odds of Three to One—Pipe-faking for Make-believe Revolver—A Stern Chase—American Ruse Baffles Pursuers—The Sanctuary of Conviviality | 118 |
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| CHAPTER VIII |
ESCAPING FROM THE CLUTCHES OF A VERY
CLEVER LADY |
| Disguises—Importance of Hands—Service on a Baltic Trader—"Idle, Dirty, Good-for-nothing Scamp"—A Tender-hearted Lady—A Fashionable Gathering—The English Dude—Their Second Meeting—Suspected—Clever Fencing—Whales with Iron Skins—Alliance Offered—A Woman Scorned—Meditation—Flight | 128 |
| CHAPTER IX |
WILD-FOWLING EXTRAORDINARY AND TRAWLING
FOR SUBMARINES IN NEUTRAL WATERS |
| Germany's Western Coast—Shooting Wild-fowl and Being Shot at—An Intrepid Sportsman—Collapsed Zeppelin—Escaping War Prisoners—Careless Landsturmers—A Supposed-to-be Norwegian Skipper—Native Curiosity—Dare-Devil Christian—A Mysterious Ship—Goose-stalking over a Land Mine—Too Near Death to be Pleasant—The Nocturnal Submarine Raider—Night Trawling for Strange Fish—Enemy's Secret Reconnoitring Exposed and Thwarted | 137 |
| CHAPTER X |
| THE MYSTERIOUS HARBOUR |
| Frontier Prowling—Startling Rumours—Terrible Weather—Evading Sentries—Mapping the Works—Refuge with Smuggler—Confidences on Super-Submarines and Zeppelins—A Country Inn—Preparing Despatches—Forcible Intrusion—Arrested for a German Spy—Search and Interrogation—Summary Trial—Tricking the Searchers—Committed for Trial—Escape | 148 |
| CHAPTER XI |
| MAD GAMBLING AND A BIG BRIBE |
| Kaleidoscope Changes in Secret Service Agent's Life—Called to Norwegian Capital for Orders—Enforced Idleness—A War Gambler—Huge Credits—Twisting the Tail of the British Lion—Averting Possible War—Frenzied Finance—A Colossal Bribe—Top-heavy Argument—Newspaper Influence—A Good Bargain for England—Millionaire in Three Days | 161 |
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