The Pragmatical Age—Spies always with us—Prehistoric Ages—Antiquity—Jurists and Spying—Morin's Views—Napoleon and Spies—Modern Spy's Characteristics—The Aristocrat as Spy—Teutons inferior to Latins—Women as Spies—The Salic Law—Mentality of Efficient Spy—Degeneracy of Spy—Good Education and Presence essential—Audacious rather than Courageous—Napoleon's Leniency towards Spies
Spies and the Bible—The Jew as Spy—PolyÆnus and his Work—Mithridates his own Spy—Frontinus and Stratagems—Ruses of Lelius—Tarquin's Son—Military "Psychologising"—Alexander's Black Cabinet—HistiÆus and Ionia—Carrier-Pigeons used by Ancients—Hannibal and his Spies—CÆsar's Use of Spies—Rome and Church Spies—Continental School Spies—Frederick the Great real Founder of Modern Espionage—His Ambition for Prussia—Napoleon and Spies
Piggott and Le Caron—How the Major adopted his Alias—Birth and Bringing-up—Puritanical Surroundings—Works in Paris—Volunteers in American Civil War—His Religion—Fenian Movement—Employed by British Government to spy on Fenians—Joins Irish Republican Army as Organiser—An Impromptu Speech—Fenian Movement's Growth—General O'Neill's invasion of Canada—A Generous Cheque from Ottawa—The Clan-na-gael Movement—Le Caron an Active Spirit—The Irish World—Influence of the Clan—A Russo-Irish Alliance—Le Caron and Parnell—The Major's real Status—How he won his quasi-Heroic Reputation
Schulmeister a Master Spy—His Value to Napoleon—A Claimant to Lofty Origin—Birth and Early Life—Smuggling as a Trade—Meets Savary—His Capture of Duc d'Enghien—Is presented to Napoleon—His RÔle in Austerlitz Campaign—Becomes Mack's Confidant—Supplies False Information to the Austrian—Personal Description of the Spy—The Capitulation of Ulm—His Advice to the Allies—Austerlitz—His Political Sense—His Social Ambition—Employed at Congress of Erfurt—Spies on Emperor Alexander, Queen Louise and Goethe—His Request to General Lasalle—The Legion of Honour—Retires from Paris—Fortunes crippled—Poverty in Old Age—Meets Napoleon III.—Death
Nathan Hale's Fanaticism—Compared with AndrÉ—Puritanism of Hale's Family and Education—At Yale University—His Splendid Appearance—A Schoolmaster—Battle of Lexington—Hale wins a Captaincy—The Military Situation—Hale volunteers as Spy on British—He justifies his Action—Enters British Lines in Disguise—Mission serves little Purpose—A Fatal Rencontre—Is captured by the British—Sentenced to Death by Howe—His Last Words
M'Parlan a North-of-Ireland Man—The Rush to Pennsylvania Coal-fields—The Irish Adventurers—Growth of New Ireland—Erin a Land of Political Unrest—A Nursery of Political Agitation—The Four Provinces—Irish Hatred of Traitors—The "Molly Maguire" Dispatch—Frequency of Murders—Franklin Goven intervenes—Mack enters the Field of Investigation—His Qualifications for the Business—Picking up the Lines—A Narrow Shave—Becomes an accepted Molly—His Strenuous Task—Becomes a Suspect—Is sentenced to Death—Eludes his appointed Slayers—Whisky saves him—His Escape from the Coal Zones
Mongrel Breed of Spy—Marcus Crassus and his Spies—Birth of AndrÉ—Geneva University—His Precociousness in Love Affairs—Buys a Commission in the Royal Fusiliers—Learns his Trade in Berlin—His Charming Personality—Leaves for Quebec via Philadelphia—Captured after Lexington—His Value to Howe—Promotion—Mr W. Seargent's Picture of AndrÉ—Relations with Benedict Arnold—His Correspondence with the American Traitor—Importance of West Point—AndrÉ's Bright Hopes—Interview with Arnold—His Adventures in Hostile Lines—Capture by an American Farmer—Bribery of no Avail—Colonel Jameson's Mistake—AndrÉ's Letter to General Washington—What Tallmadge thought—Is sentenced by Court Martial—His Execution at Tappan—A Last Request
Little or no Espionage in Britain—Beginnings of Secret Service—Henry VII. and the Monastic Estates—The Intelligencer in Elizabeth's Time—Statesmen employ his Services—Some Expensive Intelligencers—Cromwell well served by Spies—Charles II. and Duchess of Portsmouth—Many German Spies in Georgian Times—Pitt organises Foreign Spy System—Fox and the First Consul—Canning's famous Tilsit Coup—Pre-Union Espionage in Ireland—Le Caron's Indictment of British Paymasters—The Trench-Brandon Trial at Leipsic—Germany's Fear of Foreign Spies—Her Traitors seek English Gold—The Cost of Espionage to England, France, Germany and Russia—Home Office Alertness in August 1914—Measures of Counter-Espionage
