Impression sketch
of Femme Fatale - by Jamie.
A new spy affair involved glamour
Of travel and
marriage, between
A French Officer
and a beautiful
Lady - described
as adventuress.
A mysterious
nameless femme
Fatale had
origins in Hamburg,
Where she was
born - then later
Lived her life in
Berlin, until war.
While details
were not yet clear
The adventuress,
in first months
Of conflict,
moved to live in Paris
Her nationality never
questioned.
The beauty became
a friend
To many French
officers and
Acquired various
residences
Within the
capital of Paris.
Further more
there were other
Homes, gained in
the provinces.
This adventuress
also acquired
The uses of various
motorcars.
The lady of
mystery had taken
To frequent
travels between
Switzerland,
England and Spain
But suspicions
began to form.
Seen as a method
to cover a trail
This adventuress,
then married
A French officer
- her clever
Methods had
almost succeeded.
When a military
official, of some
Standing, took
steps and ordered
Lady’s arrest - an
inquiry followed
To bring alight
interesting facts.
The unnamed
adventuress
Arrest in SW
France, was set
To appear before a
military
Tribunal on
espionage charges.
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1915. Beautiful
Adventuress - Arrested as a Spy. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 12 November. P.7. Col.1. Available at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11975668/Daily-Telegraph-November-13-1915.html [Accessed: 14 November 2015].
Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal
communication, 14 November 2015).
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