Rosemary Meredith arrived by aeroplane from Berlin next day in time to be present at the hastily arranged wedding of Sophie von Reudath to Bernard Foster. Sir Leonard had pulled the necessary strings that made a marriage at such short notice possible. It was a delightfully happy affair but of necessity very quiet. Apart from the bridegroom and the bride, the only people present were Sir Leonard and Lady Wallace, Major and Mrs Brien, Rosemary Meredith, Dora Reinwald, Cousins and Mrs Manvers-Buller. The latter declared herself thrilled and certainly looked it. Sir Leonard gave the bride away, Cousins was Foster’s best man. A reception was held at the Wallace home in Piccadilly after which the gloriously happy couple left for their honeymoon in Scotland. Foster had been given a month’s leave of absence. When they had departed, Sir Leonard went to Downing Street to meet the Cabinet, and give his full report.
He and Lady Wallace were present at another wedding a fortnight later. Colonel Schönewald and Hilda Zeiss arrived in London very secretly from Berlin, and were married by special licence, matters once again being expedited through the influence of the Chief of the British Secret Service. Schönewald had, as had been expected, fallen into disgrace. His actual part in the escape of Sophie von Reudath and her rescuers from Germany was not suspected, but he was blamed by the Supreme Marshal for letting them get away, even though it was apparent he had had no choice in the matter. Schönewald and his wife were deeply grateful for Sir Leonard’s care on their behalf. They are now living happily in Los Angeles, and frequently communicate with the man for whom they both have such tremendous respect and whom they regard as their dearest friend. They seem to think that their happiness is due in a great measure to him.
‘You used to say I was a matchmaker,’ Lady Wallace remarked to her husband one morning at breakfast after reading a glowing, blissful letter from Frau – now Mrs Schönewald, ‘but you’re just as bad – or good, whichever way one chooses to regard it.’
‘Don’t blame me for the Schönewald affair,’ protested Sir Leonard. ‘I only helped there, Molly, you know.’
‘What about Sophie and Bernard Foster,’ accused his wife with a smile. ‘You certainly were responsible for bringing them together, Leonard.’
‘Yes; I admit that,’ he nodded. ‘Ah, well! Blessed are the matchmakers, for theirs is the pleasure of making others happy – sometimes.’
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About the Author
ALEXANDER WILSON was a writer, spy and secret service officer. He served in the First World War before moving to India to teach as a Professor of English Literature and eventually became Principal of Islamia College at the University of Punjab in Lahore. He began writing spy novels whilst in India and he enjoyed great success in the 1930s with reviews in the Telegraph, Observer and the Times Literary Supplement amongst others. Wilson also worked as an intelligence agent and his characters are based on his own fascinating and largely unknown career in the Secret Intelligence Service. He passed away in 1963.
By Alexander Wilson
The Mystery of Tunnel 51
The Devil’s Cocktail
Wallace of the Secret Service
Get Wallace!
His Excellency, Governor Wallace
Microbes of Power
Wallace at Bay
Wallace Intervenes
Chronicles of the Secret Service
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First published in 1939.
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Copyright © 1939 by THE ALEXANDER WILSON ESTATE
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ISBN 978–0–7490–1885–6
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