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Conger Reynolds correspondence, May 1918
1918-05-06 Conger Reynolds to Daphe Reynolds Page 2
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cussing the German spy system. I related the story of Daphne's experience to them. They listened with the greatest interest. After I had finished one of them said it sounded like the spy stories we read in fiction. Indeed Daphne did her bit as ingeniously as the heroine in an imaginative story might. She did a lot of quick thinking and cool acting or she never would have succeeded so well. I'm all admiration of her fearlessness and cleverness in doing the thing. But I hope she won't do it again. It's dangerous business & particularly for one to do independently of the regular authorities. Whenever I think of the incident I catch myself saying in one breath, "By George, it was a ripping piece of work," and in the next, "But she hadn't any business doing it." I don't want to be selfish and grab all the chance of the Reynolds family to outwit the enemy, but I don't like to see her taking pretty steep risks to show her loyalty and enthusiasm. What you say about the easy going, gullible attitude of the folks at home is only too true. I believe myself that the sensible thing to do would be to slam every enemy alien into jail. I hear some stories about things enemy agents have done at home to endanger the lives of men over here
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cussing the German spy system. I related the story of Daphne's experience to them. They listened with the greatest interest. After I had finished one of them said it sounded like the spy stories we read in fiction. Indeed Daphne did her bit as ingeniously as the heroine in an imaginative story might. She did a lot of quick thinking and cool acting or she never would have succeeded so well. I'm all admiration of her fearlessness and cleverness in doing the thing. But I hope she won't do it again. It's dangerous business & particularly for one to do independently of the regular authorities. Whenever I think of the incident I catch myself saying in one breath, "By George, it was a ripping piece of work," and in the next, "But she hadn't any business doing it." I don't want to be selfish and grab all the chance of the Reynolds family to outwit the enemy, but I don't like to see her taking pretty steep risks to show her loyalty and enthusiasm. What you say about the easy going, gullible attitude of the folks at home is only too true. I believe myself that the sensible thing to do would be to slam every enemy alien into jail. I hear some stories about things enemy agents have done at home to endanger the lives of men over here
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