Brien Averts A War
Written by
Alexander Wilson
Copyright 1933
7th of 10 stories collected in and 18th of 19 stories in the anthology My Best Spy Story, 1938.
Major Brien was in the right place at the right time as he was concluding one piece of business in Rome and heading to Riviera to meet his wife when he spotted a fired Italian operative now working for Germany but secretly meeting with member of the Italian government. His curiosity would prevent a huge problem but nearly get him killed.