The Telegram Which Began the Boer War
Written by
Allen Upward
Copyright 1903
First published as Part 1 of Underground History in Pearson's (UK&US), Jan 1903. Story 1 of 12 contained in the collection
With tensions between England and Germany very high, word of a telegram from the Kaiser offering to help the Boers in South Africa has war about to start. The Kaiser has hired V to find out who sent the telegram for he swears it did not come from him.