Question

read the excerpt from the dark game. but how would hall get that telegram? that would take some doing, he admitted. then hall remembered mr. h., one of his trusted operatives. it was mr. h. who had alerted ml8 to the suspicious activities of swedens chargé daffaires in mexico city, folke cronholm. sharp - eyed mr. h. had noticed that cronholm was making frequent visits to the telegraph office, far more visits than one would expect from a representative of the swedish government, given the limited relationship between that government and mexico. which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt? folke cronholm was spying for the allied nations. folke cronholm was a german diplomat. folke cronholm was secretly working for the germans. folke cronholm was receiving many personal telegraphs.

Explanation:

Mr. H. was an MI8 operative. MI8 was a British intelligence agency (part of the Allied forces in WWI). Since Mr. H. alerted MI8 about Cronholm's suspicious activities (frequent telegraph - office visits beyond what a Swedish diplomat would need given Sweden - Mexico relations), it can be inferred that Cronholm was not acting in line with Swedish (neutral or Allied - leaning, as Sweden was neutral but MI8 was Allied) interests. The most logical inference is that he was working against the Allies, i.e., for the Germans.

Answer:

Folke Cronholm was secretly working for the Germans.