The Detroit times., 1908-06-10
RICH WIDOW SAVED
FROM SWEOE AND
SYNDICATE
MRS. MAUD KING, WITH MIL
LIONS, THE HEROINE OF A Ro-
NANCE OF EMMA EAMES FLAT
PURSUED BY SWEETHEARTs.
BY VANCE THOMPSON.

PARIS, June l0-This Is the story
OF the widow. the Swede and the den
fist.
The heroine is Mrs. King, who oc-
Capies the Julian Story-Emma Games
apartment in the Place de Jena. She
appeared in Paris six months ago
and her brilliant beauty attracted
Immediate attention. She Is tall, I'M
posing. with dark eyes, glorious black
hair and her age Is thirty-two She
was formerly Miss Maudt4. Robinson
VI Morrison. H.. daughter OF one OK
the best-known merchants In the mid
die west.
Four years ago she married James
c. King, a lumber man, OF Chicago
He was seventy years OF age. After
n year OF married felicity Mr.. King
died, leaving an estate OF seven mill
ion dollars, OF which his widows
share was two million four hundred
thousand dollars.
Enter Widow and Millions.
Six months ago the widow brought
her wealth and beauty to Paris, ac-
companied by a married sister. She
took the Emma Eames fiat at two
thousand dollars monthly and enter
tained among her guests a handsome
Swede. Frank Frogren, aged forty
five. blonde. outstanding man dec
Grated with the Legion OF Honor of
France. They became engaged. but
Mrs. Kings sister bitterly opposed
the match. At this point the Swede
revealed his subtlety. He formed a
syndicate consisting OF five French
men, OF which two were doctors, to
finance his matrimonial project. The
two doctors called mysteriously on
Mrs. King and examined her. That
night Frogren came and told the
anxious widow that her sister was
scheming to get her put away In
French madhouse In this way the
sister was alienated and left for New
York. Mrs. King was then alone In
Paris with her beauty and her two
millions four hundred thousand dol
lars and the willy Swede. Marriage
was imminent.
Enter George r. PenhaIe.
Fortunately an old friend of her
husband arrived He was George h.
Penhale, the well-known New YorR
fnancier, who was touring Europe in
a motor car with his wife and daugh-
ter. He investigated the BACKGROUND
OF the handsome Swede's life-a task
In which certain secret service agents
of the United States were OF great as
sistance. They found nothing serious.
Frogren is of a good Swedish family.
His father disowned him when he was
% years OF age for boyish escapades
oip La In
and France. gaining livelihood sell
ing machinery for Detroit company.
But Penhale discovered the syndicate
that was backing the Swede for the
widows estates On learning OF this
Mrs. King Indignantly barred her fiat
TO Frogren.
Mr.. Penhale Immediately brought
the Swede, who was threatening
trouble. TO terms, and Frogren signed
this release:
Whereby have received from
George F. Penhale three thousand
francs. | do hereby release Mrs Maud
A. Robinson King from her alleged
engagement TO me"
Mrs. King breathed again. and later
met Perry r. Chance. an American
dentist. in the Place Vendome, and
brother OF Wade Chance, who married
Mrs Van Rensselaer, Cruger. II was
love at second sight
Exhibit A--Marriage Contract
They were going 10 eloPe TO Lon
don when Providence. in the person
OF George F. Penhale. again inter
vened. insisting upon a regular mar
riage contract. He accompanied the
Impatient lovers to London. where
United States Consul General Wynne
selected a leading barrister. j. Arthur
Barrett, to draw up the marriage con-
tract. BY this contract Mrs. King re-
tains the sole management OF her