The Detroit times., 1908-06-10
RICH WIDOW SAVED
FROM SWEDE AND
SYNDICATE
MRS. MAUD KING, WITH MIL.
LIONS, THE HEROINE OF A 70.
NANCE OF EMMA EAMEs FLAT
PURSUED BY sWEETHEARTs
BY VANCE THOMPSON.


Cupies the Julian Story-Emma Eame
apartment In the Place de Jena. Sh,
appeared in Paris six months ago
and her brilliant beauty attracte,
Immediate attention. She is tall. i'm
posing. with dark eyes, glorious blacl
hair and her age is thirty-two. Sh'
was formerly Miss Maud A. Robinson
OF Morrison, H., daughter OF one .
the best-knOwn merchants in the mid
lie west
Four years ago she married jane
c. King, a lumber man, OF Chicago
He was seventy years OF age Afte
q yea. OF married felicity Mr. Kinl
Gicd, leaving an estate OF seven mill
ion dollars. OF which his widow
share was two million four hundred
thousand dollars.
Enter Widow and Millions.
Six months ago the widow brough
her wealth and beauty TO Paris. &C
companied by married sister. She
took the Emma Eames fiat at tive
| thousand dollars monthly and enter
tanned among her guests a handsom,
Swede. Frank Frogren. aged forty
five. blonde, outstanding man dec
Grated with the Legion OF Honor o.
France. They became engaged, bu
Mrs. Kings sister bitterly opposec
the match. At this point the Swed,
revealed his subtlety He formed {
syndicate consisting OF five French
men. OF which two were doctors, t
finance his matrimonial project. The
two doctors called mysteriously Oh
Mrs King and examined her Tha
night Frogren came and told the
anxious widow that her sister wa.
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 II
Paris with her beauty and her tive
millions four hundred thousand dol
lars and the willy Swede. Marriage
was imminent.
Enter George r. PenhaIe.
Fortunately an old friend Of hel
husband arrived He was George F
Penhale. the well-known New York
financier. 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 good Swedish family
His father disowned him when he was
% years OF age for boyish escapades
and since he has lived In Germany
and France. gaining a 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 nat
10 Frogren.
Mr. Penhale Immediately brough;
the Swede, who was threatening
trouble. to terms, and Frogren signed
this release:
Whereby have received from
! George +. 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 X. Chance, an American
ldentist. in the Place Vendome. and
brother of Wade Chance, who married
Mrs Van Rensselaer, Cruger. 1t was
| love at second sight
Exhibit A-Marrisee Contract
They were going to elope to Lon
don when Providence. in the person
OF George F. Penhale, again inter
vened. insisting upon regular mar
riage contract. He accompanied the
impatient lovers to London, where
United States Consul General WYnne
| no
Barrett, to draw up the marriage con
tract. BY this contract Mrs. King re
tains the sole management OF hel
wealth, but grants TO DR.. Chance SIS, 00(
yearly SO long as they live together
and he Is OF good behavior A deed
Of trust was also made setting aside
100000 worth OF bonds on deposit by
Mr.. Chance in a loan and trust com
pany in Chicago. the annual interest
TO be distributed to her mother, Mrs
Robinson. OF Morrison, Illinois. and t.
her brothers married sister, to whom
she had already given a quarter mil
lion dollars.
Then the marriage took place II
Saint Martins in-Field before Consu
General Wynne. and the certifcat,
department at Washington. A fina
deed, drawn according to the laws o.
Illinois, prevents the removal OF Mrs
Kings property from the jurisdiction
OF the courts Of that state SO. Mrs
King was thoroughly married DR.
Chance, however, refused TO veal
white gloves for fear the angry Swed,
might recognize him as the bride
groom. No Swede appeared in Lon
don. however.
Once More the Swede
Upon their return to Paris Mr.. Pen
hale felt that his duty had been done
as-a-friepd- LheF-AFst husband
Hardly had he reached his hotel wher
the melancholy Swede appeared anC
said:
IL have sold my honor too cheaply
Why, three thousand francs Is barrel,
sufficient TO pay for the wedding
clothes I ordered. | should have re
oeived three hundred thousand francs
which is the least that would be of
lfered TO a gentleman wearing the rib
bon OF the Legion of Honor.
Without consulting the bride. Mr.
Penhale refused Frogren then said
For the sake OF my honor Il mus
pay back to the syndicate the money
advanced II you can get two hun