The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-18
Secrets of the Extraordinary Career
His Wife, Reveal Almost Incred
Which Entirely Eclipse the Ina

was protect himself against fate like this that he al
ways carried huge of money and never went any
where without being supplied with sufficient food To
tain life for quite long time
The wealth which Lebaudy continually lugged about
with him took every form Of ready money In the first
place. his pockets loaded down with silver nickel
and copper coins of all denominations Then there were
the sachels slung about his shouIders-one filed with
bundles Of paper currency and the other with neatly
wrapped stacks Of gold coins In addition to this one or
Of the handbags sutcases which accompanied him
often bulged with still more money both metal and paper
As long as he lived in New York Lebaudy never made
payment by check draft when it possible to pay
in cash. he took curious delight in astonishing people
by fumblng through several big rolls of bills handfus
of coins before paying for something that perhaps cost
more than fifteen or twenty cents
There was something about q ten-doLar bill that
seemed to fascinate him above all others Most Of the
bills which he carried about with him Of that de-
nomination.
Merchants whom he patroniEed were always paid IN
mutples Of dollars regardless Of the actually
due. For example, If he bought goods to the value Of
$3.50 he would hand two ten-dollar bills and in
stead Of accepting $3.50 in change ask be credited with
that amount In this way he kept constant credit bal
at numerous stores.
Lebaudy made no secret whatever Of the large sums
of money he always had about his person On the
trary he seemed anxious to have those about him know
of it. Perhaps he thought the knowlegde Of his riches
would make them reader to rush his assistance in
One day detective agency which Lebaudy frequently
patronized received telephone message asking that
detective be hurried to his in the Hotel st. Louis
There Lebaudy was found seated at table heaped high
with neat piles Of ten-dollar bills and stacks Of gold
pieces Two messenger boys stood by his side struck
dumb with at the sight Of much wealth within
reach Of their grmy hands.
What do for you sri asked the detective
with all the Difference due such good client
Help me count this - the reply "T want to see
have enough ready cash for little trip planning
The detective took off his and set work. After
counting and recountng the currency many times Lee
baudy last satisfied that the total exactly
$4,000 Then he packed this tidy little fortune
Of his inevitable bags and dismissed the detective with
full days pay for his hours work
As for the emergency ratOns with which Lebaudy al
ways kept himself supplied they usually consisted Of
crackers, condensed milk and oranges He was mOrdi
natey fond of oranges and orange consuming in the
the latter
''Theyn never starve me Lebaudy was once heard
mutter as with the aid of several messenger boys he
filed his hand bags with food supplies And certainly
he kept himself well enough provisioned foil for quite
time any plans his enemies might have had IN this
regard
All this time may well be imagined the family life
of Lebaudy was growing and unhappy The
rapture of his suddenly renewed romance the Joy of his
honeymoon days his delight the birth of his daugh
ter-a these turned ashes by the which
had made him terrOrstricken fugitive never certain
what minute was to be his last of life freedom.
And Mrs. Lebaudy-instesd Of the supreme happiness
she had expected in America she soon found herself IN
despair what to become of her and her little
daughter Worry her husbands growing eeeen-
tricities slowly but surely undermining her health
and robbng her of the last vestges of the beauty which
had the enthusiastic admiration of Paris and London
As has been said Jacques Lebaudy was from the day
of her birth passonaey fond of his daughter Jacquene
And when fear of mysterious something was grip
ping him and closely he began to Try to link
her destiny with his and train her little feet to follow
along the road to empire which he still hoped pass
in triumph
1t this effort strangely enough that finally sealed
his doom and sent him death the hands of his wife
when she had make her choice between his life and the
safety of her child,
Jaequelne Lebaudy reasoned. was his sole heir
On his death she would be the take his place Cd
the gorgeous throne of Sahara Therefore was If not
quite certain that she would also be made object of the
wicked plots of his enemies9
So Lebaudy reasoned and by the time Jaeuueine was
old enough walk he inSStent that she Join him 10
the strange hdeand-Seek life he was leading Onv in
this way he argued could his enemies be completely out
wted and the succession to the Sahara throne made
perfectly secure
One hardly needs to be told how the ehld's mother
treated proposal like this She refused to let Jaeuue-
line accompany her father and at the time she made
solemn to part with her daughter no matter
what the cost.
Mrs Lebaudy is tactful woman, and she knew her
husband too well to think of combating violently any