The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-25

and barred them In. For four days the
imprisoned there. At meal times each day Lebsudy,
armed with an old army rife with bayonet attached,
would open the door and bring into the bottles Of
fresh milk and armful of food procured from store
which dealt in prepared foods After tantalizing the
two women by waving this food before their eyes he would
dash all onto the floor splashing the milk about and
tramping the food Then he would depart and lock
the door behind him. The mother and daughter escaped
this imprisonment only when, after -four days they sue
eeeded in attracting the attention of who to
read gas meter He released them
When Jacqueline grows old enough to follow her
whms in the disposition of her money her fortune
severely impaired by the attacks upon contemplated
by her fathers brother and sister, she doubt will
member the days she spent without food shverng the
of big barren In The Lodge afraid that at
any her father might home and errorze her
Her grandmother Lebaudys mother of the most
generous phanthropists in London This Nine Lebaudy
said to be the richest woman in France She disap
proved OF the business methods OF her husband jacques
Lebaudy' father who known the Sugar King"
of France and parted from him. moving to London with
her private fortune and her share of her husbands mill
IONS When her husband died he left to her $5OOOOOOO
besides what he divided among his three sons and
daughter
Nine Lebaudy endowed a number of private schools
in London erected and maintained hospitals and paid the
debt of twelve Catholic parishes in London and its sub
urbs She especially interested In captive BIRDS and
maintained number of retreats for eanares, pigeons,
parrots and other birds which found in cage captivity
Will Jacqueline disclose she grows older inher
tance of her grandmothers constant wish to do good
unto others with the that hers she does
there almost end estimate of the good she may do
in the world with fortune which may reach into the
billions-which least will be when she is of age
than $200O00OO0 Never in its history has the world
been in such dire need of benefcence now. Never
has there been so much suffering For many years
European peoples will be struggling to the bur
dens which the has forced upon them and there will
not be very much surplus of money for the of those
who need charity occasional help Will Jaequene devote
her life making her great fortune add the worlds
happiness will she inherit from her father those
tricities which made of money toward the
exercise of fantastic ambitions of less selfish
naturef
Just Jacquene and her mother still living at
The Lodge which is fast being transformed into palace
of luxury from it's former estate of barrenness Teachers
governesses and servants fit from to ROOM where
during the last few years only cObwebs and dreay echoes
hOurished From all the neighbOrng houses little girls
to offer their friendship the strange little heireSS
each becoming welcome playmate There English,
French grammar geography history and spelling lessons
Music teachers claim hours each day of the little girls
time "Jacqueline has much lost time to make up"
her mother explains Whatever her future to be she
must be prepared for it,
TO Be Continued Merit Sunday