The Washington times., 1919-05-04

silence of the room each fateu click of the tumblers was
distinctly heard.
NJ COchefOrt seized the knob, swung the door open
and peered eagerly into the interior Of the strong box on
which the interest of all France was centered.
The next instant he drew back with start like a man
who had ghost. The safe practically emptyi
OF government bonds, railway stocks and the other
securities which had been said to compose the bulk Of the
fortune bequeathed by the American millionaire of real
estate deeds and mortgages of legal documents substan
tiatng Nine. Humberts claims to wealth-there not
sign.
The safe was barren of millions a beggars pOcki
cts It's only contents bundle Of yellOwed
papers and tin box in which few copper coins and
buttons ratified lonesomely.
''What does the safe cOntain9" shouted the crowd
which by had broken through the police lines and
was pressing in at the door and windows.
NJ COchefOr held the newspapers and the box Of coins
and buttons above his head and shouted dramatically
"Only these The Humberts are band of wicked
swindlersr'
The courts not long in confirming the detectives
verdict Nine. Humbert and her family were caught in
Madrid and brought back to Paris for trial Although
they stuck the story of the mythical Crawford and his
millions the last she and her husband and her
brothers were found guilty and sent to prison
Jacques Lebaudy, viewing the matter quite bust
would did feel that his mother should hold
herself morally legally responsible for the money which
the priests and had lost through entrustng their
funds to the Humberts.
But this conscientious woman would not have it so.
She declared that she would be content until every
dollar these loyal servants of the church had lost
repaid them.
Seeing the uselessness of further argument Jacques
Lebaudy undertook the difficult task of compiling list
of all those who had lost money through his mothers nno
cent Endorsement Of one of Nine. Humbert's crafty.
schemes. When the list finally completed the total
amount involved proved to be than 81 100000 And
this Nine Lebaudy cheerfuly paid out of her personal
fortune.
While Jacques Lebaudy was directing this work of
reparation for his mother he engaged his
account in enterprise which would have been grievOus
shock her scruples had she suspected what terrible
consequences it was to have
Control of the French sugar refining industry had long
been divided between the companies established by Le
baudys father and those controlled by the families of
Henri and Constant Say For years there had been
to the knife between these rival interests And recently
the death of the elder Lebaudy the Says had been
forging slowly but surely ahead in this bitter struggle for
supremacy.
Now however Jacques Lebaudy saw an opportunity
to deal his competitors a crushing blow He proceeded
to take advantage of with shrewdness and bOldness
Of which his father the great Sugar King of France would
not have been ashamed
The success Of his carefully laid plans exceeded
Lebaudys fondest expectations NJ Croner, the general
manager of the Say interests overwhelmed by the
coup that he committed suicide The American widow of
Henri Say and the Princess de BrOge and the VcOmtesse