The Washington times., 1920-07-04
The Startling History Of This Fascinating Stone the Curse That Has
Owners for Fourteen Centuries and the Story Of the Ruined Life
Yohe Who Once Owned It and Wore It.

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~o And herself mistress Of the palace Of an Engish Duke
with jewels outrivalng the jewels Of many crowned
head with London town house, country estates, castles
shooting probably fun the happest dreams
Of millions Of American women.
And yet May Yohe, the daughter Of Pennsylvania country
drssmsksr had all this in her graspAND THREW IT ALL
AWAY. ,8
May Yohs the beloved peted wife Of Lord Francis
Hope share with hsrhusbsnd the added tsand still
greater estates Of the Duke Of the maevoent
power the unluky Hope diamond that then interviewed and
bhghted her LIEF
Up and up progress May
Yohs climbed rapidly until she stood in the centre Of the
circle Of the British titled arstocracy would her
fondest ambitions had been realized and well worth holding
securely
But almost in moment all swept away.
Putnam Bradley Strong Of the Mayor Of Now York City
into her e Big manly in figure of excellent family and
breeding with the easy York club life this out
ward polish gentleman hid the morals and habits Of cad
Fixing his eyes upon May Yohss half million dollars worth
Of jewels Captain Strong with whirlwind conquest her
from Lord Francis Hope painful farewell meeting with her
Japanhs happy the possession of the jewels she
thought she happy in the pretenons Of love Of she
learned to despise.
twas good bargain for Captain Strong but IL was fatal
for May Yohe BY her sentimental folly she had thrown
away love Of worthy man. Lord Francis all that wealth
and the very highest social position could bring.
And then began the downward of Lady Francis Hope
who would the Duchess Newcastle Painfully
backgua May Yohe descended step the staircase Of
social progress Down the bottom she wenhe prospective
Duchess Of Newcastle last found herself nitres Seattle
shpyard But at last she has found happiness in the love of
worthy who offers neither wealth. jewels social position
The story Of May Yohes viii be told frcm week to
week in these by May Yohe herself Few plots in drama
fiction equal the extraordinary real life experiences Of this
remarkable American girl.
And the Course of the famous Hope diamond?
Something indeed seemed to cast its sinister shadow
her life and pursued her relenle America in ASIA through
Europe and in South America May Yohe discusses
this famous gem which hers and reveals much of its
past history which has not before been made pubhory
which begins with its theft from the sparkling ornaments Of the
Buddhist idol fourteen hundred and drags its sinister
trail down through the centuries the shocking death Of little
Vnson Walsh Mclean whose parents the cursed
stone
And yet the Course Of the wicked had dealt
lightly with May Yohe than with its victims down through
the centuries since history has been able to follow the trail of
its sinister journey.
is not surprising that the jewel had sort Of irresistible
fascination for May Yoh and she spent much time and effort in
tracing its sfu history After its theft from the Buddhist
idol fourteen centuries she able piece together fairly
complete record of its times This she
in all its extraordinary details story unparalleled in history
in fiction.
Jean Baptiste Tavernier into possession
in 1872 stolen from the sacred golden statue of Rama in the