The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-03
BY MILTON BONNER.

PARASITIC heirs to the blood
stained Lebaudy millions, Madame Mar
guerite Lebaudy and her daughter
Jacqueine, are barricaded and beleag
ured in their luxurious apartment in
Paris They have made themselves
prisoners. fearing kidnapping.
They are defending from Henri and
Roger sundreau, father and son. the
millions they inherited from Jacques
Lebaudy, emperor of the Sahara" Rog
er Sandreau is 20 and the husband in
name IL not in fact, of l1-year-old Jac
queline.
Jacqueline is suing for annulment OF
her marriage Roger is suing for d.
vorce. In this litigation Jacqueline's
millions are stake. Behind her stands
her mother; behind Roger stands his
father-who. the elder Sudreau says,
promised to marry him. but didn't.
CHAPTER l.
Twenty years ago Jacques Lebaudy
inherited Il fabulous fortune made out
Of sugar mills. He was an eccentric
man, dressed in rusty shabby clothes
fond of such amusements as buying all
the seats at theater and then attend
ing with one companion. leaving all the
other seats vacant.
One day he disappeared with pret-
ty French actress. Mademoiselle Mar
guerite Delliere.
CHAPTER II.
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when news came that an empire"
had been set up in the Sahara desert
Lebaudy. with his own army of blacks
and regal court, called himself "em.
peror of the Sahara, king of Chautln.
aya Oasis, prince Of Tartufaya. duke o.
Anois."
CHAPTER III.
Came two crashing blows Lebaudy's
empire" interfered with colonization
plans OF England and France and he
had TO leave the desert. And his child
was a girl,
Angry and disappointed. Lebaudy re-
mained away. sulking. for two years.
Jewels he had given Margot supported
the wife and baby. But friends In at.
tending to the birth certificate OF little
Jacqueline put her down as the child
OF Marguerite Dell!ere, instead OF lie.
baudy's.
CHAPTER w.
Longing for wife and child. Lebaudy
was reconciled TO them in 1908. The
next year found them In America. at
Phoenix Lodge, Long Island Lebaudy
became u familiar figure on Broadway
Tragedy ended Lebaudy's career Jan.
IL, 1919 He was shot and killed by
Marguerite Delliere. She said she shot
In defense OF her child's honor. She
was acquitted
CHAPTER V.
A long fight began for Lehaudy +
wealth. Finally Madame Lebaudy and
Jacquelne compromised with his kin
taking half OF the 100000 estate re.
naming.
While arranging the settlement, en-
route TO America. mother and daughter
met Henri Sundreau. who under hl'
business name OF Harris" is France
leading private detective, advertising
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thing. knows everything"
Sundreau and his son. Roger. helpe,
Madame Lebaudy and Jacqueline cstab
lish their claim to the Lobaudy millions
Then came n double.barreled romance
Roger fell In live with Jacquelne an,
Papa Sundreau with Madeline Le
baudy.
CHAPTER VI.
a civil marriage took place hetwecl
Roger and JacquelIuc last January -
A religious ceremony was TO have fo
lowed, when their elders likewise wer
to be married Then hitch. Jacqu,
line and her mother disappeared. Rop
er followed, tried TO take his wife away
was frustrated. and the women are sti
In hiding
Meantime Jacqueline has sued 10
annulment OF her marriage. claiming 1
was never consummated aud was
mere form arranged to settle the IL
haudy will. which provided she be o
age or married.
Roger filed divorce suit too. claim
ing Jacqueline deserted him and. unde
the French law. demanding half th
Iebaudy millions.
CHAPTER VII
Bolts and chains bar the Lebaud
apartment door. No admittance.
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