The New York herald., 1922-04-10
LEBAUDY ROMANCE
ENTERS NEW PHASE
Widow to Marry Father OF
Son-in-law When Daughter
Takes Him Back.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HnALD.
New York Herald Bureau.l
Paris. April 0.
Wedding bells probably will be the nexi
chapter in the ever changing romance
OF the Lebaudy family 1t Is reported
that as soon as she convinces her
daughter, Jacqueline, that her young
husband. Roger Sudreau, son of a
French detective. who also is known as
Harris, really loves her for something
more than her millions left by her
father, Jacques Lebaudy. sclf-styled
Emperor of the Sahara" the widow
herself will make the Lebaudy- Sudreau
interests close corporation BY marry
ing her son-in-laws father.
The peculiar tansles are exciting the
widest interest here. Newspapers char
acterlze the affair as typically American.
although the details throughout satisfy
every demand of what has been known
in America for the last two decades AS
typically French love theme.
NJ. Sudreau to-day told reporters tha.
the mystery of the disappearance Of
Nine. Lebaudy and her daughter from
st. Cloud nursing home was greatly
exaggerated and that the two women
Camoens, in the heart of the Passy
district inside OF twenty-four hours
thoroughly repentcnt because of the
publicity they have caused and con.
WINGED that they have been the victim
of trick to separate them from their
real friends"
The Sudreaus. father and son, do not
hesitate to ascribe the decision of the
women to leave the home to mental
pressure exerted by a doctor who had
been treating Nine. Lebaudy for neu-
rasthenia and who had induced her to
enter the nursing home. But a new elc-
ment was introduced to-day when the
Sudreaus mentioned that they believed
the influence of a fortune teller fire.
quented by high society had caused
Jacqueline to depart by suggesting that
her husband was unfaithful to his mar
riage pledges.
Paris newspapers this morning said
the marriage of Jacqueline and young
Sudreau was white marriage" and
therefore never was brought up before
the Catholic Church. although Jacqueline
is said to have been especially devout in
her Christian duties. II is even sug-
gested here that the wedding idea was
evolved by the widow as means OF get
ting hold Of Lebaudy's estates the will
providing that she could not obtain them
until the daughter either married or
reached majority.
This story is discreditcd. however,
even by Nine. Lebaudy's frierds, who
point out that young Sudreau and Jac-
queline apparently were happily married
until they quarreled fortnight ago
The same friends are confident that 1t is
only a matter of time before they will
be recoEciled. Nevertheless THE NEW
YORK HERALD correspondent is in a POSI-
ton to state that the French police
when Sudreau's intention to marry Mile
Lebaudy first was reported paid great
attention to the case. considering 1t as
an effort to obtain possession OF the
Lebaudy fortune.
Although IL has been confirmed that
the marriage took place last January
at Lapallude, rear Avignon. Il Is now
being asked whether the marriage ar
rangement provided for the separation
OF the couples respective actual and
future wealth or whether in the case
OF divorce Young Sudreau could
claim share OF Jacaueline's prospec-
tive heritage
In any event the marriage Of the
widow and the elder Sudreau would
bring the Lebaudy fortune completely
under the Jurisdiction OF the French in
stead OF American courts. When seen
In his apartment this afternoon Sudreau
declared ne intended to bring legal COM
plants OF coencion against the persons
who had induced the widow and her
daughter to leave home. as we'll as
against a mysterious French colonel who
himself as Nine. Lebaudy's
cousin and who aided in the escape
from the nursing home to the unknown
new refuge.
Although Mime. Lebaudy's legal ad-
visers profess not to know her where
abouts. Sudreau senior insisted to-day
that he had talked with her and gave
assurances that the whole family would
ha rnunifed In a few hniira