The New York herald., 1922-04-23
What sbBecomed dJacouehne and Eerr1iltons?


late Jacques Lebaudy, self-styled Emperor
of the Sahara" whose life was rapid NOV
ing chapter Of adventure and romance and
turmoil
His young daughters affairs are at the
moment taking that part of the public eye
which he once had to himself Not only
because of a somewhat unusual and un-
fathomable romance with the son of
Partisan detective, but also because of her
position, of the circumstances about Mile.
Lebaudy's life, of her great wealth and Of
her strange heritage other than her ma.
terial fortune she has excited the interes.
of Europe and America.
Indeed, there are other heiresses whose
fortunes are greater than the Lebaudy for
tune, whose places in the sun will be far
more desirable than hers promises to be
and whose family names are in themselves
qualifications of high society and great
wealth, but at this time more avid inter.
est attaches itself to the affairs of Jacque-
line Lebaudy. Some may think that this
young WOUldu Is lie llOSL VI
girls; others may consider her fortunate
for is she not wealthy, and does she not
get her name in the newspapers?-but the
fact is that her future alone will decide
that fgmentary controversy And it is
upon the future that there is speculation.
Jacqueline recently married Roger Su-
dreau, son Of Henry Sudreau, a detective
who has been friend of Nine. Lebaudy,
her mother, since before her husbands
death. Two months after the marriage
the bride and Nine. Lebaudy disappeared
strangely. There was talk of a suit by
the youthful deserted husband, threatening
to claim half the fortune; and from some
elusive source Nine. Lebaudy herself was
quoted as making frank admission that
the marriage of her daughter to the SON Of
the detective was purely marriage OF
convenience-prearrang on basis of
general understanding so that Jacqueline
might take over her fortune from the
hands Of her trustees--upon her marriage,
in accordance with the provisions OF
the designation of the trusteeship.
Jacqueline's husband, the younger
Sudreau, and his detective father have
made the charge that she was infu- N
enced away from Roger by a 'sorcer. SS
ess," fortune teller, one of the thou n;
sands with which Paris is swarming. "
But this one is said to have drawn
Jacqueline into her power and to have
influenced her. against her will and
against the dictates of her heart to
leave her husband, They attribute her
change of heart-affrming that it was
a change Of heart If it Is true that
Jacqueline does not love Roger Su-
dreau now-to "the evil eye."
Because Of that imputation, steps are
being taken now to investigate the bust
ness Of sorcery in Paris, looking to driv-
ing out the witches"
1t is entirely possible that a crystal
gazer or a medium might have persuaded
Jacqueline that many things would happen
unless she fled from her husband But 1t
was hardly the "evil eye." That is an old
superstition, no longer accredited except
by the most primitive of races. Once, long
ago, our own ancestors believed that there
was such a supernatural and invariably
destructive power as the "evil eye," and
then they sought out and tortured and
burned to death those unfortunate persons
suspected OF being endowed with it.
But now, IL there be actually an "evil
eye," It is not in the body Of earthly men
or women. III this supernatural feature
works as 1t once was thought to do spoil
ing life wherever its baleful glance might
fall, 1t works by different methods. IL
Jacqueline Lebaudy be victim of the
"evil eye." then 1t is her heritage. Cir
cumstances that whirled about her life
before she came into being, that continued
their inexplicable designings until her ma
turity--that must be the "evil eye" which
has been the blasting influence Of her days;
and maybe, too, of the career and happi.
ness of Roger Sudreau, who perhaps has
likewise fallen under the malevolent glare
Her background Is setting for a dra-
matte life. In addition to the millions OF
dollars which came to her from her father,
she has heritage founded upon adventure
and romance and intrigue.
The world now is interested passively In
such figures as Lady Mary Cambridge and
Lady Rachel Cavendish, one OF whom Is
thought almost certain to be the bride OF