Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30
Unveiled
As6!eauty Queen
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= the columns headed Small Adds" of leading Ru-
j manian daily published in Bucharest. 1t read:
II am q years old twice Beauty Queen of Rumania'
and Hollywood offer that have refused as
l wish leave beloved country at present
tall with green eyes and of perfectly healthy
disposition long to make the acquaintance OF serious
minded and wel-to-do gentleman. Possibility of marriage
Please write Post Restante Croiava Post
Office"
The advertisement intended attracted much atten-
ton Petur Semnual widowed baker of As. with con-
wealth of the first to answer II and ne
asked the unknown girl for date in the capital Some
days he got heavily scented answer IN
which Beauty Queen" informed him that she would indeed
like to acquaintance, but Croiava is far from
the travelling were much TOO great
for her 10 consider the journey.
But believe me- the concluded there is nothing
would like better and no that would ever
keep away sincere reply appealed to me very
much has written such fine letter Let
us hope shall meet some day
NJ Semnulals vanity was flattered He had an uncon-
oerabe desire this beaueous lady and to be seen
with her again And enclosed generous sum
to cover a her travelling expenses
Five days later had her reply She had been much
touched by gaantry wrote and she anxious
to first impulse had been to reject the check
unknown but some strange power hao mace
her accept felt their meeting would have great
effect upon her whole future.
The letter went on TO tell the overoyed that the
Beauty Queen" would him the next Saturday before
the main the General Post Office of Bucharest
She suggested that he red rose in his buton-hoe
The excited NJ. Semnual got himself up in his very best
He arrived half hour earlier than the time agreed
he gorgeous red rose He stood near the
looking proud and happy mat Is ne
did until suddenly looked about him and counted 80 oeC
well-dressed middleaged all wearing red roses
Semnulals cut short by one of the
men an old friend retired government official who had
recently inherited considerable fortune After greeting
his friend Semnulal asked whom he was waiting for
remarked that their meeting was quite coincidence
His friend with a wink, said confidentialy:
.Ill let YOU in on little secret Semnulal, but it's
strictly between us got date here too right now
with worldamous beauty She particularly wished to
make my acquaintance. ="
NJ semnual didn't wait hear the rest of the story.
He hurredy himself and around the corner
his and threw in the gutter lie sensed
that he had trcked and he wondered by whom And
he was determined TO get his revenge.
He got About month later he served with
asked to appear in court as witness And
this time friend again And he looked around
Nj SeTuat recognized many another of the
80 men had a month before at the post office
The judge raped for order and as the al got under
way out came astonishing story of the mysterious
Beauty Queen" advertised in the paper. Only
the beauty queen beaten wzened little man
named Seana and he sat chair on the dais
Of tire courtroom confessed detail what he had done
About year ago" he said Il was taken in, too, by
such an advertisement attractive girl sought the
quaintancc a mddc-aged man. At that time was an
-tfte man with considerable means and single So
! answered advertisement and in due time met the
beauty Only beauty" and here his slight frame
shook anger she beast She clever enough
TO get better Of and in barely half years time she
had ruined and tossed me aside.
Il have sworn since to be avenged For weeks ]
tried to figure way. Then the idea came TO
would advertise In the same Bucharest daily paper And
so got 1874 answers and his eyes twinkled
land got my fare paid Bucharest AZ times"
The Judge whisled in amazement He looked hard at
the prisoner Then demanded What have you done with
all that money
Seana much embarrassed didn't reply at He
looked at the floor answered in very small
indeed Il spent it all Beauty queen
and he added desperately. real one -.
You mean. the one who tricked you be
fore ," the judge asked
NO indeed entirely different one the little
man replied virtuously.
When the derisive laughter OF all the complaining
had n. m
nounced his decision The Beauty Queen" alias NJ Vazu
Seana was going pay well for his crime. re
IL L. E