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LondonsNewMystery
What Did Mlle. d’Herlys,
the Actress, and Tod
Sloan, the American
Jockey, Do That Made the
British Government
Arrest Them and Ship
Them QOut of England?
London, Jan. 2.
W and then the briel message is
handed out by the British Govern
ment that a man has been shot in
the grim old Tower of London. The name
s never given. No details are given.. It
s only intimated that the death penaity
has been Inflicted on a person convicted
by court-martial of an offense against
the safety of the realm
Some weeks ago It was announced that
& well-known American citizen, Tod Sloan,
the jockey, had been expelled from Eng
land, together with the charming French
actress known as “La Belle D'Herlys."”
She was sent back to her home in France
and the former jockey was shipped to
America.
Everybody in London wondered why
Tod Sloan had been sent away, after his
long career as the most successful jockey
fn the world, and his association with
many prominent persons including the
late King Edward, had made him a pop
ular character in London, especially In
theatrical and sporting circles.
What was it that was serious enough
to cause his expulsior and not serious
enough to lead to his being sent to the
Tower of London?
There could not have been very serious
charges against him and his companion.
During these war times any offense
against the state {s very severely pun
ished. Since Carl Hans Lody, the first
spy executed in the Tower of London was
tried the Government has been much
more severe and secret in the proceed
ings against spies or offenders of any
kind against the public safety.
And what about the vivacious Mlle.
d‘Herlys? What did she do? Evidently
Sloan and Mademoiselle were both con
cerned in the same offense—whatever
it was. When the British authorities
decided that it was dangerous to the
realm to allow Sloan to remain another
day in England they made the same de
eision about Mademoiselle; up the gang
plank they both went—one to America,
the other to France. Inquiries as to just
what they had been doing brought only
evasive answers from the British Homa
Becretary who ordered their deportation.
Sloan Did Valuable
Service for the Allies.
A new law has been passed, the De
fense of The Realm act, which permits
the Government to dispose of a man'’s life
and liberty without trial, and to do prac
tically as it pleases with any British sub
ject; and, of course, a foreigner has still
less rights. The Habeas Corpus act and
the Bill of Rights, those ancient bulwarks
of British Ifberty, have ceased to have
any meaning. Democratic politicians have
complained bitterly that the war has taken
us back to Star Chamber days.
The explanation has been published that
Tod Sloan was expelled because a young
British officer who insisted on playing
cards with him lost a small sum of money,
and that a jealous Englishwoman then
made a complaint to the police that the
jockey was keeping a gambling place.
Most English people, however, think that
the Government would not have taken
such vigorous action for such a trifling
cause.
At the same time no one believes that
Mr, Sloan has committed any serious mil
itary offense against the Government. He
was too good a friend of the allies to do
that. At the beginning of the war he did
mmm&»m
in France, and was warmly thanked for
his labors and generosity.
Nevertheless, that there is a mystery
behind his banishment Is certain. Eng
lish members of Parliament have been
worried about the matter, but have been
able to obtain no information from the
Government
Mr. Joseph King, member of the House
of Commons for North Somerset. asked
the British Home Soi-?fiar,\ Sir John
Simon, if he could «tate the exact reasons
why Tod Sloan had been deported. To
this Sir John Simon replied:
““This man has been deporfed and before
making the deportation order I satisfied
myself that it was not desirable in the
public interest at the present time that
be should remain in the United Kingdom.”
Mr. King then asked if “as a matter
of fact a criminal charge could not have
been brought against him, and, if so,
ought he not to have béen tried in,the
ordinary way?”
The Home Secretary then replied: “The
reasons for deporting him were good rea
sohs, and as he is an American citizen
I do not see why we should be compelied
to keep him in this country.”
A Favorite of the
Late King Edward.
Mr. King asked the Home Secretary
“if he was not aware that in these cases
where persons of eminence are deported
it is generally assumed that it is to shield
some other person behind him?”
Sir John informed his questioner that
*“in this case, whatever the eminence of
the person, it was not on that ground
that he was deported rather than dealt
with in some other way.”
The suggestion that Tod Sloan was
deported in order to shield some higher
person is the only clue to the true rea
son for Tod Sloan’'s deportation that has
been given.
Who can be the higher person? Is it
some member of the royal family? Is
it some member of the Government? Is
it some important officer of the army
or navy?
The arbitrary trqnment of Tod Sloan
by the Government seems most surpris
ing in view of the favor he has long
enjoyed among British royalty and
society.
The late King Edward, whose chief
amusement was on the turf, took a great
deal of interest in Tod Sloan. He usu
aily visited him before he rode a race
and asked his advice about the probable
winner. Most of the King’s meetings
with the jockey occurred when he was
still Prince of Wales.
Sloan is generally considered to have
been the most successful and highly
paid jockey that ever rode. At one time
he received $50,000 a year salary, in ad
dition to his large winnings from bets
and other sources.
He won five big races in one after
noon at Newmarket, the biggest race
meeting in England. Of course, he won
a fortune for his employer. Some of
the most distinguished noblemen in
England then hung about Tod Sloan,
waiting for a golden word from his lips.
After this period he had many
troubles. His wife, the pretty Ameri
can actress, Julia Sanderson, obtained
a divorce from him, and other misfor
tunes followed.
Mr. Todhunter Sloan, on béing inter
viewed in New York upon his return said:
“This is a great day in England for
people who are jealous or have grudges.
All that is necessary is to notify the
authorities of your ‘suspicions’ and then
they can be depended upon to do the
pest, They look on-a man as guilty until
“What was the mysterious
deed that Tod Sloan had
committed, grave enough
to cause his expulsion by
the British Government,
together with the pretty
French actress, Mlle,
D’Herlys?”
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Madamoiselle D’Herlys, Known as “La Belle D’Herlys” the Beautiful French Actress Who
Shared Tod Sloan’s Banishment from England. ;
he proves himself innocent—and then
they won’t give him a chance to prove
himself innocent. You can figure for
yourself the results. It's I imagine, as
it was in France during the Relgn of
Terror, when the ‘J'accuse’ first became
popular
“My trouble was due to a jealous
woman. I'll tell you about it.
“First, there is La Belle d’'Herlys, one
of the finest, best and most beautiful
women in the world. She was my
comrade, my dear friend. Nothing more.
“I met her through a wager. A man
told me the loveliest girl in France was
playing at the Folies Marigny. . 'l she's
as beautiful as that T would Ifke to meet
her,’ 1 sald.
“‘Meet her, he answered. ‘Nobody
ever meets her.
“Having betting blood 1 will bet on
anything. 1 said, ‘l'll bet you I will meet
her.’ Bet you two hundred you don’t,
said he. ‘l'll bet you one hundred to
your two hundred,’ 1 answered.
“When I arrived at the Folies Marigny
I remembered that I hadn’t asked the
beauty’s name and he hadn’t mentioned it,
1 sat through the bill, and when La Belle
d’Herlys came on I knew that was she.
At intermission I called a theatre attend
ant and said: “‘Tell Mademoiselie
d’Herlys an American gentleman, James
Todhunter Sloan, wishes to see her.
“The fellow's eyes popped. “ ‘But
Mademoiselle never sees anybody. Never. «
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Never. She will not see you.' ‘I didn't
ask you for advice, I saild to him. ‘Do
as 1 tell you.'
“] didn’t suppose he would ever come
back. | was calculating upon writing my
check for a hundred next morning, when
I felt a hand on my shoulder.
“Mademoiselle is waiting for you,”
said the attendant I took back with me
the man who accompanied me as a wit
ness to the bet. Mademoiselle d’Herlys
was sitfing in her dressing room waiting.
Her mother was ill and a woman friend
had accompanied her. She didn't Know a
word of English. [ knew enough French
to get along. The next svening, chap
eroned by her mother, we supped at the
Case do Paris,
“A firm friendship was then formed,
among hd® mother, Mademoiselle d’'Herlys
and myself. She became interested in
my stories of jockey life. I suppose it
was Othello brought down to date.
Doubtless La Belle d’Herlys would have
said: ‘I liked him for his adventures on
the track.’ Anyway, next day my friend
paid the two hundred.
“She was a sweetnatured, childlike
girl. She had been born in the south of
France. She was well educated. Her
home life was the typical French family
kind. At sevenieen she had gone on the
stage. She had danced and done plastic
poses and become the rage. But she had
with her mother lived the life of a
recluse in Paris. Of course, there were
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suitors. Men of
wealth and title
had wanted to
pay court to her.
But her friend
ship went to her
American com
rade. I was a
very lucky fel
low. That was
in July, 1914,
We have been
good friends and
comrades ever
since. Just com
rades-that's all.
“They had heard of her beauty in Lon
don and offered her an engagement. She
came over and played in a revue at the
Garrick. Then all this muss with the
Home Office of Kngland happened. 1 had
gone over to London to finish arrange
ments about my book. "Tod Sloan, by
Himself, was about to be issued, and [
had business details to settle with Grant
Richards, the publisher.
“I took a flat at Bedford Mansions, and
was in the midst of that business and
having some cinematograph pictures
made when a letter came from Madame
d'Herlys in Paris, saying that her daugh
ter had secured an engagement, that
they were strangers in London, and ask
ing my advice about where to stop. I
wrote, offering them a part of my apart
ments until they found quarters to suit
and knew how long they would remain.
So far all was well,
“It would still have been well but for
an English army man. He hunted me
up. He’s the fool kind, you know-—the
hero-worshipper. He wanted my book,
and 1 took him te my apartment to get
it. Then he wanted to play a game. I
didn’t want to play. I had played but
one g-me in London. That was with a
party of American friends, and I lost to
them, so I never heard anything about it.
But this fellow kept on asking me to
play. Since he had paid two guineas for
my book, an edition de luxe of it, I felt
under obijgations to be decent to himy
Tod Sloan as an Ornament of Society.
We played, and he had a run of bad lvck.
He insisted on playing. 1 had an engage
ment at four, and when we stopped in
order that I keep it, he had lost 150
pounds. He said, ‘T haven't the money
with we, but I'll give you my L O. U.
“] never gave another thought to the
fellow. Didn't want his money, Didn't
need it. Just thought he was a silly
chap, and let it go at that. I didn't know
then that he was in the army. He said
nothing about it. But it turned out that
a woman friend found he had lost the
money. She said to him: ‘You shan’t
pay it He was inclined to insist upon
it, but she had her way. I received a let
ter from a solicitor telling me that 1 held
an 1. 0. U. of the Lieutenant ‘fraudulently
obtained’ and that it must be returned.
“1 directed my solicitor to write that
he 1. 0. U, would be returned when it hay
been paid in full. Jt looked on the face
of it like a gambling row. As it turned
out the lady was jealous. She had heard
that T had as my guests the famous
beauty D'Herlys and her mother, and
she was afraid the lieutenant would lose
his heart to her. She determined to get
us both out of the country. Stories were
told to two detectives. They reported
to the Home Office. 1 had no hearing
at the Home Office. Pull prevented that.
The first thing I knew, four detectives
rushed into my flat and ordered me to
leave the kingdom.
““Why?” said I. ‘
‘““‘Because you are an undesirable
alien,” they answered. ‘And those
women must go too.
“Madame d’Herlys and her daughter
were hysterical. “What does it mean?’
they asked. ‘I don’t know, | answered,
‘but we must go.’
“In half an hour we were gone—they
to Paris and I to New York. We were
the innocent victims of woman's cupidity
and jealousy.”
Whether their hasty, melodramatic
exit from London would disturb the evo
lution of their Platonic romance into a
real one, Mr. Sloan doesn't know. There
had been no time for letters. He is,
however, hopeful.
“Chances were all against my meeting
her. Couldn’t be more against my mar
ryihg her,” Tod Sloan reminds the
world and himself,
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