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Show WEALTHY BANKER . TRICKS WIFE TO OBTAIN A DIVORCE (By International News Service.) PARIS. May G. -The strange story of a woman who not only was divorced di-vorced without her knowledge, but aided her husband's schemes to deceive de-ceive her was revealed in the Paris divorce courts when Mine. George Saint-Bea, wife a wealthy banker brought action for annulment of thei decree obtained by her husband four months ago. Saint-Bea, who occupies a prominent position in Paris financial circles, returned re-turned home one night and announced to his wife that to satisfy certain busi- ness ends he had in view it was necessary nec-essary that they should seem to separate, sep-arate, meeting only in private. His wife pressed him for further reasons but ho insisted that the matter was highly confidential and that he could tell her nothing "until the deal was over." He further suggested that lime. Saint-Bea make her homo in the same apartment building where a number of their mutual friends were living. She blindly followed his suggestions and received visits from Saint-Bea once or twice a month. Each time he cautioned cau-tioned her to say, nothing of his calls. A few days ago Mme. Saint-Bea met an old lawyer whom she had known for many years. "I was very sorry to hear of the divorce," he said. Then the 3tory came out Saint-Bea had secretly obtained a divorce and married a w:ealthly Peruvian girl, with Avhom he was occupying a magnificent magnifi-cent apartment. The court annulled the decree granted the banker husband hus-band and Issued another decree in behalf be-half of Mme. Saint-Bea. oo |