, ▁H ear st ▁sent ▁Dav ies ▁to ▁Europe ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁child ▁in ▁secret ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁public ▁sc andal . ▁H ear st ▁later ▁joined ▁Dav ies ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Lake ▁claimed ▁she ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁Catholic ▁hospital ▁outside ▁of ▁Paris ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁( she ▁was ▁uns ure ▁of ▁the ▁precise ▁date ). ▁Lake ▁was ▁then ▁given ▁to ▁Dav ies ' ▁sister ▁Rose , ▁whose ▁own ▁child ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁inf ancy , ▁and ▁passed ▁off ▁as ▁Rose ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁George ▁Van ▁Cle ve ' s ▁daughter . ▁Lake ▁stated ▁that ▁H ear st ▁paid ▁for ▁her ▁school ing ▁and ▁both ▁Dav ies ▁and ▁H ear st ▁spent ▁considerable ▁time ▁with ▁her . ▁Dav ies ▁reported ly ▁told ▁Lake ▁of ▁her ▁true ▁parent age ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁old . ▁Lake ▁said ▁H ear st ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁her ▁father ▁on ▁her ▁wed ding ▁day ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 ▁where ▁both ▁Dav ies ▁and ▁H ear st ▁gave ▁her ▁away . ▁ ▁Ne ither ▁Dav ies ▁nor ▁H ear st ▁ever ▁public ly ▁addressed ▁the ▁rum ors ▁during ▁their ▁lives . ▁Upon ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁a ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁H ear st ▁Castle ▁only ▁commented ▁that , ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁very ▁old ▁rum or ▁and ▁a ▁rum or ▁is ▁all ▁it ▁ever ▁was ." ▁ ▁In ce ▁sc andal ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Dav ies