Arizona republican., 1893-07-16
MASTEN'S MASH. A Sensational Summer
 Hotel Episode. N. K. MaSten, the Well
 Known FinanCier, Falls in Love Without the Con- sent of His Eleven Children. HeNs Spirited Away From San Ma teo and Temptation and Beautiful
 Blonde Is Disconsolato.

The San Francisco Chronicle of las t Thursday, contains a highly romanting and sensational article, romantic,l In that it treats of love and it's concomit- ant ills, disappointment and insanity 1; sensational, in that the principal chAf- acter Is none other than MT. N. K. Mae ten, the financier and railroad magnate well known throughout California and intimately acquainted in Phoenix. The story begins this way:
 "At this time, when the select oi the Four Hundred are basking in the sun shine which seems to glow only Tor shem in cosy suburban retreats; when the seductive moonbeams inspire | youths and maidens to whisper endear- | ing words to each other, they never would dare speak in the presence ot their elders; when, in fact, papas and mammas become more watchiul and | find it necessary to call in the assistance of a governess or chaperone to carefully guard their budding daughters from the passionate declarations of amative swains, one would hardly expect a so- ciety scandal"
 The climax itself is reached as fol- | lows:
 "The story does not cover a great space of time, It's beginning dates | back less than three weeks, when Miss Hattie Pascault arrived at the Hotef Mateo, some few miles from the city. The lady is highly bred blonde from Baltimore. She is about 35 years oi l features and figure but also most enter taining in those charming ways which are considered exactly the thing in the drawing-rooms where the elite alone are admitted. As linguist, conversa- tionalist and musician Miss Pascault shone like bright star in the most trying cancellations. That her accom- plishments and savoir iaire were highly esteemed in her own country is evident from the tact that one Of the most aristocratic families of Baltimore in- trusted to her tuition and care two most charming and promising young girls, who desired to summer in this part of the country.
 Miss Pascault with her two young companions took cottage on the grounds of the Hotel MateO. Adjoin- ing this cottage was another leased by N. K. Masten, who fo. nearly seventy years has managed to battle success fully with harsh world and who, only recently, has proved his ability to cope with the newspapers of the coast and public sentiment, securing for himself and associates postOffice site which no one but he and they wanted.
 "N. K. Masten is the gay Lothario in the case. He is well-known here as belonging to the "knickerbocker" crowd, which made South Park what it was thirty years ago, when Mob Hill was unknown and the expression South of Market" had exactly an op- posite significance to that which it has now"
 Here is introduced catalogue of Mir. Masten's worldly fame and gear, alter which the thread of narrative is resumed:
 "When such finanCier and diplo- mat as N. K. Masten came in contact with Miss Psscault, the charming chap erone at the Hotel Mateo, something was bound to happen. He forgot ev- erything he ever kpew about business, disregarded his eleven offspring. and the energy he has displayed in all these years in other channels became con- centrated in one passion-love.
 "A large number of the Masten fam fly, married and unmarried, were at the Hotel Mateo. They at first thought it just too delightful to think that Miss Pascault and papa were not here to scold.'"