Evening journal., 1896-10-19
BARON'S CASTLE or AIR
Bogus German Nobleman's Plan
to Entrap Heiresses.
HE OPERATED IN VARIOUS CITIES

gagged TO Several American Heiresses
ding Portions-victims Compare Notes.
NEW YORK, Oct a.-This is the 70.
nance of rich young hciress who almost
married a fraudulent foreign nobleman.
She is Louise La Periionno. ono OF the TO.
ole beauties of New Orleans, an orphan,
is years old, with dark soulful oyes, di
vinsly tall and, according to those who
have seon her, diyinely fair. Hor fortune
is $1,000, O00
The villains arc two-ono a handsome
young German. He is the Baron Baron
Hoochenhavo is his name In tho cast The
other, German also, calls herself Frau
lein Philippine Gerhard. She is older than
she used 90 ho, but still handsome and af-
able AID rahnod. As o conversatlonaiist
sho is a ioy, because her manner Is so
suavo and sympathetic, she Is so intelli-
gent and reposeful. Besides, in spite OF
her SO years sho is still as romantic as a
school girl
Miss La Perrienne has a country place
at Bay St. Louis, just outside of Now Or
leans, on the gulf shore, but sho spends a
part Of every summer in the north. Last
summer she visited friends In this city
and did tho town" In an entirely bcoom-
ing manner IL was her practice 60 take
luncheon et the Waldorf whenever she
oamo down town, and that Is how she met
Miss Gerhard.
1t was a chance meeting, but it quickly
led to intimacy and ripened into confldsn-
tial friendship Tho pretty southern or
phan wGs charmed with her elderly friond,
who spoke English with such a oharmn ng
foreign accent Sho begged the fraulein
TO give her lessons IN German, and the
obliging frauleln was only too happy.
Those lessons were given in the frau
lein's apartments, and one day "A stunning
young countryman of hors called. Miss
La Pcrrionne found him rs charming as
Miss Gerhard and much younger. Besides
he was man. II was easy enough 20 be-
lleye that ho was an army officer, because
Is tall and shapely figure was just suited
for the livery of war 10 was ensy &c be-
lieve that ho was as rich as handsome and
as generous as rich. All his manner pro-
caimed him so.
And then he was q baron. Miss Ger
hard introduced him as Baron Hoechon-
have, son of rioh Berlin banker, with
castles on tho Rhine and all things accord
ing She oven admitted (though IL was a
secret) that her heart was the bnron's II
he wanted It, only he didn't seem to want
/ g., and the fraulein sighed. Louise sighed
also, for she was a romantic girl and is,
and the baron was so very interesting
At the next lesson the frauleln met
Louise with smiles and tears.
"Ah, lzindchen, she said, you are q
lucky girl. That which Is denied to your
old friend who is passe and confesses It,
is yours without a struggle"
And when Louise asked for an explana-
tion the fraulein told her still another 60
cret The baron had called again and
confessed to her, Fraulein Gerhard that
ne was In love with tho beautiful creole
-madly, desperately In love. The frau
, lein confessed her indiscretion In telling
Louise, but il was such a beautiful score
she could not remain silent
Louise thought so too. She said not
great deal but she waited for the baro
to tell her his love himself. She had no
4 long to wait Within two weeks the barol
4 had Laid at her feet his beautiful castle OF
the Rhine OF the last named be oyoi
presented a beautiful picture. It was quit
I beyond even the romantic dreams of lh
4 creole girl In splondor and spaoiousness
: She was so happy that she did not noticl
how modern It looked, or how distinctly
! un- German In architecture
It was only, by tho way, that a feV
days later the baron brought up the sub
ject Of settlements and "dota " For money
he himself cared nothing. But In Europe
it was the custom for the bride TO make
: settlement upon her husband out of hel
own estate. His family would expect Il
IL could all ho arranged through the law
yurs OF mutual frionds. Perhaps Ms
Gerhard would assume tho duty, cut o
hor regard for them both.
/ Arranging the Dot.
Miss Gerhard would. On her ad, -1
, Louise wrote TO her guardian, telling o
her engagement and explaining about h
settlement Incidentally, she might m %
tion that a fow thousands would be c. !
vcniont just then 20 prepare the troussea
Louisos guardian Is a hard headed Nog
Orleans business man. AS soon as ne g.
! his ward letter he took the first train %
New York. He carried letter to Wa +,
II. Phillips, q Broadway lawyer, TO whom
he told the story Mr. Phillips at oi
declared the baron and the frauloin fral
land oonspirntors.
This was easy enough TO say, but not g
} easy to pTova To begin with. Loui q
when Mr.. Phillips theory was stated G
her, refused with all the enthusiasm OF
spirited young woman In love to bolievn
y word In derroRation Of her lover = b
frnulein a frauds She was the dearest an
d truest woman on earth. Her baron an I'm
poster He was the embodiment OF hon0I
This was three months ago It ha
taken noarly all tho interval for Mr.. Phi
lips and the girls guardian to prove thei
: proposition and convince tho girl of he
mistake.
They wero aided not a little by chance
p The guardian, who is naturally solloltnu
TO keep his namo secret, met a youn
woman from Omaha-A melie Seegel-
and formed her acquaintance It appeare
that she had year before become engage
to a handsome German "baron. He la
'e castles on tha Rhine, but was temporaril
short Of money She had loaned him 81
200. Then lie had disappeared. Ih
guardian described Hoschenhave to Mii
= soegel. 1t was the same man.
- Not until Miss Seegel had met Miss L
y perrienno was the latter convinced. Bu
\ once convinced she was as eager for r.
venge as sho had been for love. 1t wal
80 however too late The baron and frauloi
- ~ f,fr .na.