The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-27

hard introduced him as Baron Hoecher-
have, son of rich Berlin banker, with
castles on the Rhine and all things ac.
cordng. She even admitted Ohougn II
was secreU her heart was the baron's
II he wanted 1t, only he didn't seem to
want It, and the frauiein sighed. Louise
sighed also, for She was a romantic girl
and is. and the baron was so very inter-
esting
The next lesson the fraulein met Louise
with smiles and tears. "Ah kindchan.'
she said, you are a lucky girl Thar
which is denied to your old friend. who
is passe and confesses it, Is yours without
struggle" and when Louise asked for
an explanation the fraulein told her still
another secret The baron had called
again and confessed to her, Frauein Ger
hard, he was in love with the beautiful
Creole-madly, desperately I'm love. The
traulein confessed her indiscretion In tell.
ing Louise. but 1t was such a beautiful
secret she could not remain silent.
Louise thought so. too. She said moth
ing, but she waited for the baron to tell
her his love himself. She had not long
to wait. Within two weeks the baron had
laid at her feet his beautiful self his
title, his fortune and his castle on the
Rhine. OF the last-named he even pre-
scented beautiful picture 1t was quite
beyond even the romantic dreams of tie
Creole girl in splendor and spaciousness
She was so happy she did not notice now
modern 1t looked, or how distinctly nm.
German in architecture
It was only, by the way, a few DAYS
later that he baron brought up the sub
1ect of settlements and dots" IL could
be arranged through lawyers or mutual
friends. Perhaps Miss Gerhard would as
sumo the duty, out of regard for them
both.
Miss Gerhard would. on her advice
Louise wrote to her guardian, telling Of
her engagement and explaining about the
settlement. Incidentally she might men,
ton few thousands would be convenient
just then to procure the trousseau.
Louises guardian Is a hard-headed New
Orleans business man. As soon as he got
his wards letter. he took the first train
Tor New York. He carried a letter to
waldo Phillips, Broadway lawyer. to
whom he told the story. Mr.. Phillips at
once declared the baron and fraulien
frauds and conspirators.
The time was most three months ago.
II has taken nearly all the interval for
Mr.. Phillips and the girls guardian to
prove their proposition and convince the
girl Of her mistake.
They were aided not a little by chance
The guardian who Is naturally solicitoi1s
10 Keep his name secret. met young
woman from Omaha-Amelie Seegel-and
formed her acquaintance 1t appeared
she had the year before become engaged
to the handsome German baron" He
had castles on the Rhine, but was tenn
porarily short of money She had loaned
him $1,000. Then he had disappeared.
The guardian described Hoecherhave to
Miss Seegel. 1t was the same man,
Not until Miss Seegel had met Miss La
Perrienne was the latter convinced. But
once convinced, she was as eager for
revenge as she had been for love. II was.
however, too late. The baron and frau
lein got wind of the chase and We're off
on new lead. The police were called In.
but the swindlers had a good start They
got away, and are still at large.
Mr. Phillips has discovered still another
ctim of the baron" and his accom-
plice. This is Miss Barnes Of San Fran
cisco, who tells a story similar to that
Of the Omaha girl. Miss Seegel. She il
"a years old and has moderate fortune.
The baron" met her before he met Miss
Seegel. OF Miss Barnes he borrowed 81 :
900.
At the instance OF Miss seegel. the
search is still being made for the baron
and his accomplice. Miss Barnes has
pocketed her loss long since. Miss La
Perrienne has gone to Europe to forget
her disappointment and assuage her sor-
row.