Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-04-14
A TALE OF TWO ClTIFq
A REAL ROMANCE THAT RlyAls ...
 WOVEN IN FICTION ''

Tfibulation' of . Fair Niece Who su,
 planted Her spinster Aunt-DrivsD =
 Home on 8 Heinous Charge, Her rs
 Follows to Find and Marry Ha,
 Miss Lulu Fletcher, an erstvvh;,o ciety belle of Cincinnati, is yarv ,nzs, ~ wanted young woman. Chief of DassssA ives Desmond has several of his ". searching St. Louis for her. Thera 9a also young business man from Oiro;s nati of the name of George Mintrs who has been in the city for savss., days searching for the same voas4 woman, but for a different purpose
 Chief Desmond wants her on inc. nation received that warrant for .sa bery has been issued against her ,n tl. Ohio city, and if his men find har sIs will languish behind the bars unt;l -.s ~ officer arrives to escort her back to C,a einnati.
 On the other hand, if she is founa <, Mir. Minturn, she will go back to c;r cinnati in high honor, and, if willin. will become the bride of a man es wealth, who claims to be able to bes. the charges against her withdrawn ana her name cleared of all suspicion o, wrongdoing. Behind all this there l,ss story which created quite furora ;n certain aristocratic families in Cino;p. nati and caused the young woman to hurriedly leave that city.
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 some young woman, 20 years of aoe and for tho last year has made bar home with Miss Annie Fletcher spinster aunt, who is quite wealthy and who occupies a high social position The niece is the orphan daughter of Miss Fletcher's only brother and was her prospective heir. The aunt haa never married, because until she mat George Minturn she had seen no opa who had won her somewhat aged affec- tions. But when she met him she decided that he was the man she had been wait. ing for these many years, and the feeling was appare@tly mutual. Everything went along smoo,Ly GAtil the niece an. peared upon the scene, and her beauty caused the young man to gradually transfer his affection from the aunt to the niece.
 A few months ago the aunt noticed this change on the part of her lover and sent the niece away on visit in order to get her out of the way, while she attempted by all the wiles known to the feminine mind to win back her recreant love. She was successful, and the wedding day was set. After this important event the aunt felt secure and recalled the banished niece.
 The aunt closely watched the pair after the nieee's return, but noticed nothing to arouse her suspicion until about two weeks ago, when she decided that Mir. Mintusn cared entirely too much for the niece and taxed him with It. He then declared that the niece was preferable to the aunt and that the en- gagement was to be considered at an end. 4 hysterioal seance followed, dur ing which the niece was ordered to leave the house and forever remain away.
 Miss Lulu Fletcher left her aunts house and went to live with friend of her mothers who resided in another part of the city. About the same time that Miss Fletcher left her aunt's house diamond brooch also disappeared. A few days later the aunt called at the house where Miss Fletcher was stopping and accused her of breaking open her jewel box and stealing the brooch. This Miss Fletcher indignantly denied. but the aunt insisted that it was true and informed the young woman that shs would prosecute her if she would nol consent to give up the affections of Mr, Minturn and leave the city.
 Knowing her aunt's vindictive dispo sition and fearful of arrest, Miss Fletcher agreed to do this and left at once for St Louis. After Miss Fletcher's departurl from Cincinnati Mir. Minturn refused tt have anything to do with the aunt, wht decided ttihlatt ttihlatt there wga.s celissian aa, tween him and the niece and had th' warrant issued.
 As soon as MT. Minturn heard of th' warrant he at once began to search fo' the young woman and claims that he I able to disproye the charges against hel and will marry her and take her back tt face the spinster aunt. St. Louis Re public.
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