Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-29
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
A REAL ROMANCE THAT RIVALS ANY
 WOVEN IN FICTION.

Tribulations of Fair Niece Who Sup
 planted Her spinster Aunt--Driven From
 Home on a Heinous Charge. Her Lover
 Follows to Find and Marry Her.
 Miss Lulu Fletcher, an erstwhile so- ciety belle of Cincinnati, is very much wanted young woman. Chief of Detect ives Desmond has several of his men searching St Louis for her. There is also young business man from Gincin- natl of the name of George Minturn, who has been ill the city for several days searching for the same young woman, but for different purpose.
 Chief Desmond waats her on infor- nation received that warrant for rob bery has been issued against her in the Ohio city, and if his men find her she will languish behind the bars until an officer arrives to escort her back to Gin cinnati.
 On the other hand, if she is found by Mir. Minturn, she will go back to Gin cinnati ill high honor, and. if willing, will become the bride of man of wealth, who claims to be able to have the charges against her withdrawn and her name cleared of all suspicion of wrengdoing Behind all this there lies story which created quite a furore in certain aristocratio families ill Cinoin- natl and caused the young woman to hurriedly leave that city.
 Miss Lulu Fletcher is very hand some young woman, 20 years of age, and for the last year has mado her homo with Miss Annie Fletcher, a spinster aunt, who is quite wealthy and who occupies high social position. The niece is the orphan daughter of Miss Fleteher's only brother and was her prospective heir. The aunt has eeyer married, because until she met George Minturn she had seen no one who had won her somewhat aged afPec- 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 apparently mutual. Everything went along smoothly until the niece ap- peared upon the scene, and her beauty caused the young mau to gradually transfer his affection from tho auns 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 ip order to get her out of the way, while she attempted by all the wiles known to the feminine mind to win back her reereant love. She was successful, and the wedding day was set. After this important event the aunt feIt secure and recalled the banished niece.
 The aunt closely watched the pair after the niece's return, but noticed nothing to arouse her suspicion until about two weeks ago, when she decided that MT Mintu.n cared entirely too Mueh 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 ap end. A hysterical seance followed, dur ing which the niece was ordered to leave the house and forever remain away.
 Miss Lulu Fletcher left her aunt's house and went to live with friend of her mothers who resided ill another part of the city. About the same time that Miss Fletcher left her aunt's house a 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 she would prosecute her if sue would not 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 Fletche, agreed to do this and left at once for St Louis. After Miss F'letcher's departure from Cincinnati Mir Minturn refused to have anything to do with the aunt, who decided that there was collision be- tween him and the niece and had the warrant issued.
 As soon as MT. Minturn heard of the warrant he at once began to search fo7 the young woman and claims that he is able to disprove the charges against her and will marry her and take her back to face the spinster aunt St. Louis Re public