Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-07-10
ATALE OFTWO CITIES
A REAL ROMANCE THAT RIVALS ANY
 WOVEN IN FICTION.

Tribulations of q Fair Niece Who Sup. planted Her spinster Aunt Driven From Home on Heinous Charge. Her Love, Follows to Find and Marry Her.
 Miss Lula Fletcher, an erstwhile so. ciety belle of Cincinnati, is very much wanted young woman. Chief Of Detect. ives Desmond has several of lis man searching St. Louis for her. There i, also a young business man from Cincin. natl of the name of George Missa1u who has been in the city for several days searching for the same youuo woman, but for different purpose.
 Chief Desmond wants 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 shs will languish behind the bars until au officer arrives to escort her back to Gin. cinnati
 On the other hand. if she is found bv MT. Minturn, she will go back to Gin. einnati 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honor, and, if willing will become the bride of man Of wealth who claims to be able to have the charges against her withdrawn and her name cleared of all suspicion of wrongdoing. Behind all this there lies story which created quite fnrore in certain aristocratic families i'll Cinoin. natl and caused the young woman to hurriedly leave that city.
 Miss Lulu Fletcher is very hand some young woman, 90 years of age, and for the last year has made her home with Miss Annie Fletcher. gpinster aunt, who Is quite wealthy and who occupies q high social position. The niece is the orphan daughter of Miss Fletoher's gnly brother aud was her prospective heir. The aunt has never married, because until she met George Minturn she had seen no ona who had won her somewhat aged affec- tions. But when she met him she decided that he was the I4..A a... .....l been wait ing for these many years, and the fesiing was apparently mutual. Everything went along smoothly until the niece ap- peared upon the scene, and her beauty caused the young man to gradually transfer his affection from tho aunt to
 
 the niece.
 4 few months ago the aunt noticed this change OH the part of her lover and sent the niece away on visit in order to get her out Of the way, while sha attempted by all the wiles known to the feminine mind to win back her recreant love. She WAS successful, and tine wedding day was set After this Important event tue aunt felt 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. Minimum cared entirely too sauch 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 De considered at aa end. \ hysterical seance followed dur l ing which the niece was ordered to 1 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 i'll another part Gf the city. About the same time that Miss Fletcher left her aunt's house diamond brooch also disappeared 4 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. bus fhe amt insisted that it was true and informed the young woman that she would prosecute her if she would not consent to give up the affections of Mr. Minturn and leave the city.
 Knowing her aunt's vindictiye dispo. sition and fearful of arrest. Miss Fletcher agreed to do this and left at once for St Louis After Miss Fletcher's departure from Cincinnati MT, Minturn refused to have anything to do with the aunt, who decided that there was collusion be. tween him and the niece and had the warrant issued.
 As soon as Mfr. Minturn heard of the warrant he at once began to search fox the young woman and claims that he is able to disproye the charges against hex and will marry her and take her back to face the spinster aunt st. Louis Rs- public.