Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-07-31
A TALE or TWOCITIES
A REAL ROMANCE THAT RIVALS ANY
 WOVEN IN FICTION.

Fluctuations of A Fair Niece Who Sup.
 planted Her spinster Aunt Driven From
 Home on Heinous Charge, Her Lover
 Follows to Find and Marry Her.
 Miss Lula Fletcher, all erstwhile so- ciety belle of Cincinnati, is a very much wanted young woman. Chief of Detect ives Desmond has several of his man searching St. Louis for her There ia also a young business man from Cincin- nati of tile name of George diiuturu, who has been in the city for several days searching for the same young woman, out for different purpose.
 Chief Desmond wants her on infor nation received that warrant for rob bery has been issued against her i'll tht 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 Mintunu, she will go back to Gin einnati in high honor, and, if willing, will become the bride of 8 man of wealth. who claims to be able to have the charges against her withdrawn and her name cleared of ali suspicion of wrongdoing. Behind all this there lies & story which created quite furore in certain aristocratic families in Cincin- natl and caused the young woman to huTriedly leave that city.
 Miss Lulu Fletcher is a very hand- some young woman, 20 years Of age, aud for the last year has made her home 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 Fletcher's only brother and was her prospective heir. Tho aunt has never married. because until sbe met George Minturn she had seen no one who had won her somewhat aged affec- tions. But when she met him she decided that he WAS the man she had been wait tug for these many years, and the feeling was apparently mutual Everything went along smoothly until the niece ap- peared npon the scene, and her beauty caused the young mau to gradually transfer his affection from tho aunt to the niece.
 4 few months ago tho 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 hey Eecreant love. She was successful, and the wedding day was set. After this important eyenb the aunt felt secure and recalled tine banished niece
 The aunt closely watched the pair after the niece'S return, but noticed nothing 10 arouse her suspicion until about two weeks ago. when she decided that Mir. Minturn cared entirely tG0 mueh for the niece and taxed him with if. He then declared that the niece was preferable to the aunt and that the en- gagement was to be considered at an end. A hysterieal seanee 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 q friend o9 her mothers who resided i'll another part of the city. About the same time that Miss Fletcher left her aunt S houas 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 she 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 Af. Mipturn 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 $ departure from Cincinnati MT. Minturn refused to have anything to do with the aunt, who decided that there was eollusion be, tween him and the niece and had tha warrant issued.
 As soon as Mir, Minturn heard of the warrant he at once began to search foE She young woman and claims that he ia able to disproye the charges against her and will marry her and take her back to face the spinster aunt.---st. Louis Re public.