The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-10
ALL ABOUT A WOMAN.
A Topeka Girl is the Helen Of
a Modern Iliad.
ElOpes With the Law
of the ROmany Queen.

There is trouble in the royal house
hold of Molly Fryer Stackovitch, queen
of the Romany tribe of Gypsies. A
youthful and sorrowful brother-in-law
of the young sovereign sits in one of the
red and white tents that form the
primeva1 palace in North Topeka be-
moaning his fate and refusing to be
eonsoled. The remainder of the tribe is
IN distress over a threat of arrest on
the charge of kidnapping.
George Stanley or Stackovitch is the
sorrowful brOther-in-law, and love af-
fair is at the bottom of the entire trOu-
bic. Dangerfel Stanley is the man who
has thrown the royal household into
distress by threatening to have the
members arrested on the charge of
kidnapping, but he is not in any way re-
lated to the young queen. He is an
English Gypsy and has for several
months been living at 1918 Polk street
The English Stanley has a family of
eight daughters, and when it became
known that the ROmany tribe had ar
rived in Topeka to remain for the cor
OnatiOn of Queen Molly, the girls grew
curious to see their royal ROmany sis
ter. and asked permission of their faith
er to visit the camp. For several days
it was not granted for the elder Stanley
has an ancient grudge against the Ro-
many tribe, but at length the appeals
Of eight pretty Gypsy maidens moved
his heart and he consented to their pay
ing a visit to the camp in North Tope-
ka.
1t was about three weeks ago that the
first visit was made. George Stanley
was at the camp when the girls arrived.
The prettiest of the eight sisters was
Daisy Stanley, a young lady of %
years, and the moment the eyes of the
Romany youth fell upon the fair face
of his English Gypsy sister he fell in
love. At least he says he did, and sue
ceedtng events bear out his statement
George and Daisy sat on the floor Of
the sovereign's tent and talked togeth-
er. She smiled On him and he grew
happy in the sunshine of her glance
He asked if he might call and see her
but she told him of her fathers grudge
against the Romany tribe and it was
decided that it would not be best for
George to call. But Daisy was per-
fectly willing to visit Queen Molly Oft
en-, and she thought that this would be
as we'll George was content, and the
next day she came to see the queen pre-
sumably, but George in reality. She
kept on coming to see the queen.
This continued until last Saturday,
when George and Daisy decided that
they were sufficiently in love with each
other to be married. But again Daisy
reminded George of her fathers preju-
dice, and the young couple made up
their minds that an elOpement was the
only way to outwit the old man. Ac-
cOrdingly the ROmany youth and Eng
Hsh maiden left here Saturday after
they were married Saturday night
For two days George and Daisy were
happy enough to be Oblivious to every
thing else but each other, but by Tues
day Georges thoughts centered on
finding the best means of smoothing
out their return. He decided that it
would be best to first ascertain the
condition of things in Topeka, and tel
ephOned his brother, Louis Stanley, from
Fort Scott, asking him to go to the
home of his father-in-law and interview
the old man on the state of his feelings
towards his daughter.
Louis Stanley carried out his broth
er's instructions and found DangerfeI
Stanley in apparently the best of hui
NOR. He told him that his forgiveness
was ready for his daughter and her
husband, and asked him by all means
to tell them to return.
The couple returned on the Santa Fe
plug last night. They were met at
the depot by the seven remaining sis
ters who told George that if he valued
his life he would let his wife go to her
home and refrain from calling unless he
was accompanied by the entire Romany
band. In this way they expressed to
him that the old man had experienced
a revulsiOn of feeling since his interview
with Louis Stanley.
George took their advice and let his
wife go to her home, but his bravery
returned after considering the matter
for several hours, and he decided to
beard the lion in his den, the Stanley in
his hall. With his brother Louis he
called at the house about 9 o'clock last
night Dangerfel was ready for him.
He met the young benedict at the door
and refused him admittance. He
brought his daughter to the door a mo
ment afterward, and from the lips of
the woman whom he married but two
days before, George heard the instruc-
ton to never show himself in that vi
cinity again. His wife had deserted
him for her father
But that wasn't all. The elder STAN
ley told the Romantics that TODAY he
would swear out a warrant for their ar
rest on the charge of kidnapping his
daughter. He was mad. He sWore ont
several Oaths himself. In fierce Ian
guage he said he would compel the Ro-
many band to leave Topeka.
That's why there is a sOrrOyvfu1
brother-in-law in the camp today and
the tribe is in distress. The trouble
may lead to a general row between the
Romany and English tribes of the
Gypsy race.