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land in Kentucky. He called at the
love palace many times to get point
ers about fuel. 1t Is said that the
broker invested considerable money
in the scheme.
Mrs. verrault Had
Real Love Affair.
Among the real love affairs that
Mrs. Verrault was interested in was
one with Boston lawyer. She was
greatly attached to him. One day
after he had failed to call around and
see her at her Boston home she went
to his Office and created scene. The
lawyer ordered her out. The next day
Mrs. Verrault was taken to hospital.
Her nerves were all unstrung and it
was alleged she had taken bichloride
of mercury in an effort to end her
life.
Mcclellan, the Philadelphian, has
been quite upset because of the fuss
sweetheart arrested. The next day
after Mrs. Verrault appeared in court
MacClellan came to town and tele-
phoned to the West Eighty-second
street mansion. He got Mrs. Brown
on the phone and told her he was
sorry he had caused all the trouble.
If Mrs. Verault would return the pres
ents he had lavished upon her he
would withdraw the charge.
go on, you fool!" was the snappy
reply. 'M.s. Verault doesn't care
what you do"
MacClellan, the picture of despair,
,, hung about the house seeking a
chance to speak to his lady love, but
when Mrs. Verrault emerged from the
mansion she swept by him as though
he didn't exist.
The Philadelphia Lover
Kicked over the Traces
The wall of all the overthrown suit
ors has been that they lost so much
money. 1t is this very thing that
has given Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Yer.
rault such keen delight In one of her
merry moods Mrs. Verault said:
What a fine spectacle this is. all
these men having me arrested because
| L was too Sndfp ior lhem' lHey are
fortune-hunters, and of very low
type. They are like the foreign no.
blemen who come over here to win
rich American girls, but they go 1t on
cheap scale. They think the Ameri
can women soft, and all they have to
do Is to look wall-eyed at them and
they will break their necks to hand
them money. They only called be-
cause they wanted to get homes where
they wouldn't have to work. / really
think that l have done service to
American women in showing these
brutes up.
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their guests. Each of the women
would have three men a week calling
upon them. If Mrs. Brown had a
suiter who seemed to be particularly
recalcitrant about buying extravagant
presents, Mrs. Verrault, who was al
ways able to corral the most obstrep-
erous caller, would be called in to
use her persuasive influence.
Mrs. Verrault used to go out often
er than Mrs. Brown with the infat-
uated lovers. She would always wear
heavy veil and would tell her spell
bound admirer that she did 1t to keep
her wicked brothers from seeing her.
These relatives, she said, were always
trying to make trouble for her. They
were scheming to get part Of the es-
tate left her by the rich husband she
said had died. Often when out with
one suitor dining at a fashionable
cafe she would be startled to find
another sweetheart sitting idly at a
nearby table. She would then hurry
the dinner through on pretense of
feeling faint and would hasten home
with her escort.
Ingenuity Exercised In
Receiving the infatuated.
Both widows" had to exercise some
ingenuity in receiving the society
women whom they had on their string.
These members of the 400" they
met through the medium of adver-
tisements, and used them as a means
of getting unlimited credit for eXpen-
sive dresses. They had to arrange
it so that these fashionables would call
lors were given up to the explicit
use of the love victims.
There were many exciting scenes
at the front doors Of the establish
ment run by the syndicate on West
Seventy-third street and later at No.
1923 West Eighty-second street Dis.
appointed lovers who had handed over
to the syndicate much of their money
used to storm on the front stoop and
threaten to dynamite the mansion II
their lady love would not see them
Roebrt Emmett Keene was quite diplo-
matte In handling these excited in
dividuals and managed to save the
house of love from an explosion.
The parlor in which the loyelorn
admirers were received had mas.
sive mantel adorned with gold orna.
ments. Upon 1t would be placed pho
tographs of the callers. particular care
being taken that the right picture was
in the right place for the occasion
Count Zolinoff. the Fifth avenue deli
catassen dealer, had his photograph
taken in 81 different styles and would
insist that Mrs. Verrault. whom he
was courting, should have them all in
plain evidence around the room.
Don't you think / take good pic.
ture?" he would ask.
You're the sweetest thing In the
world" Mrs. Verrault would reply
Then she would get the promise OF
another expensive present.
The old man who caused Mrs. Yer
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generous tip came Keene's way. The
enraptured suitors of Mrs. Brown and
Mrs. Verrault regarded him as the
court Jester. Gregory Allen, who was
an amateur sculptor. became asso-
ciated with the matrimonial trick
sters through his acquaintance with
George 7. Verrault, husband of the
pretty brunette. He donned a uni
form and helped Keene in his job
as butler. Mrs. Browns four broth
ers helped in many ways to keep the
syndicate going.
George Mason was one of the pro.
moters of the famous Kentucky Fuel
and Alcohol company, which was one
of the side issues of the syndicate.
He made his father-in-law. William
ID. Angel, of Chicago, vice president
OF the concern without asking the
old gentleman's consent. When the
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from that they go to calm hazard
names an vi-latin' tn law. 'Tw'u'd
be a grreat sight, it w'u'd that"
"Ye c'u'dn't artist me f'r that"
asserted Mrs. Flynn.
"F'r why?"
"F'r because I'm po-lismans wife"
was the confident reply, and then.
considering that matter settled, she
returned to the charge. "I'll tell ye
what, Barney Flynn" she said, "yell
make that woman ha-ave a civil tongue
in her head, or yell ha-ave no hot
coffee waitin' fr ye whin ye come
home amy more. If yeer cow'rdly
nature won't let ye ta-alk to tn
woman, go lam her ma-an wanst, jist
to let thin know ye're shtandin' up
FIR tn r-rights iv ye-er wife,"
"M-m-m, WELL" replied Policeman
Flynn, apparently brought to terms
by this threat, "if ye insist, I'll ha-ave
1t out with him. They's no ma-an
walks that I'm afraid to go feminist,
but woman" He ended the sem
tence with a shake of his head.
"Give it to him good" urged Mrs.
Flynn. She's been threat'nin' to tell
! him to knock ye-er head off. Give
! 1t to him in tn neck"
otis there I aim to put it." said
Policeman Flynn. i.
The matter being thus settled.
nothing remained but to carry out
the plan, and Policeman Flynn
straightway hunted up Dugan. They
shook hands in a guarded sort of
way, like two watchful prizefighters.
and then the policeman remarked, cas-
ually: 9TH good woman do be-
ha-avin' some words with yet.
wife," :
81 heard iv it," replied Dugan, an
for minute they eyed each other sus
piciously.
'Tis sha-ame to ha-ave uuar'ls
bechune fri'nds," asserted Policeman
Flynn, finally. "If ye'll put a br.rake
on ye-er wifes tongue I'll do tn same
be NINE"
IF yell ha-ave ye-er wife keep her
clapper shtill," returned Dugan, "I'u
ha-ave tn ashpile changed"
otis DONE" responded Policeman
riyhh, pfomptiy. VIII ye ha-aVe q
bit iv tn oil shtuff at Hogan's ba.ar?"
81 will"
When Policeman Flynn reached
home he announced that the ashes
thereafter would be dumped else
where. "But don't mintion it," he
cautioned. Don't say a wor'rd to
Mrs Dugan, Poor la-ad, I'm sorry
FIR him, an they's no use r.rubbin'
1t in
What did ye do to him?" asked
Mrs. Flynn.
II give it to him." answered the
patrolman, first in th' mouth an.
thin in tn neck" And he added IN
himself: st wint down that wa.av
f'r I saw 1t CO."
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph b. RowIes,
Copyright by the Century COY
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tages than he was able to afford sent
her to New York. Mrs. Browns
scheme to marry the girl to New
Yorker of wealth was given a rude
shock when the girl eloped with
man she really loved. She met her
husband while attending regimental
ball to which Mrs. Brown had taken
her.
Gregory Allen, who was one of the
buffers in the Brown-Verrault house
hold, knew this young man and intro
duced him to the blue-eyed beauty
1t was love at first sight Three
months from the day of the meeting
Miss Mason broke away from ths In
fiuence OF the love combine. Gregory
Allen had been rery much smitten
with Miss Mason himself. When she
Tilted him he got brayely over II and
fell In love with Mrs. Browns daugh-
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sinses lift to me- I'd rather go to tn
pa-ark an artist tn tiger f'r playin'
with a blind pig, I w'ud that. I'd
rather r-run in tn ELEPHANT FIR tn
larceny iv bale iv hay. I'd sooner
dispute tn fright iv wa-ay iv cable
car with me ba-ack TURNED to 1t.
Mrs. Flynn"-and here he became
even more impressive-"I ha-ave a
head iv hair that I'd like f'r to keep,
an tits not to me likin' to ha-ave me
uniform tore to pieces"
"Yell not artist her?"
"I will not"
"Will ye go over and talk to her
fri'ndly-like?"
"Whatll l sa-ay to her?"
"Tell her in q quit, gintell wa-ay
that she's no la-ady, or she'd not be
afther THROWN ashes where they
blows on me clo'es, an talkin' back
to her betthers. Shpeak gintle, iv
coorse, but tell her yell sind her to
tn pinitintiary and br-reak her ma-an's
head in with ye-er club II she says
wan worr'rd more to me. whittier l
shpeak to her or not. VIII ye do that
f'r me, Barney?"
"I will not" answered Policeman
Flynn. "F'r why? FIR because
'tw'u'd be niclssary f'r to take ye both
In II I TUX wan"
This seemed to Policeman Flynn to
be an inspiration. but he was not
posted on feminine logic or he would
have known better. Wise and sensi.
BILE as Mrs. Flynn was when advis.
ing him in relation to matters tha.
did not directly concern herself. per-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-14
Poets in Parliament

The candidacy CT the comic play.
wright, Tristan Bernand, for a seat
in the French chamber recalls tbs
facts that within decade only one
poet OF repute-Maurice Barres-has
been member of parliamentary
body, and that Lamartine was the on1v
eminent poet who was also a great no.
litical orator. The younger Dumas
was once asked why he did not try for
a seat in the chamber of deputies. to
advocate his ideas of divorce. He re.
piled that he might fare like the editor
Emile de Girardin, who one day waa
violently attacked In an assembly. He
rushed on the tribunal with furious
mien and everybody was eager to hear
his answer. He glared for moment
at his tribunal and then exclaimed in
stentorian tones: II shall aswer Won
tomorrow in my journal."-N. VI
Post.
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New York.-If Robert Emmett
Keene, actor, wit and adviser in the
court of love operated by Mrs. Izella
Brown and Mrs. George t. Verrault,
had not used bad Judgment and let
James V. MacClellan, the obscure
Philadelphia grocer, into the West
Seventy-third street mansion, all the
fuss about the love syndicate might
have been avoided. 1t was Keene
who used to determine which of the
eager applicants for love honor should
come in When he passed favorably
upon Mcclellan he let in the man
who, when ruthlessly rejected by the
charming Mrs. Verrault, promptly
went to the United States district
attorney.
The extent to which the love syn
dicate operated has amazed the dis
trict attorney. 1t is calculated that
in the three years during which the
combine ensnared its victims more
than 100000 was taken from them.
A census of the dupes shows that
they range from prosperous store
owners to millionaire Wall street
financiers. Probably one hundred Of
them walked into the spider web
Four women figured in the active
work of the love trust. Mrs. Brown,
shrewd and fascinating, was the
schemer who kept the syndicate afloat.
Mrs. Verrault was the official letter
writer. 1t was she who sent the cap
tivating love missives that won the
hearts of the susceptible dupes. She
attended to the correspondence of
both herself and Mrs. Brown.
Daughter and Niece
as Side Attractions.
The golden-haired daughter of Mrs.
Brown was conspicuous member of
the combination. She did not make
love to any of the men nor receive
their attentions, but it was handy to
have her around as milady's maid.
The same interesting role was as
sumed by Mrs. Browns beautiful
niece, Miss Mary Mason. To the
credit of Mrs. Brown, it may be said
that she watched these two damsels
with the eye of a hawk and never
permitted the slightest indiscretion so
far as they were concerned. The two
girls when not engaged in the palace
of love had the time of their lives in
going about the country with Mrs
Brown.
The niece is the daughter of a
struggling Boston storekeeper He al
ways held a high regard for his sis
ter. and feeling that she could pro-
vide his daughter with better advan.
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HE AFFECTS A COMPROMISE.

Barney said Mrs. Barney Flynn,
as the policeman settled himself for
q smoke.
"Prisent," returned Policeman
Flynn, absent-mindedly saluting.
"Ha-ave ye minute to sp-are?"
II ha-ave tin iv thim," answered
Policeman Flynn.
"'Twill be enough said Mrs.
Flynn. 81 wisht ye'd run mkt door
an artist Mrs. Dugan."
"F'r why?" asked Policeman Flynn,
looking at her in astonishment. did
she give ye the cold shtare whin ye
pa-assed her be tn corner, or did she
tell tn neigh-bors ye was wearin' a
hat iv la-ast years crop?"
"Ha-ave little sinse about ye, Bar
ney," returned Mrs. Flynn, indignant
ly. "She do be pilin' ashes feminist
tn fince, where they blows over an
rooms the work. iv days washin'.
ha-ave tn clo'es hung out to dhry
an whin take thin in me best white
pitticoat luks like polkydot dhress. "
why don't ye wear 1t f'r wan@
demanded Policeman Flynn. peril
nently. "'Tw'u'd be money snved."
Barney, are ye fool?" asked Mrs
Flynn, warmly. "Will ye artist that
woman or will We not?"
"'Tis tn first time l iver knew ye
c'u'dn't hold up ye-er own ind with
amy wan" replied Policeman Flynn
evasively. "If they was foor to wan
'tw'u'd be difrint; but with wan tc
wan l niver knew we to back down."
Back down, is it," cried Mrs
Flynn. Sure, ye betther not sa-ay
that more than wanst. Back down!
Oh, me! Oh, my! G'wan over an
ask Mrs. Dugan If backed down
I give her as good as she give me
livery time, Dye think I ha-ave nc
tongue in me head to let tn likes "
her come over me?"
Il know We ha-ave," said Policeman
Flynn, with feeling. But, accordin
to ye-er own shtory, 'tis an AXE
| thing"
"'Tis not, IL ye're a ma-an," as
serted Mrs. Flynn; "if ye're not, thir
Fave me know it. 'Tis an akel thing
bechune her an me, with me havin
little tn best iv it; but her ma-aI
| do be dhriver an not a po-lisman
FIR why are ye on tn foorce? F.
tn protection iv thin as needs it. L
ye'll not shtand up fr me. l nigh
as we'll be marri'd to hod-caryer."
Mrs. Flynn" said the patrolman
impressively, there's wan thing II
like f'r to tell ye. 'Tis me that nivel
shir-rked me juty. I've been fernins
the worst that iver come down tn
plank r-road. I've TUX three mil
to the station to wanst, an I've KEEP
ordher iliction day in tn ha-ardes
disthrict in tn city. I've TUX tn col
min an tn strong-arm min an tn,
worst characters that iver was pu
behind the ba-ars, but l niver wint vi
feminist a woman in clo'es-line fight
an I niver will while | ha-ave m,
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sonal interest had tendency to per-
vert her views.
"'Tw'u'd be fine thing" went on
Policeman Flynn, "f'r me to go
ma-archin' to tn station with me wife
an me neighbours wife. Ohio! I
think 1 see mesilf What's tn
charger says tn judge. 'Disord'ly
conduct says l. WHATS they been
doin'?' says he 'Jawin each other
over tn fince,' says 1, 'distur-rbin'
livery wan in tn block. Me wife, I
says, tells me neighbours wife her
father was sint back be tn immigra-
tions officials f'r tn reason he's want
ed FIR shtealin' pig, an me neigh
boris wife tells me own wife that her
brothers. dodgin' tn polls now. An
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slsynocket company exploded. leaving
large number of fnanciers holding
bogus stock, Angel felt like troucing
his son-in-law, but never could find
him.
This chimerical concern procured
its victims by advertising in newspa-
pers and also through the means of
the spiritualistic seances that were a
part of the matrimonial plans.
Matrimonial Mansion Was
Elaborately Fitted Out.
The matrimonial mansion was fitted
out in a way calculated to inspire the
dupes. Each room has q name ac-
cording to the kind of paper on the
wall. The parlor was the green room,
because it had green paper with lit
tie splashes of pink. The library was
furnished in red. All the books were
of red. The library cost Mrs. Brown
$4,000.
Mrs. Brown had a red room on the
third floor which harmonized with her
blond hair. Mrs. Verraults boudoir
was of a delicate pink.
Mrs. Verrault and Mrs. Brown were
always very careful about receiving
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II Is.

"Gee / had rotten luck to-day!"
"John, don't you think rotten is
a-er-rather rotten word for father
OF family to use ?"-Houston Post
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-29
CALL FROM BURGLARS.
Discovered RObbing House and
Jumped Through Window.

when Mr. and Mrs, r. W. Madsen, who
reside at e5i east First South street, re-
turned home last evening, after a short
absence they found the upper part Of
their house lighted Surmising that bur
glars were at work Mr.. Madsen went
around to the rear for the purpose Of
entering and tclephoning the police.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Madsen stood In front
" the house, and before her husband
could gain entrance large plate win
dow glass was shattered Immediately
above her head and out sprang one OF
the burglars, who landed sduarely upon
his feet and ran. His companion made
the same sort Of egress. but was not
so successful, as he fell almost at Ms
Madsen's feet. lie, too, made his escaps
closely followed for some distance by Mira
Madsen and n number OF others, who had
Upon investigation. II was found that
tho thieves had gained entrance to the
house through a rear window. which had
been PRED open with n Jimmy" Some
OF the rooms had been pretty thorough
~ ransacked hut the only articles
known To have been carried away were
two pairs Of opera glasses, valuable
gold watch and chlld's safe, containing
10 or ~ dollars. Officers were at the
scene OF the robbery soon after the mat
ter was reported, but no trace OF the men
could be found.
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TO AID HOSPITAL.
Rector Perkins Made Strong Appeal TO
His Congregation.

At ST. Paul's Episcopal church, Rec
ton IN aid OF ST. Marks hospital, and
said in part:
The principle Of sympathetic help
Is one of the main supports of true
family life. st. Marks hospital has
grown from small adobe house with
but a few beds TO be the largest In
sltution Of Its kind In our midst |
say this because st. Marks hosptal
has never turned from its doors any
INDECENT folk 1t receives them and
renders careful and loving service
as II all bills we're met. Its training
school for nurses has had the highest
concentrations wherever its nurses
have ministered, We are glad TO see
the new home for nurses being erected
at this time as memorial TO our
dear late Bishop Leonard who labor
ed so faithfully for this institution.
Many are the accounts of true he
roism and courage OF both patient
and nurse. The physicians, who
gratuitously have given their services
for true charity's sake, deserve our
highest praise. What true Christ
like work they are all doing How
all of life depends upon the spirit in
which w bear each others burdens
The stony path becomes harder by be-
ing trod upon. but the rose sheds
forth its fragrance when trod on. So
II Is with life. One man would rather
die than live with broken back and
no possibilities OF moving his lower
limbs. another In the same condition
smiles cheerly and rolls his invalids
chair. and wheels himself about,
sending rays OF sunshine across the
path Of many who think their lot Is
hard. Helping hands from him also
minister In making bandages. Which
is the rose? Which would we he?
II depends upon how we are trying
to do our part Ia this world OF men.
As we live. so We may expect to die.
The late Archdeacon Ostenson and !
others before him and since can tes-
tify to us what the Master was TO |
them. What Is He to us? Have we |
caught His spirit? II so. let us min ]
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-29
MASS MEETING HELD
by Young Peoples Christian Union In
Presbyterian Church.

The Young Peoples Christian union
held a mass meeting last evening, in
the First Presbyterian church, with
Revs. Brown, Young, Paden and Simp-
Kin as the speakers. The topic was
The Relation OF Young People to the
.hureh, and a service Of song was
held 10 minutes prior to the main SER
Vice, with Prof Mabel Jones of the
high school at the piano.
Rev. d. A. Brown OF the First
Baptist church said he had been IN
spired by a passage In "The Winning
or the West by President Roosevelt
In which reference IS made to the work
OF the priests In the early French set
Elements about tn Great Lake region.
In the passage referred TO II was said
that these priests lived with and be-
came part Of the people and in this
way the matter seemed 10 evolve it.
self into the proposition as treated In
the Corinthians IN which the church
is referred to as being not unlike the
human body. AS Is the body one aud
has many members, SO is the church."
Unity is the solution for the problem
at hand to mako the church strong
and prosperous. II Is the duty OF the
young people to labor to this end Re-
llgion Is the redemption Of all things
from the abnormal to n normal state
He said that II was the mission OF the
church to bring society. so-callcd, to
the plane Of the true social life ms in
tended. This means that It must be
brought from It's present abnormal
state TO the normal condition as OK
pressed In the teachings OF the Christ
Rev. Benjamin Young said II lay
with the young people TO. understand
the teachings and to get near to their
teacher and then TO go forth doing
his work. He urged a passage which
once came 10 his notice to the effect
that ms u gentleman liz the perfection
OF a man, 10 is a Christian the perfec.
ton OF gentleman This rule prop
erly applied to the daily life of the
young people, would result In the ac-
complishment OF the end sought
Rev. W. NJ. Paden reviewed the diff
culties which confronted the pioneers
OF christianity and held up to their
notice the advantages that are every
where afforded soldiers OF the cross Of
the present day. To take advantage
OF these things would mean the up
building OF the church and the king
dom of God on earth. Az the results
OF the oldcn times were shining with
the luster Of deeds " consequence well
done and accomplished under great DIFF
nculty that the work OF today with
all the advantages at hand should be
the greater. Or. Paden spoke also very
feelingly of Mr.. Sorenson, who was
killed NJ Murray by a switch engine
the week previous during tho great
gale. The deceased was a regular at
tendant at the services ~ the First
Presbyterian church, and man ot
high character and very much re-
spected
Rev II. A. simpkin closed with few
remarks on the topic. aud the meeting
was dismissed at O'Clock. So that the
members of other congregations could
have plenty OF time to reach their own
houses OF worship. The lights went
out during the service, so that for
about 20 minutes the meeting was con-
tinued In tho dark.