St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-29
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COMES TO A SUDDEN END

Pretty Women Lure 7hous-
ands Of Dollars from Infat-
uatsd Dupes Before They
Are Caught--E Error Of the
Actor-But the Cause Of
Their Fall
New York.-n Robert Emmet
keene, actor, wit and adviser in the
court OF love operated by Mrs. Izella
Brown and Mrs. George T. Verrault.
mad not used bad judgment and let
James v. Mcclellan, the obscure
Philadelphia grocer, into the West
Seventy-third street mansion, all the
russ about the love syndicate might
nave been avoided. It 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 ruthiessly 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 sensnared 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
dnanciers. 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. It 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
40 SIDE Attractions.
The gplden-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 hawk and never
permitted the slightest indiscretion SO
far as they we're 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 .
struggling Boston storekeeper. He al
ways held q high regard for his sis
ter. and feeling that she could pro-
vide his daughter with better advan-
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 rude
shock when the girl eloped with q
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.
III wasv love at first sight. Three
months fFnm thss day OF the meeting
Miss Mason broke away. from the in
1uence of the love combine. Gregory
, Allen had been very much smitten
with Miss Mason himself. When she
tilted him he got bravely over it and
fell in love with Mrs. Browns daugh-
ter Lillian. It is said they are en-
gagged to be married.
pashins Leading Spirit
8ssss s4f29s OF the Love Trust.
Mrs. Brown, the guiding spirit Of
fheklove enterprise, is forty-two years
old and has had Kaleidoscope Ca
recr. Her deep, hazel eyes have q
bewitching and dangerous softness.
She has subtle grace and dignity.
Her hair is CT the blazing peroxide
variety. Tall and with strikingly
symmetrical. hgure. she Is . woman
who would Immediately attract atten-
tion. There is . shrewd cast In her
countenance, but 1t Is tempered by
the melting languor Of her eyes,.
1t Ii easy to see from an observa-
tion of Mrs. Brown how she was able
10 hold men Id her clutches. She is
4 woman OF Keen wit, brisk con-
syersationalist and one quick to take
advantage Of every slight opportunity.
with her suitors she has been by
turns aftectionate, adoring. gracious
and stern. sShc has heart of steel.
but her admirers never suspected 1t
until they were violently Tilted.
Mrs. Yerranlt IL . woman OF q
softer type. Her deep dark eyes, rosy
complexion and beautifully moulded
face give her an atmosphere OF daz
cling charm. She Is scarcely past
thirty, yet she has broken hearts ga
lore. Her chestnut-brown tresses con
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