Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

Spring Green. Wis. NOV. 19.-OVer
Frank Lloyd Wrights bizarre and
beautiful country seat near here, the
shadow Of Mrs. Nellie Breen falls like
a curse,
Seated in the living room, looking
out upon the silver loops Of the Wis
consin river, MIR. Wright discussed
the motives that led his former
housekeeper to threaten him with
prosecution under the Mann act and
to make public love letters written
to him by Mrs Maud Miriam Noel.
now living at the architects villa
THE federal authorities ia CG.-
cago." said Mr. Wright, have an
nounced there was nothing in Mrs.
Breens charges upon which 10 base
Mann act prosecution Of me But
il the federal authorities have drop
per the case / am afraid Mrs. Breeu
has not. / don't know what her next
move will be, but am sure there
will be d next move. She may try TO
have me indicted by the Wisconsin
authorities, What l fear most is that
she may attempt to kill Nine. Noel
We have learned a Lake Forest
woman went abroad where she died
TO escape stories Mrs. Breen set going
about her. In letter to Mrs. Pamm-
Ter, one of my housekeepers. Mrs
Breen threatened to get Nine. Noel
and boasted that once she hired al
Italian 10 throw yitrol at woman she
hated"
While Mr. Wright was in the mids
of his discussion Of Mrs. Breen. Mrs
Noel appeared in clinging gown Of
shimmering white,
Il have prepared a statement" Mrs
( Noel said, which embodies ali care
to say about this affair MI Wrighr
and have smoothed out all our little
Misunderstanding ] am here at Tai
iesin to stay We shall work out oui
future together"
! The statement which Mrs Noel hat
/ set out in her own handwriting has
/ in it the literary quality which gavt
distinction to her published love let
ters. Ii reads as follows:
/ Because / love Frank Lloyd
Wright and admire him more than al
men and honor the life he has live6
am here at Taliesen, his beautifu
/ country home I understand and deep
/ ly sympathize with the struggles ant
/ terrible trials his life and his grea'
work have passed through Now, be
cause of my deep love flor him, he is
again subjected 10 persecution.
My real faith in him has never
I wayered, but we have passed through
deep waters together
4 believe now, as then. that grea
as the artist is, the man is greater
/ but in attempting to have him under
stand my ideals l have at time be
/ Titled his-haFe been unfair and i'm
! patient in my criticism Of him. as hi
has been nnkind and impatient in hi
/ criticism oil me
\ Our struggles with each other have
only drawn US closer together. 1t i!
easy to worship hero in him: | coult
! too easily. Our love must be a great
vital, living thing, standing by its owl
I strength, protected by its own viz
! tue.
Il am no advocate of any theories o
sex idealism The only hope of lib
Grafton must come not through irtel
lactusl concepts or rational PROPOSE
ton, but only through the illumina
ton OF the spiritual consciousness.
! II there is any justification Of m!
position here 1t Is that the work W,
| hope to do together and the strength
We can give each other is more i'm
portant than form which in Mr.
Wright's life has become obsolete.
Nine. Noel said Mr.. Wright. +,
one OF the most brilliantly intellectual
women | ever knew. She is wonder
/ ful, not only as literary woman, hu
as an artist.
Mrs. Noel's brilliant literary tai
ent, SO warmly praised by Wright
was demonstrated in her pubhsile,
letter TO him Of Aug last, in whic'
| she said IN part.
! Il feel like mountain had falIel