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Show ROBERTA IS A POETESS Runaway Heiress Has a R3 ost Romantic Temperament Chicago, Jan. 11. Among the con revpondonce of Roberta De Jaunn and Cohen, found In the elopers' rooms, vaa the following, written on the face of an envelope, no date: "To My Sweetheart Papa, from His Sweetheart Daughter: "I wish I could hare a little talk wkh you tonight, as I am feeling terribly ter-ribly sad, but guess you will havo to wait until tomorrow. "If It Ui a nico day and papa li vol ready to take tootale down about 10: -15. I will try to come down, but If I find that's Impossible, don't get jMigry. flood night, dear " This Mier was evidently a. reply to j cm In which tho waiter threatened micJde: "1 think It is awfully unkind of you to say such unkind things about killing kill-ing yourself. I think I am unhappy enough without you trying to roako r:e mure so, for you know, dear, I ; love my sweetheart papa, and would like always to havo yoa near me, If Jc wore only possible. "(J.H)d-byo until tomorrow" morning, when I will orpect a nice fatherly Ms.-, from you." That Roberta Indulged In poetry is Indicated by tho following, found scribbled on an envolope: Suppose that I'm a girl from Germany, the Fatherland, You understand. Suppose that you're a man from gay Tarec, Home of romance. In sunny France. But I don't know a word of your Froncftls, And German, too, is Greek to you. Do you think that you can find a wa7 to aay thAt you love me? Why certamly; Words are not the only thing. When youar makings iore,., you'ro eyes are always a Chicago to return the girl to her grandfather and to bring Cohen here to face a charge of abduction Mrs. Cohen says she will stick to hT lmrband. She says sho has no sympathy for the girl who, she asserts, as-serts, wanted an escapade, and chose her husband to accompany her. ' He was a loving and faithful hus-bnnd hus-bnnd until he became a victim of that foolish girl," said tbe wife today, "ami I am going to stick to him through his troubles." She refuKed to say whether sho would proceed with tho $50,000 suit ataln:.t Mr. Bulst and .Miss DeJanon for the alienation of her husband's affection for which she engaged counsel coun-sel lost week. .Mr. Uulst has fullv forgiven the girl for her escapade and will do everything every-thing in the world to make her happy While he is overJoed In the finding of hli grand daughter, he has not , permitted this to soften his feelings ; toward Cohen. Ho Is bent upon having hav-ing the man prosecuted to tho limit of the law, but In this he may not be able to succeed. It la believed here that the girl will plead for Cohen and the extent of the punishment to be mted out to Cohen, If any, will depend on the Influence the runaway girl can bring to bear upon the grand-fai grand-fai her. Tbe police take little stock in the letters written by Cohen, found In the i couple's baggage in which he pleads I with tho girl not to run away because , ii mleht ruin her future. The police say h could easily have written these and left them in the suit case as evidence. evi-dence. In case they were caught, of his honorable Intentions toward the felrl. Mr. Bulst had Henry Y. Walton, his counsel, and W. Atloe Burpee, a personal friend, as his guests at the I'nion League club for breakfast. The millionaire said: "1 am perfectly delighted to get back my little girl. Mr. Walton is my counsel and he will do the talking." talk-ing." Here Mr. Walton broke In with: "You canrefit assured a charre will be tuadc against Cohen and one that win lie. The question will be submitted submit-ted to the district attorney at. a conference con-ference this nftornoon." Mr. Burpee raid It had not been deflcitelv decided "what would be done with Miss DeJanon. He Intimated she might not be brought here Immediately Immedi-ately but taken in charge by personal friends and kept in seclusion This matter aNo will be determined at a conference later in the day. Nothing has been heard from the father of the girl since she was found. Mr. De.Ianon is in New York. whispering Come, be rny turtle dove. iCvery time you tak.o hr hand She knows your lovo is true, And lips are only needed. When you steal a kiss or two. Uut be careful not to steal more than two; For If yon do you will again hear: 'I hato you.' Tills exchaoge related in the dls arlty of ages of sweethearts:" "Hollo honey; If a man of 26 is too Id for you, then certainly 1 don't Maud a ghost of a chance" The reply written on the piece of l-ipr: "A man of 42 Is about the right ago for a father, so you see you stand rrore than a ghost of a chance. ( Signed) "YOUR DAUGHTER." Girl Will Defend Cohen. Chicago, Jan. 11. Roberta DeJan-cn. DeJan-cn. the Philadelphia heiress, who was arretted here yesterday with Frederick Fred-erick Cohen, the waiter, with whom fche eloped on December 20th, said to-day to-day if court proceedings were begun i'::aln3t Cohen, ahe would be his chief d'.-fendrr She was emphatic In her declarations that the elopement wax a'l her fault and that Cohen was in no vsy to blame. "Mr. Cohen is in the right," she said v, hen tuld that Cohen would be prosecuted prose-cuted in Philadelphia. "It was I who perwuaded him to 1-ave Philadelphia; it was he who re- I liKe-1; It was be who nsked me day aftfM- nay to return to my grandfather Mid !t was he who cared for me. f tiiey Ftiirt court action against Fred, I will cf-rtalnly go to his defense. HI-? l as done nothing wrong. I will al-v.ayr al-v.ayr defend Fred." After passing a night In the Harrison Harri-son street police station annex, Mlsa IJam-n was questioned by Police In- j sj-cetor Wheeler. Cohen, who was detained in a cell in another station, was also questioned. Miss DeJanon y-ld he;- chief dosire was to eliminate fi'lure trouble and return to her ' grandfather. She related the story I ' her travel to Inspector Wheeler, but told him little she had not told to tho p,.ce last night. She reiterated that ber relations with Cohen had l'vcr In on any except those between father nnd daughter. "I will promlflo never to have anv-( anv-( iMng more to do with Mr. Cohen," 'aid Miss DeJanon. I will try to i ive bini some money if my grand-j grand-j T'2rents will allow It. Mr. Cohen told 1 'no he had given hi? wife $nnn before e started on our trip. I would like I t'- rre bin family well provided for. "This le not tho first time I have ! ''in sway from home. When I was 'I 1- vern old and living with my moth-' moth-' rr at (,lyton, N. Y.. I ran away to go ;,'! m father who was in New York. I only reached I'tlca when I wa6 C"M and sent buck home." The Chicago police telegraphed ; . niof of Police Taylor of Philadelphia ; -n m?ht and ho replied toduv he r J'a' wni two detectives who are ex-r-ct"(1 to arrive this afternoon. k nwnhen Wl" Be Prosecuted. thadeiphia, Jan. M.-Opposing I in? a tn ,vho ,f ,n0 K,1,ltv I,arl' , 2, '"poment of Roberta Drlanon n"d Frederick Cohen are held by tlio t -Is grandfather, Robert Rst, the Ii, ll0"',,r teed man. and Mrs. Cohen, wife who was deserted when the , ipie fled from this citv on Decem-' Decem-' ;9,h- Mr. Uulst declares h!s -nd-donj,. m nnt reaize W,at ' - wax dclntr and waa the victim of VLn, ' venturer. ileet!ves are now on their way to i'. |