Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-21
N[DS A SPANISH GIRL
William S. Diller, OF This City.
Makes Public His Marriage
in Manila.
Left for the Philippines Last
Night to See His Newborn
Son and Heir.
Protects Girl From Drunken Mob
and Afterward Marries Her
A Pretty Romance.

The Spanish American war was re-
plete with many romances of love.
American soldiers who served in Cuba
and Porto Rico We're susceptible TO the
winning charms of the dark-eyed beau
ties of the southern isles. Many of these
and the instances are numerous where
young Americans have returned to the
land of their conquest that they might
we'd the lady of their choice. The con-
quest of this nations troops in the
Philippines have been fruitful of the
same tales of romance, love and mar
riage While some of them read like
fiction, there are many instances when
the facts are true. None are more ro-
and the ripening of the following ac-
quaintance into love and final marriage
of William S. Diller, of this city, With
a young Spanish woman in Manila.
Mr.. Dillcr was former member of
Company III, Forty ninth Iowa infantry
during the Spanish American war.
Thoroughly in love with the life of the
army, after his discharge he re-enlist-
ed with the regulars and was assigned
TO Company III. Third infantry, and saw
much hard service in northern Luzon.
After the greater part of the island had
been subdued his company was assign
ed to duty in the city of Manila. acting
as provost guard. 1t WAS there Mr.. Dill
Ter met his fate. While doing duty, in
the early evening. in one OF the streets
of the city. his attention was attracted
by the piercing shrieks of a female voice
that emerged from a nearby thorough
fare. Quiekening his pace to run he
rounded the corner and came upon two
partially drunken soldiers who. by their
leering glances and threatening aspect.
had terrorized a young lady who was
passing. AS he approached, one of the
men, throwing his arms around the
shrinking girl, was just in the act of
pressing his lips to her terrorstricken
face His act was roughly interrupted
by the arrival of Diller who, with a
swinging blow right and left, sprawled
the brutes on their backs in the gutter.
Calming as best he could the thorough
ly frightened girl, he asked her to tell
him her address and he would accom-
pany her home. To his surprise she an
swered in broken English and he pro-
ceeded with her to her door. which was
but Il few squares distant. The drunk
en- soldiers. thoroughly sobered by their
drubbing. had gathered themselves up
and made off
This was but the beginning. and dur
ing the long hot DAYS that followed the
acquaintance gradually grew. The
young lady proved to be daughter of
one of the prosperous Spanish mer-
chants of the city and was known as
Senorita Banancia Barnaldo. Ere many
months had passed they We're married,
but not until the deep-set prejudices
of the stern father had been overcome.
For months they lived happily together,
until the young husband was compelled
to leave his happy home and return to
his native land that he might be mus
tered out of the service. For the past
three months Mr.. Diller has been in
this city visiting relatives. During his
absence from Manila his Spanish wife
has been on a visit to Barcelona and
Madrid, Spain, where she has many rel
atves among the best families of those
cities. But few weeks ago she re-
turned to her home. and yesterday Mr..
Diller received a cablegram announcing
the birth of q son. He at once made
haste to return to Manila and last night
left for San Francisco. From there he
will take the first vessel sailing for the
isles. He had intended returning soon
but the recent glad news fastened his
departure. Mr.. Diller will enter the
insular constabulary, or secret service.
of the island. He had kept the fact of
his marriage q secret until the eve of
his departure, and only revealed the
same after the news of the birth of his
son had been received