Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14
DROUGHT TO CEDAR RAPIDS
TO HIDE FROM LOVER
Escapes While chaperon and Sister
sleep and Changes Gown in Coal si"
Declares Father Violates Promise
and That She Will Soon BE Welded
70 Youthful Lover.

object Of all attention on the booster
trip on the interurban to Waterloo
some weeks ago. Every member of the
booster party was interested in the
pretty Cuban girl not only because OF
her ravishing beauty. but because
duenna who looked the part made
great show of her business Of keeping
the Cuban belle under her protecting
wing.
The Cuban beauty was Natividad
Custin, daughter Of multi millionaire
of Havana. Cuba She is no longer
attending booster trips. nor gazing
with establishment at the revels Of GER
stain So called Cedar Rapids society.
No, Miss Custin is in hiding In re-
spectacle Cedar Rapids home, the ad-
dress of which is known only to CHIEF
of Police Burgin. This precaution Is
taken for fear chat the duenna and
aLuiz Custin, pretty Natividad's sister.
and her borther, Herman Custin.
might succeed in capturing Natividad
and spiriting her away to an asylum
for the insane before Frank Navarro.
the son of Havana attorney. arrives
to marry Natividad.
Little Natividad is true flower OF
the romance-making tropics. That is
why she loves so ardently and clings
to her purpose with a tenacity that
has caused endless worry to her proud
multi millionaire father. When little
tot In Cuba she met Frank Navarro.
They played as children on the beach,
they wrote love letters while Natividad
was at school in convent and Frank
Navarro was at college. and when they
returned from school they promised
never to forget. Multi millionaire
Custin. however, would have no son Of
a humble attorney for a SON. law.
Natividad must forget Frank Navarro,
and to learn to forget. she must travel.
That is how Natividad got to Cedar
Rapids.
Father Custin, the duenna, sister
Luiz. brother Herman, and Natividad
arrived in Cedar Rapids last summer
and rented the Mr.. w. A. Hull resi-
dence. 1868 Fifth avenue east. Ger
tain local folks at once were taken into
the scheme. and pretty Natividad was
plunged into the whirl OF society.
Father meanwhile had returned to
Cuba and brother went TO New York.
She who had never been out without
: tho duenna,; was forced, to attend
parties where she says men and
women smoked eigarets. drank liquor,
and INDUCED in conservation that made
her blush with shame. She says they
told her that this was societys way in
Iowa. The chaperone who had been
strict at home was willing to give the
full length of the rope. She was in
sane with desire to force Natividad to
forget Frank Navarro. In the mean
time Navarro's letters were read by
the duenna and destroyed. but Nativi-
dad felt in her heart that Navarro
was true. This is what the little girl
now tells Chief Burgin.
Like Billy Burke.
But Natividad is shrewd. She noti-
fed Navarro to advertise in secret
code in a Havana newspaper. Thus
the ads informed her that Navarro
would arrive in Cedar Rapids on Dec. s..
But, the duenna got Wise and tele-
grapled to New York for Brother Her
man, and brother arrived few hours
before Navarro. The lover knows not
a word of English. But he had card
with the address Of Natividad's resi-
dence and was taken to the house by q
cabman. A young local society man
was visiting sister Luiz when the cab
arrived and the cabman explained that
outside he had man who spoke some
foreign language. Mercy. JEFF play
the piano. play" excitedly whispered
sister LUZ, and JEFF played for dear
life and loudly enough to prevent Natl
vidad from hearing the conversation
outside. Brother Herman finally got
hold OF Lover Navarro and rushed him
10 Iowa City. Then he informed the
brother that he would be arrested and
must leave Iowa at once. So the lover
started for New York.
Then came the Billy Burke stunt.
The duenna and local women who were
in the conspiracy, including the wife
+ Of a prominent attorney, locked Natl
vidad in her room. Like Billy Burke in
the play, Natividad was forced to stay
in bed. They took her clothes away,
leaving her only the Inevitable pink
pajamas. At least that IL what Is now
being said. Poor Natividad pined and
pinned away until she lost much Of her
beauty. Then q ploo was Matched to
spirit Natividad to an asylum, the
secret OF the scheme being to pronounce
her insane Detective Mcclure was In
vited to Join the conspirators, his part
being to get Navarro out Of the city.
He listened, but later hurried to Chief
Buryin and got busy planning to effect
the rescue of Natividad.
Changes Gown in Coal Bin.
Monday, the lover having gone, the
duenna and sister LUZ fell asleep.
Pretty Natividad found that they for
got to lock the door OF her room. She
walked into the basement steaithily and
there found an evening gown she had
once placed there in hiding. and also a
Z picture hat. She dressed in a coal
bin. walked out thru the cellar way,
inquired her way to the police station.
found Chief Burgin, and explained.
Burgin and Mcclure at once found her
: home, and cabled to Navarro's father
4 IN Havana. Then local society and
the duenna began to invest the police
Itation and to make charges of in
sanity. but Chief Bnrgin would listen
10 nothing of the kind. He informed
them that Natividad is eighteen years
old ana Will be married as soon as
Frank Navarro returns to Cedar Rap.
) ids. From Havana money has been
.abled to Cedar Rapids, and SO Nativi.
dad has no trouble while waiting for
J. her lover. To cap the climax the chief
commanded the duenna to deliver
Natividad's clothing TO the police sta.
tion. and ths ciothins was delivered