Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-05
Little Milliner From
This City Featured in
Chicago Tragicomedy

! Featured IN real lIfo tragicomedy
in Chicago is lt,tle milliner from
Marshalltown, according to word re-
ceived from that city, She is Miss
! Beverly Miontrosc or at least that IS
I the name she save to the reporters.
! But there has been no Beverly Mont
rose on the payrols Of the millinery
shops OF this city for several years
past and it Is believed the young
woman has hidden her identity under
a false cognomen. In fact n picture.
|appcaring in the Chicago Tribune, as
/ a likeness Of Miss Nontrose, is said
TO have been identified by friends here
as young lady of another name en-
tirely.
The story IN which the pseudo Miss
Moutroso figures so prominently, as
related IN dispatches from Chicago
follows:
Chicago. Dec. when Mrs. Nnnis
Hough. $3.50 Harper avenue, entered
the iewelry store of Charles +. Graves
& Co. ut Madison street and wabash
avenue. yesterday. she noticed young
man ABOUT II ttilS OlNi NNtAAiAA4A't%S -
number Of unset diamonds, He evil
IDENTITY had found none TO suit him and
was about 10 turn away when one OF
the diamonds was found TO be missing.
4 search revealed the stone on the
floor where he probably had dropped
il. He apologized and turned to leave.
Mrs. Hough touched him on the arm
as he passed ont. IF you are looking
for diamonds" she said, u have very
nice stone TO sell"
Fine" said the young man, stuff
ing his hands into an army officers
overcoat that had been dyed brown.
Meet me at the Congress Hotel at
o'clock. Ny name is Vincent Melton
Fulton. odd name. isn't it,
At o'clock Mrs. Hough waited in
Peacock alley in the Congress Hotel
while she had Mr.. Fulton" PACED. He
arrived. all smiles, his dark brown eyes
flashing.
Tn a Harvard man." he explained.
Come from an old Philadelphia fam
ilv. Dad deals in stocks and bonds.
I'm with the Studebaker people at
Camden. y. J. Yes, dad wanted me to
20 into the bond business. but l like
automobiles BY the way, I want you
TO meet my wife" The young woman
giggled. They sat down and Mrs.
HouCH produced . ring set with two
karat stone worth approximately
$1,000.
You wait here and I'll Jump down
stairs to the jowclry store and have it
APPRAISED" said Fulton. BE back in
a jifry."
The two women had exhausted the
weather, the styles and the coal strike,
but Fulton did not return.
Il wonder why he don't come back"
Mrs Hough inquired.
Did you expect him back?" asked
Mrs Fulton.
81 certainly did" Mrs. Hough gasp
ed. He has my diamond"
He has? I did not know that was
your diamond. ! thought it was funny
when he introduced me as bis wife"
What. you are not married.
why. no, indeed" explained the
young woman. I'm Beverly Mont
/ rose, a milliner."
The house detective was notified
and then the police.
/ I'm just little greenhorn from
! Marshalltown. Iowa." Miss Montrose
explained last night. Il came here a
week ago TO look for job and stopped
at the Congress Hotel because I
thoIght it was a good hotel. Why, I
/ was so green I was afraid to 90 out
because I might get run over. On
Monday Mr.. Fulton called up my room
/ and said he had seen me around the
hotel. He said he felt lonesome and
| wanted me to take dinner with him in
/ the Pompeiian room. l did. Then to-
/ day he called me down to meet the
/ lady. I nearly dropped dead when he
/ introduced me as his wife, but I Just
laughed. l didn't know what else to
| do. I feel sorry for the lady. but I'm
/ happy tonight because I've just got a
job IN the millinery shop here in the
hotel. Do You think n little country
mi'lfner can make good on the Boul
/ A}cho"