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husband into dislike and hatred. He
says that the banker came to their
coy home and tainted him in the
presence of his wife because he was
poor, calling him a "scribbler." DR..
Woods would also say in the presence
of the young wife: What a meal to
set before a rich mans daughter! Why
don't you give up scribbling and go
out and make money as I do? How
can you expect any woman to respect
you?" And yet, Mr.. Grissom says, his
wife was happy. He was earning $3.50
a month with his pen, and was spend
ing it all to keep up his home.
The fruit of this marriage is little
girl, Gladys, who is dream of beauty.
The wedding occurred in 1895. Miss
Woods was then a beautiful young girl.
The wealth of her father, the fact that
she was his only daughter and her
own attractions made her a favorite
in Kansas City society. 1t was an
event of unusual interest in society
when in the spring Of 1895 the engage
ment of Miss Woods to Mr. Archy G.
Ro Bardo, the son OF a wealthy man
in Hannibal, Mo-, was announced In
the latter part of April, 1895, Miss
Woods and her mother went to New
York to prepare her trousseau for the
wedding. Arthur Grissom, then a
young man of 25, was writer of polite
literature in New York. Mr.. Grissom
and Miss Woods had been friends for
years. He was born and lived his
youthful days in Independence, a sub
urb of Kansas City, the son of a cler-
gyman. He and Miss Woods were
schoolmates. While he lived in New
York he returned to Kansas City each
summer to visit his mother. On those
visits he went often to the home OF
Miss Woods. When Mr.. Grissom
learned that Miss Woods and her
mother were in New York he called
on them. 1t had been nearly three
years since he had seen her. In that
time she had bloomed into beautiful
Womanhood.
The next day after his first call he
called again. They went out walking
together in Central park. That was on
May IAN ideal spring morning, and
an ideal day for a poets loVe-making.
AS they walked and talked, each found
that the old love, which had cooled
somewhat in the three years Of separa-
ton, was blazing anew. With a sudden
impulse he proposed immediate mar
rage. Forgetting her promise to the
young man in Missouri, forgetting her
trousseau, already half obtained, for
getting all but this love Of her girl
hood, she consented. He called a car
riage in the park. They drove straight
to little church, the place Of many
romantic marriage, and they were mar
ried by DR.. Houghton, the venerable
pastor, now dead.
Then the two walked leisurely to the
hotel and went together into the pres
ence Of Mrs. Woods, the mother, con-
fessed, and asked forgiveness. She
was shocked, Mortified, Frustrated. She
sent a distracted telegram to her hus-
band. DR.. Woods took the first train
to New York. He was as angry as
man could well be. He scolded and
stormed, but to no purpose. The
young people were married At last
the father-in-law forgave them, and
second ceremony followed. Mr.. Girls
som and his bride spent their
honeymoon at Black Rock, on
Long Island sound After the honey
moon DIR. Woods visited his daugh-
| ter and son-in-law, and induced
mer trip to Alaska. After this trip
Mr. Grissom rented a pretty cottage at
Glen Ridge, n. J., directly across the
street from Admiral SIMPSONS home,
and installed his bride there. He re-
| sumed his writing, and into his work
put all the originality and energy OF
which he was capable. Dr. Woods was
a guest there often. After a short time,
Mr.. Grissom alleges, DR.. Woods in
duced his wife to leave him, and re-
fuses to let her return Dr. Woods has
made no reply yet in court, but he de-
/ claFes that he has supported Mr. Girls
| som since his marriage; that his
daughter, Mrs. Grissom, has no love
for her husband. He says that when
the suit comes to trial it viii be shown
| that Mrs. Grissom left her husband Of
her own accord, and has no desire to
To him