Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
Mrs. Glenn's Life Story, as Told byI Herself
Husbands Love Notes Barred; Pleads Not Guilty

and you can come to nc. ] viii
make our home in brownsville, as
like it there fine. Your devoted.
DAD"
"lt's Another Boy"
Mr. Hewlett unfolded another let
ter. How does this sound he asked.
MY Dearest Little Family AL:
mean the whole bunch. So glad
TO hear from YOU. So it's another .
boy. is it, ! was in hopes it
would be a girl Am certainly
glad you are better and hope you
have no bad luck and get well
soon. and strong enough 20 come
TO me. TIL meet YOU in Macon,
ass that viii be your first change.
But / guess 70 win be some little
time yet before you can come.
Well. dear. YOU said send you
name for the boy. ! want him
named l.. j., Jr. How does tina;
suit YOU? Kiss the kids for me
and tell Malvern to be good TO
his brother. with lots Of love and
kisses to you and the kids.
YOUR HUBBY"
Don't sou see. he wanted the baby
named for him" Mrs. Glenn eX-
claimed. unsteady. Does that bear
out his destinations now?"
In another letter which MI Hewlett
read Glenn wrote.
Il hope you and the dear little
babies are doing fine. | will
come home Saturday night week
and stay tin Sunday night, which
will give me the whole day with
YOU all II possible ! viii stay
longer. Dearest. / am going TO
surprise you soon, 50 be sweet
till ! get there
With lots of love to you and
the sweet little babies. DAD.
Ran Away to Wed Glenn.
Detail by detail. the little mother
told her story She had met him IN
her home town at Conycrs in 1903
when he had come there TO build a
house for her grandfather. He was
an expert carpenter. She had ran
away and married him Several times
1906 she had sued him for a divorce
When Glenn heard of it he returned
to throw his arms around her neck
ana beg her TO take him back and to
drop the suit. The firsl time he had
come back to her at midnight. when
She Was al her grandfather's house
He had stood outside the window and
pleaded with her to forgive him He
had put her little engagement ring he
had taken away with him back on her
tuger-and she was SO happy.
but each time il was the same story
over and over. They would come to
Atlanta live together for a few
months till he would go away She
would return 10 her grandfather's or
go 90 work Usually he came back
broke and she would give him what
she earned. She worked I'm laundry,
doing repair work for So week. sew
erul times. When he left her expect
ing the last baby and she could not 20
out TO work. she had Kept house and
cooked for some friends for her board
and lodging
Had Once Been Kind.
But he had been kind 10 her, though
the kIndeSt he had ever been was
when the first baby was coming Her
voice was 9titied when she spoke of IT,
They had been so happy when he
finally came Glenn would come home
after his work during the day and
would always want his boy" TO meet
him on the front steps He would
take him over and buy him ice cream
al the corner drug store when he grew
larger
Everything was going well until
Glenn went To Moultrie to build the
bungalow for Mrs Pidcock He had
been sent on the job by contractor
of Atlanta At first he had written
regularly and tenderly. but after
time the letters We're far apart and
cold. She used TO lie awake nights
thinking about IT, Then one day she
had heard he was paying attention to
blonde down there When she
had written to ask him about it. he
had answered that he didn't know
but one woman. and she was old
enough TO be his mother" The next
she heard was through "a letter some
body showed her Glenn had written
10 Mrs. PidCock. She didn't remcm-
Der where IL was written from. lie
had said TO AIRS PidcoCk.
Love Letter to Other Woman.
Darling, don't wait am No
ycWber to come 20 me I can't
do without YOU any longer Come
on and take me I'm your arms and
call me yours. as YOU have called
me before
She didn't know what To do. ana
then she heard Glenn and the woman
had been seen by a man in Birming-
ham. She wrote to the man because
she wanted 70 know the truth. and
this is what he answered:
Mrs. Glenn:
You asked me to tell YOU all
about Luther. II was one day last
week that / first saw him. He
was by himself the first time /
saw him. He was dressed i'm a
blue serge and brown hat and tan
shoes He certainly did look swell
lt was this time that he told me
that he and this woman were go
ing 10 El Paso, Texas. together. 7
never saw him TO talk 10 long at
time again but the next I did see
of him ne was dressed i'm a brown
suit and tan shoes. The woman
with him had on "a linen Norfolk
suit and red belt with a large
black haJ with two white plumCS
CON 10. She was "a blonde
Later I saw them again to-
grther. She was dressed In
white serge suit with the same
hat. ] have not seen them since.
Now Mrs Glenn. YOU asked me
Zee tell you lust what passed be
tween u,. . hate To tell you this.
but / think YOU ough, 60 know jt.