The evening times., 1902-05-31
COST BOLGHR $4,000
70 Find RUNAWAY BOY
Young Man Refuses to Talk
About His Travels.
GLAD GLAD TO GET HIM BACK
Parents Are Not Asking ANY Questions
of the Youthful Globe -Trotter, Being
Satisfied to Have Him Home Again.
This Is a Kind World, Says Father.

NEW YORK, May 31-WaIter s. Boil
ger, who left his home in Tonkers on the
18th of last November to go to the dem
lists. got back yesterday morning Wal
ter is now six feet tall, sun-broDzed and
healthy Apparently his six months
trial Of the world did him on harm. From
March I to last Tuesday ne was On board
the training ship Franklin. His parents
say ne has not told them how he spent
the first three months after he ran away
They have not asked him. believing that
| in time he viii relate his whole expert
ence. and satisfied for the present in
their delight at finding him.
The BoIger home Is one Of the prettiest
in Sunnyside Drive, Yonkers. overlook
ing the river Mr. BolgeT has bought
the new house adjoining it. but has been
too occupied with the search for his boy
| to move his family into it.
Taller Than His Father.
Mr.. BoIger and the lost son, who. al
| though not quite nineteen, Is half head
taller than his father. left Washington
on Thursday night and got TO Yonkers at
+ o'clock yesterday morning Mrs Boil
ger had expected them at midnight and
the dining room table groaued with the
weight Of the supper she had spread
Mothers all cherish the idea that boys
who haven't had home cooking are close
10 starvation. Mrs. BoIgeT. five little
Bolger girls and two little BoIger boys
watched from the windows. When NJ.
Bolger and Walter did come in sight
around the turn in the road day was
breaking and the meal had 10 be changed
into breakfast
Walter spent Decoration Day at home
He received congratulations snilingly
from friends Who called at the house
but evaded every question touching upon
mis- motive for running away or his
whereab bouts for three months His
IA tfieF said. Walter seems glad to get
home and ! don't need to tell anyone
how his mother and I feel today. I've
put in six months Of the hardest york
Of any mans life I owed it to nv wife
70 make a personal search for the boy.
Il has taken me all over the country
and has embraced correspondence with
every quarter OF the world I shall
never outIive the opinion that the earth
4
have had thousands Of letters Of sym
pathy and helpful suggestion
When I found Walter on board the
Franklin last Tuesday at Norfolk Va.
Captain Thomas. who Is IN command OF
the training ship. granted him fur
ICugh and ! took him with me to Wash
ington. where I secured his release No
one in the service can get cut short Of
three months. but the three months will
expire tomorrow
May Do rs He Pleases Hereafter.
we shall place no restrictions on the
boy now. for I don't believe he will care
to 20 away again. We are satisfied TO
have him home and have told him he
can tell US about his travels when it
p1eases him to do So
Walter listened unconceTnedly wnilc
mis- father was talking When re-
porter asked Walter If he had enjoyed
himself while away the boy smiled and
shook his head. There" said the
father. that's more than I've asked him
since found HIM "
Friends OF Mr. BoIger say he spent
more than $4,000 in his quest for the
boz