The evening world., 1911-05-26
WIFE He DESERTED
TWENTY YEARS AGO
! FlEES IN AN AUTO
Former Mrs. Bond Got a Di-
4 vorce and Is Widow of
I Newark Doctor.
SHE WON'T SEE HIM NOW
Starts on Long Trip When She
D Learns of First Husbands
! Return.
sHE WON'T SEE HIM NOW

There Will b no romantic r~econci,.
daticn between George Bond. who II
back in Newark. n. j.. for The frs, ttme
efDcs he dropped out of sight twenty
Vsars ego. and the wife whom he left
behind. The Mrs. George Bond OF
twenty years ago. now the widow OF DR..
Charles Gerth. has mad sure OF that.
She got into an automobile as soon as
she heard of Bonds return. and an
rouncsd that she would take a trip
which would last for as long a his
vs2t to his native city. Another factor
Do thGt Bond u said to have a wife m
fcur children somewhere IN Texas.
. Bonds family Is making a mystery of
b prodigal's return. No one has seen
the man since he came back except the
Immediate members OF his family. which
included his father. william Il. Bond. his
lister. Mrv. Edward NJ. Wilson. and his
peicss and asphews.
Says te 10 III.
When an Evening World reporter went
- Mrs. Wilson's home at No. 15t Orch
ord street. Newark. to have a ak with
ncnd. he wal met Mt the door by q
young woman who said she was George
Bonds niece.
You can see my uncle George" she
declared He Is under the doctors care
just now, n will return TO Texas where
he has prospered and has a family"
When George Bond disappeared he had
heen married only a few months. His
bride was seventeen years old. a year
younger than he. The romantic lovers
hsd eloped to thwart the objections Of
the brides parents. Bonds parents
were satisfied with the marriage.
Mrs. Bond went into retirement after
the desertion. Bonds father was a fro
tQuent visitor to her. bringing her clip
pings from newspapers telling about the
death Of some stranger who In some
way or another resssnbled her missing
husband. Bond spent thousands Of dol
lars following up every clue that seemed
to solve the mysterious disappearance.
The clippings about unidentified mems
deaths made no impression on the young
Mrs. Bond who. after three years.
brought suit for divorce on the ground
Of desertion. She 7then married DIR.
Charles Gerth OF No. 70 Franklin street,
who died about Ave years age.
His Return Startling.
Young Bonds return was as startling
a. his disappearance. He walked into
his fathers wholesale liquor establish
ment at No. II Lafayette street one day
about two weeks ago.
DO you sell good whiskeyf' he In
umpired.
"surest thing you know" answered
the merchant.
The stranger doubted tho statement,
and finally the old man said; We'll,
you'd better sample the stun before you
decide against IT,"
! Tho stranger swallowed a good drink
and then said: swell. father don't yor
know msf'
4 The old man looked at him In amaze
nent. The middle aged stranger VIII,
. stood before him bore mex 20 no re
semblance to the missing Georss. TIL,
old man looked and looked.
well. by George. " It isn't GEORGE
no nnaliy exclaimed.
N talking about 1t to-day the old ma
rid that he never heard from Geory
from the day of tis disappearance unit
he came into his place OF business.
''Of course sale the father. I'VE ar
~kdenghted to have him back and to kno,
that he IL alive. We all thought hir
dead"
y starts On Auto Trip.
The story OF George Bonds retur
ArsAehed Mrs. Gerth's ears, and she sen
kher niece. Mrs. Welman to investigat,
Al the Franklin street house to-da,
Mrs.. Wellman told about her aunt
tlong automobile tour. and was at graa
\ pains to emphasize that It's duration d,
pended entirely upon the length ,
Bonds stay in Newark. She has no d,
sire TO meet him.
To a friend Mrs. Gerth aid befor
leaving that the whole thing SCENE
like . lvnG-forgotten dream whic
had suddenly been recalled TO her min
by the repetition In reality OF some II
cident OF the dream. She a care
for George very much when she elope
with him. but his strange desertion an
her years OF happy welded life wit
DR.. Gerth had caused her TO almost e,
tirsly forget about the lover of h,
youth.