The evening world., 1922-03-28
bride Of OLD MAN
SAYS YOUTH CAN'T
J|BE WITH YEARS
Mrs. Jonathan Godfrey, Who
Left Wealthy Husband, Will
Not Return. N
HE IS STILL HOPING.
mo Home Is Large Enough for
FancieS of Extremes"
- He PonderS.
HE IS STILL HOPING.
Especial to The Evening WORLDLY


BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March as
While Jonathan Godfrey, aged club
man and wealthy manufacturer, sat in
his palatial home, The Oaks, here
confident that 'love would find a
1vay" to bring his young wife, Estelle
Nudge Godfrey, back to him, she de-
clared she would never return to the
abandoned old man. In fact, she
hinted she might begin divorce pro-
ceedings in New York.
'I have left Mr.. Godfrey forever"
she said over the long distance tele-
phone from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. Hills, in the fashionable Pop
paquash district of Bristol r. I. "It
Is a case of incompatibility. 1t
surely requires no stretch of the i'm
Agination to figure out why a young
woman would not be happy with an
old man. am sorry to cause Mr.
Godfrey pain. 1 also detested the
publicity. but it could not be helped. d"
pressed his confidence that love
would find a way" he was thinking
of an alleged pre.nuptial agreement
IN which his young bride constituted
er husband her full guardian. at.law.
According to reports of this agree.
ment Mr.. Godfrey may, If he so
wishes, order the return of his ward.
wife. That such an order would en-.
tail legal fight was admitted by all.
for Mrs. Godfrey If 'of age" and in
full possession of all her faculties.
Both parties. when questioned as to
the existence of such an agreement,
AZ Omitted the pact but refused to go
Et.ito details.
The Godfreys have entertained Law
ishly since their marriage in August,
1919. Quite a picture was presented
on the golf links or the spacious
porches of the country clubs when the
elderly gentleman, sixty three years
old, with a debonnaire air and athletic
stride despite his advanced years,
strolled about with his eighteen year.
old bride.
Gossip has been at work trying to
name a correspondent in the case, but
Mr.. Godfrey maintains that up to the
time that his wife decided TO leave his
home "there was never an unpleasant
word spoken between them. 1t was
hinted that the wifes allowance was
not sufficient, but that rumor was run
10 earth as false, as every whim of
the attractive brunette was granted
In order to enhance the beauty of her
pretty feet her husband even had her
pink toes manicured.
NY wife has gone" said Mr.. God
MFey, 'tbut l am certain she will re-
Nurn, for l love her So Mr.. Godfrey
spoke slowly and with a pathetic note,
He is patiently waiting in his beau
tiful mansion for the return of his
youthful wife.
"why did she go?" he questioned
himself aloud "A womans mind is
hard to fathom. We did not quar-
rel. 1 am at a loss to understand
why she left. She has gone, that is
In l know, taking everything except
the furniture, and with a determina-
ton never to return. There is moth
ing for me to do but wait. Time and
thought will change her mind and she
will return.
"a week ago Saturday night wher
returned home everything was
SERENE" said Mr.. Godfrey. 1--WE
danced for time and then retired.
"I was thunderstruck when on
Sunday she haltingly told me she felt
she must leave. 1t was like bolt
out of clear sky. We talked the
matter over and dropped it. or
Wednesday Mrs. Godfrey came to a
sudden decision, embraced me, wept
in my arms and said she must go;
that there was no other course. She
took all her pictures, clothes and
trunks.
"I love her so much. 1t is hard tc
hear. Our married life has beer
happy and never once has there beer
a serious argument"
1t is the belief of Mr.. Godfrey anc
1 NTBridgeport society that no one else
involved, only that no house is
large enough TO hold the fancies o.
youth and age.