The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-16
mary AND DOUG
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/ WITH BUSINESS
Mysterious African Stuff Of
High Voltage Mentioned Of
Brooklyn Trip.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-.Business
and bootlegging were the industrious
occupations OF Mary Ptckford and
Dounglas Fairbanks yesterday, their
last full day In this town. for they
left for more business In Boston last
night and viii spend only part Of
Saturday in their suite In tho Ritz,
The night Of that day viii find them
n sleeper somewhere in northern
New York. being wheeled back home
to California.
The little matter Of the surreptitious
alcohol took up some late afternoon
hours and will be properly explained
In its turn. 81,
Ono Reunion Of Day.
The one reunion Of the day Of this
popular family took place IN the even.
ing over in Brooklyn. where they col.
laborated on q visit to the business
offices Of the Brewster Publication
Company at ITS Duffield street.
This part Of Brooklyn II thoroughly
with colored citizens. and
for an hour before the arrival Of Mary
and Doug. Duffield street resounded
with the shrill chatter Of several hun
dred dusky infants Of the neighbor.
hood. Five minutes before their
limousine rolled UP to the door. q black
and lonely hack, returning leisurely
from some funeral, was mobbed by the
dusky assembly. which, convinced that
the famous couple were within. took II
Ivy storm. They were dispersed with
oath and whip by the driver and re,
sumed their clamorous vigil on the
Brewster doorstep.
Mary Pulls Out Kink.
Not until Mary had pulled a kinN
out Of one dark admirers hair and
Doug had tossed another over hts
shoulder could they break their way
through to the door and into the Brew
ster building to attend to the affair OF
the contraband spirits.
Then, before the transaction in in
toxicants could be completed or even
preached, they had to submit, pleas.
antly enough and with no outward
signs of impatience, to q reception.
The Brewster establishment publishes
motion picture magazines and EN-
ployes a hundred girls who wear
their hair like Mary's. They filed pop.
eyed into the managers inner office
to snatch bits Of the indelible Pickford
smile, and q word apiece OF the tire
less Fairbanks josh.
Again the barter in liquor was de-
layed while Doug. told of some Of his
impressions of people and things Of
Europe.
ARNOLD Bennett and James Mat
thew Barrie and all those English
great men," he volunteered ARE Q LOT
Of freaks. I can't understand 1t. Ben.
nett blubbers and squeaks when he
talks, and Barrie Ii just like q magni
fled toad. all squat and hunched up
and forever scratching his hack or ar
car with the wrong hand. learned
10 queer"
Some one asked him what ID
thought OF News York-bsfsht Quss.
tion--and Mary interrupted:
Nov don't 20 and offend people
with something tactlees."
She turned aposalingiy to the A.
He's aiwsys coming out with
some epinson or statement that
might do harm. He hasn't . bit
OF tact. And remember" she ad-
monished her husband. that you
are a New Yorker"
IT know I'm tactless and I know
Doug, but I don't like New York.
and I don't care who knows It.
New York IL unnatural and ugly. II
makes me dizzy, and I'm always
glad to get away from 1t. It's the
business office Of America. and who
wants to spend all his time in q
business Officer
Mary didn't give Doug q mean
look-she doesn't seem to possess a
mean lookout she gave him az
mean a look as she has, and 1t will