The Washington times., 1922-05-06
OFF FOR
HOME AS HENRI
G|VESHER HUGS
Ex-FoIIies Girl in Tears as Ru-
mored Fiance Does His
Squeeze Act.

| upon ner name Dy tne TeCeHL SUI
eide of "Billy" Errazuriz, her
South American lover, Peggy.
Hopkins Joyce. former American
chorus girl. and four times mar
ried, left Paris today for Cher
bourg to sail upon the liner Maui
retania.
Mother Brings Her Home.
Ever since young Errazuriz killed
himself last Sunday because Of
! jealousy over Peggy. the American
gir1 has been the center of a whirl.
wind of rumors. The climax came
(; when her mother sent her an
urgent cablegram quoting certain
American newspapers as saying that
! Peggy had taken an overdose Of
drug and was dying.
Peggy was motoring with Henri
Y1eteilier, The richest man in
! Paris" when the news came. When
she saw the cablegram Peggy went
into Mysteries and screamed to Le-
TELLER:
! Get me a ticket on the first ship
going TO the United States.
II is reported that Peggy will
! marry Letellier upon her return.
She Don't Worry Dempsey.
! A report was printed here that
Pierre Merillon, former suitor OF
Peggy and one time her husba nd-to.
be. will accompany her to the United
/ States. but this could not be con-
! firmed Merillon was not passenger
/ on the boat train. although he may
. have gone to Cherbourg last night
Jack Dempsey oversight this morn
ing, owing to late dancing party,
and was not al the railway station
to see Peggy off.
D. In response TO queries regarding
! the report that Peggy and Jack VIII
appear in the movies together IN the
United States. Peggy said:
MY trip TO America is much
simpler than that. l am going be-
cause my mother is sick. Ths
| movies have nothing to do with my
departure. but of course | am willing
10 see any of the producers in New
York IL they want TO see me.
II want to get back To Paris just
as quick as | can. / expect TO be
back before the middle of June
Henri Sees Her OFF.
Peggy motored from the Claridge
Hotel to the ST. LaAUe railway
, station with Letellier. Henri is
young and handsome.
Ignoring the crowd of curious
spectators at the railway station,
Z the wealthy FrenchmAn grabbed
Peggy In his arms and squeezed
her repeatedly in bear hugs for
which he is somewhat famous In
| feminine circles.
The fearful goodbye of the couple
supported the report that they have
been engaged to marry for three
days despite their feeble denials.
Peggy urged Henri TO accompany
her as far as Cherbourg. but he
said he could not on account OF
| important business engagements.
She said she thought she would
need his assistance TO secure a pass
port for her friend. Katherine Ma
loney. an English woman. who is
also going to the United States.
AS the boat train pulled out.
| Peggy leaned from her window
weeping. As she wiped the tears
from her eyes, she cried out TO
Letellier:
Goodbye. dear"
Jack Dempsey is understood 10
/ have come to the assistance Of
| Peggy and sent telegram to the
! United States consul at CherbourG,
asking him to give a passport to
Miss Maloney.
Provided Miss Maloney gets ner
passport vised. which formality was
overlooked in the hurry Of the mo-
| Inent. Peggy will leave on the Maure-
| tanin.
When she got the message from
her mother, Peggy at once tele.
| phoned to Jack Dempsey and
! begged him to do his best to get
reservations for her on the Maure-
| tania.
Dempsey quickly delegated Billy
| Halligan. American actor. who is
also sailing on the Mauretania, and
| Halligan secured at the last minute
| the necessary reservations, but
overlooked the passports.
May Not Sail.
As result OF the oversight.
Peggy was doubtful whether she
would be able to sail
Too Hurried by the hurried de-
cision of her mistress, Peggy's maid
abruptly quit yesterday, and as
result Peggy will make her first
Atlantic trip without a maid. The
situation was aggravated by the
fact that she had thirteen trunks
left to pack.
PegRy's latest fiance. Henri Letel-
lier, spent yesterday touring Nor.
mandie in his powerful Rolls-Royce
seeking a chateau which, IL Is re-
ported, he intends to present to
Peggy for a wedding present, al
though Peggy insists that she Ia pay
ing for II out Of her own pocket,
and that Letellier is merely acting
as her agent.
The secret" engagement Il now the
feverish topic of Paris parlors, the
! comment being mostly centered on
the fact that the American beauty
has once again proven her prowess
by annexing one OF the richest men
OF Europe. who besides owing lie
Journal, owns a majority OF the hold.
ings in five casinos and many hotels
and theaters.
Gets $1,000. 900 Yearly.
Letellier's income is variously es-
timated at from $1,000 900 to $40 900.
900 a year. He has a magnificent
mansion in Paris. and villas at Deai-
VILE Piarritz Cnnpes Monte Carlo