San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-02

2 Los AnSeleS, Mdrcn S,-CupiQ was
king again in Hollywood and romance
lived anew for Pola Negri, Polish
trsgedienne of the silver sheet, and
Charles Chaplin, screenland's most
famous comedian.
Their troth plighted over again after
la six-hour desolate break, Miss Negri
was too happy to Sleep" when she
tre-announced it in the small hours of
|today, and Mr.. Chaplin was the typi-
cal "happiest man in the world"
fwhen he entered his limousine after
"a conference of reconciliation in which
the new queen of make-believe said
he told her he '1oved me and could
Mot live without me-"
Mr.. Chaplin also denied to her that
he had told newspaper he was
too poor to marry just now; this
". workaday world and we've all
Sgot to stay busy and keep away from
the climaxes of sentiment"
Gives Scribes Her Statement.
It was that which precipitated the
Qbreaking of the engagement.
Miss Negri read the accredited state
<ment. Without reference to Mr.. Chap
Pin, the agreement to wed was ter
minated abruptly.
4 A typewriter statement said the
newest star in Americas movie cap
kital considered herself ''too poor TO
marry Charles Chaplin; he needs a
rwealthy woman" Tears, her own,
mot the applied glycerine of the pro-
sfession, rolled down Miss Negri's
cheeks as the neatly typed statement
was handed newspapermen.
A 1t was these newspapermen who in
formed Mr.. Chaplin first of the dash
Ting of his hopes.
Over the telephone they told him.
Mr.. Chaplin replied:
"Oh! is that 500"
And abruptly the receiver in the
Chaplin home clicked to its resting
splace. Even his best friends were
barred from his doors.
Speculation was rife. Scores of
sreasons were advanced. There was
Etalk of rival, II Polish painter COM
Wing TO California to build a home,
rand for whom?
u Stays Home and Thinks.
The lips of the little tragedienne
ptrembled and her eyes filled with tears
Vas she added to the typed statement:
h "There were thousand things. 1t
Els another experience. / have learned.
Nov 1 will live only for my work.
All the rest, the happy days, are dead
Ito me. 1t is all over"
Charlie, for the time, was lost sight
cof. 1t was believed he was in re-
ctirement in his home thinking.
While the early night editions of
morning papers in Hollywood movie
Edistrict heralded. in the selling talk
9of newsboys. that "Pola gives Charlie
1.-THE air." Chaplin made his way to
Miss Negri's retreat.
f~Just what happened then probably
never will be given to the world in
detail. But after midnight Chaplin
went home. with smile on his face.
and Miss Negri, her finger again
weighed with the platinum engagement
ring she had removed few hours pre-
[viously, was contemplating her joy;
k"too happy to Sleep" she said.
Miss Negri frankly admitted her
4 Happiness in making up" after Chap
1lin had declared he never had made
the too poor to get married" state
b ent.
Came Early. Stayed Late.
"Mr. Chaplin came to see me early
and he stayed late" said Miss Negri.
II have taken him back and we are
kquite reconciled and engaged again.
/ He swore to me he never had said he
was too poor to marry me. He told
me he loved me and could not live
without me. And so, of course, I be-