"FATTY" ARBUCKLE GOES HOME.

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14601, 26 February 1921, Page 12 (Supplement)

"FATTY" ARBUCKLE GOES HOME.

"BACK IX THE SUMMER." "Fatty" Arbuckle, the ponderous film actor, has left London, and this "damp, dismal, disgusting, disreputable, distressing weather," says an English paper- "Fatty" came up for breath as he tried to think of more adjectives in which to express his outraged feelings to a representative of the paper. He was shivering like a jellyfish on Waterloo Station waiting for the train to take him from us on the first stage of his journey to Los Angeles. Fatty's Problem.

"Fatty's" difficulties commenced on his arrival at the station. He succeeded in negotiating the entrance amid the execrations of other passengers surging round him in their endeavours to reach the White Star Line express. It was when he arrived at the sliding gates whicli gave admittance to the platform that he was confronted with a problem which would have made Solomon scratch his head. "Fatty's" expansive bosom stretched across the ridiculously pigmy-like gateway through which ordinary mortals are admitted. He smiled equally expansively, and, turni ng to one of his friends, observed, "Say, sruess this is like trying to pass through the eye of a needle." Eventually two burly porters pushed back the sliding- grill, and "Fatty" proceeded to his reserved compartment. "What do I think of England?" he remarked in response to an inquiry. "Well, ! guess it must be all right, but I'm coming back in the summer, when I can see it. Say, I don't like this cough fashion in England," and

"Fatty's" huge proportions rocked convulsively as he emitted a tremendous bark.

"Yes, I guess everything English is 0.K., excepting your coughs," lie proceeded. "Oh. I've been tickled to death with the place, but, as I say, I must come back in the good old summer time, when I believe you can see it.. Gee!" he exclaimed, "what a time in the morning to dray one out of the country."

II was pointed out, to him that, although the train departed at such an early hour lie was at least half an hour before lime. "Fatty" smiled ai. In. "That's easy." he said slyly, 'i stayed up, 1 wusn'i going In miss Ibis liille trip." "Ni.i, I've thought again since t expressed the intention of coins in for boxing as a career," added the cinema star, "t find the referee won't agree to mJ" method of falling on 'em, so I guess it's safer to stick i" the cinema, though it's a. poorly paid profession after boxing."

There were only ten minutes before the train was due to start, and arrangements were put iii hand for pelting "Fatly" into the carriage. The railway company must have known a thing or two when they reserved a compartment for three- "Fatly" occupied the whole of one side, and lo en-

sure safety his two friends sat mi the other, but even so, the balance was by no means equal. The guard's whistle sounded shrilly, the engine spat out huge clouds of black smoke, but for a momenl the train refused lo budge. "Say, I hope it won't be necessary lo put on another engine," smiled "Pally." "You see the trains in Ibis country aren't used to me yet." But Ihe powerful engine was not lo be beaten by ••Fatly," mid in a few seconds the train w;ts en the muve.