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Show Jackie Coogan Refuses Mother's Offer To Come Home, Bury Past (and 4 Million) HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 4 Mi-Jackie Mi-Jackie Coogan, separated from Actreas Betty Grabl by an empty pocketbook, gat' sn offer today from hi mother to "com horn." and turned It down. Informed "The Kid" and hia blonds wifs were living apart because of "financial conditions," Mrs. Arthur L. Bernstein nearly cried aa she announced she want-ad want-ad to have her (on back and forget for-get th past which Includes Jackie's S4.000.000 accounting suit against her and Bernstein, hia step-father. "He'll be more than Welcome," ah eatd. her voice quivering. "I feel awful bad about th sparatlon but I can't believe It Is caused by 'financial conditions,' aa they say. There must be more to Ik" i Young Coogan. once a ragamuffin raga-muffin star of silent pictures, had moved hia things to the residence' of bis uncle, George Coogan, and showed no Interest In going back to mother. "Under existing conditions it Is Impossible to contemplat a reconciliation," rec-onciliation," he declared. He and Betty, married sine 1937, moved out ot their West-wood West-wood home last Sunday, apparently appar-ently In a friendly break, for h took her Ice skating th following follow-ing night. She is now with her parenta In Santa Monica. Miss Grable. who earns t.VK a week as a streamlined glamor girl of the screen.- waa positive they hsdn't discussed divorce. "Jackie wanted m to have a nice place to live until his financial condition is better and he can provide for us." ' Jackie said: "I certainly hope Betty and I can resums our marriags where we left off. I sincerely believe thst I'll win ths suit. Otherwise well, I'll get a job somewhere and maybe everything will be all right, anyway." Coogan's sttorney, William Rains, sstlmated more than 4300,-000 4300,-000 of 'The Kid's" film fortune waa left. Hs ssld they are ready to go to trial February 4. seeking to recover ths monsy and property prop-erty from ths Bernsteins. Jackle'a earnings have been hit or miaa in recent years, dependent depen-dent on personal appearancea in theater and "bits" in pictures. |