Only you could make this journey. Make it with a Ford.

Vojey moi a la France.

I would like to go with you, it’s the Life!

If you take Doug, you will have to build a little seat and take me!

Your motion picture is a boost for good roads.

My best wishes for success.

I hope you always Wander-well.

Your trip to things adventurous is what the Passion Play is to Religion.

You are original, my friends, the Wanderwells. I admire you!


My personal conduct was looked upon with chagrin by the nuns—uncorrectable. To nourish the yearning for excitement, books became dreams, became diaries, then impromptu dramatic plays with several close chums.

Aloha Wanderwell, Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks
Aloha Wanderwell, Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks
Postcards from Fans
Wanderwell Postcards from Fans

I had a new dignity to uphold. People everywhere would be watching; one had to be a capable young woman—no longer the school girl. I was participating in a hazardous exploit, risking life and limb…. Remember: posture, bravery, humilité, and the Family Motto: `To Per-se-vere.’