▁te en ager , ▁had ▁asp ired ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁dan cer ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁mill iner ' s ▁app rent ice ▁until ▁she ▁met ▁Peg gy ' s ▁father , ▁William ▁Sh el to ▁Middle ton , ▁a ▁sales man ▁from ▁New ▁Zealand ▁with ▁" p ier cing ▁eyes ▁of ▁pale ▁blue , ▁and ▁a ▁wealth ▁of ▁straight ▁black ▁hair ." ▁Marie ▁and ▁William ▁married ▁in ▁Al berta , ▁where ▁they ▁lived ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁V ancouver . ▁They ▁moved ▁in ▁with ▁Marie ' s ▁parents , ▁but ▁the ▁marriage ▁was ▁trouble d . ▁Peg gy ▁had ▁only ▁two ▁mem ories ▁of ▁her ▁father : ▁clim bing ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁kne e ▁and ▁craw ling ▁towards ▁his ▁feet . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Peg gy ▁was ▁three , ▁William ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁various ▁sw ind les ▁and ▁fled ▁Canada ▁ab o ard ▁a ▁sch oon er , ▁prom ising ▁to ▁send ▁for ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁child . ▁Marie ▁and ▁Peg gy ▁never ▁heard ▁from ▁him ▁again ; ▁rum ors ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁rem ar ried ▁twice ▁and ▁had ▁more ▁children , ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁in ▁silent ▁films , ▁or ▁died ▁ab o ard ▁a ▁ship . ▁Peg gy ▁later ▁wrote , ▁" My ▁own ▁assumption ▁is ▁that ▁he ▁died ▁before ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁his ▁Baby ▁Peg gy ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁actress , ▁or ▁I ▁think ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁tried ▁to ▁contact ▁me ." ▁ ▁After ▁William ' s ▁departure , ▁Marie