The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-10-22
JOHN SAW THE LIGHT
AND THE WEDDING BELLS RANG
IN DUE COURSE.
Fact That MolIie Had Much the eess
Of the Situation May Have Hao
Something to Do With His
Decision.

It is three years since the report OF
the ease with which wealth could De
acquired in this country reached Jonn
Does ears in Europe and lured him
across the broad Atlantic. To the
| questions of the immigration lnspec-
tors at Ellis island John Doe
that he had been twenty-three years
in this world; that the blessedness OF
the married state had never appealed
to him, and that he could u mis-
existence by plying his trade as q
cloakmaker.
His first year in American John Doe
devoted to earning and saving every
cent he could, picking up English
meanwhile. The second year found
him starting out in business for him.
self and meeting with marked sue
cess. The third year a general strike
occurred among the cloakmakers ana
the manufacturers had a hard time to
pull through.
The strike found John with q large
batch of untitled orders contracted for
at the lower rate of wages. When the
had won their strike for
higher pay and returned to work John
discovered himself facing bankruptcy
and he cast about him for a means
to save what he could out of the
wreck.
Mollie was an exceedingly pretty
girl. Even John, whose thoughts were
devoted to ways and means for max
ing n noticed this fact, and now
\ as he racked his brain for a scheme to
save something from the oncoming
storm he looked refectively at Mollie
where she sat working at a sewing
. machine, and a plan suddenly occurred
to him. Why not pretend that he was
e engaged to Mollie and give her valu
able presents Of jewelry in honor o
the fictitious event, and when tn
bankruptcy had blown over reclaim
% his property and start up again witt
q the money thus spared?
When first she heard of 1t MOlli
N demurred at being a party to such
- project, but upon Johns Offering he
y substantial consideration h cor
eented to undertake the role of ten
e porary iancee. John then presente
IL ucT WIFI ScNSidi piSNSo
1t jewelry, such as a ring or two,
II. lavalliere and earrings, and to max
the engagement seem more plausibl
he fitted out a fiat with nice furnitur
If. After the bankruptcy took plae
Mt John was forced to testify to tt
It. various presents he had made to h
1t fiancee, and the court thereupon Q
tn dered that all the jewelry be turne
n over to the receiver in b~ankruptc
tn As to the furniture, the judge he
ii. that it was personal and househo
w property, and as such exempt und
the bankruptcy act.
In the course of time Johns ca
was completed and he was free
start over again. Accordingly he d
in termined to sell the furniture he h
To- bought for his supposed bride-to-t
lie but by this time Mollie had become
lat attached to the furniture and
ne. ~reconciled to the thought of getti
married that she refused to give
up the property. John was in a qua
ne dairy.
You promised to return 1t to
As when | bought it and put 1t her
said John, as he looked around t
aid coy little fiat.
But all my friends think we
in really and truly going to be MARI
soon, and If l return it to you and
don't get married l may never
another young man. If you are go
- to break off the engagement
should at least leave me the furnit'
sc that l will have it for a doV
when l do get married"
!, John looked at Mollie and she '
really good to look upon.
yer Il was only fooling you" said
way with a smile. Come, let's get II
i've ried right away"