The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-29
Molly's Bit of Real
Life
BY H. LOUIS

Molly Lang had been usher at the
Empire Moving Picture Palace for go
ing On three years, and she was think.
ing of changing her occupation.
Believe me, Charlie" she confided
TO the ticket taker in a slack moment
toward the close Of the evenings per.
Torrance, "at first l thought it was
great. Gee! l thought I'd never get
tired Of a chance to see all the movies
/ wanted. But now I'm sick of IT.
Lovely heroines and g~ood-looking
heroes always matching up! Bah
Makes me tired-so different from real
life! Think I'll get a job at some no
tiOn counter"
IF you're thinking Of changing
Jobs" retOrted Charlie. 81 got q
dandy-making q home for twO!"
If it's marrying you you're talking
about, nothing doing" cried Molly.
sitting a yawn with a slim hand of a
delicate p1nkneSS and well kept finger
nails. Then she grabbed his arm. Get
on to that couple going out. Isn't he
q peach-and hasn't she got the eyes!
Say, Charley, they come here as reg
ular as clockwork W % nights a week.
Been doing 1t two years now and l ex-
pect any time to see her with q plain
gold band and a I've got him now!
look in her eyes"
Charlie followed her Indicating
finger. "Sure-sOme couple" he COM
mented.
Molly watched for the pair on Mon
day and Thursday evenings and when
they did not appear on the Monday
night following the one when she had
pointed them out TO Charlie, she was
worried. Then she decided that she
had not happened to see them come
In. But the following week they did
not appear, nor the next. Molly told
Charlie she was worried and was con-
siderably cOmfOrted when he told her
they were probably married and off on
q honeymoon.
Then the following week as Molly
leaned with folded arms against the
back wall Of the little theatre, she
nearly gasped. There was the girl,
looking as beautiful as ever, but ac-
companied by a perfectly strange
young man!
ut bothered me so I couldn't sleep
last night" h reported next day to
Charlie, and then regretted her con-
fdence when that youth asked her
what she expected Of such tickle crea-
lures as girls, anyhow.
BY now Molly had become so in
terested In the unknown couple that
she ~begrudged the supper hour she
took off. and extracted a promise from
her amused fellow ushers TO keep an
eye out for either one Of them.
For sometimes the Girl came in
alone-sOmetimes the Man. Sometimes
she was accompanied, sometimes he
brought another girl-and all this after
two years steady company together!
Molly told herself it wasn't right-it
was all wrong. She even thought she
detected a look of unhappiness in the
GIFTS soft eyes, a look of hardness
about the Mans mouth. Still, what
could she do about it?
AN 'hN t'NAihS, uuIiHS tle SCIeeI- |
ing of a widely advertised picture por-
traying a well-known film tar in an
fmpaSsiOned love story dealing with
a sad misunderstanding and an ulti-
mate thrilling reconciliation, Molly
saw the Girl slip In at the very begin
ming of the picture. She wondered If
she had been draw by the title, Loves
Reconciliation" AS she ushered her
down into q seat at exactly the right
distance from the front, Molly was
rejecting ~cynically on the ease with
which lovers and their loves can be
brought together in screen land.
a omen later, she started. There
at the door, handing his ticket to the
altogether uneXcited Charlie. was the
Man. Molly's brain acted with sur
prising quicknesS. She tiptoed swiftly
down the aisle. How unfortunate
there was no vacant seat beside the
Girl. She turned back, disappointed.
No doubt the Man was already seat
ed-but no. he was standing against
Il partition which separated the seats
from the hall, watching the picture.
Molly flew To Charlie. Look here.
Charlie, do something for me! There's
nobody coming in now. If they do.
I'll tend door. That girls in the
eleventh row, next to the end. You
tell the man on the end there's a bet
ter seat down frOnt-and see that Won
ind one and show him to it. Don't
wait TO talk about it!' Before he
knew it, Charlie was Obeying MoIIy's
commands.
Molly herself sauntered over to the ]
let me show you a seat, sir"
she said sedately. Got just one good
one left down front" {
He looked at her in surprise. Yes, i
che was sure, was Molly, that judging 5
by the looks Of him, it was time some {
body took a hand. Then she hesi-
tated. with an 81 am afraid If will ha