Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-26


ing Of changing her occupation.
Believe me, Charlie" she conide,
to the ticket taker In a slack momen
toward the close of the evenings per
Torrance, "at first / thought it was
great Gee / 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 good-looling
heroes always matching up Bah
Makes me tlred-so different from real
life Think I'll get a job at some no.
ton counter"
IF you're thinking of changing
Jobs" retorted Charlie 81 got
dandy-making a home for twOl"
IF it's marrying you you're talking
about, nothing doing" cried Molly,
sitting n yawn with a slim hand of a
delicate pnkness and we'll kept finger
nails. Then she grabbed his arm. Get
on to that couple going out Isn't he
a peach-and hasn't she got the eyes
Say, Charley, they come here as reg
ular as clockwork two nights week.
Been doing It two years now and l ex-
pect any time TO see her with a plain
gnu Btliu anu a We EOl MN now
look in her eyes"
Charlie followed her indicating
finger. "Sue-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
a 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 mani
ut bothered me so I couldn't sleep
last night she reported next day to
Charlie, and then regretted her con
hdence 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 promise from
her amused fellow ushers to keep an
eve out for either one of them.
For sometimes the Girl came in y
sometimes the Man. Sometimes :
she was accompanied, sometimes he b
brought another girl-and all this after ;,
two years steady company togetherl q
Molly told herself It wasn't right-it a
was all wrong. She even thought she a
detected look Of unhappness in the q,
GIFTS soft eyes, look of hardness =.
about the Mans mouth. Still what -
could she do about It? =,
Then one evening. during the screen -,
ing of widely advertised picture Dor
traying well-known film star in an l.,
lmpassioned love story dealing with 70
sad misunderstanding and an ultj
mate thrilling reconciliation. Molly
saw the Girl slip in at the very begin
ling of the picture. She wondered If =,
ihe had been draw by the title Loves ~
reconciliation" As she ushered her ~
Town into a seat at exactly the right 10
distance from the front, Molly was ~
cynically on the ease with ,.1
which lovers and their loves can be -
rought together in screen land. az
A moment later she started. There va,
t the door, handing his ticket to the o,a
together uneXcited Charlie was the ,os
Ian. Mollys brain acted with SIR mo-
rising quickness. She tiptoed swiftly Tho
own the aisle How unfortunate anJ
lere was no vacant seat beside the Ios.
irl. She turned back, disappointed Iool
o doubt the Man was already seat Won
but no. he was standing against TORS
- .,''Vn m"ieH separated the seats tint
ON the hail. watching the picture.
Molly flew to Charlie Look here.
larlie, do something for me There's T..
body coming I'm now If they do 90 :,
tend door. That girls in the nm,
'yenth row, next TO the end. You -
l the man on the end there's bet- ~.
seat down frOnt-and see that Won 20 al
:. - . "nr snow MN 10 IL. Don't al fl
ew it. Charlie was obeying Molly's EncI
nmands ',"e
= 49, ss'u,i'eieu over TO the pictu
said sedately. Got Just one good 80
; left down front" an
ie looked at her in surprise Yes Ina,
was sure was Molly, that Judging steh,
i, .oo,, - ," ~ was 'iine some equip
ID with an q am afraid It will be
e. sir" as she waited for him to or,
ow III
An r,,ht ,o.a "A
= hoe s.,,,,,, -, ~ IT. ne re- heard
oo ,, - a'...s ,, wasn't sure "Tl
nd rrosor,+,,. in. 49,, geniu
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