The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-06-17
Molly's Bit of Real
I. Life
By H. LOUIS RAYBoLD.


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 conflded
TO the ticket taker In slack moment
toward the close Of the evenings per-
Torrance, "at first thought 1t was
great. Gee ] thought I'd never get
tired OF chance to see all the movies
wanted But now I'm sick OF it.
Lovely heroinss and go0d-loOking
heroes always matching up! Bah !!
Makes me tired-so different from real
life Think I'll get job at some no.
tion counter"
IL you're thinking Of changing
jobs" retorted Charlie. II got a
dandy-makjng home for twow
III it's marrying you you're talking
about nothing doing" cried Molly,
sitting . yswn with slim hand Of a
delicate pdnkness and well kept finger
nails. Then she grabbed his arm. Get
on to that couple going out. Isn't he
peach-and hasn't she got the eyes
Say, Charley. they come here as reg
ular as clockwork two nights a week.
Been doing 1t two years now and ex-
pect any time to see her with a plain
gold band and I've got him nowI
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
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 perfectly strange !
young mani
1T bothered me so 1 couldn't sleep |
last night" she reported next day to {
Charlie, and then regretted her CON
fdence when that youth asked her
what she expected OF such tickle crea-
lures az girls, anyhow.
BY now Molly had become so in
IN fhn
she begrudged the supper hour she
took or. and extracted promise from
her amused fellow ushers to keep an
eye out for either one of them.
For sometimes the Girl came In
aione-sometimes the Man. Sometimes
she was accompanied, sometimes he
brought another girl-and all this after
t"o years steady company together!
Molly told herself 1t wasn't right--lt
was all wrong. She even thought she
detected look Of unhappiness In the
alrls soft eyes, a look of hardness
about the Mans mouth. Still, what
'ould she do about lit
Then one evening, during the screen
ne Of widely advertised picture por-
raging a well-known film star In an
mpassloned love story dealing with
sad misunderstanding and an ulti-
nate thrilling reconciliation, Molly '
aw the Girl slip In at the very begin !
ling Of the picture. She wondered il
he had been draw by the title, Loves
As she ushered her
own into seat at exactly the right q
lstance from the front, Molly was q
etiectlng cynically on the ease with
Inch lovers and their loves can be
rought together in screen land. "
moment later, she started. There y
the door, handing his ticket to the .
Together unexcited Charlie, was the !"
Ian. M0lly's brain acted with sur ~
rising quickness. She tiptoed swiftly =.
own the aisle. How unfortunate ~
lere was no vacant seat beside the
irl. She turned back. disappointed.
o doubt the Man was already seat
but no. he was standing against NJ
partition which separated the seats
ON the hall, watching the picture. CO
Molly flew to Charlie. Look here. pi
larlie, do something for me There's el
body coming In now. II they do, en-
! tend door. That girls In the
eventh row, next to the end. You
II the man on the end there's bet
r seat down front-and see that you
ID one and show him to it. Don't +,
nit to talk about itr Before he
ew IT, Charlie was obeying Molly's
Molly herself sauntered over to the
IN. let me show you seat, sir"
e said sedately. Got just one good
e left down front"
BE looked at her In surprise. Yes,
twas sure, was Molly, that judging
the looks Of him, 1t was time some