Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-08

DAND went out directly after break
~ fast, and Judy for the first time in
her life left the breakfast dishes on the
table and few to the bedroom, where
shc locked herself in.
Rand was going.
Taking a studio outside wes the first
step. And he was going because he no
longer loved her. He did not want to
be with her any more than was n'ccs'
sary.
What was she going to do? How was
she going to live without him! There
would be countless hours and countless
days for her to live through. an agony
Of time filled with vague conjecturins
of Rand with Carlotta Young. =.
Judy thought of Carlotta in Rnnd's
arms. and the thought was torture.
Beauty. he had always talked of beauty,
and Carlotta wns beautiful, lovely in II
way that she. Judy, had always vaguely
distrusted. To be too much concerned
with ones looks was as bad as giving
free rein to ones emotions. what
fool she had been. what hopeless,
opinionated fool, and now it was too
late.
The bed was unmado and the room
was untidy. but Judy no longer cared.
There would be plenty of time to do
housework when Rand was gone. She
would have to fill up the time somehow.
but now nothing mattered.
With little sob she flew tn the
chest of drawers and tumblcd the con-
tents out on the floor.
There was the silken lingerie Rand
had insisted Upon buying in Chicago,
the lovely things that she had never
worn. That fact in itself was unimpor-
tant. but it was symbolic Of Judy,s at
titude toward life, and she realized that
now.
She searched fovcrishly in another
drawer and brought out the bottc Of
French perfume that he had bought her
long ago. That. too. was symbol,
and she had thought such things fool
ishly extravagant, and Rand hopclcssly
impractical and very silly. Now She
was beginning to understand him as
she had never taken the trouble to do
before.
With feverishly eager fingers she slip
ped out of her clothes and began to
put on the lovely silken things. o.
They were soft and vclvpty against
her skin; they brought flush to her
checks and made her breath come sud
denly fast.
Silken hose came next, and then, be-
cause she had always clung TO shoes of
! the low hceled sensible variety. she was
| forced to put on her old oxfords. which
seemed somehow very much out of place.
| She unrorkcd the perfume and shifted
at it delicately. A faint fragrance stole
out into the room and made 1t seem like
n different place, and then. with an
impulsive movement. Judy turned to-
ward the glass and let down her mass OF
shining hair.
With n sob in her throat she thought
Of Carlotta's cleaning jctty locks. crop
ped short. An impulse came to her tc
cut off hcr own hair, but she passed
this by. Once Rand had called 1t beau.
tiful. and it should remain as it was
but with trembling fingers she began Z
knot it up loosely here and there. pun.
ing It out in n halo around her face
until it was like fluffy aureolc Of rcd
dish gold.
The result was amazing. 1t changcc
Judy's looks completely. 1t brough
out the tawny glints in her eyes, an'
made them seem vaguely mysterious.
Staring at herself incredulousy il
the glass. Judy suddenly realized wha
she was doing. and the futility Of it
She saw reflected in the mirror tn
tumbed bed, and it brought her to he,
senses.
81 must have gone mad" shc saic
slowly. half aloud. and the word
brought back the memory of tho tim
she had called Rand crazy. simply b"
cause she had not taken the trouble t,
understand what was in his heart.