Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-20

of,Ihe young star an occupation. The
newspapers referred to the star and
her constellation as Beverly Carlysle
and her broadway Beauties. 1t had
been unvicious, young, and highly en-
tertainng, and 1t had cost Judson Clark
his membership in his fathers conserv-
ative old clubs.
For time 1t livencd the theatrical
world with cscapades that were harm
less enough. IL sensational. Then. after
time, newspaper row began to whis-
pcr that young Clark was in love with
the girl. The Broadway Beauties broke
up. after n wild farewell dinner. The
audiences ceased to expect Il row of n
dozen youths, all dressed alike, with
gardenias In their buttonholes and per-
haps rcd nockties with their evening
appearance and solcmnly bow. And the
star herself lost little of the anxious
look she frequently wore.
The story went. after while, that
Judson Clark had been refused and
was taking his refusal badly. Reporters
saw him, carelcssly dressed. outside
the stage door. waiting. and the story
! went that the girl had thrown him over,
money and all, for her leading man.
One thing was CLEAR: Clark, not a
drinker before, had taken TO drinking
hard. and after time. and some un-
pleasant scenes probably, she refused
to see him any more.
When the play closed, in June, 1911
she married Howard Lucas. her leading
man-his third wife. Lucas had been
not bad chap. n good looking. rather
day poker. carefully vnleted, not very
Keen mentally. but amiable. They had
bought a mousse on East flfty- sixth
street. and were looking for new play
with Lucas as co-star. when he un-
accountably went to pieces nervously.
stopped sleeping. ana developed slight
twitching of his handsome, rather vacu-
Gus face.
Judson clark had taken his yacht and
gone to Europe, and was reported from
here and there not too fnvorably. But
when he came back, IN early September,
ne had apparently recovered from ms
infatuntion, was MS oM, carefully
dressed self again, ana when inter-
viewed declared ms intention OF spend
ing thc winter on ms wyoming ranch.
Cf course. he must nave heard OF Lu-
cas- prcaKdowh. ana equally or course.
ne must nave seen them poth; "hnt
happened at that interview, oy what
casua! attitude he nllaycd Lucas prop
able jealousy ana the girls own ncrv-
ousness, bassctt had no way OF as
covering; lt was ciear that ne con
vinced them Dotn Oh MS sood iaith, ior
the next note III the reporter pooN
was simply a datr. september ~ loll'
lmat was thc aas theE haa an sur,
ca west 'osether' trh'''lhs III N'nrk
private car. with Lucas: twitchinG
siightiy, siniilng ana waving lare"eii
from window. ~,
Inc Dis smash ald not come until
the middle OF october. -
Bassett sat back ana considered. lie
mad fairly clear idea OF the conditions
at the ranch daily riding, some little
reading ana great deal too much OF
each other. \ sick man, too. unhappy
In his exile, chatting against his restric-
tions, lonely and irritable. The girl,
early seeing her mistake, and Clark
jealousy Of her husband. The door into
their apartment closing, the thousand
and one unconscious intimacics between
man and wife. the breakfast for two
going up the stairs. and below that hot
eyed boy. agonizcd and passiOnntely
jealous. yet meeting them and looking
after them. their host and n gentleman.
| Lucas took to drinking, 0ttcr time,
to allay his sheer boredom. And Jud
Clark drank with him. At the end of
three weeks they we're both drinking
heavily. and were politely auarrelsome,
Rossett could fll that in also. He could
500 tho pirl protesting. watcbing, in
nroo .;noJv anxious as she saw TINT
! ClorL;a ;coIomsv wns matched nv bcr
hrsha ard.s
nueor nicture. be refected Tho
.Iroo nf ,bon, sbnt owov on tho great
amieJ VI .n. ,"do do, "s va a, ."a trsion son'
'"no a"m.", r"m, "m' s,roin ,,oy N"' ''' Nv" ''"'
soins nc" s'ru.h. rail- ,, .,.
lhch' o"T nisnI a. s. En III .IJ! 4u,L !.
relea' ana ne'er,s VERY. T,e u 'tS tt; .mo'., QUE nc
Mns so'Ms " pae" 81 81 III 60. anu e
pnrk 10 ,Nt" iorN. nhc nau it.,, p,oo.
hpls' tnat eon,ri'"s in,I "us oounu 10 ~
sup. Hn' Mnne S"o u%I m"I uHt"l
Llark 'ho S,ot m"u hil'cu io"aro
Lucas una hi'''seii uiSuppeaIeu'
ne nad gun 'eS'l'hohs at lne ~
quest reyenpu' 10 the c3rra,' una saI
Iied morse. Nlthousn IL was oh,S
octoper, it was showing hard' put IN
spite OF th"t nc ma turned MS morse
TOWARD thc mountains; ny ni'ahight q
posse from Norana hnd started out, ana
another up the Dry Rlver canyon, but
the storm turned into blizzard IN
the mountains, ana thcy were obliged
to turn back; rev lnchcs more snow.
and they could not nave got their horses