The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-16
Amateur
Strategy
By TEMPLE HALEY.
Copyrighted. 1903, by Associated
Literary Press.

hung Win the usudi cOnSlOnerdte col
lection Of tribes on which college
youths pride themselves. Strangely
enough. however, though otherwise
complete, It. lacked one Of the essen,
tIals-indeed. vital essential-of o
Students room decorations. There
were no photographs.
The other fellows had pictures OF
girls In evening gowns. girls In street
costume. girls In golf garb, girls on
horseback. girls afoot-always girls
But not girls picture adorned Perez.
walls den except one lonely small min
iature. and that stood far withdrawn.
hidden on the back Of his desk.
Randolph Chase hauled 1t out on one
occasion before Perceval could reach
him with OBTAINING hand.
what queer little girlw Randolph
said.
"Put 1t back" Perceval said shortly
his face afiame.
But the other fellows crowded be.
bind Randolph and looked at the pic.
ture over his shoulder.
"Such mop Of hair and such lit
tie facev' said one OF them.
'Put 1t backw Percevafs tone rasp.
ed with irritation. Put It back. Ran
dolphw
Randolph. after one glance at the
younger mans countenance. set the
miniature back on the desk hastily.
"Oh. II you feel that way about It," he
apologized.
But the next night when he was
alone with Perceyal he said: Il don't
want 10 be inquisltive. but was aw-
fully interested In that girls face.
Who Is sheT'
Perceval was standing at the win
dow. looking out upon the elm bor-
dered street. where the big electric
lights cast great shadows.
That" he said without looking
arcund-"that girl. as you call her. r.
Mrs. Perceyal Moore"
"whatw Randolphs tone expressed
extreme incredulity. "you surely don't
mean
Perceval whIried around. THAT !
am married. Yes"
Randolph whistled. "weIl. OF all
things he said. And after that there
was silence.
Then Perceval came over and flung
himself into chair opposite Ran
dolph. 1--we simply got TO tell some
body. Chase" he said. I'm in an aw-
ful TX. and she's the dearest and truest
and best little thing IN the world"
Randolph reached over and picked
up the miniature again. .She truly
looks IT," be said after he had studied
i for long time.
PercevaI choked a little before he
answered. shes an angel. Ran.
dolph'
Then what's the matterr' Ran.
dolph questioned.
Perceral leaned forward.
I've deceived her. She doesn't know
that | am In college. She thinks I am
earning a good salary In business"
well. son." said Randolph Chase,
1T seems to me that sort Of deception
Is kind that a girl can forgive easily
enough. ! guess she won't be wildly
indignant when she finds that next
year-it Is next year that you come OF
age. Isn't it?-you'li have big pile OF
money coming TO you. Any girl woald
be tickled to death TO find that"
Percevai shook his head. "Not An.
Mabel" he declared. isn't her name
dear and old fashioned. Chaser
"Yes," Randolph agreed. But why
VIII she object TO a million. PercevalY' |
Because she will say that I lied TO |
her" Perceyal said slowly. "and An.
mabel can forgive anything but lie"
"Out with IT. Randolph probed.
Tell me the whole story. Il must be |
queer one. and II you don't mind |
my saying so. old man. she must be a
queer girl"
That's just what she Is" said Perez.
val. II met her last year at the beach.
She was such quaint. queer little
thing that she attracted me. She nj.
ways wore white, and I would find
her sitting on the sand singing little
songs TO herself. There was an old
sea captain TO wAom she talked good
deal. and got him TO Introduce rs.
We'll. she had read LOT OF books
on social equality. and she Just simply
didn't have any use for the gilded
youth With money. What Annabci
wanted was man who worked. pref
erably with his hands. but. failing
that. one who lived I'm the thick Of
The fight for existence. And she meant
" too. And that Is where I fell.
y was head over heels In love with
her." continued PercevaI forlornly.
and simply wouldn't let her 20.
20 let her believe that I was work.
ing my way up In business. The first
ne was simple enough and looked like
one Of those things that could be
squared easily enough afterward. But.
90, chnsel ! had to back that ne up
with details on detnfls until I had lied
20 her at least ten lies 10 the hour.
Wen. We were married before l left
10 the fall. wasn't Of age. and she
wasn't. and she wouldn't leave home
until could support her without ham.
pering my business career.