The broad ax., 1914-10-10
Amateur
Strategy
It Managed to Clear Away
the Clouds.
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.


complete, it lacked one Of the essen
tiAls-indeed, q vital essential-of q
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 a girls picture adorned Perez
walls den except one lonely small min
iature, and that stood Tar withdrawn.
hidden on the back Of his desk.
Randolph Chase hauled it out on one
occasion before Perceval could reach
him with OBTAINING hand
What a queer little girlg Randolph
said
'Put it back" Perceval said shortly,
bis face ahame.
But the other fellows crowded be
hind Randolph and looked at the pic
ture over his shoulder.
''Such a mop Of hair and such little
faceF' said one Of them.
Put it backw PercevaPs tone rasped
with irritation Put It back. Ran
dolphP'
Randolph, after one glance at the
younger mans countenance, set the
miniature back on the desk hastily.
But the next night when he was
alone with Perceval he said: 81 don't
want to be inquisitive, but was aw-
fully interested in that girls face
Who is she?
That" said Perceval without look
ing around-'that girl, as you can her.
is Mrs. Perceval Moore"
'TWhatP' Randolph's tone expressed
extreme incredulity. You surely don't
mean
PercevaI whirled around. That !
am married7 Yes"
Randolph whistled well, of all
thingsI" he said And after that there
was silence.
Then Perceval came over and flung
himself into a chair opposite Randolph
I've simply got to tell somebody,
Chase" he said I'm in an awful tx.
and she's the dearest and truest and
best little thing In the world I've de-
ceived her. She doesn't know that !
am in college. She thinks am earn
ing a good salary in business"
well, son." said Randolph Chase,
st seems to me that sort Of deception
is a kind that 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 itf-you'n have a big pile Of
money coming to you Any girl would
be tickled to death to find that"
Perceval shook his head mot An
Mabel" he declared. isn't her name
dear and old fashioned, Chaser
YES" Randolph agreed But why
viii she object to million. Percevalr
Because she will say that lied to
her." Perceval said slowly, ~and An
mabel can forgive anything but a lie"
'NOut with I'll" Randolph probed
'aTen me the whole story. It must be
a queer one. and If you don't mind
my saying so, old man. she must be a
queer girl"
That's Just what she IS" said Perez
val. Il met her last year at the beach
She was such quaint, queer little
thing that she attracted me. She al
ways wore white, and would find
her sitting on the sand singing little
songs to herself. There was an old
sea captain to whom she talked a good
deal, and got him to introduce US
"weIl, she had read a lot Of books
on social equality, and she just simply
didn't have any use for the gilded
youth with money. What Annabel
wanted was a man who worked. pref
erably with his hands, but, failing
that, one who lived in the thick Of
the fight for existence. And she meant
It too. And that is where I fell
Il was head over heels In love with
her." continued Perceval foriornly,
@and 1 simply wouldn't let her 60.
So let her believe that was work
ing my way up In business The first
De was simple enough and looked Ike
one OF those things that could be
squared easily enough afterward But,
oh, Chasel 1 had to back that lie up
with details on details until had lied
to her at least ten lies to the hour.
Well, we were married before left
In the fall I wasn't Of age, and she
wasn't, and she wouldn't leave home
until could support her without ham
pering my business career.
Il knew / had to come back to COZ
Iege or get dad down on me, 80 told
her to stay" groaned PercevaL @But
I made her marry me for fear some
thing might come between rs, and ]
couldn't stand that. Randolph But
think how III appear to her, for I've
lied In every letter, telling her how
business was, and al that"
The young fellows voice broke. Ran
dOlph held out a sympathetic hand
shell forgive you, all right" he
said. But Jon sit right down tonight
ana confess. old man It's not only
the right thing. but the best policy, to
be perfectly frank with her, and n
aha,s IN love with Won she'll forgive