Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-12
The Daily Story
Amateur strategy-By Temple Bailey
,.o-,ontsd 1914 by associated Literary bureau
BY Temple Bailey.

shall follow this note at oncs Exnac,
me on the 1920 q. m. Friday.
ANNABEL
And this said Perceyal desperate
~ as be showed the note 10 Randolnb
lis Thursday What ara going IN a.
with her when she gets here Par
dolph?'
Randolph smiled inscrutably. "Fi.s
some rooms in cheap quarter and 40,
up housekeeping"
Perceval's face frightened. And %
out every morning and make her tbint
I've gone TO work? You are genius
Randolph"
1t took the two men several hours IN
find a little furnished apartment tina,
would seem suitable for young con.
pie with little money. PercevaI grum.
bed disconsolately. 81 hate to put nv
jewel in such setting he said.
Tell her the truth" Randolph again
advised. land you won't have to nm,
up with such cheap things"
But Percevai refused The nert
morning he met Annabel at the sta.
ton, and together they went to the lit.
tie cheap apartment
Her account Of the trouble at home
was somewhat vague. but she was en-.
thusiastic over the thought of her
housekeeping.
But Perceval found it anything but
lovely. He hated to see her soft white
hands in the dishwater 1t made him
vince to see her bending over the
flaming stove. and even the joy Of her
presence could not take away his sense
of infinite guilt
And so be grew thin and pale and
worn.
You are working too hard,'' Anna.
bel said one night. And when he shook
his head drearily his little wife crept
out to the janitor's room and tele-
phoned to some one.
He is punished enough" was her
queer message. Cant you have him
go to his old quarters tonight and have
it over?
The next night Perceval said to An
mabel: Il have an engagement with
Randolph. You won't mind if leave
you. will you, dear?"
''Of course not" she acquiesced. ~
can get along just this one time"
Randolph told him that he wished to
borrow some of Perceval's books. q
knew they were in your rooms. and
thought you wouldn't mind coming
over" said he. $50 L took the liberty Of
asking you to desert your wife for one
evening"
AS the two men entered the luxuri-
Gus quarters Perceval sighed TO
think of my condemning Annabel to
such hideousness as that apartment We
are living inr' he said, leaning down to
turn on the low electric lamp on his
study table.
The light fiared up and showed the
cozy room, the little fire already light
ed in the open CRATE, the blue flame
burning under the brass teakettle
Why, what?" Perceval demanded,
like the big bear In the fairy tale
who has been living in my room"
From behind a tall screen came q
little figure in white
"Oh, Percevalr' cried Annabel and
threw herself in his arms.
And when Randolph had explained
that he had taken chances and had
written the truth to Percevars little
wife and Annabel had explained that
she had known he was going TO school
and not to work ever since she had
come to him, and. oh, didn't he know
that she would love him if he was
rich, PercevaI drew a long breath OF
Il don't deserve it," he confessed.
with his eyes shining, and we can't
live in these rooms, Annabel. But
am going 10 take my chances with
dad. and when be sees what a dear
little. queer little thing you are he viii
give in, and if he doesn't l can earn
my living like n man now that am
square with you, sweetheart"