Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-13
LOVE ALWAYS CONQUERS.

Willard Proud, after graduating
form the State University and
spending five years on pleasure
tour in foreign climes, was called
home by the sudden death of his
father to find that he was left penni-
less and must manage to make a liv-
ing for himself as best he could.
AS is so often the case he had been
educated to be n "gentleman"-ig-
norant of the value of dollar or of
u means of earning one-and there
fore no business man wanted him.
At last when apparently all hope
had drifted away on the ebbing tide
he chanced to attract the attention
of wealthy retired st. Louis mer-
chant named Frye, who, after much
questioning and great deliberatiOn,
engaged him to teach the languages
to his invalid daughter who had
gone west for her health and was
breathing the bracing sea breezes of
IlwacO.
In his curt way the old tradesman
made Willard promise on his honor
that he would not make love to
Mayme, his daughter, because he
said "she is to young to be anything
but romantic"
This is how Willard Proud came
into the Frye family as a member,
and though Mayme's aunt, Mrs.
Welch, regarded him curiously at
first, she was compelled to own that
he was young man who knew his
place.
The daughter, a willful little
blonde of l6, wasa bewitching pupil,
but though wonderfully quick in
catching the conversational lam
guage, was stubborn about rules and
routine. "I want to read and talk"
she would say, "and l wont learn
whole pages of horrid verses and
rules"
So they read and talked, and Will
lard, in spite Of his promise, soon
found himself hopelessly in love
with his pupil.
1t was a year before things came
to n climax. Mayme had been i'll,
and in her delerium her aunt heard
words that warned her to send Will
lard Proud away, unless they were
prepared to give this one pet idol of
the household to his loving care.
Mr.. Frye was no man to act
hastily, but when he understood
the situation he sent for Willard to
come to his room as he wished to
see him, privately, on matter of es-
pecial Importance,
al find we must part" he said
very gently, "and regret it deeply
but l will assist you in securing em-
ployment if you will be willing to
accept n situation.n
"Partw cried the young man.
ais it not best for your
eyes. You are right! You have
guessed, then, the secret thought I
guarded so well.n
"That you love Mayme?n
ayes. Let me tell you my story,
Mfr. Frye. You think that am
fool, but perhaps you will change
your mind. My parents were lost
at sea when was boy. One of
the passengers on the steamer saved
my life and brought me to his home
His own wife and child were lost
and he became fond of me. He was
wealthy and he adopted me, giving
me his name and leading me to sup
pose that would be his heir. IL
was wronging no one, as his near
est relative was nephew, who is
immensely rich, and has lived for
years in Oregon, There was no ex-
pense spared in my education, and
yet l was taught nothing practical
no trade, no profession, by which
l might earn my bread. When l
left college my benehctor, whom l |
had called father for many long
years, took me abroad and We trav-
eled together for four years. Then |
for the tirst time we separated, as
he grew homesick, and was wild |
20 visit the eastern lands. He retur- /
ned home, almost forcing me % join /
a party who were bound 70 Odental /
countries. Amer year or more OF |
travel / returned 10 Paris to find a /