Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-02
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A Story Showing
the Power Of Love. j., +,
BY RICHARD WAYNE,
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Copyright. 1910. by American Press
'.'" Association $50

out any fixed life plan before them.
What they will do with their educa-
ton they put off deciding until after
they get 1t. was one Of these. 1
was a good classical scholar and one of
the honor men Of my class. The clos
ing days Of my college life were very
pleasant and very exciting. deliv-
cred the ,salutatory-in Latin-having
the satisfaction Of being considered
q very learned young man.
I went home with the plaudits Of
my admirers ringing in my ears. But
there found contrasting quiet. The
excitement had all died out and
found myself face to face with the
problem Of career. Many young men
who take honors in college become
pedagogues. had no such inclination,
nor did care for profession Of any
kind. I preferred stirring life. r
went to the city, hunted for business
position and found one with house
doing commission business whose
clientele was in South and Central
America.
I stood the humdrum of business life
for about year, when some one was
needed to so to Honduras to collect a
debt owing the firm. offered to CO.
My offer was accepted, and within
few weeks l found myself in the coun-
try of the rubber tree. 81,
While collecting the debt I was ap-
preached by some men who told me
that they were plotting to seize the
government. They persuaded me to
join them. They were defeated. I.
with others. was captured in arms
and thrown into prison. The same
evening we were told that we would
all be garroted the next morning.
When at daylight an officer entered
the room where we were confined to
take US out to execution he said to
me: ~
II understand that you are an edu-
Gated man. Am correct?"
Il consider myself "a, good classical
scholar" replied. j"
livery WELL" Then. turning to sub
ordinate, he said:
''Take him to his excellency." '"9
: I was led. to the presidents house
and told to- wait till called for. About
o o'clock l was conducted to the pres
ident's private Office, -
"What do you know about the clas-
sics?' he asked. :.
told him that was college grad
nate and had at commencement deliv-
cred an grafton in Latin.
you're just what want" he said
1fMy son wishes to enter an American
college next year and needs a tutor.
If you will fit him for the entrance
examinations 1 will pardon you for
your stupid completely with these ras-
calls who have sought to put them
selves in my place. But understand
your sentence is only suspended. You
will come into my family and be one
Of us. Any depression from straight
path and you will suffer under your
sentence for treason. Say nothing to
any one Of your connection with trail
tors
/ did not understand what he meant
by "any DEPRESSION" till I arrived at
his house and for the first time saw
that he had a daughter at that tender
age when girls re'liable to fall in love
with any presentable man they hap
pen to be thrown in with. Donna Mar
guerita was nineteen and of course
Spanish type. 1t was plain that had
been warned against making love to
her
I was introduced into the family by
President Sanchez as college gradu-
ate he had imported from the north to
tutor his son Pedro. sixteen years old
Sonora Sanchez was probably the only
person in the house that knew was
under sentence Of death.
have theory that we only enjoy
by contrast. Another way Of putting
It is, Stolen fruit Is the sweetest
The president made a great mistake
in warning me. To a young, man of
ewenty-three being forbidden under
penalty Of death to make love to a
young girl is a terrible temptation.
Had Senior Sanchez made no such
threat might have lived in the same
house with his daughter and not trans
crossed. AS it was / was tortured
: with a terrible desire to win her and
with q terrible fear Of the garrote IL
il did. ssa> s.' -. 2 }:.s-,-e.'ss -
s4 Whatever were my feelings. L dared
mot show them even to the young lady
herself And here made the same
Y mistake with her that her father had
made with me. Observing that; 4 had
i Intentionally inspired her with d
sentiment that might lead to love, i
sconfded to her. the secret that love
with us meant death for me. 4 INF
From that moment a passion that
might otherwise have either never
Seen born or at least soon have5died
ont famed up In Donna Tnez and alb
sgorbed her whole being Could this
passion Re seient fcally anaiyzed i
think 1t would appear that the pre-
dominant element in 1t would turn out
I'D be d desire that ] should accept
death Ii preference to giving her up.
There is sonnet thing paradoxieal about
Girls, hut nature Ii full Of paradoges.