The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-15

IN serving her: hut. as there X no pro>-
pccf 81 her getting lost. | am in dan
ger ~ forgetting her in seeking after
al the others"
Unhappy boy! you are indeed pcr-
ve'ted'' said the professor. removing
bis spectaeles and rubbing tie glasses
on a corner Of his bandana. lyon
argue IA q vicious circle. whence Is no
exit Your wife. in order 70 be your
WIFE, must ccase 70 be your wife, You
are an irreclnimnb lc IDIOT"
Not irreclaimablc, Prof. Middle
mist, rejoined Rafael. earnestly; "for
you are the wisest Of men. and am
confident that you know a medicine 70
cure even such an IDIOT as r."
"Hnmph. You really flattcr me-
grunted the professor. stroking his
beard. II don't altogether share your
confidence; but know your father.
ana for his sake i am willing 70 do
what | can. Let me see." lie opened
a cupboard in the table nea which he
was seated, and took out a tin box. On
being opened il proved to be a medicine
chest. containing small phials similar
70 those used for homeopathic medi-
cine lie put on his glasses and ex-
amined n phial after another. paus-
ing for a at one labeled s.zclo-
typus-' Eut he replaced il.
II Is a very odd remedy" he nut
tered, but. from what l know OF Yer
linda, ] doubt II il could be made effect
i've in your case. She is as guilcless as
a wild rose, and imagines there is but
one man in the world. No. think l
will make experiment with this nos
trum Of my own invention. 1t Is a
desperate remedy. and has never been
tried before; but il will cure you II you
are durable; you are more fool than
knave and that is in your favor
The little bottle which he now took
up was full Of small pills. each as big as
a duck shot. and Of 4 high pink color.
The professor put some Of them into a
tiny paper pin box. and handed them 10
Rafael.
Let her take one every morning
after breakfast" said he. III there i
no improvement BY the end of the week
it's a benefit"
"But il is / who i'm the patient, not
verinda.' said Rafael.
1T is through her that y0u must be
cured. il at all" the other replied: s.and
in prescribing them to verinda / am
paying her the highest compliment ever
offered To a woman. But she will never
know il. and II She did it would make
no difference. Now be Off. and don't
let me see you again till next week.
50 saying. Prof. Niddlemist resumed
his book. and Rafael departed.
IL
"Of course Ill take it darling, II you
wish me to-" said verinda, the next
morning. but l never felt better in my
life. Therc~ and she swallowed it,
with an undulation Of her lovely white
throat that prompted her husband to
kiss it. Then lac looked at her but could
perceive no effect from the drug. Al
least il was to the kiss that he ascribed
the Frightening Of her eyes and the
flushing OF her cheeks.
II believe she does look pretticr." HI
said to himself; s'but after all she 1.
still Vcrinda-and / am t."
W 0E UAEA " 0IMAEE W0H
your" she said, with her soft hands on
lis shoulders "Eut / know you will
because ! know you love me as much a.
! love yon. i'll had never met you ]
never should have loved anybody"
Rafael concealed a guilty blush with
a forced smile. "Nonscnse,' said he.
There are dozens of men in the world
you might have loved rs well as me, or
better
Rafael, that is wicked. Suppose ]
was to SAY there were dozens Of women
You might have loved. = = Why,
what's the matter, darling? Are you
angry?"
Don't try to Jest. verinda-it doesn't
become you." said her husband, gloom
lily. '-Of course. / will think Of nobody
tut you! The mere idea pains me.
There. rood-by. my love. lie a good
girl. and expect me to dinner"
80 Rafael went away about his nf-
fairs and at noon he met q friend who
invited him up town 10 lunch: There's
q cousin Of mine. a mighty pretty girl.
10 DO there" the friend said. and as
You are a connoisscur, ! want you TO
meet her.
Here was a temptation from which
Rafael, knowing his own weakness,
ought 70 fly. But. after a little hesita-
ton. he accepted his friends Offer
How am ! 70 know If I'm cured I'M
less I put il to the tcste~ he argued.
III this girl j. really pretty. and ! don't
fall in love with her, the professors
medicine will have been successful"
So 10 the luncheon he went.
The cousin was not at all like Yer
india But she was very. very pretty;
nay. she was rayiShingly bcautiful-at
least Rafael thought 50 before he had
been half an hour in her company. At
the end Of an hour. il was the worst at-
tack he had yet had. As he went home
ward. at the end Of the day. he was
much depressed. Plainly, the mcdi-
cine had failed; he was incurable!
Whenever he tried TO think Of Verinda.
the image Of the cousin presented it.
self. As he let himself into the door Of
| his house, he felt like q criminal.
The hallway was dark; Vcrinda came
dancing out Of the parlor to meet him.
.What a good boy.' she cried, you arc
ten whole minutes ahead Of time! You
| shall have ten extra kisses. onc-two-