Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-06-27
A Love Potion


young woman to see you, sir"
The scientist, always accessible, d.
rected that she be shown In. A well
formed, rosy checked young English
girl entered with evident difidence.
what can / do for your" asked the
scientist in a kindly reassuring tone.
She replied in one of those well modu-
lated voices for which the daughters of
Britain are conspicuous.
1--WE heard, sir, that you're great
halchemy."
The scientist smiled
as 1t astrologist you areT she has
tened to add by way Of correcting a
possible mistake.
"I'm chemist"
"Well, sir, I'm Molly Baine, poor
| girl that dances for llvin' One O. the
girls has taken my young man away
from me, and l thought you'd be so
kind as to give me IA love draft to
bring him back"
The scientist smiled again.
Hes good young man is Tommy"
the girl went on, land I'm not a bad
girl. Indeed Pm not sir, though they
say all dancing girls is. Tommy's q
scene shifter SIR
The great man, whose discoveries
had made his name famous throughout
the world, pondered. Presently he rose
from his seat, went out and returned
with fistful Of violets.
my dear little girl" he said, these
flowers need only be displayed before
your young man to put him again In
your power. But warn you that If
you tell him who gave them to you the
spell will be broken"
The girls face lighted with pleasure.
"You don't mean 1t, sir? Is it In the
smelling, sir?"
"Never mind where 1t is. Do as l
tell you and you will have your de-
sire"
The girl took out pocketbook and,
selecting half dollar from among
some copper coins, offered 1t to the
chemist. I'm sorry, sir, I've no more
to give y for the spell, but 1 only
GETS
Never mind the pay. The violets
came from my own conservatory and
cost nothing. hope you will find that
they will work we'll Good morning"
The great man bowed the girl out
and, proceeding to his laboratory, soon
forgot everything except his crucibles
and test tubes.
Just twenty-four hours from the time
Of his first interview with the dancing |
girl he received q second visit. He lay |
down his paper and, looking up at the
girl standing before him, saw that she |
was In q tempestuous mental condi- |
ton.
well, my DEAR" he asked, didn't |
the spell work."
"Oh, yes, sir, it worked, but the
wrong way, SIR When the ballet was
called last night went on with the
violets In my girdle. Tommy had just |
rolled a palace on when he caught
sight of 'em.
"'Who give y the violetsY he asked.
What's that to you?' told him.
"Tts q swell. / knew one of 'em
'ud git you says he.
"'Never you mind who give EN-
says l, mindin' what you told me to
keep from him. At that danced on.
When l came off he wouldn't speak to
me, turned his back on me, and, after
we all went off and had our supper, I
tried to get kind word from him. but
he hacted 'orrid, sir. So I, thinkin'
you might ave made a mistake and
given me the wrong spell, ave come
back for the right one"
The scientist pondered for awhile,
then said:
"Tell Tommy the flowers given you
contain an antidote for love-"
The girl went out wondering. but
with full confidence in the chemists
ability to do what he liked-that is, II
he didn't get the wrong potion mixed
up with the right one
The next morning the scientist re-
,elved a third visit, this time not from
he dancing girl. but from Tommy.
please, sir, is it you as give my
sweetheart hantidote for lovin' meT
"She told me you had gone off with |
another girl"
$50 l did, sir but" looking down
Ind picking at his cap that he held In
lis hand, "when l see she'd got some ,
'iolets, so Inexpensive as only swell }
.ould afford 'em, /, thinkin' I'd lost 'er.
wanted 'er." :
You mean you don't want what you ,
IAN get and do want what you can't :
ret"
II suppose so, sir. think, sir, II
'ou'd withdraw the spell from Molly :
wouldn't shift again"
We'll, tomorrow morning you and
Molly come here together. and I'll see :
What can do for you"
do you think you can kill the hanti-
otef" the young man asked anxiously.
THAT will depend somewhat on
'ou."
The next morning the pair appeared,
dolly much comforted, her lover In
considerable trepidation.
Thomas" said the great man stern
Y, 'you have deserved to lose this :
weet little girl. The only antidote for ;
ove gave her was your suspicion of :
mother man to take your place. Molly,
GU have always loved him, haven't '
our"
Eyes, sir"
WELL you can both go now, and,
Jolly, If you find him straying away '
gain or otherwise i'll treating you y
ONE to me, and next time I'll give you
n antidote that he won't get over so
asily.'
The only other gift the scientist be- y
towed upon the couple was wedding y
resent, check accompanied by box .
( cut flowers from his conservatory.
ALICE CHE1vER.
Little WiIIie's Surprise.