The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-23
A Love Potion


The scientist. always accessible, di-
rected that she be shown in. \ well
formed. rosy checked young English
girl entered with evident diftidence
What can / do for you? asked the
scientist in q kindly. reaSSuring tone
She replied in one Of those well modu-
lated voices for which the daughters Of
Britain are conspicuous.
I've heard. sir. that you're a great
halchemy"
The scientist smiled.
is 1t astrologi>t you are she has
tened to add by way of correcting
possible mistake.
I'm a chemist"
Well. sir. I'm Molly Batne, poor
girl that dances tor a Twin, One o the
girls has taken my young man away
from me. aud | thought you'd be so
kind as to give the IA love draft to
bring him back"
The scientist smiled again.
He's good young man is Tommy
thy girl went Ou.>"aud I'm not n bad
girl Indeed I'm not sir. though they
say all dancing girls is. Tommy'S a
scene Shlfter. sir
The great man. whose discoveries
had made his name famous throughout
the world. pondercd Presently he rose
from his seat. went out and returned
with tiStful Of vjuIctS.
My dear little girl" he said. these
flowers need only be- displayed before
Your young man TO put him again in
your power. Bur l warn you that II
YOU tell him who gave them to you the
spell will be broken"
The girls face lighted with pleasure.
You don't mean it, sir? Is it in the
smelling. sir
Never mind where it is. Do as
tell you and you will have your de
sire"
The girl took out 4 pocketbOok and,
selecting half dollar from among
some copper coins. offered it to the
chemist. I'm sorry. sir. I've no more
TO give Y for the spell, but I only
gets
Never mind the pay. The violets
came from my own conservatory and
cost nothing. I hope You will find that
they will work we'll. Good morning"
The great man bowed the girl out
and. proceeding to his laboratory. soou
forgot everything except his crucibleS
and test tubes
Just twcnty.tour hours from the time
Of his first interview with the dancing
girl he received Il second visit. He lay
down his paper and. looking up at the
girl standing before him. saw that she
was in a tempestuouS mental COndi-
ton.
We'll. my dear" he asked, didn't
the spell work."
oh. yes. sir. il worked. but the
wrong way. sir, When the ballet was
called last night I went on with the
violrts in my girdle Tommy had just
rolled u PALACE on when he caught
sight Of EN-.
Who give v the violetS? he asked.
What's that to YOU told him.
It's swell. knew one OF EN-
I'D git YOU says he.
Never YOU mind who give EN-
says l. mindin what you told me 10.
keep from him At that l danced on.
When | came of he wouldn't speak to
me. turned his back on NE, and, after
we all went off and had our supper, I
tried to get a kind word from him, but
he hacted 'Orrid. sir. So 1. 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 antldOte 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
celved a third visit, this time not from
the dancing girl but from Tommy.
Please. sir. is it you as give my
sweetheart a hantidote for lovln' me?'
she told me you had gone off with
another girl"
so l did. sir. but" looking down
and picking at his cap that he held In
his hand. when ! see she'd got some
vloletS, so Inexpensive as only a swell