Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-08-02
A Love Potion
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morning paper before going into his
laboratory.
please, sir" said the butler, there's
a young m to see you, sir"
The scientist, always accessible, di-
rected that she be shown In. A we'll
formed, rosy checked young English
girl entered with evident diffidence.
What can l do for you?" asked the
scientist in a kindly, reassuring tone.
She replied In n Of those we'll 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 astrologist you are?" she has
tened to add by way Of correcting Il
possible mistake.
"I'm a chemist"
"Well sir, I'm Molly Baine, a poor
girl that dances for a 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 "a love draft to
bring him back"
The scientist smiled again.
"He's a good young man is Tommy"
the girl went on, land I'm not a bad
girl. Indeed I'm not, sir, though they
say all dancing girls is. Tommy's a
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 a 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 1 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 it, sir? Is it in the
smelling, sir?"
"Never mind where it is. Do as l
tell you and you will have your de-
sire"
The girl took out q pocketboOk and,
selecting a 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, 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 a tempestuous mental condi-
ton.
"Well, my dear" he asked, didn't
the spell work?"
ooh, yes, sir, it worked, but the
wrong way, sir. When the ballet was
called last night 1 went on With the
violets in my girdle. Tommy had just
rolled a palace on when he caught
sight of 'em.
"'Who give v the violets? he asked.
"'Whats that to you" I told him.
"'It's a swell. l knew one Of 'em
I'D git YOU says he.
"'Never you mind who give EN-
says l, mindin' what you told me to
keep from him. At that l danced on.
When I came off he wouldn't speak to
me-, turned his back on me, and. after
we all Went off and had our supper, l
tried to get a kind word from him, but
he hacted 'orrid, sir. So l, 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, if
he didn't get the wrong potion mixed
UP with the right one.
The next morning the scientist re-
ceived 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 lovin' me"'
"She told me you had gone off With
another girl"
S l did, sir, but looking down
and picking at his cap that he held in
his hand. when l see she'd got some
%violets. so Inexpensive as only a swell
could afford 'em, l, thinkin' I'd lost 'er.
wanted 'er."
you mean you don't want what You
can get and do want what you can't
get"
Il suppose So, sir. l think. sir. if
you'd withdraw the spell from Molly
wouldn't shift again."
. "Well, tomorrow morning you and
Molly come here together. and I'll see
, what l can do for you"
"Do you think you can kill the hanti-
dote?" the young man asked a~nXiously.
THAT will depend somewhat OIL
!, you"
The next morning the pair appeared,
Molly much comforted, her lover in
considerable trepidation.
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