The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-07-12
A Love Potion

LABORATORY.
please, SIR said the butler, there's
a young woman 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 do for you?" asked the
She replied in one 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.
rs it astrologist you are?" she has
tened to add by way of correcting
possible mistake.
I'm a chemist
We'll, sir, I'm Molly Baine, poor
girl that dances for livin' One o. the
girls has taken ray 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.
y
the girl went on, land I'm not bad
girl Indeed I'm not, sir. though they
say all dancing girls is. Tomny'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 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 I 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 pocketboolz 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 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 second visit. He lay
down his paper and, looking up at the
girl standing before him, saw that she
was in 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 v the violets:' he asked.
What's that to you?' told HIM
It's a swell knew one of 'em
nd git YOU says he.
Never you mind who give EN-
says I. mindin' what you told me to
keep from him. AT that l 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,
tried to get a kind word from him, but
he hacted 'orrid, sir. So I, thinkin'
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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 ttird visit, this time not from
the dancing girl, but from Tommy.
Please, sir, is it you as give my
sweetheart hantidote for lovin' me!''
She told me you had gone off with
another girl
$50 did, sir, butt looking down
and picking at his cap that he held in
Lis hand, when see she'd got some
violets, so Inexpensive as only swell
could afford 'em, l, thinkin' I'd lost 'er,
wanted err
You mean you don't want what you
can get and do want what you can't
get
81 suppose so, sir. think, sir, If
you'd withdraw the spell from Molly l
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-
dote! the young man asked anxiously
That will depend somewhat on
YOU
The next morning the pair appeared,
Molly much comlorted, her lover in
considerable trepi6ation.
Thomas" said the great man stern
~, you have deserved to lose this
sweet little girl The ONLY antidote for