Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-12
DAILY STORY
A LOVE. POTION.

Il young woman to see you. SIR
The scientist. always accessible. d.
rected thatishe be shown in. A we'll
formed. rosy checked young English
girl entered with evident dlffidence
What can 1 do for your asked the
scientist in a kindly. reassuring tone.
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
halcEemy.
Thescientistssmiled.
"Is lit astroiogist you are?' 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 rlivin' One O. the
girls 9nas taken my young man away
FROM me. and l thought you'd be SO
kind tas 10 give me IA love draft to
bringT him back
The-scientist smiled3again.
"HeSsa good young man is Tommy"
the giHf went on, and I'm not bad
girl. Indeed I'm not, sir though they
say all dancing gins is. Tommy's
scene sldfter, sir"
The great man. whose discoveries
| had ma de his namet famous throughout
the world, pondered Presently he rose
from his seat. went out and returned
with a, fStful of viOlets.
My dear little girl he said. these
flowers need only he displayed before
your young man to put him again in
your :power. But 1 warn you that if
you ,tell him jwho gave'them TO you the
spell will be broken"
TheN girls. face lighted with pleasure
You don t. mean it, sir? Is it in the
smelling. ,sir?"
.'NcyeT mind where it is. Do as l
tell YOU and you will have your de-
sire
The girl took out pocketbook and.
selecting n half dollar from among
some copper coins. offered it to the
| chemist I'm SorrN, sir I've no more
to givesy' for the spell, but / only
| GETS
Newer mind the pay. The violets
| came from my own, conservatory and
| cost nothing. l hope,you will find that
| they will work well. 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 a 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 vcrk?''
"Oh. yes. sir. it worked. but the
wrong way. sir. When the ballet was
called last night l 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 your told him.
Its Il swell. l knew one of 'em
I'D git you says-he
Never you mind who give EN-
says I. mlndin' what you told me to
keep from him. At that danced on.
When / 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 kind word from him. but |
he hacted 'orrid. sir. So I. thinkin' |
you might ave made a mistake and |
gwen me lne 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 1t you as give my
sweetheart hantidote for lovin' me-"
''She told me you had gone off with
another girl
$50 l did. sir. but" looking down
and picking at his cap that he held in
his hand. when I see she'd got some
vlolets, so Inexpensive as only swell
wanted 'er."
You mean you don't want what you
can get and do want what You can't
GET
Il suppose so. sir. think. sir. if
you'd withdraw the spell from Molly |
wouldn't shift again.
wen, toiuOrrOW morning you ana
Molly come here together, and I'll see
what / can do for you"
DO You think you can kill the hanti-
dote?7 the young man asked anxiousH
THAT will depend somewhat on
you"
The next morning the pair appeared. :
Molly much comforted, her lover In :
considerable trepidation :
Thomas" said the great man stern :
ly, you have deserved 10 lose this
sweet little girl. The only antidote for
love / gave her was your suspicion of
another man to take your place. Molly.
you have always loved him. haven't
your
Eyes. sir" ;
well, you can both go now, and. ;
Molly, If you find him straying away i!
again or otherwise i'll treating YOU .