Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-05-10
r erfect Love
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NJ. BY Charles Wilshin

undlmmed through old age? sE
For 40 years Nine. Versale and her
husband had remained in this state.
Their children had departed and many
old friends had dropped away. But the
vicissitudes of life had left their de-
votfon unsullied, and they still sat in
their little garden with it's high walls
and, screened from the inQuisitive
world, held hands In that sweet com
partnership that comes alone to two
hearts in perfect accord I
Yet Nine. Versale, it must be con.
fessed, carried within her true won.
ans soul a disturbing thought that
grew with contemplation and brood
Ing There were times when she
would look in her mirror and sigh,
and then she would say to her hus.
band: t--
Il am not 80 good looking as
was"
And he would invariably reply:
Tut, Tut! You are always the same.
How can you be anything else than
beautifully"
Il know that you say that to make
me feel better"
They had many friends and some OF
these were new ones and young in
their ways. When particularly
handsome young woman would visit
them Nine. Versale fancSed that her
husbands face would Brighten
The thought of this made her sad.
1t Is always the same with men,
abe would say to herself. Freshness,
youth these are what they de-
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Then her mind would revert to her
own youth, when she was SO beautiful
and when around her always there
was a circle; o. admirers. And how
beautiful she was then! q. Even now
the memory Of IT had not died away.
= She conceived the idea that her hus-
band only paid her compliments out
ofo the goodness Of his heart She
Thought that hi09 alteration was much
osrith assumed, sadlothnt outyof gal
laen4itry he stA paid hts court: & Some
times she would gay to him brtskly:
YOU, know you don't mean that!"
- HIS protestations were Of no avail. A
thought like this, In the heart 81 q
woman, will Often grow to- an absurd
| tyato protest against it only seems to
| strengthen8 it. Sn!uy7a aG3 H. 49,. ,g;g.s:5
Young DR.. Van Kale. Ia physician
who attended them and occasionally
dropped in to:pay them q Visitor
they Interested him supremeIy - had
already achieved q world wide reputa-
ton by virtue Of some of his discov-
cries in applied science! His labora-
/ soIy was the center of much that was
speculative and much that was, revo-
tonary; but his opinion always com
manded respect He had already done
thtsngs: aas 8 aas;sass;l1 9.
aaOna morning he called upon Nine.
Yersale, whose husband, having read
his paper. was holding on bench in
q corner Of the garden. ~ <2rs = d; : j, q"
! You look tired" she said,- her keen
eye accustomed to notice changes IN
physiognomy. a.
DR.. Van Kale's face lighted up. =,
i Il am tired-but have done what
~
ment If 1t turns out as hope
have not slept for 80 hours 1t IL
the crisis of long toll" "lA,
Il Something intricate-that ! can
not understand" as ~.
II Not IA all In plain, untechnica
language. it involves change in the
lunar tissue ! can restore lost
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II ME-: Versale started. ,.,jx.,
4 Ipnpossible!" -~--sa.~>a1 ii al >
Nothing Is Impossible to modern
4 science After all. the difficulty had
. surmount is actually less than any
enc might suppose What are we? A
com bination of molecules which. ar
rai ged in certain manner, produce
|;.n individual. ,Disintegration is con
.tantly going on produced by dynam
ic changes. The problem has been tt
count erbalance ito make 1t worl
backward. so to speak: For year.
many of us have been on the verge o
this great discovery certain solu
ton of salts came near it 1t has real
/ " been a question of mathematics. A
III last i have discovered the combina
h ton, and by means OF my transform
er can make one young again. =
II Nine. yersale looked at him witt
III intensity Such startling statemen
related so quietly. filed her with CON
plete establishment Yet, as the docto
had said, Why not? !.
III Are you sure?" \ 4
Il Quite sure" d DIX. .8s @5s,. h. Si=a
II Have you tried it?'
In the laboratory. but mot 90 full
II as would Hike" #. r. Il.
II lis II harmless 2" sl.:4 .::s b
II Absolutely. Z 1 n . .s:5ss
4 How long does It take2"
II "A week. IL ~
II viii You Try II on me7"
THAT is what desire -supremely
II You have made Il easy for me; 70
II have taken the words out OF m
Il mouth. Can you absent yourself 10
II this length Of time y, ss+5