Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-04
A LOVE
TOXIN
By LULU EvERHART

| Il wish that my daughter would mar
ry." said Clark Dansf>to his family ply
stefan. DIR. Hunt I'm getting old.
have no son. only the one child. and
would Infinitely prefer TO see her pro-
viGed WIKI a protector before die"
: HIVE you any young man In view
for herr asked the doctor.
II would like her to marry her cou-
sin. Harry Dexter. He is an estimable
{ young man. steady as an OK team and
would make her a good husband"
DR.. Hunt was lost in thought few
, moments. then said: -
Il have often thought that. since sci
ence is doin;; so much in other respects.
il should take advantage Of the great
. work teing doue every day Ia the lieid
Of the imagination. ] verify believe
that If could inspire your daughter
with The idea that she is In love with
her cousin she would be in love with
him"
! But If you told her she was or that
you wanted her TO be it would produce
/ the opposite effect
Very likely. However. have long
| desired to try au experiment. and
! would be glad to find subject in your
, Susie. She Is very yOung-bareIy eight
! cen. | believe-and impressibIe. There
she is now. sitting out In the yard with
her embroidery. Suppose we go and
! sit under the same tree with her. I
will do some discourSing for her ben
! eft"
The two menswent to where the girl
was. pretending that they had come
outside to get cool Seating themselves
! they continued the conversation.
Recent discoveries. said the doctor.
.have developed the relations between
! the brain-or the soul. as some persons
will have it--and our physical natures.
! Many conditions which we have here
tofore considered mental are symp-
toms of disease Irritation or temper
| Is symptom OF disordered nerves.
Hatred may be produced by an affec-
ton OF the kidneys. Now. there has
/
which used as a toxin will produce
love"
You don't mean it!' exclaimed Mr..
Dana Miss Susie looked up with an
expression of awakened interest.
'Yes. sir my friend Dr. Tobin has
been experimenting ON this line for
T ten years and has succeeded In pro-
ducing Il veritable love toxin"
Are you joking. doctorT
IF you think am will get you
some of the serum. and you can try It
! on whomsoeyer you like"
Il should certainly be pleased to
have little Of it,
"yery well; I'll send you some this
evening"
How long time is required for the
serum to aetY'
Sometimes within a few days. 9TH
err times few weeks or mouths"
Now. it occurred to Miss Susie that
| she would lay in wait. az the doctor
well knew she would. for the love Sc
rum. and very likely she would try It
on herself. He was not disappointed.
That night she stole into her fathers
room and carried of the bottle that
had been sent him. Her father. hav-
ing satisfied himself where II had gone,
sent an invitation TO his nephew. whom
he knew was in love with Susie. to
come and spend some time with the
family at his country place. When
Dexter arrived his uncle let him into
the scheme that was being practiced
ON Susie Harvey was delighted and
ready to do his part in the matter.
A few days after the young lady had
begun to take the love toxin she and
Dexter were sitting together under the
tree where the plot had been Matched.
"It seems to me" remarked her
cousin. that there Is q singular look
about you today
what kind Of a look 2"
"Oh. dreamy, languid. half sad,
half joyful look" ...:.
The girl remarked to herself, "Tve
got it."
There's something the matter with
me too. Ever since l came here
have felt very much as you look"
This time she said inwardly. Hes
caught it from me-" Ill
Somehow feel drawn to you, SUI
sic. as never before. What do you
suppose it is?' s-..
Il don't know, Harvey. What do
you think it is?''
"I don't know eithar 49,. j.. @..-
How do you feel toward met"
why, / feel like putting my arm
around your waist. drawing you to-
ward me-this way-and giving you a
kiss. How d0 you feel?' =..E..
Why, feel as you feel" .:s..
Susie leaned back. Harvey put bis
fingers under her chin, raised her face
and kissed her on the lips. ...s-
Il WONDER" he said, what made me
do that"
II know" ....
What? g. ~. -. -.