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


~" said Clark Dana 10 his family ply
stefan. DIR Hunt. I'm getting old.
have no son. only the one child. and l
would infinitely prefer TO see her pro-
vided with "a protector before die"
Have you any young man In view
for her." 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 n good husband"
DIR. Hunt was lost In thought few
moments. then said:
u have often thought that. since sci
ence IS ,lGi:g SO much in other respects,
it should take advantage of the great
work being done every day In the field
of the Imagination verify believe
, that if could inspire four daughter
s with the idea that she Is in love with
her cousin she would he In love with
him.
but II you told her she was or that
you wanted her to be 1t would produce
the opposite effect.
Very likely. However. have long
desired TO try an experiment. and [
would be glad to lind subject In your
Susie. She Is very young-barely eight
cen. I lIelieve--and impressible. There
she is now, sitting OUT in the yard with
her embroidery. Suppose we 20 and
SIT under the same tree with her.
will dn some dlscoursing for her ben
Eft
The two men went 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. IA 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 u symptom Of dlsordered nerves.
Hatred may be produced by an affec-
ton of the Kidneys. Now. there has
recently been discovered a substance
which used as q toxin will produce
love"
You don't mean itr' exclaimed Mr..
Dana Miss Susie looked up with an
expression OF awakened interest.
'.Yes. sir. my friend DIR, Tobin has
been experimenting on this line for
ten years and has succeeded IN pro-
ducing !; veritable love toxin"
.Are you joking. doctor?"
eff you think am l will get you
some of the serum. and you can try IT
on whomsoeyer you like" -
II should certainly be pleased to
have little or IT,
.yerytWeiissril send yoa some this
evening"
How long a time IS required for the
serum to act z"
Sometimes within few days. 9TH
er times. few weeks or months"
Now. il occurred to Miss Susie that
she would lay In walt. as 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 1t 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.
at seems to me-" remarked her
cousin. that there Is singular look
about you today"
What kind of 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 came here !
have felt very much as you look"
This time she said inwardly. Hes
caught II from me-
Somehow feel drawn to you. Su.
sic. as never before. What do you
suppose it is?'
| Il don't know. Harvey. What do
you think 1t ISL"
81 don't know either"
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 do you feel?"
why, feel as you feel"
Susie leaned back. Harvey put bis
fingers under her chin. raised her face
and kissed her on the lips.
II wonder" he said. what made me
do that" ~. ~.
Il know" r. It'll.
"What:" s...--.
II don't like to sayt 1t isn't my part
to say" 49,.