Graham guardian., 1917-12-14
incubation
For Love
By SADIE OLCOTT


MARS Doctah." she said, "can You
inoculate anybody with sickness?"
Certainly"
Sue looked In every direction except
the doctor
Come" said the doctor. there's
something on your mind Out with It,"
Il hearn tell. Mars Doctah. dat lub
10 disease"
''weIl?" said the doctor. becoming
Interested
Il hearn tell. too. dat long ago dey
was lub potions and II any one took
lie potion dey was In lub. been think
In dat yo' might gib de disease that
way somehow"
You mean that you are In love and
wish me to make the man you love
love you"
Its about dat" Sue confessed In a
voice scarcely audible.
Whom are you In love with. Sue?'
II don't like TO tell dat. Can't yo'
yib me de potion to glib to him?"
mo; should have to manage the
case myself Ii you'll tell me his name
perhaps can do something for you 1"
II reckon It's Sam"
"Mr. Trotter's Sami"
"Yes. Mars Doctah"
The doctors eyes eA trvssed amuse
ment. but he kept a straight face. al
though this was scarcely necessary. for
Sue never once looked at him. Pres
emily he went to II medicine case. took
up a bottle and poured little Of its
contents Into vial. Then. banding
It to Sue. he said:
"The next time Sam comes to see you
and asks for drink of water or cider
In fact. anything to drink pour some
Of this into It. II will make him sick.
Appear to be much frightened and tee-
phone for me-"
= Yes. Mars Doctah. I do dat"
lt was not long before the doctor was
called upon to cure Sam Of the effects
Of the dose Sue had given the man she
loved. He examined his patient care
fully and gave him something to settle
his stomach. then. pricking bis arm
with lancet. drew a little blood
SAM" he said. "I'm going to test
this blood for the disease you've got.
Come and see me tomorrow morning,
and I'll tell you what It is"
The next morning Sam was perfectly
well. but curiosity and fear drove him
into DIR. Dlnsmore's office He was ad
mitted In his turn. and when the ply
sician had felt his pulse and tested his
temperature with a mouth thermome
ter he looked very solemn.
"Sam." he said. you've contracted a
serious disease"
'Fo' de I.awd. Mars Doctah. is 1t
gwine to kill me?'
"N0t unless Il drives YOU to suicide.
In itself II IL not fatal. but II some
times drives persons to do very foolish
things 1t will on rare occasions throw
the patient Into a fever. a hysterical
condition. In which he will act like a
Iunatic. You have a little Of that 70.
verishness about you now"
La sakes. Mars Doctah! What yo'
call dat disease?"
"Amormania."
"How you know got dat?"
The doctor took down a bottle from
a shelf. put a drop Of rainwater on q
bit Of glass. put the glass on MICRO
scope and after adjusting focus told
Sam to look into the instrument The
darky saw lot Of monsters swim
ming about
"Now, Sam" said the physician. Il
don't wish to scare you. but you are
looking at drop Of your own blood"
Sam collapsed. and the doctor held
him up.
"All diseases nowadays. Sam. are
caused by germs. Those creatures are
the germs Of amormania that have got
into your blood. When man falls in
love with woman they take posses
sino Of him and
''But I hain't In lub with any wo
man." protested Sam.
II didn't say you were. Sam at least
you don't know II. The disease hasn't
developed yet. When 1t does you'll tinC
out that you are In love aud no mis-
take. II there Is no response to your
love you'll suffer from q sort of lu
macy"
"F0 de Lawdr
There is medical theory, Sam, tha
like cures like" continued Dr. Dins
more. II can take some OF your blood
and inject II into the veins OF tn,
woman you love-
But hain't In lub."
Yes. you are. sam: you're In iov,
with good girl. AS soon as thes,
monsters have shown you develop
there's only a dozen now: In few
days tbere'll be million you'll nav,
regular attack Of amormania."
"What'l do denf" cried Sam. aghast
'Unless your passion Ia returned yol
will act like a lunatic. They all dc
Now, I'll tell you what propose to dc
can inject some of your blood int,
the body Of nice girl. This will Civ
her the disease and she'll love you des
perately. Then we shall have q cas-
Of like cures like
"Nars Doctah. you do dat right 90 .
said Sam. barring his arm.
The next day DR.. Dinsmore calle,
Sam and Sue together In his Office an'
told them that they were both abou
TO come down with ease Of amor
mania and they had better get mar
ried at once. Sue needed no pe-sua
sion. and Sam thought marriage wit
Sue far better than tern In lunati
asylum.
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