The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-28
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For Love
By SADIE OLCOTT

visits when his colored housemaid came
In with a shamefaced look.
What is it. Sue?"
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 hub
is disease"
"Well:" said the doctor. becom ne
interested.
4 hearn tell. too, dat long age dey
was Tub potions and if any one took
de potion dey was in Tub. been think.
in dat 20 might glib de disease that
way somehow
on mean that you are in love ami
wish me TO make the man YOU love
love YOU
Its about dat" Sue confessed in p
voice scarcely audible.
Whom are you in love with. Sue?'
Il don't like To tell dat. Can't yo'
Glib me de potion to glib to him!"
No; | should have to manage the
case myself If you'll tell me his name
/ perhaps can do something for YOU"
Il reckon it's sam"
/ Mr.. Trotter'S SAM"
Yes. Mars Doctah."
The doctors eyes expressed amuse.
meht. but he kept straight face. nj
though this was scarcely necessary. for
sue never once looked at him. Pres
! entity he went to a medicine case. took
; up "A bottle and poured little of it,
/ contents into vial Then. handing
/ II 10 Sue hc said
The next time sam comes 10 see Won
ana 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 hc much frightened ana tele-
phone for me
/ les, Mars poetah. do dat"
/ II was not long before the doctor was
called upon 70 cure sam Of the effects
OF the dose sue had given the man she
+ loved. He examined his patient care
/ iulIy and gave him something To settle
ms stomach then priching his arm
with n lancet. drew little blood
sam. llc said I'm going To- test
this blood for the disease you've got
Come AMI see me tomorrow morning,
ANA TN tcll Won what II IS"
I The next morning sam was perfectly
we'll tpt curiosity ami fear drove him
into lr rinsmure's onec He was al
mlited In bis tnrn ANA when tho phv
Sician had fclt his pulse ana tested his
temperature with "a mouth thcrmome
ter he looked very solemn
sam. he said you've contracted n
serious disease"
"Fa' De lawd. Mars Doctah. is il
gwine To KIN reF'
Not unless II drives You TO suicide.
In itself il is not fatal. but it some
times drives persons to do very foolish
things. 1t will ON rare occasions throw
the patient into fever, historical
condition, In which he will act like n
lunatic. You have little of that fe-
ycriShneSS about you now"
la sakcS. Mars Doctah! What yo'
call dat diScaSef"
"Amormania."
How You know | got dat?"
The doctor took down a bottle from
a shelf. put drop of rainwater on
bit ~ glass put the glass on a micro.
scope aud after adjusting a focus told
sam 10 look into the instrument. The
darky saw a lot of monsters swim
ming about
Now. sam" said the ply stefan. II
don't wish to scare you. but Won are
looking nj "A drop II vour own blood"
Sam collapsed. ana the doctor held
him M
"All diseases nowadays. Sam. arc I
caused by germs Those creatures are
the germs az amermauia that have got
into your blood when man fails in
love with wouau they take posses /
siuo of him aud"
"But I miut jn lub with any wo-
man protested Sam
Il didn't say you were, sam: al least
You don't auow IT, The disease hasn't
developed yet When it does youIl find
ont that you are ia love ana 40 mis-
take. II there is uo response TO your
love you'll suffer from IA sort Of IN
macy"
70 1e luwd 81
There is a medical theory. Sam. that
Ike cures like" continued Dr. DIS
more. 4 can tdke some Of your bio,
and inject il into the veins of the
woman yeu love-
But haiu't ia luh.
Yes, you are. sam you're in love
with a good girl. As soon as these
monsters have shown you develop
there's only a dozen now: in few
days therell be a million-you1l have
a regular attack Of amormania."
What do den Z" cried Sam. aghast.
Unless your passion is returned you
will act like a lunatic. They all do.
Now, III tell you what propose TO do.
| can inject some Of your blood into