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THE LOVE DRUG
(after O.Henry)
Jim, a young car-driver was a boarder at old Riddle's He was in love with Rosy, Mr. Rid-
dles only daughter, and Rosy was in love with him. They wanted to get married; but Mr. Riddle
expected his daughter to marry a richer man, and that meant that Jim was going to have a hard
struggle for his happiness
Jim had a friend called Pilkins who worked as a night clerk at a chemist's. One day Jim
came in the chemist's looking very excited, and told him that he and Rosy had decided to run
away and get married that night. "That is," he added, " if she doesn't change her mind. One day
she says she will, and the same evening she says she won't because she is afraid, But you can
help me can't you?" Jim asked, finishing his story,
"I don't see how?" said Pilkins.
"I say Pilkins, isn't there a drug that'll make a girl like you better if you give it to her? I think
that if I have a real stuff like this to give Rosy when I see her at supper tonight, she won't be afraid
any longer. I don't mind if I have to pay for it even if it costs all the money I have."
"When is all this going to take place?" asked Pilkins.
"At nine o'clock. Supper is at seven, at eight Rosy goes to bed, pretending to have a head-
ache, at ninel go under her window and - Make up the powder, Pilkins, will you? And I'll look
after everything else myself
"I'll do my best," said Pilkins.
He gave Jim a powder and received his heartiest thanks.
"This, Pilkins said to himself, will make Rosy sleep for several hours without any danger to her."
When Jim had gone, Pilkins, who was in love with Rosy too, immediately went to Mr.
Riddle and told the old man that Jim and Rosy were going to run away that night
"Can I do anything for you, sir?" he asked politely."Shall I call the police?"
"No, thank you," said Mr.Riddle. "My room is just above Rosy's. I'll go up myself after supper
and take my gun and wait. If he comes under Rosy's window, he'll want a doctor, not a police-
man, you can be sure of that."
Pilkins went home. All night he waited for news of the tragedy, but none came. At eight
o'clock in the morning when it was the day-clerk's turn to start work, Pilkins went hurriedly to
Mr.Riddle's. As he was crossing the street, he was surprised to see Jim, who called out: "Rosy and
I were married at 9.30 last night. She is up at the flat making lunch - Lord! I am the luckiest man.
You must come and have dinner with us some day."
"And the ... powder?" Pilkins said in a weak voice.
"Oh, that stuff you gave me? Well, it was this way, I sat down next to the old man at sup-
per last night. Ilooked at Rosy and said to myself, "Don't play any tricks on that girl. She loves you,
that's clear enough."Then I looked at her father and thought "There is the man you should take
care of" So I watched for my chance and put the powder in old Riddle's coffee, see?"​