Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-10-18
DIR. KEENES STORY.

Frank Howard was one Of my most
intimate friends. met him one sum-
mer in the Catskills. whittier l had be-
taken myself for weeks change and
fresh air. put up at lonely farm
house. where Howard, stopping for
day to await the arrival Of some friends.
was so unfortunate as to sprain his
ankle. 1t was nothing serious, but II
compelled him to remain quiet for few
days. His friends. arriving, proceeded
on their way. leaving him in my care
Frank was CHEEKY, happy young fel-
low of 90, and took his mishap with un-
commonly good grace. read to him
from my small store OF books and pa
pers, and we had long and interesting
talks Frank was full Of the enthusi-
asm Of youth, and l, eight or ten years
his senior, was, my steady going col
leagues would have said, visionary,
romantic boy. Those few days made
us better acquainted than We would
have become in months of intercourse
in the city. When Frank was able to
rejoin his friends my time was mp and
returned to town, regretting the neces-
sity that compelled me to part with the
pleasant young fellow.
He did not forget his promise TO look
me up when he returned to the city,
and from that time on we were the best
of friends. | had, | am sure, more of
his confidence than did any one else,
and talked TO him in a way that my
medical brethren would have pronounced
wild and unprofessional, but he took 1t
in sober earnest, nomatter how wild, be-
heying in my theories just because !
aired them.
My friend was good looking young
fellow, tall, well made as To figure, easy
and graceful He had blue gray eyes, a
well shaped brow and rounded chin, dark
hair which, however, was quite thin,
giving promise of early badness, nose
perhaps trihe too long and an upper
lin trifIe too short His front teeth,
though white, were not well shaped.
Greatly to his sorrow he could not raise
mustache, try hard rs he might, and
he had tried very hard, indeed, investing
many dollar in nostrums warranted tc
produce the desired result.
Frank well knew what an improve
ment mustache would be-he did moi
banker after whiskers, mustache wa.
all be wanted-for he had worn falls
ones upon several occasions when takinl
part in private theatricals. He was quitt
clever. and played very well for an anna
teur, but often accepted part, veril.
believe, more for the opportunity 1t CAV
him to wear mustache than for an,
other reason.
He was very well situated financially
His parents were dead. His father hai
left him "a good business, which, how
ever. had so far demanded little of hi
attention, rs his father had also left hin
a partner, shrewd, steady bachelor
without near kin. who was devoted t
the young man. Considerable propert
outside of the business added a good dea
to his income. Like myself he had fey
relatives, but then he had hosts c
friends, and was a great favorite in soc
ETY.. There were plenty Of nice girl
who would have become Mrs. Howard
one at a time, of course-had he aske
them, mustache or no mustache. n
one thought of his lack of one as he die
and none but knew how he fe
about it.
We had been discussing various expe
iments one evening when he had droppt
In, as he often did. on his way to r
ception. After a silence of some IN
ments. evidently spent in deep though
for he had not seemed to hear one {
two of my remarks, Frank broke ont:
..See here, doctor, can't you transplai
bit of some ones scalp to my lip an
make mustache that will grow? Yo
read or told me something one eyeniE
about such an experiment or else
dreamed it, | have been wanting
speak to You about it, I'd gladly spa
some of my own scalp If the hair ON
wasn't 50 awfully thin. III give you
thousand dollars il you can manage
and pay all expenses. Think il over Al
see If there isn't some way 10 do it, al
now | must be of. Good night, o
boyfr
laughed at the idea, but after he hi
gone could not help thinking about
A thousand dollars was certainly tenn
ing. My practice did not increase
rapidly as could have wished, and
course, like many another foolish YOU
fellow, | had married a nice girl VIII
scarcely able TO keep myself comfort
bly,, and the tiny olive branches had
dreadful way, sweet as they We're, of i
pearing all too frequently for po
man. I'm not saying, mind you, II
I've ever regretted my marriage or be
willing to spare one Of the boys a
girls now growing up SO fast around II
but money was very scarce in tn,
days, and thousand dollars seemed
much to let go without some effort
earn 1t.
did lot of hard thinking for {
days and spent all my spare time o
some old books in a musty, out of
way library down town. | finally t
Frank that | would see what could
done If he would give $500, the rest !
succeeded In the undertaking. He agr'
at once, so | put carefully wort
.Want" in The Herald. Offering 5000
bit of scalp from the head Of heal
person. 9 young woman preferred,