Telegram-herald., 1890-06-27
DR.. KEENES STORY.

tnEnats friends. l met MIN one sum
nsr IN the C2tskills. whittier l had be-
taken myself for weeks change and
fresh sir 1 pat up a. = loaely farm
house. where Howard, stopping Tor
day 70 await the arrival % some friends,
vas - unfortunate As % spain his
ankle Il was nothing serious, bat II
compelled him 20 remain quiet FOR few
days His friends. arriving, proceeded
On their way. leaving hiIn Ia my care.
Frank wa q cheerY, happy young fel-
low Of 20, aud took has nIshap with TN
commonly good grace read 20 him
from my small store OF books and pa
psrs. and Ne b 81 long and interesting
talks. Frank was full Of the enthusi-
as,n u youth and |. eight or ten years
his senior. ~as. my steady going col
Leagues would have said, visionary,
romantic boy Those few days made
rs better acquainted than We would
have become IN months Of intercourse
IN The city. When Frank was able 20
reiOin us friends Lny time was up and
1 returned 70 town. regretting the neoes-
sity that compelled me 10 part with the
pleasant young fellow.
lie did not forget his promise TO look
me up when no returned 10 the city,
I'D from that time on we were the best
- friends | had, am sure. mere Of
Is confidence than did any one else,
and / talked 70 him IN a way that my
medical brethren would have pronounced
Wild and unprofessiOna. but be took 1t
II sober earnest, noInatter how wild, be-
heving IN nay theories just because l
aired them.
NY friend was good looking young
fellow, tau. well made as 10 figure, easy
and graceful. lie had blue gray eyes,
well shaped brow and rounded chm, dark
hair which, however, was quite thin,
giving promise Of early badness, nose
perhaps trihe too long and an upper
lip tribe too short. His front teeth,
though white, were not well shaped.
Greatly 10 his sorrow he could not raise
a mustache, try hard as he might, and
he had tried very hard. indeed, investing
many dollar IN nostrums warranted to
produce the desired result.
Frank well knew what an improve
ment a mustache would be-he did no.
banker after whiskers, mustache was
all be wanted-for he had worn false
ones upon several occasions when taking
part in private theatricals. He was quite
clever. and played very well for an anna
teur. bat often accepted part, verify
believe, more for the opportunity it gave
him 10 wear a mustache than for any
ether reason
He was very well situated financially.
HIS parents were dead. His father had
left him good business, which, how
ever, had so far demanded little of his
attention. as his father had also left him
q partner, a shrewd. steady bachelor,
without near kin, who was devoted TO
the young man. Considerable property
outside Of the business addeda good deal
% his income. Like myself he had few
relatives, but then ne had hosts Of
friends, and was great favorite in sOci-
ETY.. There were plenty OF nice girls
who would have become Mrs Howard
one at a time, OF course-had he asked
them. mustache or no rnustache. No
one thought Of his lack Of one ss he did,
and mono bat l knew how he felt
about u.
We had been discussing various eIper-
inents one evening when he had dropped
IN. as he often did. ON his way TO re
ceptiOn. After silence Of some mo
nents, evidently spent in deep thought,
for be had not seemed 10 hear one or
two Of my remarks, Frank broke out:
See here, doctor. can't you transplant
q bit Of some ones scalp 70 my lip and
make mustache that VIII grow? You
read or told me something one evening
about such an experiment. or else /
dreamed t. | have been wanting 10
speak 20 you about H. I'd gladly spare
some Of my own scalp II the hair on it
wasnt 50 awfuIly thin. I'll give you a
thousand GOllass II you can manage il
and pay all expenses. Think IL over and
So II there isn't some way 70 do II. aud
now I must be off. Good night, old
boyi'
laughed at the idea. bat after he had
gone I could not help thinking about IT,
A thousaud dollars was certainly tempt
ing. My practice did not increase so
rsyidly ~ I could have wished. and Of
course. like many another foolish young
fellow. I had married a moe girl when
sossrcesv sbie % keep myself oomforts-
biy. and the tiny olive branches had a
dreadful way. sweet as they were. Of sp-
pearing al 100 frequently f0r 3 poor
man I'm not saying. mind you. that
I've s-rr regretted my marriage OF been
wiling T. spars one q the boys and
girls now growing MP so fast around me,
but money Wa very scarce in tboss
d<zE. and a thousand dollars seemed too
usu-h u &c 20 without some Effort to
es<u e.
Ltsd Aut a hard thinking for few
ds<ye ard speu< al my spare t1me over
szne oAd books n r1uSty. cut u the
srxv library IRWIN town Anally told
Fxzrl that I woah see what cUr1id b
arr-e = he uauutd give 800 the resc II
ezrru-eSed nths Undertaking he agreed
81 Once. a. Dut a carefully xoried
ssrsnf- IN The Hersid. offssrins s20o For
et1 II z,atp frSn she head e a healthy
-.-r~-n a vysrne rur1sn ursferrei end
nsu1zing an hour for sVptcsnss y cau AZ
my oftue.
Wei. haa gnod many aus~sr-. IN
p~rzun snd hY bseer. The leteers paid
no sst@nsion to and shcse vbo called Iii
not suit. uafti began - think would
hsve good 3esl ~ trouble 70 fnd the
rixhf person. when my s-lsn boy y al
work ushsrrd IN young lady. knew
That she VA vrune though shr va
he@~ily vsiied. ~ her sight Eir'ssh