The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-05-14

i.faN - I1OWuTu, otOY
ping for n day to await the arrival OF
some friends, was so unfortunate as
to sprain his ankle. 1t was nothing
serious, but it compelled him to re-
main quiet for few days. His
friends, arriving, proceeded on their
way, leaving him in my care.
Frank was cherry, happy young
fellow OF 20, and took his mishap
withuncommonly goodgrace. Tread
to him from my small store of books
and papers, and we had long and in
teresting talks. Frank was full Of
the enthusiasm ofyouth, and l, eight
or ten years his senior, was, my
stendy going colleagues would have
said, visionary, romantic boy.
Those few days made US better ac-
quainted than we would have become
in months of intercourse in the city.
When Frank was able to rejoin his
friends my time was up and | return
ed to town, regretting the necessity
that compelled me to part with the
pleasant young fellow. N
He did not forget his prom Use to
look me up when lie 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 l talked to him in n
way that my medical brethren would
have pronounced wild and unpro-
fessional, but he took il in sober
earnest, no matter how wild. believ-
ing in my theories because l aird
them.
NV friend was q good looking
young fellow, tall, well made as to
figure, easy and graceful. He had
blue gray eyes, q well shaped brow
and rounded chin, dark hair which,
however, was. quite thin, giving
promise to early badness, u nose
perhaps q triie too long and an up
perlip trifle too short. His front
teeth, though white, were not we'll
shaped. Greatly to his sorrow he
could not raise q mustache, try as
hard MS he might, and he has tried
very hard, indeed, investing many
dollar in nostrums warranted to pro-
duce the desired result.
Frank well knew hat an improve
ment q mustache would be-he did
not banker after whiskers, mus
tache was oil he wanted-for he had
worn false ones upon several occa-
sions when taking part in private
theatricals. He was quite clever.
and played very well for an amateur
but often accepted q purt, verify
believe, more for the opportunity it
gave him 20 wear a mustache than 4
for any other reason.
He was well situated financially.
His, parents were dead. His father
had left him a good business, which,
however, had so far demanded little
Of his attention, as his father had
also left him q partner, q shrewd,
steady bachelor, without near kin,
who was devoted to the young man.
Considerable property outside Of the
business added a good deal to his
income. Like myself lie had few
relatives, but then he had hosts OF
friends, and WAS great favorite in
society. There were plenty of nice
girls who would have become Mrs.
Howard-one at time, OF course
had he asked them. mustache or no
6mustache. No one thought of his
lack Of one as he did, and none but
knew how he felt nbout it.
1--WE Ind been discussing various
Experiments one I, evening when he
had dropped in. as he often did, on
his way to, n reception. After u
UIence OF some moments, evidently
spsnt in deep thought, for he had
lot seemed to heat. one or twQ oil
my remarks, Frank broke out:
"See here, doctor, can you trans
plant q bit OF some one 10 scalp to
my lip and make mustache that
will grow? You read or told me
,,something one evening about such
IAN experimentor else ] dreamed it.
II have been wanting to spenk toyou
about it. I'd GLADLY spare some Of
my own scalp II tile hair on II wnsn't
no awfully thin. I'll give you a
<kousand dollars IL you can manage
! t and pay all expenses. Think 1t
oyer and see II there isn't some way
20 do it, and now 1 must be of.
Good night. old boyi"
! laughed at the idea, but nfter he
Ind gone could not help thinking
about II. A thousand dollars was
certainly tempting. My practice did