Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-08
WANTED REAL HAIR
QUEST OF MR.. MIDYEARS WAS
REMUNERATION
And Article He Was. offered, Good
Enough in Its Way, Was Not
Received with Much Out
pouring Of Enthusiasm.

When Earlee Midyears entered the
club he could not help observing the
lustrous topknot Of his friend as IL
showed above the newspaper in the
afternoon light. Somehow It struck
him as 1t had never done before.
He could not recall that he hal
ever paid much attention to the top
or his friends head. He remembered
vaguely that it was the usual kind
Of topknot of the men, he knew-al-
ready rather thin. perhaps a little
dlngy looking and not in the least
like the shining, healthy brown hair
he now saw.
He had thought OF treatment
for the hair himself and had been
advised by his wife to try the WON.
en- who had .massaged her scalp until
the hair grew thick and healthy. The
sight OF his friends head recalled
this to him. - 800 =
Hello, old man." he said. coming
closer and still having cause to ad.
mire the thick growth Of his friends
head. Your hair looks fine. Who
did it for YOU? -.
The friend repeated an address.
Mind II I try him too?" was the
question that followed.
Not tn the least Here's his adj
dress, answered he of the new hair.
FROM book in his pocket he read
an address. Midyears copied It In his
notebook 3nd there was no further
Thought Of hair on their minds.
arfo {Y,I,
thing for your hair, Earlee," his wife
said one night later as they were on
their way home from the opera. "When
you went down in the orchestra to-
night TO speak to Mrs Wednesday I
could distinctly see a bald spot in the
center OF your head. The hairs really
getting very thin"
=. Got just the man." came the sleepy
answer from the corner of the mo-
Tor. Going to him tomorrow"
tie stopped on the way uptown that
afternoon at the address he had
copied. 1t rather surprised him to
find that the man was not a doctor.
hut he mentioned the name of the
man who had sent him there and said
he wanted the same thing that had
so much improved the looks of his
friends head. ....
IT, he took a seat and as he read the
evening paper he felt the man rubbing
his hands over his head. After an
interval that seemed to him unusually
short he heard the hair expert tell
MIN to come on at the end Of the
week, say on Friday.
On that afternoon he called again.
He took his seat in front of the mir.
ror. There was no evening newspa-
per to interest him now, for he had
decided to watch the operation.
The hairdresser disappeared, and
when he came back out of the work.
room he carried in his hand a small
tissue paper package. This he opened
and out Of 1t came little brown
scratch wig. Admitting the perfect
match he held It. up to the back hair
OF his astonished patron.
But what in the world Is that
thing?" Midyears asked.
why, toupee, the same that /
made for your friend" replied the wig.
maker, who thoughthe had turned out
something uncommonly fine In its
way. That's what you said you
wanted"
lie paid for 1T, but he didn't want
1t. It's In his bureau drawer now
His wife says she is going to OK.
change 1t for puffs unless he flnds a
purchaser at very much reduced
price for q estnut brown toupee.
guaranteed TO look like the real thing.