Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
WANTED REAL HAIR
QUEST OF MR.. MIDYEAas m.
REMUNERATION.
And Article He Was Offered o.,
Enough in Its Way, Was M,
Received with Much Out.
pouring Of Enthusiasts

When Earlce Midyears erto,.
club he could not help observing ,he
lustrous topknot Of his friend "e
showed above the newspaper T.
afternoon light. Somehow q s,, "e
him as 1t had never done beforo
lie could not recall that no 49,
ever paid much attention to the Nv
nj his friends head. He remenbo,o,
vaguely that 1t was the usual liz
II topknot OF the men he kne,, :"
ready rather thin. perhaps n IT'LL
dinGy looking and not in the loas,
X the shining. healthy brown hal.
he now saw. "
lie Il thought OF trea,mor,
for h hair himself and had hoon
advised by his wife TO try the Won,
en- who had massaEed her scaln rn,u
the hair grew thick and heal,by TT.
siSht OF his friends head recalled
this TO him.
Hello. old man." he said. COMING
closer and still having cause to "A,
nirc the thick growth OF his frIend'.
head. Your hair looks fine W.
did it for YOU? WV
The friend repeated an address
Mind II I try him too?" was tho
question that followed.
Not In the least. Here's his a
dress" answered he OF the new ho,r
rom a book i'm his pocket he read
IN address. Midycars copied II in bIs
notebook and there was no further
thought Of hair on their minds,
You certainly ought to do soma.
thing Or our hair. Earlce." his wife
sail enc night later as they were on
their way home from the opera. When
YOU went down In the orchestra n
night To speak to Mrs. "Wednesday
could distinctly see a bald spo, in IN.
center OF your head. The hairs really
getting very thin"
Got just the man." came the sleeny
answer from the corner OF the mn.
tor. Gong Ia him Tomorrow"
lie stopped ON the way uptown that
afternoon at the address he had
col Jed. II rather surprised him 10
ind that The man was not a doctor
hut he mentioned the namc OF the
man who had sent him there and said
b" wanted the same thing that had
81 much improved the looks of his
friends head.
u" took a seat and ns 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
him Ia come on at the end OF the
week. say on Friday.
ON that afternoon he called again.
IL" took his seat In front of the mir
ror. There was no evening ncwspa.
per 10 interest him now, for he had
decided To watch the operation.
The hairdrcsscr disappeared. and
when he came back ont OF the work
room he carried in his hand a small
tissue paper package. This he opened
hhd out OF II came n little brown
scratch wig. Admitting the perfect
match he held II up to the back hal
of his astonished patron.
"But what In the world Is tina
thing" Midycars asked.
why. n toupcc. the same that
made for your friend" replied the VIE
maker. who thought he had turned ou
something uncommonly fine In IL
way. That's what you said 80,
wanted"
He paid for II. but he didn't wan
1t It's In his bureau drawer now
Ills wife says she Is going 10 ~
change II for pufTs unless he finds
purchaser at n very much reduced
pric" for a chestnut brown toupee
guaranteed 10 look like the real thing