Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-30
WANTED REAL HAIR
QUEST OF MR.. MIDYEARS WAS
REGENERATION.
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 it had never done before.
He could not recall that he had
ever paid much attention to the top
of 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
dingy. looking and not lin 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 wom-
en- who had massaged her scalp until
the hair grew thick and healthy. The
sight Of his friends head recalled
this to him. ,.@
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 If l try him too?" was the
question that followed.
Not IN 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 and there was no further
thought Of hair on their minds.
You certainly ought to- do some.
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 10 speak to Mrs. Wednesday I
could distinctly see 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"
He stopped on the way uptown that
afternoon at the address = he had
copied. 1t rather surprised him to
lind that the man wasI 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.
He took 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
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 a little brown
scratch wig. Admitting the perfect
match he held 1t 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 thoughth he had turned out
something uncommonly fine in it's
way. That's what you said you
wanted"
He paid for it, but he didn't want
It, It's in his bureau drawer now
His wife says she is going to ex.
change 1t for puffs unless he finds a
purchaser at very much reduced
price for a chestnut brown toupee
guaranteed to look like the real thing