Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-19
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Received with Much Out
pouring Of Enthusiasm.

Whom Farlee Midyears entered the
club he could not help observing the
us'r"us topknot Of his friend as t.
showed above the newspaper in 'hc
afternoon light. Somehow it struck
hi. as it had never done before
lie could not recall that he haA
over raid much attention to the ton
"f hiS friends head. He remembered
Va"ne'y that it was the usual kind
or tnpknot Of the MEN he knew-ait
real" rather thin, perhaps little
dry looking and not in the least
HE the shining, healthy brown hair
he row saw.
lie had thought Of treatment
for he hair himself and had been
advised by his wife tn 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.
Hello, old man." he said, coming
closer and still having cause to adj
m1re the thick growth of his friends
head. Your hair looks fine. Who
did it for you?
The friend repeated an address.
Mind if I 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 TO 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"
re stopped on the way uptown that
afternoon at the address he had
copied. 1t rather surprised him to
ma that the man was not a doctor.
hut he mentioned the name of the
man who had sent him there and said
ne wanted the same thing that had
SO much improved the looks of his
friends head.
lie 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
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 Land small
tissue paper package. This he opened
and out of 1t came 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 thoughthe had turned out
something uncommonly fine in it's
way That's what you said you
wanted"
He paid for 1t, but he didn't want
II. It's in his bureau drawer now
Ills wife says she is going to ex-
change 1t for puffs unless he finds q
purchaser at very much reduced
price for chestnut brown toupee.
guaranteed to look like the real thing.