Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-14
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 II
showed above the newspaper in the
AFTERNOON light. Somehow it struck
hHn as 1t 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
dlnSy looking and not in the least
like the shining, healthy brown hair
he now saw.
lie had thought of treatment
Tor the hair himself and had been
advised by his wife to try the wom-
en- who had massaged her scalp until
tne hair grew thick and healthy. The
sisht or his friends head recalled
this to him.
Hello, old man." he said, coming
closer and still having cause to ad-
m1re the thick growth Of his friends
mead. Your hair looks fine. Who
did it for you?
Inc 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
lheir way home from the opera. when
you went down in the orchestra to
E:Sht to speak to Mrs. Wednesday 7
could distinctly see bald spot in the
c@iiiC" OF your head. The hairs really
getting very thin"
.i"' Just the man." came che sleepy
answer from the corner OF the mo.
Tor. Going to him Tomorrow.
Hc stopped on the way uptown that
afternoon at the address he had
copied. 1t rather surprised him to
nhd that the man was not a doctor.
but 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
MS hands over his head. After an
interval that seemed to him unusually
snort 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.
g" 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. Admiring 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, tonpee, 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" s.r..
He paid for II, but he didn't want
1t. It's in his bureau drawer now
His wife says she is going tn 4x.
change IT. for puffs unless he finds q
purchaser at very much reduced
price for chestnut brown toupee,
guaranteed to look like the real thing
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