Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-01
WANTED REAL HAIR
QUEST OF Mr.. mIoYEARs WAS
REMUNERATION.
And Article He Was Offered Co.,
Enough in Its Way, Was No,
Received with Much Out.
pouring Of Enthusiasm.

When Earlee Midyears entered ,ho
club he could not help observing az
lustrous topknot OF his friend n, ~
showed above the newspaper in tho
afternoon light. Somehow II s,rurL
him us II had never lone before
He could not recall that no ho,
cvcr paid much attention to the TO-
or his friends head. lie rememboros
vaguely that 1t was the usual Liza
II topknut of the men he Knew,
ready rather thin. perhaps n Iitt,o
dincy looking and not I'm tho Ioas,
like the shining. healthy brown boI,
he row saw.
lie had thought of Treatment,
Tor the hair himself and had hocn
advised by his wife to try the WON.
en- VIC had massaGed her scalp un,u
the hair grew thick and healthy Tho
sight OF his friends head recaI,oI
this tn him.
Hello. old man." he said. coming
closer and still having cause n Id
mrc the thick growth of his friends
head. Your hair looks fine wLo
az ~ WI NOu.
Tn" friend repeated an address
Mind IL | try him too?" was IN.
question that followed.
Not TN the least. Here's his od.
dress answered he OF the new hair
From a book In his pocket he read
m address. Mldyears copied IL In his
notebook and there was no Cur,bor
thought Ui hair on their minds.
You certainly ought to do some.
Thing for your hair. Earlce." his wife
sail one night later us they were nm
tH"ir "hy homc from the opera. when
!3i went down in the orchestra To-
u Int tn speak to Mrs. "Wednesday
C"u'i distinctly see Il bald $40, In the
coHl"r oi Nonr head. The hairs really
getting very thin"
i"i Just th" man." came he slcepy
"'9""f from the corner of the mo
to-. G".ng to him tomorrow"
80" stopped on the way uptown that
afternoon ut the address he had
copied. II rather surprised him to
ma that the man was not a doctor
hui b" mentioned the name OF the
man who had sent him there and said
he wanted the same thin. that had
F." much improved the looks Of his
friends head.
~" took u seat and as he read the
evening paper he felt the maj rubbing
his hands over his head. After an
interval that seemed To him unusually
snort he heard the hair expert tell
MN to come on at the end Of the
week, say IN Friday.
ON that afternoon hi called again.
i'r look his seat In front of the mir
ror. There IA no evening ncwspa
per to interest him now. for he had
decided to watch the operation.
In" hairdresscr disappeared. and
when he came back out OF the work
room he carried In his hand n small
'lssu" paper package. This he opened
aud out Of It came IA little brown
scratch wig. Admiring the perfect
match he held It up to the back hair
OF his astonishcd patron.
'Bui what in the world is tina,
thing" Midycars asked.
why, a toupce. the same that
made for your friend replied the Wig
maker. vino thought he had turned out
something uncommonly fine In lis
way. That's what you said you
wanted"
u" paid for II. but he didn't want
II. It's In his bureau drawer now
Ills wife says she Is going 10 px.
mango II FOR puns unless he finds n
purchaser AT a very much reduced
prize" for II chestnut brown toupcc.
guaranteed to look like the real thing.