Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-30
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 It
showed above the newspaper in the
afternoon light. Somehow II struck
him 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 II was the usual kind
d topknot Of the men he knew-al.
ready rather thin. perhaps a little
dinsy looking and not in the least
like the shining, healthy brown hair
he now saw.
lie had thought of treatment
for he hair himself and had been
advised by his wife to 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 10 ad.
mire the thick growth of his friends
head. Your hair looks fine. Who
did ii for you?"
The friend repeated an address.
Mind II I try him too" was the
question that followed.
Not In the least. Here's his ad.
dress. answered he of the new hair.
From Il book in his pocket he read
an address. Midyears copied It in his
notebook II Their. was no further
th"u.ht Of hair on their minds.
"lou certainly ought To do some.
thing for your hair, Earlee.' his wife
said one night later as they were ON
thcir way home from the opera. When
!ou went down In the orchestra 10.
h!iht 10 speak To Mrs. Wednesday I
could distinctly see a bald spot in the
center Of your head. The hairs really
getting very thin
Got just the man." came the slecpy
answer from the corner of the mo
Tor. Going to him tomorrow"
He stopped on the way uptown that
afternoon at the address Ia. had
copied. II rather surprised him to
III thai the man was not Il doctor.
but he mentioned the nam OF the
man who had sent him there and said
II" wanted the same thing that had
SO much improved the looks OF his
friends head.
He took a 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 lie heard tn, hair expert tell
him 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.
Tor. There WAS no evening ncwspa.
per TO interest him now. for he had
decided to watch the operation.
The hairdresser disappeared. and
~heil he came back ont of the work.
room he carried In his hand a small
tissue paper package. This he opened
and out OF it came a little brown
scratch wig. Admitting the perfect
match he held It up to the back hair
OF his astonished patron.
But What In the world Is thai
thing" Midyears asked.
why. il toupee. the samc that
made for your friend" replied the wig
maker. who thoughthe had turned out
something uncommOnIy fine In lis
way That's what you said yor
wanted"
~" paid for II. but he didn't waul
II. It's In his bureau drawer now
Ills wife says h is going To .x
change IT for puffs unless he finds ;
purchaser at 4 very much reduced
price for Il chestnut brown toupoc
guaranteed To look like the real thing