Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-07-19
WANTED REAL HAIR
QUEST OF Mr.. MiDYEARS WAS
REJUvENATIoN.
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
iustrous topknot of his friend as it
showed above the newspaper in the
afternoon light. Somehow It struck
him as it had meter done before.
/. He could not recall that he had
ever paid much attention to the ton
or his friends head. He remembered
vaguely that 1t was the usual kind
OF topknot OF the men he knew-al-
ready rather thin, perhaps a little
dlngy looking and not in the least
NE the shining, healthy brown hair
he now saw. -, -. -
t'c 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-
mlfe the thick growth Of his friends
mead. Your hair looks fine. Who
did it for you?
Inc friend repeated an address.
MIND III 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.
Ihihs 1or your hair, Earlee," his wife
saId cne night later as they were on
tncir way home from the opera when
yol went down in the orchestra to-
night to speak to Mrs. Wednesday
could distinctly see bald spot in the
center OF your head The hairs really
ggtiiag very thin
"o' Jast the man. came the sleepy
|nSf 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
nnd that the man was not q doctor.
put he mentioned the name of the
man who had sent him there and said
ne wanted the same thing that had
30 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
short he heard the 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
ror. There was no evening newspa-
per TO interest him now, for he had
decided to watch the operation.
The hairdresser disappeared. and
"hen ne 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, a 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 il, but he didn't want
1t. It's In his bureau drawer now
His wife says she is going to ex
change 1t for puffs unless he finds n
purchaser at very much reduced
price for a chestnut brown touDee.
guaranteed to look like the real thing.