The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-03-20
All for
Sadie
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The Lloyd School Of Scientific Beau
tihcation boosted imposing, two-color
letter-heatis, bearing the picture. Of the
12-story Range building and that Of
a handsome lady In evening dress, la
beled "Afmc. Josephine Lloyd. presi-
ident."'
The school, In reality. consisted OF
one Harry Lloyd Rugglcsford, one re-
built typewriter. one peroxidized Ska
week stenographer. one secondhand
roll-top desk. and small dingy
room on the top floor Of the Range
huildlhg. The pictured building on
the stationery was. therefore. a case
OF metonomy. and that Of the shoulder
show gentle fake.
| II. Lloyd Rugglesford was president.
secretary, treasurer, board OF direct
ors, and Office boy Of the school. along
with Its faculty Of able teachers and
far-famed authorities on Embarrassing,
facial massage, manicuring. and CHI
ropody. and kindred recherche, erudite
and recondlte subjects.
His course Of instruction was by
correspondence. II comprised IL les
sons. The fee was $20-in-advance-
you-pay-but- once results guaranteed.
He advertised In newspapers and
western magazines whose advertising
managers were not yet overwhelmed
by advertising reform.
When the beauty doctors follow.
up system was slow In convincing the
village bellies that they should be SCI
entifically beautified, he made haste
to hold forth the lure of special rate
Of $15.42-$12 $3.50. .1S-$7. .29-$3. .05
or SLIT.
He gauged his haste and figures by
the quality Of the stationery upon
which mademoiselle had propounded
her inquiries. As a Judge Of human
nature-I mean feminine nature, for
there is q dlfference-by the station.
cry route, Harry Lloyd Rugglesford
was an adept.
The twelve printed lessons cost him
fourteen cents. Advertising he Figured
at fifteen cents an inquiry. Office REM
was seven dollars month. The de
probation of the rebuilt and Of thu
p. b. stenographer were small. Over
head expenses were less. Hence hi
sound Judgment allowed him not IN
: frequently to descend to the one dol
lar and seventy-seven cents mark.
.. Forgive me. reader, for this laggin
: stnrt and the ARRAY Of duh statistics.
: apologize also to the editor, the lint
, type man and the proof reader. Ano
will endeavor to redeem myself.
Do you crave romance, love, osculn
.. tion? A dab Of pathos. a shift o
! scene, a few surprisesf A villain. brie
, paragraphs, lively conversation! o.
very well. Perhaps can accommo
date you.
'rwns June.
, How's that for q telescoped para
graph?
II. Lloyd Rugglesford swung jauni
. lily of the trolley car. winked ut tn
> man on the corner decorated with tn
, sign. "Please Help the Blind" re-
ceIved an answering wink, paused a
I the florists, purchased 50cen
) bunch Of violets, and was elevated I
the twelfth floor Of the Range build
!. ing.
The doctor of beauty entered IN
. beauty school with satisfied air.
|, Sadie. the stenographer. was pount
Ing out form letter No. Z. That sam
epistle was calculated to plunge tn
, fair recipient into the seventh intern
Of despair because she had not "
purchased n money order and essaye
the route Of scientific Identification.
Form letter No. Z was masterpieC
!. Of selling talk on the scientific elm
J. nation Of pimples, freckles, mole
y blotches, blrthmnrks, hair on the fac
;, ingrown fingernails and the like.
"Hallo. Sade," said the beauty do
: tor. IL believe you said you liked v
0 olets. I've bought you few"
y He handed her his offering With
o truly Ellzabethan bow.
"Ever so much, Harry" she sal
" gaIly. raising the bouquet to her prett
= retrousse nose. ~ haven't saw O
swell bunch as this all spring. Your
y there with the keen eye for nifty fOv
} ers, all right. Them roses the oths
o day was too dear for anything"
{ "Quit kidding, Sade." said II
beauty doctor, smiling archly. "Yo
. know that nothing's too good for yo
y Anything much In the way Of mall t
ID day7"
= Sadie handed him bundle Of le
} ters.
An examination Of their conten
disclosed "A money orders. eight fe
II tive letters Of warm cOmmendation I
II the course. 10 vigorous kicks from di
ii gruntled students, six threats to rep0
IL the institution to the post Office a
III thorities n certain sums were n,
III forthwith returned, and 22 answers
III advertisements.
II Anything startling. Harryr Z
= quired Sadie. pausIng In her clatter.
"Same old thing" he rej0ine
Kicks and kopeks galore, and % ne