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He strode across the paved floor of the train shed, through a wide iron gate and into a barber-shop that adjoined the waiting-room. There he gave himself to the care of a barber who addressed him as Mr. Lawler in a voice of respect. "I've shaved you before, Mr. Lawler," said the man. "I think it was when you was down here last year, to the convention.
When Wilmot Allen left Blizzard's house, he went direct to a barber-shop, where he remained for three hundred years. During this period, he lost his beard and thereby regained his self-respect. It took him a hundred years to reach the Grand Central, and a thousand more to get from there to Clovelly. "I got your telegram," said Barbara. "When?" he asked anxiously. She broke into a sudden smile.
When a late comer joined them it was considered au fait to welcome him by assuming a fistic attitude, after the style of the pugilists pictured in the barber-shop magazines, and spar a good-natured and make-believe round with him, with much agile dancing about in a circle, head held stiffly, body crouching, while working a rapid and facetious right.
"I like bobbed hair," she said hurriedly, as if he had asked her a question, "and I intend to bob mine." "When?" demanded Marjorie. "Any time." "No time like the present," suggested Roberta. Otis jumped to his feet. "Good stuff!" he cried. "We'll have a summer bobbing party. Sevier Hotel barber-shop, I think you said." In an instant all were on their feet. Bernice's heart throbbed violently.
Asbury set up his shop, and he won the hearts of his prospective customers by putting up the significant sign, "Equal Rights Barber-Shop." This legend was quite unnecessary, because there was only one race about, to patronise the place. But it was a delicate sop to the people's vanity, and it served its purpose. Asbury came to be known as a clever fellow, and his business grew.
I wandered into the observation-car, and saw my particular friend proudly employ the train-telephone to inform his office that he had caught the train. I saw also the free supply of newspapers, the library of books, the typewriting-machine, and the stenographer by its side all as promised. And I knew that at the other end of the train was a dining-car, a smoking-car, and a barber-shop.
I imagine this is due to the wet climate, as in Ireland. And every cabin is alive with fleas. A hundred nights I have anointed myself with citronella from head to foot, and outsmelt a cheap barber-shop, to escape their plague. In a tent, and without dogs, one can be immune. In most years there are very few chiggers, except on pine ridges. They are worse along rivers than in the mountains.
The colonel was already bringing another horror and tenderly dusting it. "Take this one too the gem of my collection the only genuine Fra Angelico that " "Illuminated liver-pad, that's what it is. Give it here good day people will think I've robbed a' nigger barber-shop." As he slammed the door behind him the Colonel shouted with an anguished accent
The interview with the advocate was short. "You see, dear friend, that my plan is good; bring Madame Dammauville to court, and we shall have some pleasant moments." This time Saniel had not the hesitation of the previous evening, and he entered the first barber-shop he saw. When he returned to his rooms he lighted two candles, and placing them on the mantle, he looked at himself in the glass.
He resolved to be on the lookout that day for a barber-shop set. He believed they were not common in the photodrama, still one might be found. He limited himself to the lightest of breakfasts. He had timidly refrained from counting his silver but he knew he must be frugal.
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