The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-30
WHOLE NO. S4S.

IOrtaOie circumstances. Let me taKe
your name Shall p
lie followed me everywhere until at
last | got So sick of Gums persecu tious
that Iefi 10 VI suddenly one eveuiug.
and hid myself 10 secluded cou ntry
village, hoping to get rid OF him. At
the END of two weeks returned. reach
| ing home at ore in the morning. | had
hardly got into bed before there was a
ring at the door bell | looked cut,
aud there was Gum with another per-
son He asked if Max Adeler was at
home. said was the man. Mr. Gum
then observed that he expected my re.
turn, and thonght he would call around
about that insurance policy. He said
he had the doctor with him, and if
would come down he would take my
name aud have me examined immedi-
ately. ! was TOO indignant to reply.
| shut the window With slam and went
10 bed again. After breakfast in the
morning opened the front door and
there was Gum sitting on the steps With
his lortor, waiting for me. He had
been there all night AS came out,
they ,ezed me and tried TO undress me
there on the pavement, 10 order to ex-
anime me. | retreated and locked my.
self up in the Garret, with orders o adj
NIT nobody 10 the house until came
down stairs.
But Gum wouldn't be baffed. He
actually rented the house next door and
stationed himself in the garret adioin-
ing mine. When he got fixed he spent
his time pounding on the partition and
crying: Halo Adeler -, Adeer!
| say How about tina. policy? Want
to take her out now!' And then he
would tell me some more anecdotes about
men who were cut off Immediately af-
, ter paying the first premium. But |
j paid no attention to him and made no
ucise Then he was silent for while
Suddenly, Que morning. the trap-door
OF my garret vas wrencbed of and,
upon looking up, | saw Gum with the
doctor and crowbar, and lot of death
rates, coming down he ladder at the. |
fed from The house to the Presbyterian
church close by, abd paid the sexton
twenty dollars to let met climb up to the
point Of the steepIe and sit asiride Of
the ball, promised hi ii twenty more
if be would exclude everybody from
that steeple fora week. Once safely on
the ball l made myself comfortable with
the thought that | had Gvnn at dis
advantage, and determined to beat him
finally if had to stay there mont4.
About an hour afterward, while |
Was lookiOe at the superb view TO tue
wesr, heard rustling arouna OF the
other side Of the steeple. looked
around and there vas Benjamin 2.
Gum creeping up the side of that spire
in "A balloon. in which was the doctor
ace the tabular estimates Of he losses
of his company from the tontne SYSTEM
AS soon as Gum reached the ball be-
threw his grapr ling iron into the shlng!es
Of the steeple and asked me at what
age my father had died, and il ever au7
Of NV aunts ever had the consumption
or liver complaint. Without waiting 20
reply, [ slid down the steepie to the
ground, and took the first train for the
Mississippi Valley. In two weeks
was 10 Mexico. determined to 60 to
the interior, aud seek some wild spot IN
some elevated region, where no Guuu
would ever dare to come I cot ou
mule and paid guibe to lead me to the
summit OF Popocatapetl. We arrived
at the foot of the mountain at uoon.
We toiled upwards for about four hours.
Just before reaching the top heard the
sound of voices, aud, upon rounding a
point of rocks, who should | see but
Benz p Gum, seated Il the very
edge of the crater, explaining the eu.
dowment plan to his guide, and stupc.
flying him with a mortality table, While
the doctor had the other guide a few
yarGs of examining him TO sec if be was
healthy Mr.. Gunu arose and saiG ae
was glad to see me, because now ne could
talk over that business about the policy
without fear Of interruption. In par.
oxysm of rage pushed him back iuto
the crater, and he fell thousand faet
below with heavy thud As he struck
the bottom heard voice screaming
out something about Z" non forfeiture !"
but there was sud len CONFUSION OF
the mountain. cloud of smoke, and
heard 40 more.
know it was wrong. | know had
no right TO kill Gum in that manner ;
but tie forced NE to do is 10 self defense,
and | hope his awful fa;e vii! be q
warning to other insurance agents who
remain among Va.