Telegram-herald., 1890-03-15
A QUESTION OF POLICY.
The Ways OF Gn Insurance Agent
Are Indeed Mysterious
ucw old Boia& wzs Iadaced TO Take ous
= Poaioy rhroogh the Machinssioas
sz Two sharp sst,ed insar-
ancs Fisads-

Milton J. fonteen wus young lasur-
~noe agent who was naturally very AJAX
iOas 90 zes bosiness for his company.
That tn tact Vas what no was thsre for
lie looked on al humanity. tntivi idually
and eOliectiVely. a. risks Every man
who walked The streets was % him
rtsk. good or bad Hs buttoned- -holsd
peopls on The street and whispered q
fe~ words % them about the necessity
81 insuring while it was Jet tine. and
be followed people into their oftioes On
AL many a man was worried into taking
policy thAs DC telt he did not need. but
he had - do II IN sslf-deteDse IL ne ex-
pected to got any more work done dur
ing the rest OF his natural life.
There vas one man that young Ton
sssn wanted very much 20 get, aud that
vas old Bolus, the millionaire. He felt
staas II he could rake in the old man. who
was not - very old after all, 10 would be
q good name with which 20 get others,
bsrsuse every thing that Bolus touched
sseued 10 turn 70 gold. and people wore
Wy much In abe habis OF trying 20 get
Into the schemes In which the old man
Bol1s was Interested Tonoeen had
kr1ed and tried again 10 get Mr.. Bolus
interested IN hfe insurance, but bis ef
ports bad al been without avail He
pass talking one time abous this 70 illion-
sire - TREND Of his, young physician.
when the latter said;
Look hsre, Ton teen, one good turn
deserves another. Now, II you make me
one OF the examiners for your company
Pm agree 20 beip you rake IN old man
Boins--
Its hsrvsin,- said Tonteen, and
forthwith tho young physician vas sP-
pointed-
Now" said nat gentleman 70 Ton
ben. ''you 20 70 Bolus and offer him
bon thousand dollars insurance for moth
ing
'-Oh. but l cant 10 shss," said Ton
been. '-ths company would never ssnc-
hon SDch proceeding"
That's all riyhs," replied che doctor.
-you 20 and Osfer him thAa Aad $50 how
quick be wiu jump at la
Why. IL you offered Old Bolus cent
hs would AXE IL quicker than wink
''T0u 0fer him the insurance and tell
bsnn there VIII 20 nothing 70 pay and
ssrd him - ne 20 % examined.
81 The next rme shat Ton teen wens
Into The ofrcs OK Mr.. Bolns be said 20
BAN. Notwithstanding that gsnsleJaan's
frUwn and wave Of the hand: Look
here. Nr Boius. business Is business- I
vin not conosal from y0u she faot that
h got yoa on our list - vOsld be a
vsrJ good thing for OJsr COMPANY. Our
company recognizes shaA and 80 they
suthortze ne ~ offer you $4,000 insIr-
snca On yoGr life for nothing. We viii
saxs she risk 'er tho advantage Is viii
gfpe us - eAyry you- OF course you IN
he-snand that Ibis shiDz has ~ be kept
uuies. ~ zoal3ns cass 20 have snJ-
body slse know it.-
That's al right" said Bolv-s- genial
d. Now, YoGnE nso- yoa are salking
rsu-e- ~ill soceps that proposition.
pnd sosne time peshaps viii take lit
~ mor- In yOur company
Il am sur~.~ ssid Tonseer, when
80 So shs sdvzntarcs OF carrying life
kusurznce thss TO wiu have more Of II.
No.. II Tou can ~ NroaRd On our sx-
nrnfna<. Dr Bones. corner First and
fuank streets. he wiz examine yos-~
s--ss,a here said BolGs. II havsn's
rrne ~ 70 sooung round a doctors Of
eces cau's you send him uP horef''
AL -i-hs. sssid sac insurance. sg~ns.
I'll So sbcuk e. Shst aDs voald
suf. Yoa h~ssr'
~uh. I DOM knu-; any au1s N she
fo--uos,-.~ and - So was Rr-<nxed
Young Dr. Bones was kept waiting
pr-.s riule for NJ Bolus. but al lsst ks
-rss aslyed ~ sep inso sh Srivsrs oface>
rrd Esa der closed behind him He
raood The cd nan up and made him
kr-@abe iong brsaths. and then thunped
bir- n the shoulders snS listened . rs
49, -~-f -1s-o7 rfs o-- Nacx - hlna
end r-0nr ~ 1r-s ~ ffTArrnr rcssrICuS.
and ansuT seoo5 up and locked at shs
UiIii1naire severely
~Eve- been reiected ~ sn7 iasarsscs
ruzrrsnvT'' sad tbe ioctor.
'-tertalniy not 81. answered Boias.
hrt'vs never applied for a csnt sf In
sursncs in rV hse
-Wsll. ar -orrT - sar. Mr Pcius
sSss rAn not recommend cur ccncanT
e. sszs Teu Rs a rsss TIERS = sor,a
shinT she aiafter with Tour hears Yoa
rnav 3-op dead a. s1y nloue-t. sir
Cd Brius us-sss pals - she- szrs