Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-24
A QUESTION OF POLICY.
The Ways Of an Insurance Agent
Are Indeed Mysterious.
How ola Bolus was Induced to TAKE Out
Policy Through the Vaccinations
of Two sharp witted Insur-
ancs Fiends,


Milton ]. Tonteen was a young insur-
ance agent who was naturally very anx-
ious to get business for his company
That in fact was what he was there for.
He looked on all humanity, individually
and collectively, as risks. Every man
who walked the streets was 70 him
risk, good or bad lie 5utt0ned-holed
people on the street and whispered a
few words TO them about the necessity
Of insuring while it was vet time, and
he followed people into their offices IN
til many a man was worried into taking
a policy that he felt he did not need, but
he had to do itln self-defense if he eX-
pocted to get any more work done dur
ing the rest OF his natural life.
There was one man that young Ton
teen wanted very much to get, and that
was old Bolus. the millionaire. He felt
that if he could rake in the old man. who
was not so very old after all, it would be
a good name with which to get others,
because every thing that Bolus touched
seemed to turn to gold and people were
very much in the habit Of trying TO get
into the schemes in which the old man
Bolus was interested. Tonteen had
tried and tried again to get Mr. Bolus
Interested in life insurance, but his ef
forts had all been without avail. He
was talking one time about this million
aire to friend of his, young physician,
when the latter said:
Look here. Tonteen, one good turn
deserves another. Now, if you make me
one Of the examiners for your company
I'll agree to help you rake in old man
Bolus."
''It's bargain" said Tonteen, and
forthwith the young physician was APP
pointed.
Now, said that gentleman to Ton
teen, you go to Bolus and offer him
ten thousand dollars insurance for moth
ing"
ooh, but I can't do that" said Ton
teen; 1.-The company would never sane
ton such a proceeding"
That's all right, replied the doctor,
''you go and offer him that and see how
quick he will jump at it"
Why, if you offered old Bolus cent
he would take it quicker than wink"
You offer him the insurance and tell
him there viii be nothing to pay and
send him to me to be examined.
SO the next time that Tonteen went
into the Office of Mr.. Bolus he said to
him. Notwithstanding that gentleman's
frown and wave of the hand: Look
here. Mr.. Bolus, business is business. /
will not conceal from you the fact that
If got you on our list it would be
very good thing for our company. Our
company recognizes that, and 50 they
me to offer you $40, 900 insur-
ance on your life for nothing. We will
take the risk for the advantage it will
give us to carry you. Of course you IN
derstand that this thing has to be kept
quiet; we wouldn't care to have any
body else know it.
That's all right, said Bolus, genial
IL. Now, young man, you are talking
sense. will accept that proposition,
and some time perhaps ! viii take lit
tie more in your company"
Il am sure" said Tonteen, when
you see the advantages Of carrying life
insurance that you viii have more Of IT. 4
Now. if you can call around on our ex-
aminer. Dr. Bones, corner First and
Blank streets, ne viii examine you.
"See here, said Bolus, II haven't
time to 20 fooliug round doctors Of
fee; cant you send him up hore?"
'.All right, said the insurance agent,
an see about it. What time would
suit sou best?'
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