The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-01-09


whats that?' asked his friend.
"You want some life Insurance.? How
much do you want, $4,000? Why don't
you como into the Triple Plated League
of Good Fellows? It's mutual relief
and aid association and carries life in
surance of So, 900, and it will not cost
you one third as much as is charged by
the cheapest life insurance company in
existence just think, only 81 cents fol-
each assessment, and last year there
were but 80 assessments. Beat that il
you can. Over 500, 900 members in the
United States.
NO." said farley, II don't want to
join a society. l am so much of a stay
at home that l do not feel that
"You won't have to go to lodge meet
ings," interrupted his friend. "All you
will have to do is to fill out this appli-
cation. will see that you go through
the committee all right Then you will
have to be initiated, and after that, SC
long as you pay your assessments and
dues, you needn't go near the lodge
rooms. Then when you die the boys
shape, and your widow will get So, 900. "
farley thought of the Triple Plate
league all of that afternoon. At night
he looked over the life insurance esti-
mates, compared them with the esti-
mates given to him by his business
friend and next morning told the latter
that he would fill out an application.
His friend was as good as his word.
farley went through the examination
committee without jar, and one morn
ing he received a polite letter telling
him that his application had been duly
received, and that If he would present
himself on the following Tuesday he
greatly surprised when her husband hur-
ried through his dinner that Tuesday
evening and without telling her whore
he was going put on his best clothes
and left tho house.
farley met his friend in the corner
drug store under the lodgeroom of the
Triple Platers with some misgivings.
He was densely ignorant of the first
principles of a secret society, and his
knowledge of limitations was limited to
reading ''riding the goos" jokes and &C.
counts of college hazings. In the drug
store he was introduced to other Triple
Platers and was warmly welcomed. I'm
der the benign influence of friendly, jo-
vial good fellowship his nervousness
wore off, and he assembled the stairs to
enter upon the ordeal with considerable
nonchalance.
To his surprise he found that the in
itation ceremonies were dignitied and
solemn. A great deal was said Of phi
lanthropy, friendship and loyalty, and
he felt as though he were being received
into church. Then he was given the
passwords and grip and soon after was
the center of crowd of men. receiving
congratulations and slaps on the back.
He passed delightful evening. Music,
cigars and we'll told stories followed one
another rapidly, and it was after mid
night when he reached his home and his
worried wife. A few days later he
placed in his buttonhole the figured
button Of the Triple Piaters and pfac-
ticed the grip with his friend until he
had it perfect
farley for the second time in his
married life broke his stay at home rule
by going to the lodge the next Tuesday
evening, and the week after found him
there again. The pleasant evenings with
the Triple Platers and the novelty OF 1t
all turned his attention to the dull life
led by his wife, aud he took her to the
theater
Soon after the Triple Platers held an
open lodge for the wives and friends OF
the members. farley bought Mrs. Jar
ley dress for the occasion. and the