Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-20


his. young physician. whom tho latter
said;
"Lool, hire, Tontecn, ono coed turn de.
serycs another. Now u you make me ono
Of the examiners for your company I'll
agree to help you rake in old man Dolus.
"It's a bargain" fuid rontcen, and
forthwith the young physician was az
pointed
"Now, said that gentleman to Ton.
teen, lyon 20 to I}OluF and offer him $l0,-
600 insurance for rothiug'
cob, hut 1 can't do that" said Ton
teen. "rho company would never sanc-
ton such . proceeding.
"That's all right" replied tho doctor.
"You go and offer him Tint and see how
quick ho win jump st It,"
"Why, II you offered old Bolus n cont
lie would take it quicker than u wink"
"You offer him tho insurance and tell
him there VIII DO nothing to pay and send
him TO me TO DO Oxnmmod."
So tho next time that llonteen went In
to tho Office of Mr.. Bnlus he said TO him,
notwithstanding that gentleman irOwn
and wave Of the hand; Look hero, Mr.
Dolus. business IS business. | will not
conceal from you the fnot That 81 got you
on our list 1t would be IL very good thing
for our company. our company recognizes
that, aud so they authorize me to offer
you $4,000 insurance on your life for
nothing. We will take the risk for the
advantage 1t will give MS to carry you. or
course YOU understand that this thing has
to he kept quiet. We wouldn't caro- to
have anybody else know It.
THAT'S MI right, said Bolus geninlly.
Snow, Young mhu, you nrc talking sonse.
viii accept thnt proposition, and some
/ time pcrhgpr 1 Will take little more In
| your company"
81 am sure" said Tontcen, "when you
see tho advantages Of carrying life insur-
{ anco TINT you will have moro of it. Now,
| II you can call around on our examiner
l DR. Bones, corner First and Blank streets,
| he will examine you"
".See here" said Bolus. ~ haven't time
to go fooliBg round doctor Office. Can't
you send him up herey''
Gan right" snid the Insurance agent.
| "Ill sec about 1t. What time would suit
you bestf
ooh, / don't know; amy time in tho
forenoon" And so IL was arranged.
Young DR.. Bones was kept waiting
some time for Mr.. Bulus, but Mt last he
was asked to step into the private office,
and the door closed behind him. Ho stood
tho old man UP ind made him breathe
long brcaths, and then thumped him on
the shoulders, md listened to his heart,
and placed his ear bacS Of him and front
Of him in different positions, and finally
stood up and looked at the millionaire Sc
vercly.
Ever been rejected by any insurance
company" snd the doctor.
"Cmtainly not, sir" answered Bolus
holly. "Novcr applied for u cent of in
surancc In my life"
q 10 NJ 81
that / cannot recommend our company TO
take You as risk. There is something
the matter with your heart. You may
drop dead at any moment sir"
Old Bolus turned pals and then sank in
to bis Office chair again,
ooh, " mny bG nothing serious" said
the dOutori only our company is very
careful about such matters, and, Of course,
/ have great responsibility If you should
drop OIL three months after | have mad0
this examination, thon would be In troll.
bic, 1 wish you good morning, sir. ="
Old Bulus sat for some time looking into
space and paid no attention to the knocks
at his docs Finally lie called up his hoy
and told him to telephone to Mr.. Tontecn.
3 When that gentlumun came, he found the
1 millionaire In u stntc Of mind.
+ "see here, " he said "what do you NEAR
. by offering mo SO, 600 Insurance and thcr
:, having your physician reject meY Whn;
do you expect to mako by that sort of con
0 duct, STRIP
"Roally," said Tonteen, "hGs he reject
@ cd your Why, wouldn't have though,
s it. You look to mo as healthy a mnn u:
4 walks the streets"
And so l am, sir, and 80 am"
1 well, see here, - said Tontocn conflden
4 tinlly. This is rathor serious, you know.
Perhaps Bones is mistaken"
b "Of course he's mistaken" cried til,
t millionaire, shifting his fist on the desk.
a "Wcll the roublc will be that II yor
apply for Insurance anywhere else you viii
. have to tell thom that you have boon re
u leotod by our company"
Il But, sir, / haven't been rejected.
!, never made application to your company
!, and refuse 20 have 1t considered so. +"
- 81 am sorry to say" said 1onteen
n "thnt urapplication has already gone in
You remember you signed ity Now, III
= toll you what we had better do Mr. Bulus
t You come around with me to old Squills
o He's not half go particular rs our Othg
8 man. Perhaps he will pass you all right.
Every we'll, Mr.. Iuntocn. l will do so,
o said the millionaire, with a sigh of relief
II But, Of course you understand 1t can
d not be- ON the first arrangement? You sec
y tuok you Tor being as sound man, as
e said, as any that walks tho streets.
ID seems thHt you are not so, and II you &c
into an Insurance company mt all now, 10
P me tell you, you arc mishty lucky ant
s masking n good speculation OF it, | onl!
j. do this now because l have offered you tn
T. free Insurance. and because II your appli
:, cation were rejected by our company yol
It would not he accepted by any other com
rany. / may get into trouble on aocoun
IS Of this as it is, but wo had better go ant
n see what DIR. Squllls says"
o DR.. Squills did not make nearly so thor
!, ough an examination, as Dir. Bones, ant
IS he had no hesitation in passing the subjec
d all right.
% Mr.. Ionteen is now very successful
Is insurance agent, hut no never cares to tel
how ha landed old man Bolus into the in
r surance net.-ExChGnEc