Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-29
How a Young
Lawyer Got Rid
OF an Agent.


me the other day." said the young law
yer, "and wanted me to increase my
life insurance from 5000 to $4,000.
couldn't do 1t very we'll. or course he
was great deal disappointed. He
talked and talked. | could see that he
was indeed distressed. But In the end
| had to tell him peremptorlly that
really could not meet his Views about
life insurance.
NOW he said. do you know l am
rather glad OF that, because 1 have an
other plan here that l would d great
deal rather have you go intot or course
these life insurance people are my prin-
cipal employers. have to do my duty
by them. My conscience would not let
me take money from n man for any
other purpose than life insurance until
| was absolutely sure that there was
nothing doing with him in the life in
surance line. Seer
Il told him that nobody appreciated
better than | his loyalty to his employ
ers.
Thanks he said without blushng
Now, l want to call your attention to
company that has attracted my no.
tice because of Its liberality and fair
ness In dealing with Its friends. Now,
have you ever thought about accident
insurance? Every young man
We'll, OF course. he went on until he
was stopped. | succeeded in stopping
him by telling him that wished very
much that he would talk to me about
something new. | never made a worse
break in my life.
I'm tickled to death that you spoke
about it. he said. Now, there's some
friends Of mine, with a mint of money
behind them. who have got the newest
thing out It's health insurance. For
less than cents day they will insure
you against any one OF these disease
And then he unfolded list OF horri-
BILE Affections that looked like list Of
ailments which could be cured by some
body's patent medicines. 1t took my
breath away. He had the right Of way
and talked until rot my wind again.
Then | told him that IL was too much
like an Investment In cheap gold mine
stock for me. If 1t paid, 1t would pay
a great DEAL but ii was more likely to
result In money thrown away.
"'Ain't those gold mining stocks aw-
fulT he exclaimed. Now, have Just
had mighty funny experience about
those things. Did you ever hear OF the
Midas and Grand Central Pete mine
out in southern California; No? Well,
mighty few people have. They will
before long, though. You see, going
around as much as I do, get next to
some very influential people, and
through them | got on to this Midas
and G. G. p. stock. They are going TO
keep It very quiet until next February,
and then they are going to spring a sur
prise In 1t that there will be n heap of
money in. or course all these things
are crooked. The thing Is to be in
with the people who are doing the
crooked work. I am in. Now, to tell
the honest truth, | am awfully hard up.
That's why l have been after you so
hard this morning. | need the money.
l need $50 more this minute than / can
possibly need $4,000 next February.
/ have got about 25.0OO shares OF tn
NJ and G.. G. T. stock. and for the SAX.
OF getting q little ready money quick
I'll let you have part of It for just what
1t cost me-5,0O0 shares, for instance.
at l cent a share. On the llth Of Feb
ruary next that stock will be worth 81
a share or more. Not cent less
He paused and drew a lot OF gold
and red ink certificates out Of his breast
pocket and flashed them before my
eyes. l waved them away. told him
with the utmost frankness that | real
ly was not able to undertake any new
BILE, said, thought that would take
to regular openly confessed gambling
house.
THE insurance man leaped from his
chair and caught me by the hand.
well, say he said. with the afr Of
one who had at last found out what his
errand actually was. 4 tell you what
we'll do. I've got S.. You put In So,
and then you put me on to some faro
joint around here. and I'll go and play
faro for awhile. When I've run II up
to hundred, I'll bring 1t in and split
II with you. I'm lucky to beat the
band on calling cards
II sighed long. sad sigh and hand
ed out the FIVE and a note to bartend-
or friend who could put him on TO a
faro joint and urged him to hurry.
had case to get ready, and the time
was cheap to me just then at that price.
But the funny part of this yarn is
that about half an hour later a messen-
ger boy came into the office and hand
ed me a fat envelope. 1t contained five
$40 bills and this note:
Much obliged. Excuse haste. I've
gone up home to pay rent and head OF
dispossess notice st. Louis Star
Hunting For o DauRhter-in-Inv.
There is an opulent old Irishman of a
methodical turn in Chicago who has a
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