Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-11-23
"a FOR q
$1,000 EACH
BY c. B. LEWIS
Copyright. 1906, by Ruby Douglas

married for love. They had two or
three lovers quarrels, as was quite on
the cards and very natural but for two
years after marriage no couple ever
lived more happily. This state Of af.
fairs might have continued at least two
years longer but for Abner Jones
Esq, country justice Of the peace and
agent for the Farmers Fire Insurance
company, and sewing machines of all
makes, bought and sold. He made his
appearance at the farmhouse one day.
well, jim" he said. what do Won
and Sarah think? I've got the agency
FOR life insurance company and am
going to branch out little. | want to
insure the both of you. I've got Tom
Spooner and his wife, Bill Wheeler and
his wife. Silas johnson and his wife
and several others. and I'm here to get
you. | want you to take $1,000 apiece.
II you die. Sarah. Jim has got $1,000 to
buy you a monument. pay funeral ex-
penses and 20 away to Niagara Falls
to get over his grief. If you die. Jim.
Sarah has got money to bury you de-
Gently and carry on the farm without
having to rush off and marry again"
The squire went into further eXpla-
nations. He talked life insurance and
stayed to dinner. He talked life in
surance and stayed to supper. He
foll.ad lifa inSuranca ond ctovad until
O'Clock in the evening. Then he
drank two glasses of cider, ate three
fried cakes and a piece of mince pie
and went home to make out two poll
cles for $1,000 each.
Jim and Sarah had decided that such
insurance was good thing. Neither
wanted to die. but if death must come
they would not he selfish about it, 1t
would be a bond to draw them still
closer together In the course of a
couple of weeks the policies were de-
livered, the premiums paid. and Squire
Jones stayed to dinner again and said
as he finished and wanted to lex his
plate. but remembered his dignity in
time:
'Now. then, young folks, this is the
best thing you have done so far in your
lives. Keep on loving, keeping up your
premiums as they fall due, and don't
worry about the future. With $1,000
coming to the survivor in case of death
you needn't either of you begrudge the
Astors or Vanderbilts. Sarah. you can
dress In the most expensive mourning,
and Jim. you can wear patent leather
shoes and hear Niagara roar till you
get tired of it."
1t was Squire Jones who was respon-
sible for the insurance, but it was Aunt
Deborah who was responsible for what
resulted. The policies had been care
fully laid away in the bottom bureau
drawer and the subject talked Out
when Aunt Deborah came visiting one
afternoon. She had not been invited
nor was she expected, but she proceed
ed to make herself at home. and by ant
by announced:
Sarah, l have heard that you anC
James have had your lives insured To-
each others benefit, but | told 'em yol
were not the woman to go into any
thing like that"
But we have" replied Sarah. wv
were insured two weeks ago"
Upon my soul! No one could nav
made me believe it"
"But why? What's the matter"
"Sarah Harper. do you know tina
Won have the same as doomed yoursel
70 death?" asked Aunt Deborah, In
hoarse whisper.
''What do you mean. AuntyT
.T mean that there isn't man on tn
face of this earth who wouldn't XIII hl
wife for the sake of $1,000 IN casi
THAT insurance is a temptation to mul
der Hundreds of wives have bee
killed off every year. and you VIII o
one of them to go before announcer yea
rolls over your head"
The young wife laughed merriiy
the idea. but Aunt Deborah grew NOR
solemn and serious, and said;
"Don't fool yourself. Sarah. Jim
inst as good a husband as any OF en-
but YOU have put temptation III d
wav. He'll be thinking of them ~.
oil tbe time. and the longer he thlhh
+he easier it will come for nm
,o,,rdar Won. Two thousand dollars
cash and YOU out Of the way so th'
be can marry again is moren he ca
stopd IN under. shan't be bit su
prised any day TO hear that you la
hoon found murdered. Squire Jon'
ougbt 70 he prosecuted for cOaxlng yc
49, srcb a thing. and I'll tell him
before the week is out"
Sarah continued to laugh ana MAJ
: Pm at the idea. and it was maj
dropped to take up soft soap anu ca
} net rags. When she set about s el'll
supper Aunt Deborah maze sue,
outdoors and caught the husoanu do
came up from the cornheld'
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