The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
WILISTON'S HEART.
Observation-Disclosures


had all the life insurance he was able
to carry For such man it is ex-
asperating to be bothered day after
day by insurance solicitors There
was one man in particular who made
1t hard for Wiliston to be patient
This man had once stopped a runaway
horse and thus perhaps saved Willis
tons wife's aunt from being killed
He had not risked his life by leaping
In front Of the horse and grasping the
bit, the truth being that he had
stood in the street and waved an I'M
brela at the runaway steed, thus
causing the animal to turn and break
Its neck by cOlliding with a tree.
Wilson's wife's uncle had been com
PEELED to pay $50 to the liveryman
from whom the horse had been hired,
but the WilistOns felt that the insur-
ance man had perhaps saved their
aunt's life, and it was of course, inn
possible for Wiliston to be curt with
the hero when lie came around to So
licit business.
Wlliston explained frankly that he
had all the insurance he wanted, but.
as everyone who had ever had a deal
with an insurance solicitor knows, that
Kind Of an explanation is useless It
merely gives the solicitor a chance to
continue the argument by asking for
permission to convince you that you
cannot understand how much nsur-
ance you want and that you don't
know how much you can afford to
carry
Well, Wiliston had been pestered by
this Mr.. IIossford until he felt like
Offering a premium to anyone who
could suggest plan whereby he
might get rid Of the nuisance without
seeming to be rude or ungrateful. 1t
was at about this time that the Wills
tons were invited to dinner at the
home Of one of the neiehbors When
JWiliston had taken his place at the
table he saw his plate begin to rise
and fall in an uncanny manner At
first he thought the earth must be
qualdng, but, steadying himself he
found that only the plate was heay-
ing and rocking, so the earthquake
theory had to be abandoned Before
ne had called the attention Of any
Doqy else to the queer actions of the
plaN he happened to look at his host,
anu lhen he knew that some kind Of
JoAe was being played ON him. Later
ne lqund that a flexible bulb attached
10 slender tube and operated by
the gentleman ut the head of the table
had 'oonsod +bo hol1,,nc ~ his nlo+o
twas then that Wiliston had an in
<spiratlon lie borrowed the rubber
conh'iyanec from his friend and took it
to his Office In the course of two
or three days Mr. Hossford, the in
surance man, called again to explain
the admirable provisions Of a new
policy that his company had just
begun to issue. After listening patient
~ for a while Wiliston said;
eyes, l can see that this is a grand
good policy and I'd like to have it,
but the fact is that / couldn't get it
If ! wanted it. I've been concealing
something from you that | suppose
ought to have told you long ago Your
company won't accept me as a risk"
Hossford would not be convinced.
He wanted to know whether either
of Willston's parents had died of con
sumption and when he was told that
neither Of them had he declared that
there would be no trouble about secur-
ing policy.
you have been accepted by several
other companies" he said you have
a fine physique and with such
family history as yours there is no
reason in the world why any company
should turn you down."
'Wel, you bring your doctor around
here" Wiliston replied, land if he
says I'm all right III take out one of
these new $4,000 policies"
The doctor and Hossford came
around late in the afternoon and viii
liston at once signiiled his willingness
to undergo an examination
81 don't think" he said addressing
the physician, that it will be neces-
sary for me to take off my clothes, My
trouble is of such a nature that you
will easily be able to detect it. Just
put your ear against my left side, doc
tor, and tell me what you think of my
case"
"Ah, very well that will do to begin
with If you wish it So" the doctor
answered, as he turned back the hap
OF Wiliston's coat and bent to place
his ear against the subjects chest
Half a second later he Strengthened
up suddenly, with Troubled look upon
his countenance.
"Ah! H'mw he said; "ths is ex.