Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-22
WiIiSton'S Heart Trouble
BY S. z. KISER.


to carry. For such a man it is exas-
perating 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 runaway
horse and thus perhaps saved Wills
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 umbrella
at the runaway steed, thus causing
the animal to turn and break It's neck
by coliding with a tree. Wilistons
wife's uncle had been compelled to
pay $50 to the liveryman from whom
the horse had been hired, but the
Wiistons felt that the insurance man
had perhaps saved their aunt's life,
and it was. of course, impossible for
Wiliston to be curt with the hero
when he came around to solicit BUSH
ness.
Well, Wiliston had been pestered by
this Mr. Hossford until he felt like
offering a premium to anyone who
could suggest a plan whereby he
might get rid of the nuisance with
out seeming to be rude or ungrateful.
1t was at about this time that the
Wilistons were invited to dinner at
the home of one of their neighbOrs.
When Wiliston had taken his place
at the table he saw his plate begin
to rise and fall in an uncanny man
ner At first he thought the earth
must be quaking, but, steadying him
self, he found that only the plate was
heaving and rocking, so the earth
quake theory had to be abandoned.
Before he had called the attention of
anybody else to the queer actions OF
the plate he happened to look at his
host, and then he knew that some
kind of a joke was being played on
him. Later he found that a flexible
bulb attached to a slender rubber tube
and operated by the playful gentle
man at the head of the table had
caused the bobbing of the plate. 1t
was then that Wiliston had an in
spiration. He borrowed the rubber
contrivance from his friend and took
it to his office. In the course Of two
or three days Mr.. HOssford, the in
the admirable provisions of . new
policy that his company had just be-
gun to issue After listening patient
ly for awhile, Wiliston said:
Eyes, | can see that this is 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 wouldn't accept me as
a risk"
Hossford would not be convinced.
Wilson'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 Sc
curing a policy.
you have been accepted by several
other companies" he said; "you have
a fine physique and with such a fam
lily history as yours there is no rea-
son in the world why any company
should turn you down"
well, you bring your doctor around
here" Wiliston replied, "and If he
says I'm all right I'll take out one OF
these new $1,000 policies"
The doctor and Hossford came
around late in the afternoon and Will
iston at once signified 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 nature that
you will easily be able to detect it
Just put your ear against my left side
doctor, and tell me what you think o.
my case"
"Ah, very well; that will do to be.
gin with if you wish it So" the doctor
answered, as he turned back the flaI
of Wilson's coat and bent to plac,
his ear against the subjects chest.
Half a second later he Strengthened
up suddenly, with a troubled lool
upon his countenance.
"Ah! H'm!" he said this is ex
traordinary; just let me listen to tina
again"
He didn't listen long. When h,
| Strengthened up the second time h,
shook his head obviously and CAV,
Wiliston look Of pity.
Tell me the worst, Doctor" tn,
afflicted man said. 81 will try to bea
it. Do you think there is anythin,
the matter with my heart?"
81 am sorry to say that there is,
the doctor admitted. ITO be candle
with you, Mr.. Wilitson, it's very Sc
rious | would advise you to have al
your business affairs so arranged tina
your family would be as we'll takel
care of as possible in case of you
sudden death, and don't under any cir
cumstances run to catch cars or wall
upstairs or do anything requiring tn
least exertion. tell you this becaus
| Won have asked me- RI sneal. nIainly