The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23
SOME ACCIDENT
INSURANCE
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1918. by Associated Lit
erary Press.

bis anne as Bacon and his business AZ
opening an agency for the London and
Liverpool Cash Down Accident insur-
aDce company.
Mr.. Bacon looked prosperous. BE
was smiling aud suave He shook
hands with everybody and hoped their
wives and children We're well.
He attended church the first Sunday
he arrived.
On Thursday he attended u sewing
society and made himself agreeable to
the ladies.
On Saturday he called on the two
ministers and handed them IS each to
be sent to the heather Of Africa.
Monday morning Mr.. Bacon was
ready for business. He had limited
right along that his insurance differed
from any ever presented before. but
had refused to give out particulars.
He would now do 80 with the greatest
Of pleasure.
1T will be a waste Of time" said the
landlord of the inn. I'VE carry Dire
insurance here. but none Ut the other
kind. You can't give it away"
Il shall hope to a. considerable bust
ness here" was the confident reply.
This morning in driving u nail you
hit your thumb with the hammer"
Eyes; ! was just fool enough"
You have it tied up in u rag. but 1t
will he sore fer u couple of weeks"
"Yes. durn it."
DO you know how much cash you
would have drawn this very day had
you been insured with me?'
mot u red cent"
''Ten dollars, sir. l told you this
English company was different from
any we have. 1t looks almost entirely
after the small accidents and eases Of
temporary illness. There are no blanks
to I'll out. There are no atfidavits to
be made"
Il never beard Of a company like
that" said the landlord.
There is only one company in the
world. and that is the Cash Down. 1t
permits its agents q latitude that no
other insurance company does. For In
stance. II l had explained its plans to
you yesterday you'd have taken out q
policy at once"
Il dunno about that was the reply.
"And when you mashed your thumb
this morning you'd have held It out to
me and asked. Mr.. Bacon. how much
cash are you going to allow me on
that
"And Id have taken a brief glance
at It and replied, Mr.. BOniface. that
mash is worth $40 to you. aud here's
the cash."
Not u person was asked to insure.
! Nh. Bacon simply watched and w4f-
ed. Deacon Pilgrim fell OF a load OF
hay aud injured his knee. The doctor
advised him to hang around the house
for four or Eve days and rest it. Mr..
BACON went to see the deacon and the
knee and said:
"Yes. your knee may he all right in
q few days. but If you had q policy In
my company l should say to you:
deacon Pilgrim, when a man close
to fifty years Of age Injuries his knee
it may get well in a week. or it may
take a month. shall insist that you
accept this $40. That is S. a week
for four weeks"
but why in %tarnashun haven't
heard about such a company" shout
ed the deacon.
Because I'm not saying much yet.
! look upon it as my fault that you
haven't got a policy, and l insist on
making good to YOU"
''Shoo. You goin' to pay me $20?'
Here's the money. deacon"
But mebbe faint quite right to
take it,
Don't you worry about that. The
Britislcrs want to show the Yankees
that some things can be done as well
as others. When your knee is quite
well We'll talk about a policy" "a
Mrs. Glazier. wife Of the town con-
stable. leaned over the pigpen to emp
ty a pail Of swill into the trough. and
she fractured a rib. 81
MY dear SIR said Mr.. Bacon to the
victims husband. II propose to be lib
eral about the settlement" "
But what have you got to do about
it," was asked. p
You may have heard that l am an
agent of the Cash Down Accident In
IRAN cOmpany?"
Il believe l did neal somebody say
SO, but my wife was not insured with
you."
And why not? Because had not
called or you and explained the liberal
policies We issue. For Instance. they
contain what we call the pig clause
which permits every holder. man or
oma to bend ovp a pigpen as often
MS they, wish. Your wife will be dis
ahltd for ut least four weeks. 1t was
my fault. Here is $40 for yOu."
10y thunder
"ies. sir: that's the way we English
III business.
.l5ut hut
SAY no more now. BY and BY we'll
talk about n policy"
And after two or three more cases