Little Falls herald., 1914-11-13
SOME ACCIDENT
INSURANCE
b M. QUAD
Copyright. 1918. by Associated Lit
erary Press.
b M. QUAD

hge Of Highlands stranger who gave
his name as Bacon and his business as
opening an agency for the London and
Liverpool Cash Down Accident 1nsur-
ance company.
Mr.. Bacon looked prosperous. He
was smiling and suave. He shook
hands with everybody and hoped their
wives and children were well.
He attended church the first Sunday
he arrived.
On Thursday he attended a sewing
society and made himself agreeable to
the ladies. t..r. Vi
On Saturday he called on the two
ministers and handed them SIS each to
be sent to the heather of Africa.
Monday morning Mr.. Bacon was
ready for business. He had hinted
right along that his insurance differed
from any ever presented before. but
had refused to give out particulars.
He would now do SO with the greatest
of pleasure.
1T will be waste Of time" said the
landlord Of the inn. "We carry fire
insurance here. but none of the other
kind. You can't give it away"
Il shall hope to do considerable busi-
ness here" was the confident reply.
"This morning in driving nail you
hit your thumb with the hammer"
Eyes; I was just fool enough"
''You have it tied up in rag, but it
will be sore for couple Of weeks"
Eyes, durn it."
"Do you know how much cash you
would have drawn this very day had
you been insured with me?'
mot red cent"
''Ten dollars, sir. told you this
English company was different from
any we have. 1T looks almost entirely
after the small accidents and cases of
temporary illness. There are no blanks
to ill out. There are no afRdavits to
be made" s.- -.-..-,
Il never heard Of company like
that" said the landlord.
There is only one company in the
world, and that is the Cash Down. 1t
permits it's agents q latitude that no
other insurance company does. For in
stance, If l had explained its plans to
you yesterday you'd have taken out q
policy at once" ,.- 2
II 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 -..s~ =
..And I'd have taken a brief glance
at it and replied, Mr.. Boniface, that
!, mash is worth SO to you, and here's
/. the cash. :" II
Not a person was asked to insure.
MI. Bacon simply watched and wait
ed Deacon Pilgrim fell OF load OF
! hay and injured his knee. The doctor
advised him to hang around the house
+, for four or Eve days and rest 1t. Mr..
| Bacon went to see the deacon and the
!, knee and said: - Mi -
i eyes, your knee may be all right In
a few days, but it you had a policy In
my company should say to you;
Deacon Pilgrim, when man close
I, to. fifty years Of age Injuries his knee
1 1t may get.well in week, Of. it may
. take a month. ! shall insist that you
accept this $40. That is S. a week
for four weeks ~
T.: "Buts-why In" tarnashun haven't
heard about such q company q shout,
ed the deacon. = - - : 2 : : -
Il Because I'm not saying much yet.
! look upon it as my fault that you
haven't got. a policy, and i insist on
making good atoHyou.' u.''asEf ess.as2.sss. 5fa.1s
'sShoo! You goin' stto pay me $20y'
7 "Here's~ the meney, deacon = -~ra=:.'~-ss'
mebbess.ta tain'tn quite right to
take it!' :. ). ~, .ry.,.
you worry about =t that The
| Britishers want to show the Yankees
that some things ean be done as well
! as others. When your knee lis quite
| well welltalk about policy
Mrs. Glazier, wife of the town con
stable, leaned over the ,pigpen t. emp
ty a pail of swill into the trough, and
she fractured rib. <
L. my dear sir, y Said Mr. Bacon tosthe
victims husband, 81 propose to be- lib
eral about the settlement"
@Bnt what have you got to- do about
it," was asked. - y H4# zs : . :
-. You may have heard that am an
agent of the Cash Down Accident In
surance company" lzs:.=.:ss
II believe did hear somebody say
SO, but my wife was not insured with
you.'' E:5
"And why not? Because 4 had not
called on you and explained the liberal
policies we issue. For. instance, they
contain what we call the pig clause,
which permits every holder, man or
woman,to bend over pigpen as often
as they wish. Your wife will be dis
abled for at least four. weeks. IL was
my fault. Here IL $50 Tor YOU 8,
.tBy thunder!' s;ss
8 Yes, sir; that's the way we English
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