The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-04
SOME ACCIDENT
INSURANCE
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1913 by Associated Lit
erary Press.

| MT Bacon lookeu 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 SEWN.
society and made himself agreeable to
| the ladies.
On Saturday he called on the two
ministers and handed them 50 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 SO with the greatest
OF pleasure.
1T will be waste of time" said the
landlord OF the inn. I'VE carry fire
Insurance here. but none of the other
kind. You cant give it away"
Il shall hope to do considerable bust
ness here was the confident reply.
This morning in driving nail you
hit your thumb with the hammer"
It's, i WIS just loOl eUOuSn.
You have it tied up in a rag, but 1t
will be sore for n 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?'
Not Il red cent
Ten dollars, sir. l told you this
sh
any we have 1t looks almost entirely
after the small accidents and cases of
temporary illness. There are no blanks
TO fill out. There are no atiidavits to
be made"
Il never heard Of company like
that" said the landlord.
There is only one company in the
world. and that is the Cash Down It
permits its agents latitude that no
other insurance company does. For IN
STANCE. il l had explained its plans to
you yesterday you'd have taken out Il
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 brief glance
at it and replied, Mr.. Boniface. that
mash is worth $40 to you, and here's
the cash."
Not Il person was asked to insure.
Mr.. 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 five days and rest it. MIR.
Bacon went to see the deacon and the
knee and said:
''Yes. your knee may be all right In
q few days, but If you had a policy In
my company should say to you:
deacon Pilgrim, when man close
TO fifty years of age Injuries his knee
it may get well in II week. or it may
take month. ! shall insist that you
accept this $50. That is So 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 | insist on
making good to you"
'Shoo. You goin' to pay me $2OT
Here's the money. deacon"
But mebbe faint quite right to
take itr'
Don't you worry about that! The
Britishers want to show the Yankees
that some things can be done as well
rs others. When your knee is quite
well We'll talk about policy"
Mrs. GlaZier, wife Of the town con-
stable. leaned over the pigpen to emp
" pail of swill into the trough, and
she fractured rib.
MY dear sir" said Mr.. Bacon to the
Victims husband. II propose to be lib
.ral about the settlement"
But what have you got to do about
t." was asked.
You may have heard that am an
lgent of the Cash Down Accident In
'urance ccmpany?'
IL believe | did hear somebody say
10, but my wife was not insured with
'ou."
And why not? Because l had not
allied on you and explained the liberal
'olicies we issue. For instance, they
ontain what we call the pig clause.
which permits every holder man or
to bend over pigpen as often
S they wish. Your wife will be dis
bled for ut least four weeks. 1t was
ny fault Here is $40 for you"
by thunder"
YES. sir; that's the way we English
o business"
"But-but"-
"Say no more now. BY and by Wen
nix about policy"
And after two or three more cases
Ike the above he was ready to talk
nd did talk. He talked so we'll that
@ sold Insurance to 800 different peo-
lie ut three times its value.
And when the first accident happen
] to policy holder Mr.. Bacon slid
ut.
And when they hunted for the com
any 1t couldn't be found.
And those who had been swind!ed
obbed those who hadn't been.
Something for nothing ALWAYS lends