The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

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 "Our company" answered Mir. Thack- CT, ''is chiefly concerned with the for tunes of those who go down to-nnd sometimes down into-the sea in ships However, there are q number of non marine underwriters connected with us, and these men, have been known to risk their money on pretty giddy chances. It's all done in our name, though the firm is not financially responsible" Lord Narrowly got quickly to his feet.
 "Theu 1t would be better" he said, relieved, flor me to take my proposi- ton to one of these non-marine under writers" ...-s .......s.... -.,. . MT. Thacker drowned. Curiosity agi- tated his bosom
 You'd have to go to London to do that" he remarked, Better give JUS an inkling of what's on your mind" His lordship tapped, uneasHy at the base of Mir. Thackers desk with his stick.
 "If you will pardon me-Fd rather not" he said. ....... "Oh, very we'll" sighed Mir. Thacker.
 "How about Owen JephsonT asked Mir. NIinot suddenly. .. ..- ,. Overjoyed, MT. Thacker started up.
 "By gad-I forgot about Jephson. Sails at 1 o'clock, doesn't he" He turned to Lord Narrowly. "The very man-and in New York too. Jephson would insure T. Roosevelt against an other cup, of coffee" -.-
 "Am I to understand" asked liar rowby, "that Jephson Is the man for me to see?' ..- ..--. Exactly" beamed Mir. Thacker. "Ili have him here in fifteen minutes. Rich ard, will you please call up his hotelf' Mir. Minot set down the telephone "Owen Jephson is on hls way here In l taxi" he announced. #
 Good old Jephson," unused Mir Thacker, reminiscent "Why, some of the mans risks are famous. Take that shopkeeper in the Strand. Every day at noon the shadow of NelsOn's monu. ment in Trafalgar square falls across bis door. Twenty years ago he got to worrying for fear the statue would fall some day and smash his shop. And every year since be has taken out a policy with Jephson, insuring him against that dreadful contingency"
 q seem to have heard of that" ad. mitted Narrowly, with a ghost or Q smile. .. ai
 You must have. Only recently Jephson wrote a policy for the Dow. ager Duchess of Tremayne, insuring her against the unhappy event Of q rainstorm spelling the garden party she Is shortly to give at her Italian 1 villa. I understand a small fortune is involved. Then there is Courtney l Giles. leading man at the West End Road theater He fears obesity. Jeph- son has insured him. Should he become too plump for Romeo roles Boyds' or, rather, Jephson, will owe him, a large sum of money"
 T am encouraged to hope" remarked Lord Narrowly, ''that Mir. Jephson will listen to my proposition" ss- [
 "No doubt he will" replied Mr Thacker. "I can't say definitely Now, if knew the nature"-. f+
 But when MT. JephsOn walked into the office fifteen minutes later MT. Thaeker was still lamentably ignorant of the nature of his titled visitor s business. Mir Jephson was a small wiry man, crowned by vast acreage of bald head and with the immobile countenance sometimes lovingly known as q "poker face" One felt he could watch the rain pour in torrents on the dowager duchess, Courtney Giles waist expand visibly before his eyes, the | statue of Nelson totter and fall on nls shopkeeper and never move muscle of that face.
 q am delighted to meet your lord, ship" said he to Narrowly. Knew your father, the earl, very well at one time. Had business dealings with him often. A man after my own heart Always ready to take a risk. trust you left him well?"
 Quite, thank you," Lord Harrowby answered. Although he will insist on playing polo. At his age, eighty two, 1t is dangerous sport"
 | MT. Jephson smiled.
 "Stiu taking chances" he said. "A splendid old gentleman. l understand that you, Lord Narrowly, have prop osition to make to me as an underwrit CT"
 They sat down. Alas, if Mir. Burke who compiled the well known Peer age" could have seen Lord HarrowbJ then what distress would have beer his! For a most unlordly flush again mantled that British cheek. A noble