The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-24
CAPPY KICKS
Written for The Star By Coming Neal saturday

bills for professional sereira Z
think that's The tewefesi end kiudlt
rsi way d fellow can nro his Doctor
don't you
ITO era is human. 20 forgive
divine Ulysses Grub sminded the
old gtutltman.
I'm perfectly willing 20 forgive
any doctor who fails 90 locate the
mote IN the other fellow ESQ OF the
flea IN hia ear but I'ii not forgive
any doctor who enters a guessing
contest aiih my frsil little carcass
aH first prize. Hereafter ! cut out
the alfo.rana AMI 50 straight 80 an
efficiency expert"
Was this flea doctor an expert
y should tell a man. { stood there
with the bis tears rolling down my
cheeks while he got out a ruled form
and commenced TO cross examine me
about ms family history How Old
was ~ What illnesses had I a. a
child, Had any Of my immediate
relatives ever suffered from tubeT.
culoalA fits shorinesH ~ breath or
cancer How old was my father
when he diedg How old WA my
mother How many brothers and
sisters dii l have and " 30, how
many u them were stan living n
any dead. state cause ~ dcmlss
FINALLY, after DO minutes Of this
let out a scream and told him 10
forget my relatives and remember
that he wasn't looking 90 them 10
pay his bill ! told him ia mads un
my mind TO forEet an about ms rela.
iiYes az a comparatively early ace
lie paid no attention 60 my out
hunt bui asked me 10 describe ms
pain. when ana how Il had started.
When ! had told him he looked vice.
hung an electric light over his right
eye, looked into my ear and drew
forth the flea,
When ! asked him why he had
let me suffer while he erofs examined
mo he Ignored my query ana started
10 take my blood pressure The ~.
suit appeared 20 displsaao him, 40 De
laid me on an operating table and
pinched me and prodded me for half
An hour. then he tapped mo with a
little rubber hammer examined my
cyea told me ! had remarkable
constitution for such an old man,
and. AFTER soaring me 10 death. let me
SO aud warned me not 10 come both.
eflng him FOR the next 20 years
''Tiis morning a fly Young mar
appeared al my office. told mo | had
passed a splendid physical eHamina
ton at tho hands OF Dr.. Whht'this.
name. chief medical examiner Tor the
WhatS.this Life Insurance. company
ana wrote me up for a million dol.
iarh' worth Of life insurance. I've
got 90 pass two other doctors but
the agent assures me I'll get nS.
For heavens sake. cappy" rlyH
sea ombb protested why does a
man. a. your age. With your bank.
roll. want a mnllonaollar lifs tnsur
ancs pollcyf Why. the cost u out
Of ell proportion 10 The benefit 20
your heirs. You do not need life
insurance and ne an invchtmsn, 4 i
not 10 be considered"
That's ali quite true. bu, ran sou
tell Nne Of any apoFtier PROPOSITION
FOE a man os my age 20 tackle. ulys
ses | don't have 10 pay an entrance
FER 70 wes into competition with those
three doctors. and while. Of eougae.
ihcyil whoop tho premium rate sky
high an mc and only give me iarm IN.
suranee. have feeling that I'll
die IN time 10 beat The game
Have yoa ever had life Insurance
heretofore. carpys
"Ail Of my ne sine. Two been
able 10 pay the premium on the FIRE,
policy I've had 70 many policies
and have collected on 30 many OF
them that as fast as one na,uEed I
took on another A Ilfs insurance
policy l. II splendid thing to keep
man IN good health particularly n q