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Thought He Had A Sure Thing

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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
August
Year
1891
Copyright
Public Domain
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"He owes me $1,000," said a solid looking business man as a dapper looking yotmg fellow passed him on the street. "You'll never get it," said the business man's friend. Tho business man smiled incredulously. "You don't know me," he said. "I thought I was stuck for it once myself , but I'm all right now. I've beaten him." "How so?' "Had him insnred. I caught Viim on the street one day, and when he tried to put me off I told him I was tired of it, and took liim to the office of an insurance agent and put $3,000 on his life, paid up policy, which I added to his original debt. He can't get away from me now." "That squared the original debt, didn't itr "Oh, yes. Policy wipes it all out. I take that in payment." "And you'll die first." What?" "He's yoonger than you, and in excellent health apparuntly." . There was a moinent's silence, and then the business man said: "By George! I was afraid that

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Register