The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
MRS. VANS BANK ACCOUNT.
THE HEiRTdCHEs IT CAUSED WHERE
oyLr JOY WAS INTENDED.


Mr.. Van Ripper ut break fast on the morning oil
his wife's birthday. and / feel sure that you
will appreciate the little gift have Tor YOU,
Il know you've bought that opal ana dia-
mond ring / wanted ~ said Mrs. Van. delight
eddy. You dear cxtravagant thing"
Van Ripper dived into his coat pocket and
brought sout two small books which he gave
impressvely to his wife. Sho looked them
through as though they were Chinese puzzle
Those. my dear" said Van Ripper evading
the opal ring delcately. for he had discovered
on inquiry that It's price was $500. are your
two new bank books. l have deposited for you
ut the Rattlethcm Bank the sum OF 500 ns
your birthday gift. and hereafter | shall give
you your monthly allowance a'so In the shape
OF a check which YOU can deposit and draw
against in due form"
"Oh. isn't that loyoy!" said Mrs. Van Ripper,
trying to conceal her disappointment about
the ring. Do Just show these at the shops
when want to buy anything"
The small book" said Van Ripper. lis your
deposit book. in which will be recorded any
amounts which you may wish to-er-save.
You will find that having bank book will
cnuse you to save money almost nnconsciously.
This long book la your check book. on which
have had put your monogram In gold"
And pink leaves. tool" said Mrs. Van.
Just my color! What do do with thsp oh.
isn't 1t sweetW
They get those things up very nicely at the
Rattlcthcm Bank." said Mr.. Van Ripper. Il
believe they have more ladies' among their de-
positors than men, and they have clerks spe-
cially selected for their politeness and their
courtesy in explaining matters. These check
books are a rather pretty idea. When you
want to draw a check you tear out one OF these
and enter the amount on the stub"
And spoil the book ?" exclaimed Mrs Van
Ripper.
That's what it s made for. See. these per-
forated lines show where you tear II on This
place is for the number OF the check and this
for the date. Here Is where you sign your name
and on this line you write the amount Of
money you wish to pay out"
But I'm not going TO tear out one OF those
pretty checks!" exclaimed Mrs. Van Ripper.
" I'll get money from you whenever want 1t {;
or else III have things charged"
That is not exactly the idea. my dear" said
Van Ripper. looking n triie uneasy. " want
you to learn to take care OF your own bank ac-
count and your own money. OF course you'll
have to draw checks"
But never. never could draw. Adelbert:
II was always my very worst lesson at the con-
vent-it was
Ha-ha-hal You don't understands; to
draw q check is to write It QUITO MI it-see?"
And l can go anywhere and spend q
We'll. II you're known. it will be all right;
can hU I Wy hr rs snT had
e 5snsss Iasts, You have to 20 to
Nonsense. my dear! 1t certainly is high
time YOU began to learn somethinx about bust.
ness Sc, a1alrs. ANY one who knows yon can
SUPPOSE wasntto nay my fare on the car Or
''Oh. you don't use checks for such small
bills as that. You Just ask me about 1t any
s %f Esvs the ben dF9T and I'll
Wen. inst le, me have $40 this morning"
said Mrs Van Rinpes ,tor I've got to go down,
spoLl the book until have had 1t awhile any
So Van Ripper gave his wife the money and
she started downtown, Looking out Of the
car she saw the Rattlethem. Bank and she de-
beautiful white marble place. with young men
clerks at work behinl plate-glqss partitions:
at small desks writing or counting money
Mrs Van T nenysi. IN w a1d said the
kind enough to let me have some notepnper
and enUf!ogesI letters to write"
Ing but the oficlnI PAPER madame, he said.
and it is against our rules to use that even
for th 9wn s,d Mr..
Ripper, my husband told me that You we're
SD Cially courteous to ladies' here"
Are you depositorf' ask ed the clerk.
y. II beg your pardon Am lwhat?" SAID Mrs.
DO YOU have an account here ~
Il am member here" said Mrs: Van Ripper.
drawing cut her books and confronting him
with them triumphGP1tly s,,, .o ,. .,n,n
Il see. Are you Angelica Van Ripper"
I am Mrs. AdeIbert HolIipGway. Van Rip
per tsId ~ ME- gsN rqR draTinG hersefup
y'9oSS. not at all not at air. snId the clerk
EipPsS: yoSld You ike to meet you our Cashier
erandy not like ad rd TS
Very well madame you will find n table and
chair opposite With writing materials upon IT,
aive it 70 the paying teller, NTH windoy to the
right , He {, will !Ss you have the money"
The money your check calls for"
- But don" Ea want any money | simply wish
oh. very WE'LL ] beg your pardon Be
seated madame. The small table opposite"
! new book toying afrectionately with It's pink
the date line she wrote Thursday afternoon"
Tor the cheek number she wrote the date
Then she signed her name with q flourish
The %nGow SIC Ho onReG it
carefully suppressed smile ,
but Il you Just Write the amount and the the name name
Of the person you wish to-
Dear me; ] shall never understand it!'
said Mrs Van desperately.
shall al It out for you?" asked the young
man politely,
y" II you will be so kind" said Mrs Van.
To whose orderY" asked the clerk
49,, " Oh, it really doesn't matter" said Mrs. Van
knber;,
That will do very nicely"
Now the amount what shall 1t be-" -.
e don't care" said Mrs. VIM. You see.
have $40 that my husband gave me this morn
ing. lfyou'l! lust draw the check III DO 80
much obliged. have an engagement with the
| drcssmaker at II"
| Then IN leave the amount blank"
Just as you please said Mrs. Van. Rra-
| cously. I'm 30 much obliged Good morn
| ing u and she turned to go.
Here's the check" said the clerk. waving It
| through the window.
"Oh, do take 1t with me?" inquired Mrs
Van lilpper Il thought left II here"
Not uness you wish to draw some money"
| That evening Mrs. Van Ripper had lesson
| In drawing rhecks from her husband. when
she had shown him the fruit Of her morning q
| interview in the hnttiethem Bank, which doc
| ument he carefully DESTROYED. For the first
| time he mn 10 his wife Understand TINT she