Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-26
Her Bank Account
Caused Heartaches Where Joy
Was Intended.

iary independence isl said Mr.. Var
Ripper at breakfast on the morning o.
ais wife's birthday, "and I feel sure
that you will appreciate the little gift
( have for you"
II know you've bought that opal ano
diamond ring I wanted" said Mrs
Van, delightedly. ''You dear extrava
giant thing!"
Van Ripper dived into his coat peck
ct and brought out two small books
which he gave impressively to his wife
She looked them through as though
they were Chinese puzzle.
Those, my DEAR" said Van Ripper
evading the opal ring delicately, for he
had discovered on inquiry that it's price
was $500, "are your two new bank
books. have deposited for you at the
Rattlethem bank the sum of $500 as
your birthday gift, and hereafter I shall
give you your monthly allowance also
in the shape of a check, which you car
deposit and draw against in due form.
20, isn't that lovely!" said Mrs. Va1
Ripper, trying to conceal her disap
pointment about the ring. do I JUS
show these at the shops when I want
to buy anything?"
''The small book" said Van Ripper
sis 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 cause you tc
save money almost unconsciously. This
long book is your check book, on which
I have had put your monogram in
gold" .....
''And pink leaves, tool" said Mrs
Van. "Just my color! What do do
with this? o, isn't it sweet"
''They get up those things very nicely
at the Rattlethem bank" said Mr.. Van
Ripple. II believe they have more
ladies among their depositors than
men, and they have clerks specially
selected for their politeness and their
courtesy in explaining matters. These
check books are 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 is made for. See
these perforated lines show where you
tear it off. This place is for the num-
Der 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
p,,% roirr 70 G
of those pretty checks!" exclaimed
Mrs. Van Ripper. It'll get money from
you whenever I want it; OF else I'll have
things charged"
''That is not exactly the idea, my
DEAR" said Van Ripper, looking trifie
uneasy. II want you to learn to take
care of your own bank. account and
your own money. OF course you'll have
to draw checks"
"But I never, never could draw, Adel-
bert; it was always my very worst les
son at the convent-it was"
''Ha-ha-ha! You don't understand;
to draw check is to write it QUITO
fill it-see?"
''And I can 60 anywhere and spend a
check?"
"Well, if you're known, it will be all
right, otherwise you'll have to be iden-
titled"
20, how perfectly horrid! I am sure
I never can do that. Why, Mrs. Sniff
ington had to go to the police station to
identify her pocketbook. That's where
YOU have to 20 to be identified, Abel.
bert"
Nonsense, my dear! 1t certainly is
high time you began to learn some
thing about business affairs. Anyone
who knows you can identify you any.
where"
Suppose I want to pay my fare on
the car or pay cabman. Will he be
able to identify me?''
20, you don't use checks for such
smell bills as that. You just ask me
about it any time when you want to
draw check and I'll let you have thu
benefit of my advice"
swell, just let me have $40 this morn
ing said Mrs. Van Ripper, "for I've
got to 60 down town and get some
things. don't want to spoil the boob
until I have had it awhile, anyhow
So Van Rippen gave his wife the
money and she started down town
Looking out of the car she saw the Rat
tlethem bank and she decided to 60 il
and see what it was like. 1t was {
beautiful white marble place, with
young men clerks at work behind plate
glass partitions. Then there was ar
inviting little carpeted Enclosure where
she saw several women sitting at small
desks writing or counting money.
Mrs. Van walked in and said to the
young man at the nearest window:
Twill you be kind enough to let me
have some note paper and envelopes?
have few letters to write"
He looked at her strangely. eve
have nothing but the official paper
madam" he said, land it is against ou
rules to use that even for our own cor
respondence."
II think that's very odd," said Mrs
Van Ripper. my husband told me tina
you were specially courteous to ladie
here"
"Are you depository" asked tn
clerk.
II beg your pardon. Am I what {?
asked Mrs. Van Ripper, haughtily.
do you have an account here?'
81 am a member here,' said Mrs
Ripper, drawing out her books an,
confronting him with them triumph
antly.
20, a new account" said the CLERK
smiling. Il see. You are Angelica Va
Ripper"
ct am Mrs. Adelbert Hollinrvav Va,