Willmar tribune., 1899-10-11
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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 its price
was $500, "are your two new bank
books. have deposited for you at the
Rattlethem bank the sum of $1oo as
your birthday gift, and hereafter shall
give you your monthly allowance also
in the shape of check, which you can
deposit and draw against in due FORM"
20, isn't that lovely!" said Mrs. Van
Ripper, trying to conceal her disap-
pointment about the ring. DO just
show these at the shops when want
to buy anything?"
''The small book" said Van Ripper,
"is your deposit book, in which will be
recorded any amounts which you may
wish to-er-save. You will find that
having a bank book will cause you to
save money almost unconsciously. This
long book is your check book, on which
gold.''
''And pink leaves, tool" said Mrs.
Van. "Just my color! What do I 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
W.T. in oirir
check books are a rather pretty idea.
When you want to draw 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
'But ram not going to tear out one
of those pretty checks!" exclaimed
Mrs. Van Ripper. "I'll get money from
you whenever want it; or else I'll have
things charged!"
'That is not exactly the idea, my
DEAR" said Van Ripper, looking trifle
uneasy. II want you to learn to take
your own money. OF course you'll have
to draw checks"
"But 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 1 can go anywhere and spend
check?"
swell, if you're known, it will be all
right, otherwise you'll have to be iden-
tifed.''
20, how perfectly horrid! am sure
I never can do that. Why, Mrs. Sniff
ington had to 60 to the police station to
identify her pocketbook. That's where
you have to go to be identified, Adel-
bert"
Nonsense, my dear! It 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 a cabman. Will he be
able to identify me?"
20, you don't use checks for such
small bills as that. You just ask me
about it any time when you want to
draw check and I'll let you have the
benefit of my advice
"Wel, just let me have $40 this morn
ing" said Mrs. Van Ripper, ''for I've
got to go down town and get some
things. don't want to spoil the book
until 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 go in
and see what it was like. It was
beautiful white marble place, with
young men clerks at work behind plate
glass partitions. Then there was an
inviting little carpeted inclosure 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:
"Will you be kind enough to let me
have some note paper and envelopes? 1
have few letters to write."
He looked at her strangely. 1--WE
have nothing but the official paper,
madam" he said, "and it is against our
rules to use that even for our own cor
respondence."
II think that's very odd," said Mrs.
Van Ripper. my husband told me that
you were specially courteous to ladies
here"
Are you depositor?'' asked the
clerk. ~-
II beg your pardon. Am I what?"
asked Mrs. Van Ripper, haughtily.
'Do you have an account here?"
= II am a member here" said Mrs.
Ripper, drawing out her books and
confronting him with them triumph
4antly.l@ H.. i s., ...xs y....,. .::
20, "a new account said the clerk,
smiling. Il see You are Angelice Van
Ripper?" # z. ~. 4. :.-.-. :. ?,
81 am Mrs. Adelbert Hollingway Van
Ripper, said Mrs. Van, drawing her
self up. Do you wish to identity
me p d. n n. ss. @ S IS.
20, not atsalll Not at ALL" said the
clerk; IS there anything I can do for
you, Mrs. Van Ripper; would you like
q to meet our cashie Mr.. Knockem r. b
Certainly not, sir, 4 said Mrs.. Van
Ripper, grandly. 81 should like toto
drsw Z check =