Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-07-18
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my dear, said Robert Read, .what
Is this nonsense about your Joining the
suffrag ists p
why, It's no nonsense At all. Bob.
I've Joined. : i, ss 5sl. 3
.'Will you kindly tell me your OBJ
ject?'' ... s.g y: Y
well. you see, there are lots Of WON
en-. who own property, and they are In.
terested In making the laws that gov.
ern that property. They should have a
voice In electing the right ofacials.''
But you have no property p
Haven't husband who has?
And mayn't be die and leave it to me?',,.
Mr.. Read found this argument too
much for him. He thought awhile. y
what you have said,'' he remarked
later, reminds me that, being liable
to die before you do, you will need
some knowledge of taking care Of prop
erty. think had better give you
some instructions in that direction,
else vote will do you no good, for.
you won't know enough to use it,
|. "No fear Of that. However, I am
ready to be instructed
II shall begin with teaching you to
keep bank account. Ever since /,
went away and left orders with the
bank to honor your checks and you
forged my name have felt that you
should know more about such matters"
'That was very stupid, wasn't it?" \,
II should say So"
A few days later the husband gave
his wife check book, pass book and
check for hundred dollars, explain
ing what each book was for, and told
her that she was to deposit the check
in the bank. He. also told her how to
enter each deposit in her check book
and subtract each check from her total
deposits 80 that her balance would be
always before her. He wrote 'For de:
post" on the check and told her to
sign her name under it. explaining that
the words were to indicate the purpose
for which it was indorsed and that It
was not to be paid to any one. Then
he made out her deposit ticket for her.
put it with the check in the pass book,
and the lesson was ended.
A few days later he came home and
found his wife In tears.
"What is 1t. sweetheart?" he asked
anxiously.
81 dare not tell you!" she moaned.
Anything happen to the children?"
"No."
'Don't keep me in suspense
ave lost the hundred dollars You
gave me for the bank
"Why, didn't understand that you
were going to draw it,
II didn't put it fn." -u-
ooh, well. IL you've only lost the
check it doesn't matter"
II haven't lest it." Fresh tears
started
"Well, what became of it?' 4
II was cleaning out my desk and
burning the old papers in it. I threw
lot of things into wastebasket
and dumped them into the kitchen
range. The check and the little book
it was in are all burned up"
She sobbed as though her heart
would break.
Her husband looked at her pityingly.
smile of hopelessness on his lips.
She thought the check was destruct-
ible, like bank bill.
He kissed away her tears. explained
how he would give her another check
in place of the one she had burned
and gave her another lesson on the
subject. She was sure she understood
him perfectly. The lessons were con-
tinued for many months, and Mr.. Read
learned all about banking. At any
rate, she made deposits and drew
checks as well as anybody.
Then one day when Mr.. Read went
into the bank he was called in to the
Office of the cashier, who gave an
''ahem'' and said:
"Your wife, who has an account with
us, needs some explanation of banking
methods" ~,
whats she been doing?'' 4
Nothing of any Importance; nothing
wrong. 1t is simply matter of ig-
norance of banking. We notified her
a few days ago that her account was
overdrawn, and she sent us her check
on our own bank to cover the def
ciency." -. e
"Humphr grunted Mr.. Read. "Hows
much Is it?''
1.-TWO hundred and forty dollars
+ Mr.. Read drew check for the
amount and when he went home In the
evening kissed his wife as usual and
began reading the evening paper.
Anything new in town today, dear p 81 4
asked Mrs. Read
yes: 1t ID reported that q new bank 4
ing law has passed congress"
Indeed! What are its main fea-
tures?' s.
1T will make paying an overdraft5 i
with check. OF. the person overdraw-S
ing. drawn on the bank where the
.overdraft has occurred. Illegal. You ]
can't do that any more. = i.
Isn't it fortunate that I.paid up be- 4
fore the law was passed p S.. q
Very. II you're tired Of the trouble /
OF keeping your account suppose you !:
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