The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-08-29
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my dear" said Robert Read. what
.iss this nonsense about-your Joining; the
su6ragists:"
why. it's no nonsense at all. Bob.
I've joined"
'Will you kindly tell me your OBJ
ject?"
well you see, there are lots Of won
en- who W property. and they are In
terested In making the laws that gov
ern that property. They should have a
voice in electing the right officials"
but you have no property"
Haven't 1 a husband who has?
And mayn't he die and leave it to meg"
Mr.. Read found this argument too
lRch for him. He thought awhile.
What you have said," he remarked
later. reminds me that. l being liable
to die before you do. you will need
some knowledge Of taking care Of prop
erty. think l had better give you
some instructions in that direction.
else a vote will do you no good. for
you won't know enough to use it"
mo fear Of that. However. l am
ready to be instructed"
II shall begin with teaching you to
keep a bank account Ever since I
went away and left orders with the
bank to honor your checks and you
forged my name I have felt that you
should know more about such matters"
THAT was very stupid. wasn't itT
II should say So"
A few days later the husband gave
bis. wife a check book. a pass book and
a checkSror a 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 50 that her balance would be
always before her. He wrote .'F0r de-
posit". 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 Endorsed and that It
was not to be paid to any one. Then
he made out her deposit ticket for her.
put 1t 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
a%nxiously.
81 dare not tell you!" she moaned.
Anything happen to the children"
"No."
Don't keep me in suspense"
1--WE lost the hundred dollars you
gave me for the bank"
"Why. l didn't understand that you
were going to draw it"
81 didn't put it in"
"Oh. we'll. If you've only lost the
Fcheck 1t doesn't matter"
II haven't. lost it" Fresh tears
started.
well. what became Of it,"
II was cleaning out my desk and
burning the old papers in it. l threw
q lot Of things into a wastebasket
and dumped them into the kitchen
range. The check and the little book
1t was in are all burned up"
She sobbed as though her heart
would break.
Her husband looked at her pityingly.
a smile Of hopelessness on his lips.
She thought the check was destruct-
ibie. like a 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
became convinced that his wife had
learned all about banking. At.sany
rate. she made, deposits and drew
checks as well as anybody:
Then onasdayswhep 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?"
.Nothing Of any importance; nothing
wrong. 1t is simply a matter Of tg-
nofance Of banking. We notified her
4 few days ago that her account was
overdrawn. and she sent US her check.
ON our own bank to ' the def
cheney"
"Humph!' grlunted Mr.. Read. How
much 10 it?''
1.-TWO hundred and forty dollars"
Mr.. Read drew q 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. dear11
asked Mrs. Read.
Eyes: It is reported that a new bank
ing law has passed congress-
.Indeed! What { Its main fea-
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