Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-08-01
SheLeaned toKeep
a Bank Account
By OSCAR cox

/ MY dear. said Robert Read. win
is this nonsense about your Joining th
suffragsfsy
Why. it's no nonsense at all, Boi
I've Joined"
VIII you kindly tell me your OF
jectr'
We'll. you see. there are lots OF won
en- who own property. and they are in
terested In making the laws that gov
erD that property. They should have
voice in electiDg the right officials"
But you have no property
Haven't husband who has
And nayn't he die and leave II TO me r
Mr. Read found this argument to<
much for him. He thought awhile
| What you have said" he remarked
later, reminds me that. being liable
10 die before you do. you will need
some knowledge Of taking care OF prop
erty. think ! bad 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 am
ready TO be instructed"
II shall begin with teaching you to
keep a 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 III"
II should say so"
A few days later the husband gave
bis wife a check book. a pass book and
check for 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 t@r bow TO
enter each deposit In her check book
and subtract each check from her total
deposits so that her balance would be
always before her He wrote For de
sign her name under II. explaining that
the words were 10 indicate the purpose
for which Il was lndOrsed and that il
was no, to be paid to any one Then
be made out her deposit ticket for her
put II 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 II. sweetheart he asked
anxiously
II dare not tell youl" she moaned
Anything happen to the chiidrenf"
mo"
"Dont keep me in suspense"
1--WE lost the hundred dollars you
rave me for the bank"
why. didn't understand thar you
we're going 10 draw it,
y didn't put It in"
"Oh, well. Il you've only lost the
heck II doesn't matter"
81 haven't lost it," Fresh tears
tarted
well. what became Of it2"
Il was cleaning out my desk and
urnlne the old papers In it threw
lot OF things into wastebasket
nd dumped them into the kitchen
lnge The check and the little book
was In are all burned mp"
She sobbed as though her hear;
ould break
Her husband looked at her pityingly
smile OF hopelessDess on his lips
he thought the check was destrnct
le like q bank bill
He kissed away her tears, explained
wv he would give her another cheek
place OF the one she had burned
"a gave her another lesson on the
bject She was sure she understood
N perfectly The lessons were con.
lued for many months and Mr. Read
came convinced that his wife had
irned all about banking At an
ie. she made deposits and drew
ecks as well as anybody
Then one day when MFR Read went
O the bank he was called in to the
zee OF the cashier. who gave an
lem" and said:
Your wife. who has an account with
needs some explanation OF banking
thods"
What's she been doingf"
Nothing Of any importance; nothing
'ng II IL simply q matter OF L.
ance OF banking. We notified Der
ew days ago that her account was
'NfdNh Auu sue sent uk 0fF cQetI II
our own bank 10 cover the def
icy"
iumphr rrunted Mr. Read, slow
h is itf'
Two hundred and forty dollars"
Y Read drew check for the
unit and when be went home In the -
ling kissed his wife as usual and -
IN residing the evening paper
nything new 10 town today. desrf'
II Mrs Read
es; II Is reported that a new bank
sw has passed congress-
indeed What srs its main fea-
sy~
will make paying an ovexdrAft
check OF the person overdraw-
drawn on the bsnh wbers the
draft has occurred. Illegal You
do that any more"
mt II fortunate that paid up be-
the law was psssedr'
cry II you're tired OF the trouble
seping yonT account suppose you
Tourp In with mine"