The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-14
SheLearned toKeep
a Bank Account
By OSCAR cox

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suffragists?"
why, it's no nonsense at all, Bob
I've joined"
will you kindly tell me your OBJ
jectg"
We'll. 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 officials"
But you have no propertyy'
Haven't / a husband who has?
And maynt he die and leave it to me?"
Mr.. Read found this argument too
much for him. He thought awhile.
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 l 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, / am
ready to be instructed"
Il 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 Rame l 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 a check book. 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 her how 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-
posit'' on the check and told her to
sign her name under 1t. explaining that
the words were to indicate the purpose
for which it was Endorsed and that 1t
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 it. sweetheart" he asked
anxiously.
81 dare not tell your she moaned.
Anything happen to the children?"
NO"
Don't keep me in suspense"
i've 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 in"
"Oh, well. if you've only lost the
check it 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 1t. / threw
4 lot Of things into a wastebasket
md 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. [
4 smile of hopeessness on his lips.
She thought the check was destruct- '
BILE, like bank bill.
He kissed away her tears, explained
low he would give her another check
n place of the one she had burned J
Ind gave her another lesson on the .
subject. She was sure she understood .
lin perfectly. The lessons were con- I
inued for many months, and Mr.. Read I
became convinced that his wife had /
earned all about banking. At any t
ate. she made deposits and drew /
,hecks as well as anybody.
Then one day when Mr.. Read went
nto the bank he was called in to the !,
,ffice of the cashier. who gave an !
ahem" and said:
Your wife, who has an account with
IS, needs some explanation of banking
nethods."
Whats she been doing?"
Nothing Of any importance; nothing
vronG. 1t is simply matter of ig- :
ORANGE of banking. We notified her {
few days ago that her account was S
verdrawn, and she sent us her check a
n our own bank to cover the def t
Iency."
"Humphw grunted Mr.. Read. How 7
luch is it,"
1.-TWO hundred and forty dollars"
Mr.. Read drew a check for the o
mount and when he went home in the "
vening kissed his wife as usual and a
cyan reading the evening paper. 4
Anything new in town today, dear?" o
sked Mrs Read. a
Yes; 1t is reported that new bank :,
IL law has passed congress- 4
Indeed! What are its main fea- q
lres?"
at will make paying an overdraft p
18th check of the person overdraw- u
lg. drawn on the bank where the q
verdraft has occurred, Illegal. You p :.
mt do that any more" y
Isn't it fortunate that paid up be-
re the law was passed."
VERY. II you're tired of the trouble
keeping your account suppose you G
IT yours in with mine"
81 think i will. You know l only
d it to learn how. and. now that / h,
i've learned, don't need to bother w
it'll It any more" oi
'Just so. Let's go down to dinner" m
Bob" she said few days later. W