The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-01-16
SheLearned toKeep
a Bank Account
By OSCAR cox

my DEAR" said Robert Read, what
X this nonsense about your joining the
suffragists?'
why. it's no nonsense at all, Bob.
I've joined"
"WiII you kindly tell me your OBJ
ject?"
We'll. you see, there are lots of won.
IN who own property. and they are in
terested in making the laws that gov
rrn that property. They should have a
voice in eiecting the right oficials."
But sou have no property"
Haven't ! husband who has?
Aud mayn't 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
10 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."
mo lear Of that. However, I am
ready to be instructed"
shall begin with teaching YOU to
Keep bank account Ever since
went away and left orders with the
hnnk 10 honor your checks and you
Forged my name have felt that you
should know more about such matters"
THAT was very stupid. wasn't itY'
Il should say So"
few days later the husband rave
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
ana subtract each check from her total
deposits 80 that her balance would be
always before her. He wrote '.Tor de-
POST on the check and told her to
sign her name under It, explaining thft
the words were to indicate the purpose
Tor which It wis Endorsed and that It
was not to be paid to any one. Then
ne made out her deposit ticket fbr 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 It. sweetheart he asked
anxiously.
u dare not tell your she moaned.
"No."
Don't keep me in suspense"
I've iost the hundred dollars you
gave me for the b ank."
why. didn't. understand that you
were going to draw It"
= didn't pitt It in"
on' we9 II you've only lost the
check It d ,esn't matter"
started ~
.'eri. what became Of itY'
Il '"as cleaning out my desk and
burnir & the old papers in It. I threw
lot Of things into a wastebasket
and dumped them into. the kitchen
rangs. The chick ana the little book
1t WIS In are all burned up.~
She sobbed a. though her heart
would break.
Her husband looked at her pityingly,
smile Of hppelessness on his lips.
She Thought the check was destruct-
lille. like a ba ak bin.
lie 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 any
rate. she made. deposits and drew
checks as we'll 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"
What's she bee n doing?' a
Nothing of any importance: nothing
wrong 1t 10 simply a matter Of ig-
norance of ban King. 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."
"Humphv gr,mted Mr.. Read. How
much Ia itf''
Two hundr ed and forty dollars."
MI. Read drew q check for the
amount and when be went home in the
evening kissed his wife ~ usual and
began readin,. the evening paper.
anything new In town today, dear1'
asked Mrs. Read.
res; 1t II reported that a new bank |
ng iavl has passed congress-"
"inFleed! What are its main fea-