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Los Angeles, Cal. , February 10, 1905. Dr. J.X.W.Bracken, Las Vegas, levada. Bear Sirs On January 12th. I wrote you relative to forged check of Arthur McGuire, $68.35, for which you took credit on your cash statement for the month of December. On February 1st I requested a reply to the first letter. I am now in receipt of my first letter returned bearing the following endorsement: ’’Both Mr. J.Ross Clark and Mr.Bettis have personal knowledge and correspondence in reference to this. J.K.W.Bracken.’’ I have made inquiry at Mr.Clark's office and do not find that he has any information relative to the forged check for which you have claimed credit, and I do not recollect having received any information from you relative thereto. Please write me at once fully explaining the circumstances in connection with the taking of this check, and con­sider that your account is charged with the amount thereof until a satis­factory explanation is received. I do not know any reason why you should receive credit for having accepted a check for $68.35 in exchange for supplies furuis ied by this company any more than an agent would re­ceive credit when he had accepted a counterfeit or a worthless check. \ V / /1 1/ Yours truly,