ToJos。T。Goodman，inCalifornia：
HARTFORD，March31，”90。
DEARJOE，——Ifyouwerehere，Ishouldsay，“GetyoutoWashingtonandbegSenatorJonestotakethechancesandputupabouttenor“——no，I
wouldn”t。Themoneywouldburnaholeinmypocketandgetawayfrommeifthefurnisherofitwereproceedinguponmerelyyourjudgmentandmineandwithoutotherevidence。Itistoomuchofaresponsibility。
ButIaminascloseaplaceto-dayaseverIwas；$3，000dueforthelastmonth”smachine-expenses，andthepurseempty。InotifiedMr。ArnotamonthagothatIshouldwant$5，000to-day，andhischeckarrivedlastnight；butIsentitbacktohim，becausewhenheboughtofmeonthe9thofDecemberIsaidthatIwouldnotdrawuponhimfor3months，andthatbeforethatdateSenatorJoneswouldhaveexaminedthemachineandapproved，ordonetheotherthing。IfJonesshouldarrivehereaweekortendaysfromnowasheexpectstodo，andshouldnotapprove，andshouldn”tbuyanyroyalties，mydealwithArnotwouldnotbesymmetricallysquare，andthenhowcouldIrefund？Thesurestwaywastoreturnhischeck。