January 5th, 1920.
Mr. James. W. Bollinger,
Putnam Building,
Davenport, Iowa.
Dear Judge Bollinger:
Please find enclosed receipt for
the $1500.00. Thank you (some speed). Also en-
closed, please find your note.
Now about “The Three Wise Camels”,
Charlie has tackled it, but is having a dreadful
time. We will have to send and get another kind
of paper as what he has will not do, but he will
eventually get it I am sure and if it comes out
all right and satisfactory to the Chief as well
as to you, it will cost you $400. and I will have
it framed properly here if that is agreeable to
you.
I am enclosing the bill for the
other frame with our check attached for the half
and if you will just put yours in and mail the
whole thing, I will be much obliged.
I am glad Charlie had the visit
with you. It did him lots of good and I do want
folks to know what a real fellow he is because I
think he is a little unusual and a pretty fine
man at the same time.
I was sorry I could not go with him
to Davenport, but maybe next time I can. I guess
it does not look like I appreciated your and Mrs.
Bollinger’s invitation, but you bet I do and some
day I hope to accept.
Please give my very best wishes to
Mrs. Bollinger and Steve. One of these days I
will write her a letter. I cannot use a steno-
grapher on her, you see, and I am slow at the
other kind of letters.
Charlie joins me in very best
wishes for you all.
Yours very sincerely,