April 6, 1918
This will have to be a hasty time to let you know I’m alive and kicking yet any way. *
8 P.M. Was stopped
there and since then have sent you a telegram which must be explained at once.
At 5:30 tonite I was ordered to report to Lieut. Campbell at once, and on
arriving at his tent I was asked if I remembered the check he had endorsed for
me. I was up in the air for a minute as
the chaplain had endorsed a couple of my personal checks when I first came
down. Then I realized that Lieut.
Campbell never had endorsed any so I said, “No, for how much was it and what
about it.” He said “$45.00 and they are
on my neck for it.” Then I realized at
once that the registered letter had been stolen instead of lost, so we compared
notes. This is the result, The check
bearing my name and Lieut. Campbell’s was cashed at a place (I don’t know which
one) on the road opposite camp. Of
course it went thru usual channels to Kendall Bank, where it was refused as per
my order & yours. Now neither of us
ever signed that check, but Lieut. Campbell wants to catch the man, so do I, therefore
the telegram, and I hope to be in possession of the check by the time this
reaches you. If the telegram fails to arrive, send check immediately on receipt
of this for I’m very much worried. We
are keeping it quiet at this end if possible.
I have my suspicions but I don’t think they agree with the Lieut’s. and
worst of all I hate anything of this kind as it may always stain an innocent
man’s name. But as I’m partly to blame
for hushing it up some when the letter didn’t arrive, take the Liberty Bond of
mine you have to cover it, as I’m determined you shall not stand the expense,
but it seems we must have the check to do anything, and to get it you will have
to pay the bank or honor it I suppose.
Anyway, if you don’t the Lieut., will have to pay it or prove it forged
and it is a cinch I won’t let him stand it all as my name is evidently forged,
too. Please explain this at the bank as
soon as you receive this so that they will remember all circumstances in case
of further trouble. In a way it seems to
me it might be better to refuse payment, but time is precious, and it might get
the Lieut. in trouble temporarily too so as he wants to have it this way and
work from this end. Do as I say if you
have not already done so and the Liberty Bond will secure you in case we don’t
get anything here. Don’t worry but must
close in haste and mail this. Please hurry.
Love
to all ~~George
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