Telephone Central 2150 



CECIL BARNES 

 ATTORNEY AT LAW 

 1522 First National Bank Building 

 CHICAGO 



May 15, 1915. 



Walter Deane , Esq., 



39 Brewster Street, 



Cambridge, Mass. 



Uy dear Mr . Deane : - 



I have your letter of the 13th inst., and 

 appreciate very much your sending me a dollar to help along 

 The Trimmed Lamp. I do not feel, however, that this is such 

 a worthy undertaking that I ought to accept a dollar from any- 

 one who does not wish to subscribe. The editors are not try- 

 ing to make any money out of this paper, but are getting it 

 out for their own amusement and they hope for the entertain- 

 ment of its readers. 



I aaw your name as a subscriber on a list 

 I was consulting at The Trimmed Lamp office about a week ago. 

 I do not know whether this is a mistake or whether you sub- 

 scribed before going to Washington and forgot about it. In 

 any event , I prefer not to keep your dollar under the circum- 

 stances and am returning it herewith. 



I am sure you will be interested to know that 

 I have another son, who was born on April 33d, and is to be named 

 Edward Larrabee Barnes after my Uncle Edward, 



My wife and I were very glad to hear from you 

 and Mrs. Deane and we both send our love. 



Sincerely yours, 



CB-O. 



