mith upon the theory that they
were material to the question whether he should continue or not
in the Company's service. As, however, in your letter you refer
to the complaints covered by that correspondence as having the
'appearance of an effort to find a reason to explain the one
given for Mr. Smith's dismissal,' and as you have returned this
correspondence to me, it may not be out of place for me to
refresh your memory as to some of the points covered by it. Mr.
Stewart, the Superintendent of the Dominion Express Company,
wrote Mr. Brady, from Montreal, on September 29th as follows:

"'Route Agent Bowen informs me that when visiting Sutton Junction
this week, he found F. G. Sinclair in charge of the station, and
doing the work in Mr. Smith's name. Mr. Smith had gone away
without giving us notice. He did not give the new agent the
combination of the safe, and carried away our revolver for his
protection, instead of leaving it at the station to protect our
property. Mr. Bowen succeeded in finding Smith, and getting the
revolver, and also had the combination of the safe changed and
given to the new agent. I may say that Mr. Smith had given the
relieving agent the combination of the outside door of the safe
only, which left us without any better protection than an
ordinary fire-proof safe, and we sometimes have very large
amounts of money to carry over night. This is just about in
keeping with all Mr. Smith's work. Unless we can be assured of
better protection at Sutton Junction, we will have to make
different arrangements in regard to handling our money for the
Northern division, by transferring the fire and burglar proof
safe at Sutton Junction to Fosters, and make the money transfer
at that point instead of at Sutton Junction.

"'Of course, it will be absolutely necessary to transfer some
money at the Junction at all times, but bank packages, etc., will
have to be sent by the other route for our protection.

"'Route Agent Bowen reports the present agent is attending
carefully to our business. If the old agent will be re-appointed
I would be glad of a few days' notice so we can make different
arrangements in the interest of this Company.'

"You will remember from the correspondence that Mr. O. C. Selby
wrote to Mr. Brady that he had