Forget Something, John?

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Up at the Westminster Hotel in Chicago, John McDaniel went about his hotel-managing duties with a nagging feeling that he'd forgotten something.

Or maybe not. Maybe he knew perfectly well he hadn't paid off that debt, but figured Charles Bradley wouldn't pursue it.

Or maybe the hotel business was going badly, and he just didn't have the money.

I don't know the details of the suit, but unrelated articles suggest that Charles Bradley had a garage in Hobart and did auto repairs, so perhaps he had fixed John's car, or sold it to him.


Sources:
♦ "Chas. Bradley Rounds Up Auto After Thieves Make Their Getaway," Hobart News 11 Apr. 1918.
♦ "Local Drifts." Hobart Gazette 3 May 1918.
♦ "Notice to Non-Resident." Hobart News 31 Jan. 1918.