PAGE @ - Mr. E. G. Bennett, Ogden: I did-not want Ward and Sears to think that I was fearful of them and so immediately applied for a patent in order to head them off should they discover it, which they will likely do agreed that if our they fears be will apply The $150.00, will be correct. for Attorney's shared equally Therefore, Ely-Walker have the patent in their name, ~ fee, which will not be by Hly-Walker and ourselves. over Ely-Walker is giving us an agreement providing that should we at any time and for any reason sufficient to ourselves have others make our gun case for us, they will immediately assign and completely relinquish any title interest they may thus have in the possible patent, at which time we will pay them the balance possession of the Attorney's of complete fee ownership of $75.00 of allowed. the and patent, thus if be in one is -¢- me, Ely-Walker, as you know, are a very big and responsible firm and have been giving us every co-operation as is indicated in the above arrangement. It seems that the desired protection is afforded in this arrangement both as regards keeping the mail order houses from pirating the case as well as retaining our rights in the matter, tive basis shall not that with desire to and Ely-Walker will remain, of course, on a competiif at any time we can do better elsewhere, we hesitate to do so, though I am inclined to think their facilities to make the case andmtheir obvious work with us, such a development is not likely. With best regards 3 Sincere ¥z