The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-15
chapter six
SUDDEN MYSTERY.

9gDDEN mySIEnf
~THEN." continued Grahame.
4 Miss Kent told me that such a
thought was ridiculous since ortega
owned nice automobile" He smiled
ruefulIy. ~Her opinion was illogical.
feminine and"
winslow laughed. "Not at all.
Frank. The girl was right Look here.
-. ortega hasn't shopped his idea
about Hollywood. It's an original.
and Myberg's handling him with kid
gloves until we're launched on pro.
ductfon. Kent knows that. She wants
to be in that picture. So do |.
although ortega looks Ikea bull.
he Is really q rather personable fel
low. and seems to have lots Of
money. We can't be snooty with him
or he'll take his idea elsewhere. Sure
We could 60 ahead without him. but
he's got q political pull down where
he springs from. and above an we
want to 60 ahead with this thing
with as little expense and competi.
ton as possible. These days. mis-
takes are costly"
Il see what you mean" said Ora
hame slowly. ~But why would Or.
tega. assuming It was he in the tan
car last night, engineer an accident
Is he annoying Miss Kent7 Did she
turn him down and he Is taking this
method to-
Listen. Spin. some OF those South
American birds are dynamite. Par.
tlcuIariy with women. You know how
they 90 for blondes. That driver /
lift was one OF our local boys. A type
that would do anything for money.
and damn little OF It. wouldn't
know what ortega looks like II !
found him in my soup. but"
Winslow's snort Of derision inter.
rupted him. what an imagination.
Frank What an imaginationl
You've led such a melodramatic life
these last few years that your mind
works that way.-Forget It. It wasn't
Ortega, and II It was, 1t was just an
unexpected accident. Sure. he sends
her flowers. He's stuck on her.
Bound to be. She's the first movie
actress he's NIT and she's damnably
pretty. l suspect you're a little that
way yourself. bat take some advice
from uncle. Lay off,"
Grahame was slightly startled.
why" he began.
LIS companion grinned with mock
J. mallclousness but withal there
was an expression Of concern in his
eyes.
Perhaps I'm great guy to talk
too much. Frank :. anyhow that's
my reputation. but occasionally !
speak with a grain OF common sense.
That girl IL not for you. or for any
other man for that matter. for at
least some time to come. Too ambt
tions. Not that she's to be blamed for
that. she's fought her way 20 the top
around here and she's cagey enough
10 know that 4 husband might dim
that universal sweetheart appeal
stun that gets her over 80 big. So
she's not having any. thank 5ou.
~she has lots Of money and made
Il herself. legItimatesy. it's common
knowledge around the studios that
she was poor once and she's keeping
what she's GOT"
Spin Grahame's face grew
duly red.
The other. in the act Of msxlng
himself another waved him to 81.
lence 1T isn't that you would be
classified IN her mind as q fortune
kunlek Frank. although there's lots
that would. Yes. OF course. I'm talk.
ing too much. but We were good
friends once and I'm tipping ron OF
even u us ~ the price OF our trienu-
ship The stunt pilots mouth drew
into stubborn lines.
Listen. It's said there was an in.
valid father once. He's gone now. hut
things were pretty tough then for
her. She's like the little princess IN
the story whose body was bruised BY
The pea through six thicknesses OF
mattress. Janice Kent can sense q
pan Of dlshwater and the life Il rep
resents six rooms on. It's not that
she's cold and selfish. its
GRAHAMEs throat was . little
~ dry as ne said. ~SelHshs Shes
Inc. Clean. and soane. and charm
iag she tnSeires iayaliv ! we',f.sa