The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-01-17
Chapter Six
SUDDEN MYSTERY

SUDDEN MYSTERY
THEN" continued crahame'
Miss Kent told me that such
thought was ridiculous since Ortega
owned nice automobile" He smiled
,uefully. 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.
md Myberg's handling him with kid
gloves until we're launched on pro-
luction. Kent knows that She wants
% be in that picture. SO do |.
Although Ortega looks like bull.
10 is really rather personable fell
ow, and seems to have lots Of
money. We can't be snooty with him
Or he'll take his idea elsewhere. Sure
we could go ahead without him. but
ae's got a political pull down where
he springs from, and above all we
want to go ahead with this thing
with as little expense and competi-
ton DIS possible. These days, mis-
takes are costly"
81 see what you mean," said Ora
hame slowly. But why would Or.
tega, assuming 1t was he in the tan
car last night, engineer an accident?
is he annoying Miss Kent? Did she
turn him down and he is taking this
method to-
Listen, Spin. some OF those South
American birds are dynamite. Par.
icularly with women. You know how
they go for blondes. That driver |
ait was one of our local boys. A type
that would do anything for money.
and damn little OF 1t. l wouldn't
know what Ortega looks like II I
found him in my soup. but"
Winslow's snort OF derision inter-
-upted him. what an Imagination,
Frank! What an imagination!
You've led such melodramatic life
.hese last few years that your mind
works that way5,Forget 1t. 1t wasn't
0rtega, and II it was, 1t was Just an
unexpected accident. Sure. he sends
aer flowers. He's stuck on her.
Bound to be. She's the first movie
actress he's met and she's damnably
pretty. suspect you're little that
way yourself, but take some advice
from uncle. Lay off,"
Grahame was slightly startled.
Why" he began.
LIS companion grinned with mock
righteousness but withal there
was an expression of concern In his
eyes.
Perhaps I'm great guy to talk
too much, Frank i. anyhow that's
my reputation. but occasionally !!
speak with grain of common sense.
That girl is not for you, or for any
other man for that matter. for at
least some time to come. Too ambi
tious. Not that she's to be blamed for
that. She's fought her way to the top
around here and she's cagey enough
to know that a husband might dim
that universal sweetheart appeal
stuff that gets her over SO big. So
she's not having any. thank you.
"She has lots of money and made
1t herself, legitimately. 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 mixing
himself another waved him to ST.
lence. ut isn't that you would be
classified in her mind as fortune
hunter. 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 you Off
even II it's at the price of our friend
ship" The stunt pilots mouth drew
into stubborn lines.
Listen. It's said there was an in
valid father once. He's gone now, but
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 a
pan OF dishwater and the life 1t rep
resents six rooms of. It's not that
she's cold and selfish. its"
CRAHAME's throat was little
~ dry as he said. Selfish! She's
fine. Clean, and young. and charm
ing. She inspires loyalty. watched