The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-31
Chapter 20
MEXICAN MOVIE

l.. Chapter 20
MEXICAN MOVIE
uoRATIo GREENE was discon-
ISOLATE. For the iirst time in his
Iife he felt somewhat at loss. Mex.
ieo was HncivilIzed and not at ali
helpful.
Everything had gone wrong that
day and indications were that the
balance of the afternoon would be
equally bathing. Janice was fretful
vita him In the heat OF the tropic
afternoon. Hogarth, the director,
had damned Tim for an ass because
his Spanish had not been adequate
Tor the Prpgreso customs officials
who had paved over their cameras
and equipment.
And this despit the ofdeial per-
Missions he had secured In Mexico
City en- route to Rucatan. McGrath,
the production manager. should
have done that, McGrath should
have been at the Cock to meet them,
McGfath. who had taken a previous
boat, should have done q thousand
ard enc fhlngs be had DOT done. and
new sserything wasbailed Up.
"Ill bet" he raped ct Hogarth,
shat he never was here at al. IN
bet he's swiIling beer In some joint
back in Tia Juana. or some other
place a couple. OF thousand miles
away" =
"Yeah?" said Hogarth YEARLY.
Whats beer in spanish?"
"Cerveza." snapped Mr.. Greene.
God knows what It is in this dia.
lect."
Hogarth strolled on. Hey. where're
you going?" called Mr.. Greene.
"We're not through with these boxes
yet"
Down the street q ramshackle sign
hung out into the street. In crude
but unmistakable letters It read
"cerveza." Hogarth was headed to
ward that sign. Evidently be had
learned his first word in Spanish and
was aking use OF the knowledge.
Green turned YEARLY to his
boxes. Later he visited Janice at the
American Consulate where he had
left her. She was sitting dreaFily on
the veranda, in q broken.backed
wicker chair.
Consul back YETI"
mo. don't think he's coming
either. This place looks as II It had
been closed for weeks. Did you find
Mc0rathg"
Mr.. Greene exploded.
Please" asked Janice.
"Excnse me-" apoiogised Mr..
Greene. I'm ell hot and bothered.
Damn this country. Nothing goes
right Nobody knows where Nc.
Grath Is. nobody ever heard 4 him.
got all our stun In the sustoms
house and they sock me plenty duty.
y went TO q place they call q bank
and hey refused to cash my drafts,
80 finally went to q sort Of grocery
store anu the fellow told me-he
speaks pretty good English--to hunt
. dude up who was last see.. walk.
ine toward . wharf.
''Et took two hours to una him, but
he eashed my draft al right. That's
the only break got Hogarth and
the two caTnel amen are getting
drunk Ht some bal, waiting until the
train starts tor Merida"
.'Is that wh-ss the ruins are?"
-Na That's the capital OF this
county orBtate o whatever Il is. We
make our headquarters thee. The
rnlns are . days ride further on.
lWhy they waited 70 come 10 this
copntfy /. over my head. They can
NpetA eeN9 0etter aA0 ehean efsthAH
thia location IN cost
"McGFath and Hogarth tSlt that
i've wanted anthentie and accurate
Backgrounds"
-Those Eat heads! The only thing
authentic they wanted was the
liQecF."
a REEDY and phlegmy whistle
"a sounded. Mr. Greene mopped
his face with q wet handkerchief
and observed that they'd better gel
going ~ e probably was the trair
coming in TO take them to Merida
an hours ride In from the coast.
'Tl rs any .otter when We work
at the ruins" he grumbled. wei
need asbestos grease-paint. The
Kle' got no IN. on thi sun.
They hc-~' I the train. The day
was cooling u the approach o.
dusk and the shor. quick shower
that spattered them as they loaded
the boxes. made the air appreciably
80. nava R~~kukta