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control；　hell　be　back　for　dinner。　So　that　afternoon　she　steps　into　the　Colorado

around　three　and　never　has　no　dinner　at　all。　She　goes　up　to　her　room　around　ten…

thirty；　and　thats　the　last　time　anybody　saw　her　alive。〃

〃What　happened？〃

〃County　coroner　said　she　took　about　thirty　sleepin　pills　on　top　of　all　the

booze。　Her　husband　showed　up　the　next　day；　some　big…shot　lawyer　from　New　York。

He　gave　old　Ullman　four　different　shades　of　holy　hell。　Ill　sue　this　an　Ill　sue

that　an　when　Im　through　you　wont　even　be　able　to　find　a　clean　pair　of

underwear；　stuff　like　that。　But　Ullmans　good；　the　sucker。　Ullman　got　him

quieted　down。　Probably　asked　that　bigshot　how　hed　like　to　see　his　wife　splashed

all　over　the　New　York　papers：　Wife　of　Prominent　New　York　Blah　Blah　Found　Dead

With　Bellyful　of　Sleeping　Pills。　After　playing　hide…the…salami　with　a　kid　young

enough　to　be　her　grandson。

〃The　state　cops　found　the　Porsche　in　the　back　of　this　allnight　burger　joint

down　in　Lyons；　and　Ullman　pulled　a　few　strings　to　get　it　released　to　that

lawyer。　Then　both　of　them　ganged　up　on　old　Archer　Houghton；　which　is　the　county

coroner；　and　got　him　to　change　the　verdict　to　accidental　death。　Heart　attack。

Now　ole　Archers　driving　a　Chrysler。　I　dont　begrudge　him。　A　mans　got　to　take

it　where　he　finds　it；　especially　when　he　starts　gettin　along　in　years。〃

Out　came　the　bandanna。　Honk。　Peek。　Out　of　sight。

〃So　what　happens？　About　a　week　later　this　stupid　cunt　of　a　chambermaid；

Delores　Vickery　by　name；　she　gives　out　with　a　helluva　shriek　while　shes　makin

up　the　room　where　those　two　stayed；　and　she　faints　dead　away。　When　she　es　to

she　says　she　seen　the　dead　woman　in　the　bathroom；　layin　naked　in　the　tub。　Her

face　was　all　purple　an　puffy。　she　says；　an　she　was　grinnin　at　me。　So　Ullman

gave　her　two　weeks　worth　of　walking　papers　and　told　her　to　get　lost。　I　figure

theres　maybe　forty…fifty　people　died　in　this　hotel　since　my　grandfather　opened

it　for　business　in　1910。〃

He　looked　shrewdly　at　Jack。

〃You　know　how　most　of　em　go？　Heart　attack　or　stroke；　while　theyre　bangin　the

lady　theyre　with。　Thats　what　these　resorts　get　a　lot　of；　old　types　that　want

one　last　fling。　They　e　up　here　to　the　mountains　to　pretend　theyre　twenty

again。　Sometimes　somethin　gives；　and　not　all　the　guys　who　ran　this　place　was　as

good　as　Ullman　is　at　keepin　it　out　of　the　papers。　So　the　Overlooks　got　a

reputation；　yeah。　Ill　bet　the　fuckin　Biltmore　in　New　York　City　has　got　a

reputation；　if　you　ask　the　right　people。〃

〃But　no　ghosts？〃

〃Mr。　Torrance；　Ive　worked　here　all　my　life。　I　played　here　when　I　was　a　kid　no

oldern　your　boy　in　that　wallet　snapshot　you　showed　me。　I　never　seen　a　ghost

yet。　You　want　to　e　out　back　with　me；　Ill　show　you　the　equipment　shed。〃

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