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and　courtly；　Pete　Zeiss　is　called　〃Poppa〃　by　his　intimates　and　has　been

tried　on　charges　of　murder　and　accessory　to　murder。　A　large　stockholder　in

Scarnes　Fun　Time　pany；　he　also　has　known　interests　in　four　Las　Vegas

casinos。

Vittorio　Gienelli；　also　known　as　〃Vito　the　Chopper；〃　tried　twice　for

gangland…style　murders；　one　of　them　the　ax…murder　of　Boston　vice　overlord

Frank　Scoffy。　Gienelli　has　been　indicted　twenty…three　times；　tried　fourteen

times；　and　convicted　only　once；　for　shoplifting　in　1940。　It　has　been　said

that　in　recent　years　Gienelli　has　bee　a　power　in　the　organizations

western　operation；　which　is　centered　in　Las　Vegas。

Carl　〃Jimmy…Ricks〃　Prashkin；　a　San　Francisco　investor；　reputed　to　be　the

heir　apparent　of　the　power　Gienelli　now　wields。　Prashkin　owns　large　blocks

of　stock　in　Derwent　Enterprises；　High　Country　Investments；　Fun　Time

Automatic　Machines；　and　three　Vegas　casinos。　Prashkin　is　clean　in　America；

but　was　indicted　in　Mexico　on　fraud　charges　that　were　dropped　quickly　three

weeks　after　they　were　brought。　It　has　been　suggested　that　Prashkin　may　be

in　charge　of　laundering　money　skimmed　from　Vegas　casino　operations　and

funneling　the　big　bucks　back　into　the　organizations　legitimate　western

operations。　And　such　operations　may　now　include　the　Overlook　Hotel　in

Colorado。

Other　visitors　during　the　current　season　include。。。

There　was　more　but　Jack　only　skimmed　it；　constantly　wiping　his　lips　with　his

hand。　A　banker　with　Las　Vegas　connections。　Men　from　New　York　who　were　apparently

doing　more　in　the　Garment　District　than　making　clothes。　Men　reputed　to　be

involved　with　drugs；　vice；　robbery；　murder。

God；　what　a　story！　And　they　had　all　been　here；　right　above　him；　in　those　empty

rooms。　Screwing　expensive　whores　on　the　third　floor；　maybe。　Drinking　magnums　of

champagne。　Making　deals　that　would　turn　over　millions　of　dollars；　maybe　in　the

very　suite　of　rooms　where　Presidents　had　stayed。　There　was　a　story；　all　right。

One　hell　of　a　story。　A　little　frantically；　he　took　out　his　notebook　and　jotted

down　another　memo　to　check　all　of　these　people　out　at　the　library　in　Denver　when

the　caretaking　job　was　over。　Every　hotel　has　its　ghost？　The　Overlook　had　a　whole

coven　of　them。　First　suicide；　then　the　Mafia；　what　next？

The　next　clipping　was　an　angry　denial　of　Brannigars　charges　by　Charles

Grondin。　Jack　smirked　at　it。

The　clipping　on　the　next　page　was　so　large　that　it　had　been　folded。　Jack

unfolded　it　and　gasped　harshly。　The　picture　there　seemed　to　leap　out　at　him：　the

wallpaper　had　been　changed　since　June　of　1966；　but　he　knew　that　window　and　the

view　perfectly　well。　It　was　the　western　exposure　of　the　Presidentia