big hotel have got scandals; Watson had said; just like every big hotel
has got a ghost。 Why? Hell; people e and go。。。
Suddenly it seemed that he could almost feel the weight of the Overlook
bearing down on him from above; one hundred and ten guest rooms; the storage
rooms; kitchen; pantry; freezer; lounge; ballroom; dining room 。。。
(In the room the women e and go)
(。。。 and the Red Death held sway over all。)
He rubbed his lips and turned to the next page in the scrapbook。 He was in the
last third of it now; and for the first time he wondered consciously whose book
this was; left atop the highest pile of records in the cellar。
A new headline; this one dated April 10; 1963。
LAS VEGAS GROUP BUYS FAMED COLORADO HOTEL
Scenic Overlook to Bee Key Club
Robert T。 Leffing; spokesman for a group of investors going under the name
of High Country Investments; announced today in Las Vegas that High
Country has negotiated a deal for the famous Overlook Hotel; a resort
located high in the Rockies。 Leffing declined to mention the names of
specific investors; but said the hotel would be turned into an exclusive
〃key club。〃 He said that the group he represents hopes to sell memberships
to high echelon executives in American and foreign panies。
High Country also owns hotels in Montana; Wyoming; and Utah。
The Overlook became world…known in the years 1946 to 1952 when it was
owned by elusive mega…millionaire Horace Derwent; who 。。。
The item on the next page was a mere squib; dated four months later。 The
Overlook had opened under its new management。 Apparently the paper hadn't been
able to find out or wasn't interested