FICTION

MORE THAN TALENTED

Dee Raymond

This story is a sequel to the story, Talent, which appeared in #86. I received a letter about that story, from W.E.J., who asked if I would write another story about Angie, the "heroine" of that story. Believing that all letters should be promptly answered, I wrote back, "Sorry, but I can't think of any good follow-up to that first one. Besides, there are other stories I want to write." It was something like that, anyway. But as I was thinking about it, you can guess what happened. I started to think of this story. I hope you all like it.

D.R.

Robert Cort was absolutely furious. Jean Rodriguez wished that the ground would open up and swallow her. She blinked back tears, thankful for the non-run mascara that she was wearing on her eye- lashes.

"I don't know where she's gone, honest," she said tearfully.

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Robert Cort's single-word expletive conveyed both his emotion and disbelief he had in her answer. "There is absolutely no way," he spoke harshly, "that one of the world's most famous and beautiful women, he stressed the last word, "could possibly be missing for the last three days. You must know where she is."

Despite his youth, not yet forty, Cort's hair showed grey streaks only along the sides. Yet, his moustache, which he'd only recently grown, and which his wife abhorred, was thick and black. With his face so angry and with his natural hawk-like nose and chin, Robert Cort was positively predatory as his dark eyes glittered at Jean.

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