Chapter 5
Jed had never been a subtle clever sort of guy. His method of tackling a problem was usually to jump into it feet first and come up fighting. He liked the kinds of problems he could solve in this manner-he liked conquering.
The subtle, wily ways of Russell Thorpe made him fume with anger. He didn't like infighting within a company, having to guard against a stab in the back. If he had known what the older man was really like he would not have gone in business with him.
Jed had liked Russell's wife, Mavis, who owned a large share of their stock. It had been a tremendous jolt to Jed when Russell had callously divorced Mavis, and about two years later had married a pretty, blonde, stupid chorus girl half his age. Kittie Thorpe was living proof to Jed that a man's good taste could
