James M. Cain

        Yes, i have actually mined coal and distilled liquor, as well as seen a girl in a pink dress, and seen her take it off. I am fifty-four years old, weigh 220 pounds and look like the chief inspector of a long-distance hauling concern. I am a registered Democrat. I drink.

James M. Cain
Los Angeles, Calif
6th August 1946

                                                        Mildred Pierce