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thinks well of you, sir."
Michaels looked at her. Really? A few
months back, hearing that would have been a surprise.
Although after the kidnapping of the mad Russian,
maybe Howard did feel a bit better about having
a civilian commander.
Michaels had risked his job ordering that, and
Howard had done outstanding work on it.
Maybe a little mutual respect had come out of the
mission.
"And he thinks well of you. Lieutenant. Yours
was the first name he suggested when I asked him for
assistance."
"Sir, if it's all the same to you, please
call me Jo, or Winthrop. This rank business
isn't necessary unless we're in the field."
"Fine, Jo. Might as well call me
Alex, while we're at it.
We're pretty informal around here," "Yes,
sir. Uh, I mean, right, Alex. So, what's
up?"
He smiled at her and waved his hand over his
computer controls.
Chapter 3
Saturday, December 18th, 7:50 a.m.
Quantico, Virginia
Colonel John Howard wore his old
Gortex windbreaker, covering the SandW Model
66 .357 short-barreled revolver nestled in the
Gaico paddle holster just behind the point of his right
hip. When he had occasion to cary while out of
uniform, he preferred this kind of holster. It used
a plastic paddle that slipped between the waistband and
shirt, so he could put it on and remove it without
having to take off his belt and thread it through the
loops. It was convenient, and just about as concealable as a
regular belt slide or pancake holster-Ten
yards away, a mugger with a knife leaped out of the
darkness and ran at him. The assassin was no more than
two seconds away.
Howard shifted his hips slightly to the
left, opening a gap between his jacket and body, and
swept his right hand back and under the Gortex. He
grabbed the wooden grips of the revolver,
automatically unsnapping the thumb-break safety
snap on the holster when he closed his hand. He
pulled the Smith, thrust it toward the mugger as if
punching him one handed, and pulled the trigger. At this
range, trying to line up the sights was too slow.
Instead, you could use the whole gun silhouette