Given the urgent need for reliable information about the enemy, a bit of lost revenue seems tolerable, doesn't it?"Maynard sighed. "I will admit to th... merits of such an idea, and as commander of the militia I see the military reasons, but I am also the justice of the peace and magistrate for Salcombe. I am bound to uphold the law. You will understand my conflict, I hope." Quite so, my dear Colonel. A balance must be found or the smuggling will increase beyond control. Perhaps a few select. E. Although Captain Kerensky thought otherwise, the one person on the Intrepid who more than any other was a mere spectator since the Intrepid entered the Anomaly was Beatrice. And she was also imprisoned within an invisible force field where she was unable to communicate with either human or robot. Beatrice witnessed the same Apparitions as everyone else, but they meant little to her. A charging buffalo stormed towards the villa churning up the lawn as it did so. And then it vanished. A small. Ifen I wuz ya, I'd talk ta the capt'n 'bout it. He might have some good idees on the subject."Jed said, with a grin, "Hell, Al, Ya're jus' tired of writin' them reports an' want somebody else ta do if fer ya. OK, OK, I'll talk ta the capt'n—jus' don't git yer bowels in an uproar."Two days later, the opportunity presented itself. "Capt'n? Al said I should talk ta ya 'bout learnin' ta read an' write. He said that ya might be able ta steer me in the right direction." Yeah, Son, I'm right proud of. ”Cindy asked quickly, “Will we be able to fly the Citation sometime?”Wes answered, “If you get checked out in it. Jets are a completely different breed of aircraft. You will have to go to school for those. We’re not equipped to train in those.”I just shrugged. “Talk to John about it.” John was my chief pilot. He’d become very interested in the operations at Air Ranch Airport, so I suspected that Wes and Scott were going to get to know the older man very well. John had just been waiting for a.