This left us thirty-five minutes to do a last minute lock-down on the equipment and get loaded up with coffee or water.The witches were with us from W...l-Mart and didn't really have a chance to say anything. We didn't really care. JJ and Joy were there with Randy. As soon as Shelly got off the bike, he made a bee-line for her and wouldn't be put down until Joy came to the rescue. We looked at the McDonalds for coffee and that's about it. I refused to eat there. I just don't do that kind of fast. If it did, it did but if it didn't ... well the next few days may prove to be very interesting.The Leatherneck that Ben claimed was a scout had left the restaurant about fifteen minutes ago, and since then about twenty or so Leathernecks in colours had drifted into the place. They weren't forming mobs or anything, but there was a pair or a trio near every exit. Ben was right. These people are very organized. If I continue to under estimate them, it will be my down fall. She only recognized. He knew two captains whom he was sure would be happy to join them in such a raid. They already had the ships they would need. They could recruit the seamen they needed from the bay area, Los Angeles, and San Diego. It was much easier to recruit seamen for a grand adventure with a chance of prize money than it was for a routine voyage.Capt. McFadden and John Sessions spent over a month carefully recruiting men they could trust to be loyal and to fight. The gunsmith had been able to finish. Gradually as the beatings got worse Kelly often found she had to send the girl back into the kitchen to work so that the customers wouldn’t see her bruised face. All the staff were concerned for her but Karen avoided all attempts to get her to talk about what she was going through.Eventually after she had been working at the “Kettle” for a year Karen finally opened up to Sharri, a friendly girl with long ginger hair and freckles who worked in the kitchen. It was difficult for her to talk to.