"What's your name?" Brian Davies. Most people call me Duke." How'd you find out about the job? It won't be in the paper 'til tomorrow." Mike told me,"...he said, reaching into the car and pulling a hood release."Mike Numminen?" Yeah. Said you were a good guy. Ran a good shop. Paid fair wages."I nodded and looked inside as the hood was raised. It was flawlessly clean with a little chrome, and a lot of new paint."Flathead," I observed. "Original engine?" Mostly. I found some Edelbrock heads on a. Despite a back-up of five to ten cars, he checked each car in as planned. In his opinion, he was only seeing students raring for a good party. He’d smile, aim them up the rise, and told them to follow the signs for parking and entry to the party.By six p.m., when Dave arrived to take over at the guard house, Dale had admitted one-hundred-ten cars, most with at least two students per car. The arrivals continued with occasional back-ups.At six-thirty, a car with three men in it appeared in the. The party is being held at a small convention center about three blocks from her house. Lucy picks up the pace, the darkness surrounding her; everything suddenly seems eery. She looks up to concentrate on the night sky as she walks, seeing the moon and stars with the clouds rolling by. It was comparable to a spooky Halloween night.... laughing to herself she walks to the front door and goes inside the convention center. The elevator opens; she steps in and then pushes the button for the third. That included deciding where the foxholes should go. We had 10 shooters in total, but we were sure that we were adequate to take care of any number that the aliens might send after us.The aliens turned up just before 9:00 AM in four flying boxes. This time, they had stuffed 44 of their military arm into the four craft. They must have been damned uncomfortable during the flight, and I wondered if they were running out of flying boxes. Anyway, the radar on HAF-1 had detected their approach, so.