"The judge looked from Mary, back to me, and then back to Mary."Where were you stationed?" Fort Huachuca." In Arizona?"Mary nodded. "Are you familiar ...ith that base?" I'm pretty familiar with it."It occurred to me that this judge had been recommended by William Voder. "Huachuca specializes in the intelligence branch of the army," I explained."As I said, I'm familiar with it," the judge said, smiling. Turning to me, she asked, "Where were you stationed?" I attended O.C.S. at Fort Benning, and. The first time he took her hunting, he offered to wait around for her to heal and then take her home with him. Beth didn't like the idea. She knew that Jake and Béla needed their 'alone-time', and she didn't like Jake sitting around for hours just watching her regenerate. It was just too creepy. 'A girl needs her privacy, after all ... Besides, I bet you could blow me full of holes and stave my head in with a rock and I'll still get home before you!'So far, Jake had beaten her home every time. The woods were mostly fur trees of some kind. The hard wood trees were gone, probably logged out in the thirties.I returned home from breakfast to reread the snail mail that started me thinking about the land. I had received it while I was in Mexico. It was from the State Forestry Service, and it was an offer to every land owner of more than five acres in Warren County. The offer was from the state, It was to subsidize the planting of two or more acres of land in trees and wild flowers. There. Rising awkwardly to my feet, I shuffled sideways around him and away. He showed no more interest in me now than he had when I was completely dressed. Half terrified-half-hysterical, I snatched my dressing gown off the bed and hurriedly shrugged it on. I cinched the belt as tightly around my waist as I could stand, and then pulled the lower half into a far-overlapping position with one hand, clutched the neckline closed with the other. All the while, Max took in my actions with an.