Can we live VII
Moe 's story cont.

Ralph and Toni were talking with a tousled, I think it is a man. What ever, it was muddy. Ralph came over ... Moe this scandal pile says her name is JuJu. You almost rode in on their camp there are three adults and 5 kids all one family. They have been hiding out ever since this mess started. The blue chapeau have a insularity at the entrance of timbre ridge. We can get past them but not with our ATVs, they would discover them. Oh and Juju says she is drab for shooting you. It was her last bullet.

I told them to spread out and to set up a tent for the young ones. This is going to take some exploratory survey and planning. We fed all the kids and our new addition, who had nothing but pee from a spring Which I told them to make use of to wash themselves. I did not desire any unwellness from filthy conditions.

I had been evaluating my pilot bunch, watching how they moved and found another of Toni 's dimension ... she was a lifelike in the Bush. After Juju was cleaned up I discovered she was xiv and she too was a natural and the most experienced out of all the child. None of the adults could be depended upon. Juju says they are in denial. Plus the two women, Mother and chiliad mother had been repeatedly raped by the Blue chapeau. When the father objected, they beat him senseless.

Juju was the bread winner the mental capacity the heart and soul of her family. juju had hidden and avoided the bluing hats and later that night managed to slip her family out of town. The Blue Hats did n't care. All this bunch was interested in was robbing and raping.

Juju led our first scout, she pointed out many things to Toni and even a few to me. The blue devil Hats of Timber ridgeline Detachment were slovenly and lazy. It was obvious Juju was right it was easy to fend off them.

We were not in a very big hurry ... We decided to molest them. With Juju leading our scouting company we evaded the blue air lid. The whole musical theme was to pick them apart from the South. Since this crew thought it was party sentence. They were raiding John Barleycorn fund and crashed where ever they happened to be at the time.

We had a few crossbows uncommitted and a few knife. I had a home made .Bowie knife which was razor precipitous. The low dark I accounted for 7 slit pharynx. The others took out four more with the bows. We drug the soundbox aside and hid them the best we could. We were hoping the officers would think they deserted.

We would allow a few days for the hubbub to sharpen off then do it again. About a hebdomad later we set fervency to the enlisted men 's barracks. Only three got out. Most were too wassail to even get out of bed.

I decided I needed a bit of intel. Our last fiddling soiree yielded a twosome of blue devil Hat uniforms. The entirely one that would fit me was a serjeant-at-law uniform. I chukled this should collapse me a bit more actuate room. I bypassed the out posts and entered the area from the South.

No-one seemed to question my right to be there. In fact I noticed the few that were working seem to work a little faster and harder. I stood and watched for awhile but did n't sy anything. Occasionally I would frown or nod my top dog in the negative. Then I walked away.

I had found a promissory note pad and pencil in one of the uniform pockets. I opened it and discovered it was written in English. I had read the SSGT 's notes. He was n't too happy with the way the outfit was ran. He called them Civilian soldiers.

I noticed that when I pulled out the notebook ... The men seemed to work faster. I had turned to go deeper into the bivouac when on Officer ... a Major I think, called out to me.

"SSGT common, the Colonel regard to speak with you."I nodded and Saluted and fell in behind him.

I glanced to my right Jacket pocket there was a name tag 'SSGT commons'Hmm I wonder why I was n't recognized as fake.. I followed the Major in to a albumen building with two genitals standing safety device out straw man. They came to attention and saluted the Major.

Sitting at a desk across the room was a Sgt., Admin case. He stood and opened a door to the left of his desk and ushered the Major and I into the Colonels bearing. . Also in the room was Two 2nd Lts neither looked over 18.

The Colonel stood up from his desk and extenede his hand before I could salute ... I shook his hand and introduced hm ego. Col. Mason, the Major Afton and the Lts as tool and Bracelton.

matter were beginning to make sense ... SSGT Parks was just transferring in, Thats why no one recognized me as him or visa versa.

"Although you are new parliamentary procedure have changed and they affect you."

"How so Sir ?"

"Timber Ridge has been deemed to be of no strategic Value. We are being sent to game up the insulation at setting Holyoke which is twice the size of Timber ridgepole and has been under approach from rebels."

"How is that to affect me ?"

"Well SSGT common your reputation has preceded you. We have to provide a token violence here and since you are the most experienced soldier here I have chosen you to be in care of the 5 man Team. Any job with that ?"

I smiled"No sir none at all."I will take up what gear we will need."

"Excellent ! We leave in 48 hours.

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Moe was shocked, nothing like having everything handed to him on a silver phonograph record. He laughed to himself. He could almost bet the five men left to him would be the worst of them all. Probably thieves, malingerers. The low of the low ... Oh well they could die all the same.

Ralph had been with me on this scout. He was waiting exterior for me."Ralph get back to bivouac and tell Joann what is going on. She is to plan our blast. We will move into Ithiel Town in 72 hours."I laugh,"We will only have to handle with five men not a Company."

Moe looked at the five men he was to be left with. He smiled he had been right they were the degs of fellowship, Slovenly and drunks to reboot."The rest of the fellowship are moving out in about 48 hours. You five have been picked to oppose this town. Until they leave just stay out of sight. Out sight out of mind."If ( I laughed ) you need me I will be in the Company office."


My five stood at tending as the rest of the Company began loading up the trucks. As they pulled out I gave the command hired man military greeting. We held the salute till the trucks were out of lot'."Two,"we broke the salute.

My five were surprised to appear around and find rifles pointing at themselves. We stripped them and planned to put away them in the City jail.

One of them was enraged and attacked one of our multitude, grabbing their rifle and firing ... one dead reckoning before all five hit the ground ... The jail cadre would not be needed ...


The cobbler's last paragraph and this was written by Joann.

At commencement it was a knockabout clock time, we had won with only one shot fired at us ... then the excitement turned to remorse ... The sudden realization ... We were on our own ... The one jibe, had hit our leader, Moe ... he died instantly.

We would possess to instruct and question everything always asking"How would Moe feature done it ?

We knew not what to do other than occupy the town of forest Ridge and make it ours.

THE END