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Beerbelly, Hoss, and Wanda and her bunch had
joined the Rebels. They had proved to be fierce
fighters and totally loyal to Ben and the Rebel
movement.
"General, what about the new bunch?" Corrie
asked innocently.
"What new bunch?"
"The group that came in from Nevada. The one Linda
Parsons was with."
"Incorporate them into our units. Spread them out.
Send the noncombatants to Base Camp One.
You know all that, Corrie. What's going on here?"
"Yes, sir. Right, sir. Linda was trained as an
RN."
"Wonderful. So what?"
"Ah ... I gather that Doctor Chase
has not yet informed you of his decision."
"I haven't seen the old goat in several days.
Where is he? What decision?"
"He's assigned Linda to our team."
Ben looked at her. "I love the way people make
decisions without consulting me."
"Yes, sir. Doctor Chase said it was for your own
good."
"That's very interesting. Get her over here, will you?"
Beth, another member of Ben's personal team,
had walked up, listening to the exchange. "Doctor
Chase said that since you refuse to behave like a commander
is supposed to behave, that is, directing operations
from behind the lines, he felt it best to assign a
medical person to the team."
"Do remind me to thank him from the bottom of my
heart," Ben said dryly.
"Yes, sir. I will certainly make a note of
that."
"Have the mechanics finished with our vehicle?"
"Be ready in the morning," Beth told him.
Ben's vehicle was a big, nine-passenger Chevy
wagon, with armor plate and bullet-proof glass.
Ben's driver was Cooper. His self-appointed
bodyguard was
the cute and diminutive Jersey.
"Where is Jersey?" Ben asked.
"Probably harassing Cooper," Beth said.
"Thermopolis and Emil?"
"In a deep philosophical discussion over by the
river."
"That should be a conversation to be recorded for the ages."
Thermopolis and his band of 21/-century hippies
had thrown their lot in with Ben, considering him to be the