The Commodore
“Sluff opened both eyes this time, and saw daylight streaming through his lone unbolted porthole. He looked at his watch. Almost nine. As he reached for the phone he realized the exec must have put the word out: Leave the skipper alone until he’s had the sleep he needs. “Thanks, Bob,” Sluff said. “I better get up and at ’em before the new commodore catches me sleeping in. Appreciate that, by the way. Not sure how you kept the entire ship quiet like that.”
“You may not have been the sole late sle...eper,” Bob said. “I’ve alerted the signal bridge to be watching for a light from Gary and Mose is inbound with coffee and a fat pill.”
He’d returned to the ship after his meeting with Halsey and met with the exec and the department heads. Everyone was impressed that he’d actually met Halsey and even had a drink with him. Sluff told them what the admiral had said about their efforts to rescue all those people. He kept his little argument with the chief of staff to himself.MoreLess
“You may not have been the sole late sle...eper,” Bob said. “I’ve alerted the signal bridge to be watching for a light from Gary and Mose is inbound with coffee and a fat pill.”
He’d returned to the ship after his meeting with Halsey and met with the exec and the department heads. Everyone was impressed that he’d actually met Halsey and even had a drink with him. Sluff told them what the admiral had said about their efforts to rescue all those people. He kept his little argument with the chief of staff to himself.MoreLess
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