The Gathering Dead
“Gartrell shook his head. “My God. What has the world come to?”
McDaniels had to grin a little at the first sergeant’s total deadpan delivery. He had joined Gartrell in the kitchen, where both of them smoked cigarettes they had liberated from poor Earl Brown.
“Seems like the Coasties are the only show left in town,” McDaniels said. “They should be out in the East River in about four hours.”
“All we have to do is get out to East River Drive and throw ourselves into the river, and the Coast Guard ...will take care of things from that moment on, is that it?” Gartrell took a long drag off his cigarette. When he pulled it away from his mouth, he held it before him and examined it thoroughly. He exhaled smoke from his nostrils.
“We’ve got maybe eight hundred rounds of various types of ammunition. And there are maybe a hundred thousand zeds between us and the East River. Total piece of cake, major.”
“Why, First Sergeant Gartrell, do I detect the tremor of fear in your voice?”MoreLess
McDaniels had to grin a little at the first sergeant’s total deadpan delivery. He had joined Gartrell in the kitchen, where both of them smoked cigarettes they had liberated from poor Earl Brown.
“Seems like the Coasties are the only show left in town,” McDaniels said. “They should be out in the East River in about four hours.”
“All we have to do is get out to East River Drive and throw ourselves into the river, and the Coast Guard ...will take care of things from that moment on, is that it?” Gartrell took a long drag off his cigarette. When he pulled it away from his mouth, he held it before him and examined it thoroughly. He exhaled smoke from his nostrils.
“We’ve got maybe eight hundred rounds of various types of ammunition. And there are maybe a hundred thousand zeds between us and the East River. Total piece of cake, major.”
“Why, First Sergeant Gartrell, do I detect the tremor of fear in your voice?”MoreLess
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