The Girl in the Blue Beret by Bobbie Ann Mason

Author:Bobbie Ann Mason
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780679604945
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2011-06-28T10:00:00+00:00

“HELLO. ARE YOU JAMES FORD’S daughter? Sonia? This is Marshall Stone. I got your letter and the tape. Gosh, I’m really sorry to hear about your dad. That’s terrible. I remember him so well. He was the best top-turret gunner a B-17 crew could have. And he could have flown the plane himself, he was such a good flight engineer.”

Sonia said, “He wanted you to have that tape. He made it some time ago, and then he was so surprised and happy to hear from you.”

“How is James doing?”

“Well, he has good days and bad days. Today’s not too bad.”

“Listen, do you suppose I could talk to him a minute? Say hello?”

“Let me see. Can you hold on?”

Waiting, Marshall rehearsed what to say to James as quickly and as efficiently as possible, so as not to tire him.

Sonia spoke again. “I’m sorry, Mr. Stone. Could you call back later? We’re having thunderstorms, and I’m afraid we have to get prepared for tornados! You may not know how it is in Tornado Alley. Is that all right? Dad wants to talk to you. Call back tomorrow about this same time, O.K.?”

Marshall was left to imagine Ford lying ill, being hauled somehow out to a storm shelter and down a hatch. He remembered Ford tearing along on a bicycle from the barracks to the mess hall one cold, dark morning. Something about the way he aimed the front wheel of the bike, as if it was his ammunition and weapon and vehicle all in one, had struck Marshall that day. Marshall remembered having deep confidence in Ford at that moment.

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