Homeland Security by William L Casselman

Author:William L Casselman [Casselman, William L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780990345473
Publisher: Alaska Dreams Publishing
Published: 2019-07-19T22:00:00+00:00

PRINCESS HOTEL- OFF THE CHENA RIVER, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA

PRIVATE CONFERENCE / LUNCHEON / DINNER ROOM

11:48 A.M. 15 OCTOBER

By invitation, Clay had ridden to the staff luncheon in Silas’s brand new cobalt blue Suburban. It came with a deluxe package and every do-dad added on. A ground crew had recently washed and waxed it, so it really shined, and Clay was surprised to see Silas actually driving it. Clay had expected him to be chauffeured around by one of the workers and was additionally surprised to see they were the only two in the vehicle. Clay had never been inside the Princess Hotel, other than the lobby when he had picked up some passengers to take them to the airport to catch the Alaskan Airlines or Delta redeye flights out at 1 a.m. He thought it was a beautiful hotel and knew that with winter on its way, things were slowing down. There was already a frost to the air, with morning temperatures down below freezing and ice showing up on the windshields of the vehicles parked outside in the lot. There had been some snow flurries, but the snow wasn’t sticking yet.

When they arrived in the lobby, Clay looked about the room and was glad Silas had given him time to change out of his coveralls and into his street clothes. Though at the moment he didn’t think his clothes were suitable for the dining room of the Princess Hotel; most of the men eating here were in suits, sport coats, and ties, while the women wore very nice dresses or skirt& blouse outfits. But, Clay was dressed in blue jeans, a blue flannel shirt, and his grandfather’s moose-hide vest.

Clay figured they were early because he didn’t see anyone else from the dealership and then Silas lead him to the elevator. A moment later, they arrived on the 3rd floor, and Clay found himself being led into a large private conference room. Once inside, Clay began to recognize some of the men and women he had met at the barbecue, and suddenly, his combat antenna stood up and began to buzz with a 100-volt charge. At times like this, he wished he’d had his .45 Colt 1911 in the middle of his back, but that would’ve blown his cover. Yet, right at this moment, he felt so naked and disarmed, and he didn’t like it at all.

“Clay, I believe you’ve met all these people. But, in the event you’ve forgotten their names…” Silas began pointing to the people sitting around a large conference table. “… Allen Peterson, who is a retired Air Force major; Norm Johnson, a retired Alaskan Air National Guard Chief Master Sergeant; Sid Linker, former US Army Captain; Wendy Butler, Principal of Tanana Middle School; Greg Slocum, holds a degree in Economics and works with a local investment firm; Charlie Yoder, former EOD Sergeant with US Army, a K-9 dog handler and owner of the Fairbanks Electrical Supply Shop on South Cushman. Now, this is Sandy Benders, recently

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