Sixteen Sunsets by Mark Gardner

Author:Mark Gardner [Gardner, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Article94
Published: 2016-02-28T22:00:00+00:00

Major Jacob Globe heard a soft knock on his office door. “Yes?”

The doorknob rotated and the door swung inward. A technician walked through the door and cleared his throat.

“I said, ‘yes?’” Globe said, allowing his frustration show through.

“General, you asked to be notified if a listening post picked up one of your keywords.”

Globe scowled. “It’s ‘Major,’ young man.” He leaned back in his chair. “Which keyword?”

“Toppan, Sir. Jane Toppan.”

“Shit!” He exclaimed. “What tower?”

“By the east river, Sir.”

Globe nodded. “That’ll be all, thank you.”

The tech returned the nod and backed out of the office. Globe pressed a button on the phone perched on his desk. “Denisha, please have the motor pool ready a car for me.”

“Yes, Doctor Globe.”

Globe sighed. It wasn’t that he was ashamed of his doctorate in medieval history, but the honorific of ‘Major’ held more weight in the circles he kept to. He knew attaining the rank of General wasn’t in the cards. He’d been saddled with the off-book operation and off-book meant redactions in his time-in-rank counter. He could possibly trade in his gold oak leaf for a silver one in the next few years, but he doubted he would remain on active duty long enough to get the silver eagle symbolizing the rank of Colonel.

His phone beeped and a voice emanated, “your car will be ready in twenty minutes, Doctor.”

He pushed a button and replied, “Thank you, Denisha.” A beep indicated his assistant was no longer listening.

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