Empire<br >:ly，" repeated Fetterman. "I m not in any<br >:k to work right away."<br >ed through the French doors， Morrow looked<br >ur place or mine?"<br >tt way no one will be able to find me except<br >rman， and he won t interrupt."<br >then，" said Fetterlnan. He disappeared into<br >ched him go and then<br >re beginning to talk."<br >slipped closer to Ger-<br > said Gerber.<br >he stairs to walk down to Morrow s room.<br >in the dim hallway， waiting while she un-<br >r. As she threw it open， he said， "This is a hell<br >it a war."<br >ught about that， and the words of the reporter<br >taum him. The American Army hadn t shown<br >new how to win， and now he was ducking into<br >vith a woman. It wasn t his job to dictate pol.<br >te action. His job was to do what he was told<br >， st of his ability.<br >~~as something to what the man had said.<br >.~r was in Morrow s room， and she turned and<br >se， kissing him hard， her tongue darting in and<br >ath. Caerber s thoughts of the reporter and hiI<br >nished. All he could think of was Morrow and<br >doing to him.<br >FORT POLK， LOUISIANA<br >Brigadier General Billy Joe Crinshaw stood at attention in<br >front of TV cameras， reporters， friends， associates and faro-<br >~ ， ~ ~ . .<br >ily. To Crmshaw s right was Lmutenant General Richard<br >~ilder， and to his left was his young wife， Jannifer Crin-<br >sh~(~. The room was cramped， hot and bright， but Crin-<br >sha~~ hadn t noticed any of that. He blinked into the bright<br >lights， and although he didn t want to， found himself grin-<br >ning.<br > Wilder， a short， stocky man， wore a dress-green uniform<br >with three stars gleaming on his shoulders. He wore his dec-<br >orations above the left breast pocket. They were mainly<br >awards for meritorious service. He wore jump wings， but<br >there was no star or wreath above them indicating he had<br >completed the minimum five jumps~ Sweat glistened on his<br >forehead and bald pate， dripping down to soak the collar of<br >his poplin shirt.<br > Relishing the attention， Wilder faced the cameras. "It is<br >with great pleasure that I announce the promotion to major<br >general of General Crinshaw."<br ><br >