The Escape Orbit
“said Major Hynds worriedly. Cutting it down when there is no reason to do so will look suspicious to the Bugs, and leaving it as it is won’t be any better because it will stand out like a beacon. The tree is dead, of course—the bark was stripped from around the trunk close to ground level, the damage being hidden by the underbrush until the glider pilot noticed the color change in the foliage and called our attention to it.
“I don’t know what we can do about it, sir,” he ended grimly. “In t...hree or four months the leaves will drop off, but before that, within two weeks from now, the leaves will have turned bright yellow.”
“Yellow”, said Kelso viciously, “how very appropriate! I’ve always said Civilians were nothing but cowards and lousy deserters, and we should have kept a closer watch on them—”
“We need those lousy Civilians, Lieutenant,” Hutton broke in quietly. “You can’t put a guard on every tree.”MoreLess
“I don’t know what we can do about it, sir,” he ended grimly. “In t...hree or four months the leaves will drop off, but before that, within two weeks from now, the leaves will have turned bright yellow.”
“Yellow”, said Kelso viciously, “how very appropriate! I’ve always said Civilians were nothing but cowards and lousy deserters, and we should have kept a closer watch on them—”
“We need those lousy Civilians, Lieutenant,” Hutton broke in quietly. “You can’t put a guard on every tree.”MoreLess
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