The man wore a very realistic looking devil mask. Thefacial skin was red and there were a pair of horns growing out of hisskull. He moved faster tha...n Becky would have thought possible getting anarm up to block the shovel. The partial deflection was enough to stopBecky from knocking him out cold. Instead he fell to one side rollingaway with a moan of pain. As he did two facts penetrated Becky's mind.The first was that the mask wasn't a mask. All of his visible skin wasred and the blow had. It had simply been there, and he had filed the information away in his mind in case he had need of it later.Then Pete started acting funny toward him, and he realized that he had made a mistake in thinking the man wouldn't mind sharing Julie with him. It had to be that. There was nothing else that could account for the subtle change in his attitude toward Max.So Max decided to find some way to give himself an edge over Pete. Switching weapons with him had been the first thing that entered Max's. They both say that they are not sure but it might be a possibility.A month later we are at the ranch for the first time since the attack at the restaurant. We had been here less than an hour and are notified that there are three SUVs driving toward the ranch house. Dee still has difficulty breathing if she over-exerts herself. Bee has just stopped using a cane to walk but still moves slow. Dove has a hearing aid in her left ear, but is still improving. Rich has recovered from his concussion and. Bring them here as well."Gamelin waved at the apartment block. "Start men breaking up the wagons, assign forty or fifty or so to the duty. You can switch them off with the digging party. Cover the roof of the apartments with planks." Yes, sir! How many wagons are we to dismantle?" For right now, any that you can lay your hands on."I want every other man in the company, including the officers, out in the street here. You will dig a latrine pit, three feet wide, six feet deep and as long as the.