"I'm sorry, sir," she said primly, "you know enlisted women aren't allowed to date officers."
"Make out an application for OCS. I'll sign it."
She smiled at him. "But then I wouldn't have any excuse for turning you down. And then what would my husband say?"
"I'll bribe him. I'll send him to OCS."
"He's not eligible. Officers are automatically disqualified."
Colonel Spaulding sighed. "A guy can't win against competition like that. Anything new this morning?"
"Mr. Poe is waiting in your office. Other than that, there's just the routine things."
He went on into his office. Lenny Poe was seated behind the colonel's desk, leaning back in the swivel chair, his feet on the top of the desk. He was sound asleep.
The colonel walked over to the desk, took his cigar from his mouth, and said: "Good morrrning, Colonel Spaulding!"
Lenny snapped awake. "I'm not Colonel Spaulding," he said.