“I certainly will,” came in another voice. “It was magnificently planned and executed with great daring and tremendous success.”
“Were you able to sight your objectives?”
“And how! Those bombardiers just laid those blockbusters right on top of the targets.”
“Was much damage done?”
“I should say that fully a third of the factories, mills, and steel mills in the Tokio area had been put out of commission for weeks, perhaps months.”
“And Tokio itself?”
“All I can say is that if I lived in a paper house, I’d never start a war.”
“Thank you, Major. Oh! One thing more. There is a rumor about that a girl, Mary Mason, of the WAFS, had something to do with the success of this effort. Could this be true?”
“Not only could it be true—it is true. Much of the success of this mission is due to the loyal service of the young lady you mentioned. I, of course, can’t give you details. I will say that she no longer is in China.”
“In Honolulu, perhaps.”