The Horizontal Lieutenant Page #3

for a man of your caliber.

Why, thank you, sir.

Active duty on Rotohan.

I imagine you've heard

of Rotohan.

Yes, sir... one of the islands

we took from the Japanese

about, uh, 8 months ago.

Right.

Well, we've got a man out there

now... Lieutenant Monk.

Good enough man, I suppose,

but he doesn't have

the special insight

required for this operation.

Could you, uh, give me a brief

fill on the job, sir?

In a word, stopping Kobayashi.

Stopping what?

I don't have time

to explain right now.

One of the boys

outside will brief you.

You're on a plane tomorrow.

Yes, sir,

and, sir, I don't know

what stopping Kobayashi means,

but whatever it is, I'll do

my best to stop it.

Good luck, lieutenant.

Than you, sir.

Hello, hospital? Lieutenant

Molly Blue, please.

What was the name

of that island again?

Rotohan.

She's got to be get there!

Well, page her or something...

top urgent!

Yeah, Rotohan, active duty...

replacing an officer

named Monk.

It's, uh, pretty

important stuff,

so it hurry up, will you?

Oh, it's important, all right,

only you're not replacing

Monk, he's replacing you.

That's impossible.

Why?

He used to play second base

for the San Francisco Seals.

Yeah, but...

but colonel said...

hey, I've got

to stop Kobayashi.

That's right. Kobayashi:

Possible name of a Japanese

holdout on Rotohan...

harmless, unarmed,

roams through hills,

steals things

from army stores,

preferably food and supplies,

but has also stolen

personal items,

including Colonel

Korotny's socks.

There's your crash

program, lieutenant:

Stop Kobayashi and help Colonel

Delgan win the pennant.

I think I'll throw up.

Can't say I blame you.

Of course, uh, a job on Rotohan

isn't without its peril.

You might, uh, die of boredom.

[Sarcastically] Ha ha ha.

Blue on phone:
A

Lieutenant Blue here.

Hello, Blue.

Hello. Who is this?

Uh, Merle.

I was wondering if I could

see you tonight.

I'm sorry, Merle, I'm busy.

To be perfectly honest,

I have a date.

Ok.

Well, I'll write

to you from...

Out there.

Merle, you mean

they're shipping you?

Yup.

And from all I hear,

it's a real hot spot.

What?

Blue:
When are you going?

Tomorrow.

Top secret stuff. I'd rather

not talk about it, naturally.

Naturally.

Will you shut up?

Listen, I'll break my date.

We've got 2 colonels.

Will you think

what you're doing?

Wait.

Listen, I've got to. The

poor guy's being shipped.

Hey, pick me up at 7:00.

Promise?

Sure. Sure! See you then.

Aren't you ashamed?

Yes.

[Hawaiian music playing]

They're really sending

you into action?

Yup. Orders cut, fully

briefed, leave at dawn.

Hiya, Blue.

Freddie, how are you?

It seems so sudden.

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