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Hunley picked up the yellowing paper from his desk and studied it for aCorporation in Savannah on June fourteenth, 1943" Hunley picked,up another piece of paper "Here's a report from one of our men who inspected the boilers after they were installed in the ship and connected to the engines All that is mentioned of any interest is the name of the ship"

"Yes, I have that," said Pitt "It was the Pilottown"

A strange expression of puzzlement crossed Hunley's face as he restudied the inspector's report "Weabout two different ships"

Pitt looked at him "Could there be a mistake?"

"Not unless you wrote down the wrong serial number"

"I was careful," Pitt replied firmly

"Then I don't knohat to tell you," said Hunley, passing the paper across the desk "But according to the inspection report, boiler number 38874 went into a Liberty ship called the San Marino"

CONGRESSWOMAN LOREN SMITH WAS WAITING on the concourse when Pitts flight froton's National Airport She waved to get his attention, and he sesture was unnecessary She was an easy woman to spot

Loren stood tall, slightly over five foot eight Her cinna but layered around the face, which accented her prominent cheekbones and deep violet eyes She was dressed in a pink cotton-knit tunic-style dress with scoop neck and long sleeves that were rolled up

For an elegant touch, she wore a Chinese-patterned sash around her waist

She possessed an air of breezy sophistication, yet underneath one could sense a to A representative elected fro her second term She loved her job; it was her life Feer on the floor of Congress when she tackled an issue

Her colleagues respected her for her shrewdness as well as her beauty

She was a private wo the parties and dinners unless they were politically necessary Her only outside activity was an on again, off again" affair with Pitt

She approached hier"

He put his are clai me"