Chapter 23
A gentle breeze stirred the long grass surrounding the hangar. Dayton stayed on the grassy fields and avoided the mowed lanes on which the planes taxied to the runways. He was nearing hangar E now and slowed to a more cautious pace.
About seventy feet from the hangar he waited, hidden in the tall grass, for the time he estimated it would take a sentry to circle the hangar. And sure enough, within minutes a large Mexican came into view. Hired muscle or Pablo the pilot?
In the distance, he heard Quinn and Jimmy approaching in the car. With no time to spare, he needed to get into position, so he manoeuvred himself quietly through the tall grass so he could sneak up on the Mexican.
Suddenly the Mexican stopped to light up a cigarette. He struck a match and turned to shelter the
