A Sock In The Jaw

A Sock in the JawThis was the first time Johnny Knight had been on the carpet, and he knew it might well be the last – at least as far as Inter-Ocean Airways was concerned. Of course they kept him waiting. He sat quietly, his big hands folded in his lap, until finally the door marked Chief Pilot – Private opened and a girl came out."Captain Judson will see you now, Mr. Knight," she said.Judson was a youngish bald man, big in the shoulders, and tall. His eyes had the squint of 10,000 ho...