Summary of your 'study carrel' ============================== This is a summary of your Distant Reader 'study carrel'. The Distant Reader harvested & cached your content into a collection/corpus. It then applied sets of natural language processing and text mining against the collection. The results of this process was reduced to a database file -- a 'study carrel'. The study carrel can then be queried, thus bringing light specific characteristics for your collection. These characteristics can help you summarize the collection as well as enumerate things you might want to investigate more closely. This report is a terse narrative report, and when processing is complete you will be linked to a more complete narrative report. Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 999 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28741 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 83 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 194 Mr. 143 man 119 time 114 illustration 104 Dr. 102 great 99 New 98 Earth 84 God 74 water 60 form 59 work 57 look 57 York 56 England 54 Professor 46 United 41 States 38 like 38 London 37 scientific 34 Fig 33 good 32 Mars 32 Europe 29 year 29 St. 28 life 27 Sir 27 Science 26 nature 26 Lord 26 John 25 thing 24 America 23 gas 23 Paris 23 Bible 22 american 22 President 21 place 21 light 21 Mrs. 21 George 21 FIG 20 science 20 air 19 animal 18 mind 18 footnote Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 68527 man 52537 time 29113 thing 27684 way 27219 hand 25026 year 24918 water 24539 day 23129 eye 21843 life 20787 part 20712 world 20251 foot 19417 work 19367 place 19308 air 18958 light 18101 body 17094 fact 17081 power 16506 one 16258 ship 16123 head 15622 nothing 15536 case 15366 something 15356 face 15338 side 15133 people 14987 room 14797 mind 14147 point 14003 word 13997 matter 13726 moment 13630 form 13220 end 13171 line 12599 hour 12506 earth 11753 door 11548 force 11462 science 11357 space 11316 course 11131 voice 11025 order 10996 animal 10815 book 10586 other Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 175197 _ 13900 Mr. 9385 God 7736 Earth 7621 Dr. 7053 New 6188 | 4649 Professor 4613 . 4307 England 4292 York 3784 America 3720 Science 3433 John 3281 States 3183 St. 3162 M. 3032 France 3009 United 2992 Europe 2941 Church 2907 London 2860 George 2816 Lord 2730 Mars 2681 Captain 2668 Mrs. 2653 Sir 2576 C. 2453 Fig 2390 J. 2332 Master 2320 English 2224 Paris 2222 Miss 2154 W. 2131 A. 2075 Paul 2031 General 2030 American 1961 President 1947 State 1930 H. 1928 Great 1908 de 1894 Christian 1893 Washington 1825 Q. 1811 CHAPTER 1744 King Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 321327 it 257129 he 251462 i 145167 you 120939 they 115262 we 71922 him 67598 them 57149 she 53190 me 33161 us 23245 her 16602 himself 10356 itself 8262 themselves 5777 myself 3743 one 2644 herself 2276 ''s 2191 yourself 2182 ourselves 1147 mine 904 ''em 795 yours 687 his 547 ours 423 theirs 369 thee 277 hers 182 em 103 huh 98 ye 96 yourselves 93 oneself 79 thyself 73 ya 67 i''m 65 you''re 44 you''ll 19 wandl 16 haendl 16 d''you 14 je 12 à 11 thy 10 you''ve 10 ii 9 hisself 9 bookshelf 7 yerself Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 1047839 be 338446 have 123403 do 85345 say 62690 make 58512 see 54094 go 52888 know 50763 come 43985 take 38088 get 35445 find 35273 give 31914 think 30719 look 23826 seem 21683 tell 19206 turn 19003 call 18772 use 18562 show 18088 leave 17469 become 16824 stand 15789 begin 15222 ask 14960 hold 14812 want 14786 follow 14524 let 14522 bring 14476 feel 14342 keep 14322 pass 14074 try 13666 put 13080 move 12652 hear 12501 speak 11939 work 11785 fall 11353 run 11121 appear 11116 reach 11024 mean 10857 live 10825 carry 10234 produce 10192 believe 10036 lie Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 197700 not 59339 so 55240 more 53309 then 48480 now 48286 up 46903 other 44804 only 42903 out 40554 great 36916 very 31689 first 29964 as 29387 well 28848 long 27756 even 27202 here 26620 little 26054 back 25704 down 25307 good 25203 much 24907 same 23776 just 23753 most 23562 again 22147 still 22024 such 21234 many 20556 too 20130 there 19519 own 18574 far 18110 also 17834 away 17604 old 17585 small 17063 new 17005 never 16282 all 16025 few 15664 large 15622 off 15535 high 15426 last 15214 on 13631 right 13451 almost 13402 once 12528 in Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6986 good 6860 least 5625 most 3195 great 2371 high 1150 near 1113 large 1028 Most 1018 low 958 slight 912 early 786 bad 744 late 598 small 573 simple 533 old 521 fine 461 strong 344 deep 275 big 239 close 206 manif 199 long 195 faint 181 full 176 fit 169 noble 159 pure 153 short 142 young 142 rich 136 heavy 136 easy 134 hard 130 wide 129 cheap 128 wise 125 bright 123 strange 117 fast 114 farth 108 common 99 wild 99 new 96 eld 92 able 91 mere 89 safe 89 grand 87 clear Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18128 most 1250 least 1059 well 33 near 31 worst 31 highest 24 hard 14 long 10 fast 9 oldest 8 lowest 8 latest 6 ¦ 6 farthest 5 soon 5 greatest 5 goethe 4 manifest 4 brightest 3 youngest 3 writhe 3 widest 3 walkest 3 shortest 3 likeliest 3 broadest 2 tempest 2 sayest 2 lest 2 jest 2 hottest 2 finest 2 feeblest 2 close 1 warmest 1 vaguest 1 tallest 1 swiftest 1 strongest 1 strangest 1 sou''-sou''-west 1 sorriest 1 smartest 1 scienteest 1 richest 1 rest 1 remainest 1 quick 1 queerest 1 quaest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 web.resource.org 30 craphound.com 28 www.gutenberg.net 24 creativecommons.org 15 www.gutenberg.org 12 purl.org 6 www.w3.org 4 www.archive.org 4 archive.org 2 www.tangentonline.com 2 www.ebookforge.net 1 www.wiccaworks.com 1 www.whitehouse.gov 1 www.un.org 1 www.research.ibm.com 1 www.pgdpcanada.net 1 www.oosa.unvienna.org 1 www.freeliterature.org 1 www.dodccrp.org 1 www.starmanseries.com 1 www.abintrapress.com 1 nuclearfree.lynx.co.nz 1 hometown.aol.com 1 dieoff.com Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 6 http://web.resource.org/cc/Reproduction" 6 http://web.resource.org/cc/Notice" 6 http://web.resource.org/cc/Distribution" 6 http://web.resource.org/cc/CommercialUse" 6 http://web.resource.org/cc/Attribution" 6 http://web.resource.org/cc/" 6 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" 6 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text" 6 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/"> 6 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/" 6 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0-legalcode 6 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0 6 http://craphound.com/place/download.php 6 http://craphound.com/place 6 http://craphound.com/down 4 http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"> 2 http://www.eBookForge.net 2 http://craphound.com/place/Cory_Doctorow_-_Shadow_of_the_Mothaship 2 http://archive.org 1 http://www.wiccaworks.com/ 1 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/ 1 http://www.w3.org/1999/08/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"> 1 http://www.w3.org/1999/01/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"> 1 http://www.un.org/depts/los/index.htm 1 http://www.tangentonline.com/reviews/magazine.php3?review=463 1 http://www.tangentonline.com/reviews/magazine.php3?review=153 1 http://www.research.ibm.com/quantuminfo/teleportation/ 1 http://www.pgdpcanada.net 1 http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/unisp-3/ 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/55185/55185-h/55185-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/55185/55185-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/53802/53802-h/53802-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/53802/53802-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34459/34459-h/34459-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34459/34459-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32407/32407-h/32407-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32407/32407-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32266/32266-h/32266-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32266/32266-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46383 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45938 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45361 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45115 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44880 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/7/0/1/27015/27015-h/27015-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/7/0/1/27015/27015-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/3/6/6/23669/23669-h/23669-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/3/6/6/23669/23669-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/3/5/6/23561/23561-h/23561-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/3/5/6/23561/23561-h.zip Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- 2 ccx074@pglaf.org 1 yarnspinner7191@aol.com 1 walter.petrovic@3web.net 1 walter.petovic@3web.net 1 ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 425 _ is _ 245 _ was _ 202 _ are _ 159 _ do _ 159 _ had _ 145 _ did _ 116 _ know _ 109 _ do n''t 98 _ have _ 98 _ see _ 81 _ were _ 76 man is not 68 nothing is more 62 _ is not 56 one does not 56 something was wrong 52 _ knew _ 51 time went on 48 _ am _ 47 face was white 47 man was not 45 _ got _ 45 air is _ 44 _ has _ 42 face was pale 41 man did not 41 man has ever 40 men were not 39 _ do not 38 _ does _ 37 _ did n''t 37 _ want _ 37 eyes were wide 37 life is not 36 man does not 36 one has ever 35 _ think _ 35 men are not 35 things being equal 33 _ was not 32 one had ever 31 _ does not 31 world has ever 30 air is not 30 men do not 30 time is not 29 men did not 29 water is not 28 _ be _ 28 _ look _ Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 time was not yet 7 fact is not so 7 time had not yet 7 time is not far 6 things are not always 6 time is not yet 5 face was not quite 5 time has not yet 5 world has not yet 5 world is no less 4 light is not only 4 man is not so 4 man was not only 4 men had not yet 4 men were not yet 4 one has no right 4 world was not ready 3 _ are not _ 3 _ is not so 3 _ was not altogether 3 bodies are not mere 3 day is not far 3 day were not such 3 feet making no sound 3 light is no longer 3 man had not only 3 man has no authority 3 man has no property 3 man is no longer 3 man was not so 3 men is not only 3 men were no more 3 time is no guarantee 3 time was not far 3 water does not always 3 world is not so 2 _ are not so 2 _ are not yet 2 _ do not _ 2 _ had no injurious 2 _ is no longer 2 _ is not _ 2 _ is not equal 2 _ is not everything 2 _ is not null 2 _ is not sufficient 2 _ was no longer 2 _ was not _ 2 air has not free 2 air has not only Sizes of items; "Measures in words, how big is each item?" ---------------------------------------------------------- 405876 31270 328628 505 199477 39713 198519 10662 194650 7463 178915 34019 173749 34698 168929 41839 166315 10165 166247 6414 164041 11870 160311 31271 159991 29869 158920 22608 155806 39949 154760 28758 149221 39977 148603 34703 144597 40782 144364 13549 142486 16170 136685 47748 135342 33049 113933 15905 113414 13528 113342 16807 112955 22150 111375 54557 111287 12265 109357 1185 108981 20417 108943 16729 102236 27015 102011 12506 101498 15884 101246 14021 100766 29838 98358 16593 96832 31871 95372 32825 95371 20389 95158 27633 92594 20248 92587 5008 91628 17394 91597 13841 90799 20857 90340 9194 89718 1153 89681 11626 88978 34459 88651 28617 87812 6709 85981 9862 85312 16325 85100 1705 84688 1707 84512 32761 83497 42128 83176 30166 82875 30452 82804 12826 82790 36343 82773 16474 82271 29768 82025 30532 81932 1706 81683 7294 81310 1708 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how can each item be abstracted?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10002 suddenly, we came out from among the trees, on to a great open space, opening of our little tent, I began the strange tale of _The House on After a time, I looked to right and left, and saw the intolerable A long space of time came and went, and then at last I entered into the Suddenly, I heard a crash, away in the direction of the Pit. With a quick movement, I turned and saw a tremendous column of dust time to note that it was secured, when I thought I heard a noise How slowly the time went; and never a thing to indicate that any of the Another week came and went, during which I spent a great deal of my time things, that happen in this great, old house. vision of the swiftly leaping sun, and nights that came and went 10008 "Looks like a heavy job," said Ives, one of the junior lieutenants. "Captain Parkinson wishes to see you in his cabin, Mr. Edwards," said an "He''s a good sailor man," said Ives, "and that''s a staunch little "You may heal her for the light, Mr. Barnett," said Captain Parkinson "Prosit, Barnett," said the man, in a voice like the rasp of rusty metal. Captain Selover went on into a good old-fashioned deep-sea "cussing out," "You''ll take two of the men and go ashore under Darrow''s orders," said "Put us aboard ship, sir, and let us hear the Old Man give his orders, "Only about our men," said the commanding officer, after a little thought. "Dr. Trendon," said Captain Parkinson, "you will arm yourself and go with "Be it so," said Captain Parkinson, after a time. "Seen something of life, I reckon," said Trendon, as the captain turned 10165 At a little distance I saw half-a-dozen animals somewhat resembling ladies arranged on his left hand, I had observed by this time that the hand to assist Eveena''s descent, an attention which I thought seemed "Eveena," said my host, "I have told our friend, what you know, that "I little thought," said I, hesitating long for some expression of rose-coloured point of light, taking gradually the form of an Eye, Eveena took my left hand in her own and laid it on the maiden''s veil, "Eveena thought," I said, "that you would like to accompany me; but if "Eveena did not seem to have liked her half-hour," answered Leenoo "Yes," said Eunané, "and if he knew it, I should like half a year''s feet, looked curiously at the metallic notes in Eveena''s hand. "It is true," said Eveena, in answer to Eunané''s appealing look. Her left hand clasped in mine, her right in Eveena''s,-- 10391 wondered why men came into the feverish, uncertain life of great cities, The man came in the form of an accidental new friend, an old friend of with down-town conditions, that there came in what makes a man think the He was sixty-four years of age now, but he was a better-looking man than He lived in one of the great cities in this country, the man who fell in man of the world from the city was but the barefooted six-year-old whom come back," the man said as he kissed the happy, shining face. The door of the farm-house opens, and from it comes a man who strides the tepees was Red Dog, a man of no mean quality among the little tribe. A most matter-of-fact looking man came along, suffered, until there came to him one day a man of color. boys and a little jackass were having a good time near a long, low, 10427 natural history, to speak to you as scientific men, on the questions consciously or unconsciously, the law of Nature is, after all selfsacrifice: unconscious in plants and animals, as far as we know; self-sacrifice of God for man; and Nature as well as religion may called Natural History--that is, plants and animals--without finding And if any one would know how to study the natural history of a And if any one would know how to study the natural history of a tell you, that I should like to see the study of physical science an in the eyes of scientific men, who know that no fact is really who dared face Nature like reasonable men, were accused by the of, he may know a great deal about them all, and, like a wise man, True, I know a vast number of facts and laws, thank God; That man is merely a part of Nature, the 10437 The completion of the first Christian Science church erected in Boston The order of service in the Christian Science Church does not differ The organizer and first pastor of the church here was Mrs. Eddy herself, of whose work I shall venture to speak, a little later, in A TEMPLE GIVEN TO GOD.--DEDICATION OF THE MOTHER CHURCH OF CHRISTIAN A great Christian Science Church was dedicated in Boston on Sunday, the remark Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, the "mother" of Christian Science, made Boston has just dedicated the first church of the Christian Scientists dedication in Boston last Sunday of the Christian Science Church, called Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, discoverer and founder of Christian Science, Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, discoverer and founder of Christian Science, Hall, New York, was shown to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, the Christian Science Rev. Mary Baker Eddy Memorialized by a Christian Science Church. 10662 But unto me (that had the Night-Hearing) there came a great Fear of that And I came presently unto a sudden place where the land did go downwards time was I come a great way, and did have a surety in my heart of And by this time was I come truly near unto the light; but yet did not peaceful thing unto my spirit that there was truly light, as you shall And I looked a great time unto the place of the light, and now to this was come nigh unto the hill; but yet was a great hour more before that I how that I was come there; for, surely, I did think it to be a great way And she showed me how that the Place of the Gas went a great way unto mighty way off unto the South and West; and surely in a little moment, 10739 the man who exercises it acts in direct conflict with the world of applies to that original and abstract Right, which a man possesses as If it were Right that ruled in the world, a man would have done enough wise free, every man''s individual character is to be regarded as a own way, represented the individuality of a man as a free act.[1] He In regard to this _a priori_ nature of moral character there is matter Since every single action of a man''s life seems to possess the freedom which character is successively placed, every man''s course of life needful to regard a man''s existence and being as itself the work of requires a man to come into the world as a moral blank, so that, in Since _a man does not alter_, and his _moral character_ remains What I mean is that the good-natured man is almost as 11136 natural state of man, to consider him from his origin, and to examine that nothing is more fearful than man in a state of nature, that he is we may add that no animal naturally makes war upon man, except in the animals, and the last chiefly attends man living in a state of Man therefore, in a state of nature where there are so few sources of men, in a state of nature, must be subject to fewer and less violent of living of the different orders of men in a civil state, with the not exist in a state of nature, must leave every man his own master, man in a state of nature, is almost imperceivable, and that it has of man in a state of nature, and might likewise be unveiled all the which man from the natural must have arrived at the civil state; by 11344 An important consideration in choosing colors for dress was the effect Another safe rule was never to place together colors differing widely in any length of time the compound salt formed when the two are mixed. to produce this effect, a few directions on this point may be useful: Iron Works, at Lauton, Michigan, shown in the plan view, only the end (1) The development of heat depends on the form of the faces and the eccentric rod as to admit of being turned; and in most cases the valve the coefficient of friction increases 20 per cent., the difference of The apparatus that contains the zinc-copper couple now has the form in certain cases, it is necessary to follow up the treatment by the pile the base tropine with different organic acids, as in the case of the use of ordinary alkaline mineral waters was to increase the quantity of 11383 force is applied at the proper angle, the body is moved forward and at in a direct line with the plane of motion, it will use all its force to PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF BALANCING FORCES DEVELOPED IN MOVING BODIES. impart motion to the body, force must act through distance. is possessed by a body in motion, force must act through distance. This force presents its claims to attention in all bodies which revolve which produces motion, is the centripetal force, drawing the body is termed centrifugal force is merely the resistance which the body centrifugal force, then the body will continue on in its direct path; which the revolving body is deflected from the tangential line of motion represent now equal times, as they will do in case of a body revolving centrifugal force is nothing but the resistance which a revolving body secreting a wall forms a new plant by ordinary cell-division. 11385 This type of mill presents more effective wind receiving or working 14-foot diameter pumping wind mill; a 32,000-gallon water tank, resting In June, 1883, a wind water works system was erected for the city of run at the same time in good winds, except the saw or the iron mill; surface water have been made available by the use of wind mills. so arranges its work that the wire rope tugs do the haulage up the rapid The leading dimensions of the eight wire rope tugs now worked by the Narrow gauge railways have been known for a very long time in Great Another form of microphone is made as follows: Two blocks of gas carbon, _Gash Veins_.--Ore deposits confined to a single bed or formation of in the formation of ore deposits, the great majority of veins are not in zone of solution below, where steam and hot water, under great pressure, 11498 use half length bolts for the width of wide leather link belts. heavy taxes, and some of the good-looking brick buildings of that day years; but the differences in the size of bricks in England are little end or side of those bricks which form part of the face, can always make the bricks in his work look far better than in the stack. These are very largely employed as facing bricks and for arches Moulded bricks are also to a large extent made of the same material. bricks with a very hard face, and, as I expected, the effect of time has bricks, or timber, or stone by experience; but he is far better able to two or more half-brick rings in cement are good construction, and are size of each brick as compared with the large masses of the brickwork of brick, I cannot pass over a building built many years ago, little known 1153 "Yes, Tara of Helium, they come," replied the slave. "Tara of Helium, I bring you Gahan, Jed of Gathol," said John Carter, Gahan, Jed of Gathol," returned Tara of Helium. "My sword is at your feet, Tara of Helium," said the young chieftain. Within the chamber Gahan saw Tara of Helium in the clutches of a mighty Tara of Helium saw the face of the slave girl pale and the terror in "And who would live a slave in Manator?" asked Tara of Helium. Through half-closed eyes Tara of Helium watched the warriors marching "The woman was Tara, Princess of Helium, and the man was Ghek, a Tara of Helium turned to see the eyes of U-Thor, the great jed of Tara of Helium at the side of O-Tar of Manator. Came at last the day that O-Tar would take the Princess Tara of Helium 11583 Behind them just moments away Starman David "Zip" Foster''s ship, the Zip Foster, accompanied by Starmen Mark Seaton and Joe Taylor Joe and Mark were glad to be a part of the Starman team under Zip''s "Steve told you we''re on our way back to Mars, I''m sure," said Mark by "Kathryn Mullaney!" cried Joe. Mark and Zip smiled widely. Zip, Mark, and Joe ascended the stairs and came to the landing. "I''m sure it''ll be fine, if you say so," answered Zip. Sim Sala Bim got right to work, and the Vigilant Warrior was ready for Zip turned his head and looked at Mark curiously. "The pirates haven''t really taken over, Zip," said Joe. "You''re right, Mark," said Zip. Joe and Zip were right behind Mark and came over to see what the big them, Joe said to Mark, "Let''s go back into the power plant and see if 11626 "After you, Monsignor," said the old priest. "Tell me," said the priest suddenly, "don''t you remember faces, "Look here, Monsignor," he said suddenly, "I''d better take you "Of course you do, my dear Monsignor," said the priest When the door closed Monsignor Masterman looked round him slowly "I shall be delighted, Monsignor," said the thin, clever-faced "The King of Spain, Monsignor," said the priest patiently. "Look here, Monsignor, you''ve had enough," said the priest, rising. "Of course, Monsignor," said the priest, with twinkling eyes, "It''s time to be moving, Monsignor," said Father Jervis through that''s a great man," said the priest. "Look," said the old priest sharply. The Cardinal looked up as the priest came in a minute later. "You look unwell," said the old priest keenly, as he sat down. "Come to Ireland for a week," said the old man again, watching "Come, Monsignor," he said, and gave his hand to him. 11647 miles per hour, by means of a high-pressure engine, to be told that they tons gross load, and runs at a mean time-table speed of 53 miles per hour, The weight in full working order is, engine, leading wheel, 10 tons; ditto engines, working the fast passenger trains at a speed of about 45 miles total weight of the engine in working order is: On the leading wheels, 10 The weight of the engine in working order is 42 tons. weight in full working order is--leading wheels, 12 tons 2 cwt.; driving fire-box, 110; total, 1,313; and the engine weighs 42 tons in working weight in working order is, on the leading wheels, 12 tons 19 cwt.; The weight in full working order is, on the leading wheels, 11 tons 3 however, the little six wheel all-coupled engines weighing only 24 tons, wheel tank engine, weighs 48½ tons in working order, it has cylinders 18 11648 way, and worked by a crank pin in a small disk on the forward end of the The construction of dams, in some form or other, may probably rank among appear from the experience of recent years that masonry dams are likely bank of the Paisley Water Works, Fig. 6; and although in instances of Edinburgh Water Works, the puddle was of very considerable thickness, and recent times of earthwork dams in Spain, the United States, Algeria, and nine tenths of the cases, the dam is breached along the line of the water At Fig. 9 is a diagram of the Roundwood dam of the Vartry Water Works, Furens, in connection with the St. Etienne Water Works, constructed The Stony Creek lower reservoir dam of the Geelong water supply, Fig. 16, The existing dam of the New York water supply, Fig. 18, known as the 11649 She was raised off the rocks by the water rising and compressing the air have pressure, or compressed air, in the bottle produced by heat alone. producing heat, and we cannot use compressed air as a power without suffered when compressed air does work in an engine and is expanded down showing the power required to compress moist and dry air has been the work expended in compressing one pound of dry air is 58,500 foot idea and constructed the compressed air plant illustrated in Fig. 2. the fact that air cylinders are connected to the steam piston rods. Steam at 58 lb.; air pressure, 77 lb.; total engine friction, 5 cylinders equal in diameter and stroke, an air pressure of 77 pounds is produces compressed air power at a loss of only six per cent. the present time some air compressor manufacturers admit water through 11662 Twin Screw Torpedo Boat.--The new sea-going vessel built by SOME RECENT HIGH-SPEED TWIN SCREWS. these high speed twin screw ships. the boss, and is particularly valuable with the screws of high speed ships. results of trials of various ships where the screws are working about the high speed twin screw vessels the ratio of pitch to diameter would be found machines, embracing many interesting forms, only recently introduced. The shuttle is perhaps the most important part of a lock stitch machine. year 1872, the Wheeler & Wilson company introduced a new hook, forming an high speeds in this machine, especially for threads possessing little _Motions of the Feeder_.--The speed attained by the fastest sewing machines styles of machines this arrangement is simplified and improved by the use machine worked by the foot appears to be 1,000 stitches per minute. machine, in which four needles and shuttles are used, sewing all the four 11734 generalization that "streams of water must enter the buckets of a turbine parallelism, although in one case water imparts motion to the buckets of a _Turbines_.--While studying those effects produced by jets of water velocity, and it gives the maximum pressure obtainable from a jet of water and a half gallons of water per day may be obtained when the pressure is obtain the necessary volume of water by associating the tubes in series. rain-drop just formed we have very nearly pure water; but even this diagram given below, consists in the use of a small India rubber hand ball, easy to saturate a considerable quantity of water with sulphurous acid gas In the case in point, the study of the first group of artistic forms that nearly 200 times as great as this is the diffusivity of heat through water, has taken place or new wood has been formed. 11735 lecture on "Gas for Light and Work in the Workshop" was delivered by Mr. T. engineering and other work shops where each man wants a light on one spot minutes for shrinking on; in fact, the work could be done in less time experimental work I think I may fairly state that the use of gas as a fuel For irregular work and comparatively small powers, gas-engines have found among those who can use coal gas as a fuel for special work in of labor and wages in America to a consideration of the industrial with the question of labor and wages in the States that it is impossible wages paid in industries common to the United States and European But the question of wages forms only one side of the working man''s very different among working men in the States and in Great Britain, and 11736 Gas Engine for Use on Railroads.--The application of six horse power Koerting gas engine to a dummy locomotive.--1 illustration. unfitness of the torpedo boat crews to continue work after the twelve hours is covered by a steel plate, shown in Fig. 1, fitting close to the gun GAS ENGINE FOR USE ON RAILROADS. [Illustration: GAS ENGINE FOR USE ON RAILROADS.] other railways as well, and to this work Major Whistler gave a large part This great work, remarkable for the boldness of its engineering, was to run The wheels were 3½ feet in diameter, but the engine worked With Major Whistler''s work upon the Western Railroad his engineering While the great railroad was the principal work of Major Whistler in For furnace work, where gas is needed in large quantities, it must be made The attention of gas engineers has been forcibly directed to the use of tar 11761 Apparatus for the Production of Water Gas. 3 figures. face of the slabs during the process of casting, thus enabling the work connect the slabs forming each face of the wall together, the space These experiments, in general, have produced excellent results when to the fact that fluid fuels require for combustion very little air in its center a second chimney (formed of cast or forged iron pipes) to place the closed apparatus in water, in order that the residua that it from the "water gas" formed in the second period of the process. The air gas, on issuing from the generator through the pipe, M'', in [Illustration: WATER-GAS APPARATUS.] A, while, at the same time, the combustion of the air gas produced soon contrary to that which the air took in the last place, and the water gas length of time in rooms where the electric light is used. 1185 point in dispute had respect to the nature of God. It involved the rise controversy arose respecting the age of the world, the Church insisting and the straits of Gibraltar, and the relations of the Euxine Sea. He composed a complete system of the earth, in three books--physical, mention of days, In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. attributes of God; in the West, on the relations and life of man. At this time, as we have seen, the Christian Church, through the of the world: first, a personal God existing apart, and a human soul Scriptural view that the Earth is only six thousand years the universe, considered as one great whole, is God." These are ideas Every age, from the second century to our times, has offered men of infuses faith has given man''s soul the light of reason, and God cannot 11870 "They look to me like little white fingers poking out of the brown," said "Pah!" he said, and suddenly turned away and went towards the "The very thing," he said, and faced this way, and then that. Here." He handed me out a little flat thing like a seidlitz-powder. He was a pale-faced little man, with dark eyes and a fine and very black "I see no reason," said he, "why a man should live like a "Has God got Hell up his sleeve then?" said the little man beside me. "Ah!" said the man with the white face; "then perhaps you can tell me--you "They don''t know we are after them," said the little man on the white After a time it came to the little man on the white horse that the "They don''t like this wind," said the little man, and dropped behind as "My lord!" said the little man. 12265 "I said not so, Master," replied the Arab, turning and facing his demanded the Master, his brows tensed, lips hard, eyes very keen. "Men of your character are useful, in places," said the Master, A look of appreciation, of liking, came upon the Master''s face. Master, Bohannan heard the strange man laugh. The Master raised a hand, glanced at a compass set like a wrist-watch, "Yea, Master, that is true," answered the Arab, with strange eyes. For a long moment the eyes of the Master met those of Captain Alden, forcible hands on "Captain Alden"--the Master set about the necessary The Master''s right hand closed firmly on Leclair''s. The Master, half-way along the line with Leclair, Rrisa, the major and "Master, no Arab betrays his own sheik, right or wrong!" said Rrisa in The Master''s lips smiled, a little; his black eyes "Come, men!" commanded the Master. 12321 It is God, the Supreme Being, infinite and immortal Mind, the Soul of man In Christian Science we learn that God is definitely individual, and Spirit, whom mortals have named God. Science defines the individuality of God as supreme good, Life, Truth, Healing physical sickness is the smallest part of Christian Science. in divine Science there is no material mortal man, for man is spiritual how much you understand of Christian Science Mind-healing. evolving matter from Spirit, than natural science, so-called, or material are but errors of thought,--diseases of mortal mind, and not of matter; _understanding_ of God and man in Christian Science, whereby you learn that God is good, and in Science man is His likeness, the forever of sickness; but the demonstration of the Science of Mind-healing by Christian Science erases from the minds of invalids their mistaken belief The true understanding of Christian Science Mind-healing never originated 12490 ended boiler 13 feet 9 inches diameter by 15 feet long, having a total fly-wheel engine, the steam cylinder being 110 inches in diameter, with a These pumps are vertical, and placed beneath the engine bed-plate, The double acting water plunger was 14 inches in diameter, and worked paper to the light, exposing an exact indication of the pressures or use of the ordinary surface condenser is that the main engines would, in light acts upon one surface of the selenium and the current enters at the this battery increases the sensitiveness of the cells to light, and also 4. _Sensitiveness to change of battery power_.--My cells are extremely sensitive cells generate scarcely any current at all. As has already been stated, the sensitiveness of a cell to light is current-generating cell arranged in front of a light, say an electric The current produced in the cell by this light flows through 12506 The question of the expediency of any form of State Education is, in state of nature, into the hands of the society, to be so far before men''s minds of an ideal of true, just, and pure living; a place common kind among the coral reef rocks of the present seas; know anything, a part of the then living matter has had the form of knowledge than we possess at present, respecting the relations in time If, as there is great reason to believe, true Birds existed in the long succession of forms between the Miocene and the present species, forms, or rudiments, out of which existing plants and animals have Moreover, if the animal nature of man was the result of evolution, so animal form, upon what they maintain to be a difference in kind considering that the horse has existed in its present form since the 12826 wary and dangerous--Maxim Waldron, in fact, the Billionaire''s right-hand "What the devil _do_ you mean?" snapped Flint, while Waldron smiled traffic, each busy with his own thoughts, Waldron waiting for Flint to "Got it, Herzog?" demanded Flint, while Waldron lighted still another of old man, the world lies in our hands, today. "Long past lunch-time, Flint," said he. eyes--wonder, and new thoughts, and a strange kind of longing to know Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his "Tiger" Waldron''s interview with old man Flint, regarding Catherine''s the Flint interests into Waldron''s hands in the case of the old man''s shutting away from God''s own light and air, this man stood there on the central offices of the Air Trust; nay, right in Flint and Waldron''s own time, now really close at hand, when this old world of ours shall be, as 12852 thing as creative design and providence existed in the course of nature. asserts the successive creation of fully-formed animals by sudden acts general one, of the Theory of Evolution as regards the forms of matter the difference; the water once existing is obviously only a new form of The fact is that every organic form, whether plant or animal, derived now know of were developed.[1] It _is_ a fact that all organic forms The contention then is: given certain original simple forms of life, [Footnote 1: "Age and Origin of Man"--Present-Day Tract Series.] natural causes and by slow steps from any lower form of animal life. the great facts that God (and none other) originated all things--that doubtful forms of obscure elementary plant and animal life appear the direct work of creating life-forms, to adjust certain matters and the actual life-forms in plant and animal, they came into existence 1315 interest for a man like Huxley who looked upon the history of the world these essays lies in the fact that Huxley calls upon men to give clear From the point of view of subject-matter, structure, and style, Huxley''s at the basis of all life, the habits of sea animals, are all subjects infinitely great, the seekers after natural knowledge of the kinds ancient sea reveals the remains of higher animals which have lived and chalk represents an ancient sea-bottom acquires as great force as the of the time before the chalk and those of the present day appear We know that, among the sea-anemones and coral-forming animals, coral reefs are being formed, or if the level of the sea relatively The remains of reefs formed by coral polypes kind among the coral reef rocks of the present seas; and it often of England in Huxley''s time against the truths of science. 1331 13358 of power.--The new compressed air station, with full details important experiments with armor plates have attracted large At steel works where plates for our new navy are being manufactured, Before its admission into the mains a certain loss occurs at the St. Fargeau station, in the large reservoirs to which the air is delivered ordinary steam engines driven by air an efficiency of 80 per cent. given to the improvement of air engines, and that with increased application of the power of steam to useful work in our later days. amount of heat supplied and of power produced, is the best engine, and engine, the steam entering first heated up the interior of the working Since the days of Watt, the improvement of the steam engine and the steam gives to-day ten times the power then obtained from it. latest and most useful handmaid of steam, has given the engine work to 13399 Motors for Street Railways.--Results of experiments on mechanical [Illustration: RAISING A FORTY INCH MAIN ON THE BOSTON WATER WORKS.] motors on tramways for use in towns, and between different forms of engines for use on light railways in country districts, or as these are mechanical motors, such as the Mekarski compressed-air engine, or the engine worked with superheated water, or cable tramways, or electrical This motor is a steam engine of light and simple form, supplied with It should be mentioned that with larger engines Mr. Rowan employs as much as 1,600 feet of condensing surface. The Beaumont engine, worked by compressed air, may be generally said to water-box, and worked by the direct action of a compound engine, with of the work originally given out by the steam-engine must be taken As regards the steam motors, the following were the results from the time 13401 I. ENGINEERING, ETC.--Steel Structures.--Best use of different A Gas Engine Water Supply Alarm.--1 figure. water, I found a small engine worked by the direct pressure of the gas as estimated that the iron and steel mills of the city proper require fuel coal is equal in its heating power to 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas. heating power of gas and coal no account is of course taken of the loss A GAS-ENGINE WATER-SUPPLY ALARM. failure of the water supply to a gas-engine has been arranged by aqueducts sufficed for the supply of Rome with water for about 120 years, carried the water down into the valley, probably by means of lead pipes, the most remarkable aqueduct of ancient times, an engineering work which, of a strong, water-tight vessel of iron or steel, which contains a large During the years 1858-60 Meucci constructed the instrument shown in Fig. 7. 13423 through my mind that the Martian held in this instrument a means of As it was now within an hour of the time when I expected Mars to appear, instrument before me, is conveyed to Earth in light-waves by this flow Returning to the instrument, I discovered that Mars was already visible. that time, Earth appeared about the size the moon looks to the naked current of super-radium had reached Earth and returned in less than a the Earth''s surface, I realized the terrific speed with which it rushed time of the great change in the social conditions on Mars, had expedited felt that Almos undoubtedly loved Zarlah. by Almos'' knowledge, that time had passed without my realizing it, and, this instrument on Almos'' mind, when, to her great astonishment, she of Almos'' mind, which was in communication with mine, the thought-waves that Zarlah had reached a canal, into which she had turned her aerenoid. 13443 The actual working force upon the average large daily newspaper, as In the New York office, caring for the paper''s business throughout the The leading material forces in newspaper production are type, paper, above low water, a great undertaking carried out a number of years case and new form of chutes, having a register gate entirely added oxygen increases the temperature of the flame by doing the work burner from which the gas giving the flame is issuing, a space exists the flat flame burner, as not only can the supply of gas and air be with carbureted water gas gave the following results, with a far the best form of gas stove as well as burner, and that the amount having a great power of absorbing radiant heat from the burning gas it will be shot direct into the generator of the water gas plant, and 13528 Brook thought that Lloyd''s people had a logical plan but he also saw Brook looked at him with a smile and welcoming face and Lloyd pointed Lloyd looked up from the book, at times, and caught the boy''s eyes Boyce, and Lloyd gave his word to Brook, as well. "Remember," Brook told Lloyd and Boyce. Brook went quickly to the window, and Boyce and Lloyd He handed the book to Lloyd and looked between him and Boyce. people; and Boyce watched with Lloyd, as it turned into a man, dressed The years also passed for Boyce and Lloyd, studying the ancient ways in Lloyd turned on his side, faced Boyce and reached for the eye-glass. Boyce finally looked away from the Forest and riveted his eyes on Lloyd. They rushed both men this time but Boyce and Lloyd''s training to fight Orren and Manguino looked at one another with puzzled eyes and Boyce 13549 operations, strategic position, and line of defense, as well as each operations, strategic position, and line of defense, as well as each operations which affords good lines of defense or good points of support lines of defense, and strategic positions generally depend upon a general theater of war; the term _lines of operations_ will designate operations of the army of the reserve; E, the two lines of retreat of because the double line of operations caused the defeat of the armies hand, a German army invading France would operate upon a line much more An army on the defensive, with its line of operations on its double line of operations; but a French army of which only a detachment that an army may, with the view of destroying the enemy, pass the line When an army awaits an attack, it takes up a position and forms its line 13640 interest in tar paper roofs, the method of manufacturing an The good qualities of tar paper roofs being recognized by of nailing the tar paper direct upon the roof boarding were corrected; mentioned the invention of the double tar paper roof, and the wood In order to ascertain to what degree tar paper roofs would resist next started within a building covered with a tar paper roof; the a little hydrochloric acid, diluted with distilled water and heated. distilled a good standard tar for roofing paper recovered, besides additions, by the use of which a high grade of roofing paper can rain water running from an old paper roof, especially after dry From observation of the general nature of the solutions of Ghatti gums, of Ghattis giving solutions of higher viscosity than gum arabics, obtain complete solution of a Ghatti gum is to add half the weight in 13841 Then slowly, like a memory, his words began to come back to her. The tall man watched her go, then turned to face his friend as he came Russian-looking man with dark eyes and a shaved head. "I need time to think." The boy came back into the room. looked out on the light of day, watching a young officer try Brunner turned his head painfully, faced the older man. Brunner as he said these words, turned back to Hayes. Dark circles pulled at his eyes and sinuses; his head felt like But Hayes looked hard at the man, as if searching for some tell-tale "Yes, General." Hayes gave the man a last, hard look, almost a threat. And like the two younger pilots who had come so far, his mind had long For there comes a time in every man''s life when he must put it all on 13930 the laughter and applause of the audience, and the theory which Mr. Roosevelt propounded, that any man in any walk of life may achieve But as yet the great civilized peoples, if they are a man who comes from a nation still in the making, to a country with civilization marked a period when man had already long been by far the must come, or no man has the chance to develop great qualities. forty-five years ago fought to a finish the great Civil War. One thing the great fact in world history during the last century has been the Most of the great societies which have developed a high civilization There are questions which we of the great civilized nations are ever people, while at the same time doing the international duty of a great I believe that we of the great civilized nations of to-day have a 13931 "To live," said Julius, "is surely the purpose of life. "Look!" said Lady Lefevre to her son as they turned to leave the "I have often thought, Julius," said Lefevre, "that you must be some "A strange case," said Lefevre in a low voice to his young comrade--"the "Why, Julius," said Lefevre, "that''s a new experience you are "Supposing," said Lefevre, "that this Julius were their son, do you know Lefevre and the old man both looked round for Julius. "But your master, Jenkins," said Lefevre, "can never look a common man." "I think I know my man," said he; and the doctor looked the lively The young man looked at Dr Lefevre in puzzled inquiry; but the doctor them, when Lady Lefevre appeared and said to Julius-"There''s nothing now to be done for me, Lefevre," said Julius, shaking "Lefevre," said Julius, "you are a perfect friend! 13939 cylinder and piston engine.--Watt''s experiments.--First gas The late Sir William Siemens worked for many years on combustion engines, The engine consists of a vertical open topped cylinder, in which works a double acting beam condensing engine in successful work. The first gas engine that was actually at work for some years; and was engines of this time, the combustion of gas and air was used to produce a From this time on, a continuous series of gas engine patents appear, 20 which the gas engines of to-day are constructed, many years elapsing concerned in the economical and efficient working of gas engines, in order that in a high pressure steam engine in commencing at half stroke. use for engines of moderate power, and led inventors to work to obtain Dr. Siemens worked for some twenty years on gas engines, but he aimed is more expensive than coal, and for large powers the steam engine is 13962 mean annual temperature of the air at the particular place. of water have run for years at 155 degrees, and smaller bodies at 170 from the Comstock by means of the water pumped out and cold air forced in, having dissolved in hot water the requisite quantity of cupric sulphate, I The water was brought to the wheel by a discharge-pipe, water pumped from any one shaft was something over 30 cubic feet a minute; head of water at this point is a few feet greater than at the other caused by alternations of temperature and combined action of air, water, hours, to the various mining companies, of 21,120,000 cubic feet of water, hour--1,000 miner''s inches being equal to 106,600 cubic feet of water per 1877 the mean temperature of the air was 61.2°, of the Thames water 63.3°, closed by means of a large plate of iron 6 inches thick, 10 feet in 14009 slide valve practice, the lap, cut-off, and other points.--6 provided with the ordinary slide valve of late cut off, and steam was off eccentric; second, by adding lap to the cut off valve; and third directions, any lap added to the working edge of the cut off valve The cut off valve rod works through a bracket and makes use of our second proposition as a means of effecting the cut anything that will cause the cut off valve to reach a certain point The movement of the cut off valve, therefore, at the time of port travel on the back of the main valve, no matter what the cut off. the cut off valve to be operated by its eccentric, the movement of the fact that the cut off valve commences closing the steam passage so apply equal magnetizing power by means of an iron coil implies the 14021 "You must give me a moment," said the old man, leaning back. "And the religious effect of that?" asked Percy swiftly, as the old man "Yes," said the old man, "but you must remember the Poor Laws. "Well, father," said the old man again, "come again some day, if I "My dear father," said Percy, motionless in his chair, "I know it is looked on Him to the embraces of a God. Then he hid his face in his hands, drew a couple of long breaths, and She said nothing, but still looking at him made a little old-world Percy stood looking down at her a moment, seeing her flushed old face in "Why," said Mabel; and then stared at the man with the young face and "Yes. Father Percy Franklin, from Archbishop''s House, Westminster," said "Welcome to Rome, father," said the old man, speaking with an unexpected 14041 and result of experiments on the flow of water through a 2½ inch hose and Great ingenuity is being shown in the arrangement of new forms of primary continues in action as long as the air contains moisture; the only means struck four times a minute by a 60 pound hammer falling ten inches, has producing a sound of great penetration and of sufficient power for The sixty-six steam fog-signals in the waters of the United States have way a varying velocity ratio may be produced even with a fixed sun-wheel organic matters, are the materials from which the nitric acid is produced. in soils is the result of the action of an organized ferment, which occurs organism by the fact that it has produced nitrification in the solutions solution seeded with a very small amount of organism will for a long time there is a group of extremely minute, insect-like forms that are the 14097 effect such combustion, it suffices to place a piece of iron plate upon Bey. The general arrangement of this new apparatus is shown in Figs. vessel in a warm place, a deposit of light green crystals will be formed, water, and paper washed with a strong solution, when dry it may be plates in succession, and place each, as you coat it, into the water. contact with it place a sheet of sensitized paper, we obtain a positive Substitute for the paper a sensitive glass plate, and we obtain fireless working of steam engines by means of a solution of hydrate of soda--NaO HO--in water is not quite two years old, and has in that time following table of the boiling points of soda solutions of different the difference of temperature between soda lye and water was toward the in front of which is placed a small iron disk, _b_, forming the animal''s 14556 "Mandi," said Cade, "I saw you haul a car into the sky today. Unrealizingly nodding as she studied Cade, Mandi said, "Yes. We aren''t in "They''ll act like reporters," said Alan, nodding at Mandi and Cade. John walked up and extended a hand to Mandi, then to Cade, and said, "Good Mandi nodded to let the woman know she''d heard and turned back to Cade to "Don''t like it, huh?" asked Mandi, nodding at Cade''s beer. Glancing at Mandi, Cade chuckled and said, "Yeah, right." When the door closed behind John, Cade turned to Mandi and said, "There''s "...Four," said Cade as Mandi again blasted into the room. "Cade," said John in a tense voice, "I need to speak to Mandi." When they arrived in Cade''s room, Mandi headed for the fridge as she said, After another long look at Cade, Mandi said, "I see," and shifted off the 14735 gave to the principle of consent a permanent place in English politics. the political aspect of English religious life until, after 1832, new nature which precedes political organization had been a state of war. men''s natural rights which Locke, like the Independents in the Puritan The State has power only for the protection of natural law. Locke is generalizing from the English constitution; and its sense of The theory of a state of nature, with the rights therein implied, is the natural rights has received new meaning from each critical period of view of the natural goodness of men, Hobbes'' sense of their evil Locke''s theory is a means of preserving the humanity of men; Hobbes actions of men alone concern the State; while Law insists that the root seemed to him the men who should with justice exercise political power. Burke demanded in his governing class; and the States-General did not 14888 "But, my dear Callan," I said, "I''ve never tried my hand at that sort of "I suppose you will let me know some day who you are?" I said. "Oh, tell me some more," I said, "one likes to know about one''s sister. husband; at little Fox, at the man who handed the asparagus--great "Come along, Granger," he said to me, "I want to speak to you. wanted to know how things are worked; preferring to take the world at "Here," he said, suddenly breaking away from the subject, "look at "I wish you would talk sense--for one blessed minute," I said; "I want "Now look here," I said, "we must get things settled. "You''ve just missed Polehampton," Fox said; "wanted to get hold of your little man like Callan will feel ... "You are going back to work with Churchill," she said suddenly. 14989 The result will be the time average of the current, if during the a very great effect on the development of alternating current motors. as the currents in the three leads, shown in heavy lines, have a phase time constant, _t_, Fig. 1, which regulates the number of current and practically prepare the way for the working currents. able, at the same time, to study the effects of compressed air upon space of time means lightning-like circulation--the eye must give way of the total present number wear eye glasses of some kind or natural eye as an organ of vision was hypermetropic, or far sighted, capable of combining with itself a certain number of times to form would be produced by the standard solution of sugar used to read 100° solutions, controlling the instrument with standard quartz plates, The tube containing the sugar solution is shown in position in the 14990 the present century have given wind instruments an importance that is The so-called wood wind instruments are the flute, oboe, bassoon, and instruments yet higher notes, by the contrivance of small harmonic combining the use of three valves, lower notes are obtained--thus, for increasing favor shown for valve instruments, that the tone must issue his own time, and transfer the high notes to the oboes and clarinets. military band instruments, the second or bass division, has been taken In the mean time toe protection in the form of a calk had The general method of operation of making stayed chains according to The second operation (illustrated in Fig. 2) is to punch out of the The fifth operation (illustrated in Fig. 5) consists in punching out each link are operated on at the same time by two pairs of punches Southern Ocean waters, consequently during such times ice periods 15050 The term a "fast color," then, may convey a different meaning to action of light varies somewhat with the different coloring matters, Since the time of Chevreul, the action of light on dyed colors has not dyes;" but be it observed, we have fast and fugitive colors in both As to the "mordant dyes," some yield fast colors with all the usual "mordant dyes" on silk, we notice, also, a good series of fast colors of fast dyes are to be met with among the coal tar coloring matters a coloring matter is combined with different mordants, the dyes thus dyer has more and more placed the problem of producing fast colors fast colors with other useful mordants, and upon other fibers than present time the dyer has at his command a greater number of fast dyes fastness to light generally of the lakes formed with copper mordant. 15051 fact that the salt in the sea water which evaporated hundreds of years of water in or near the valley flows into its upper end and forms a such large profits as the raisin grape, and as the work on the like the fig, requires skillful treatment, and for years the plant all her property in the best raisin grapes, and for many years a trifle over 600 acres is planted to the best raisin grapes. The work of placing the raisins in the small boxes requires much into bearing every year, and this season has seen a larger planting of first-class raisin land that is within ten miles of any large place. The second element is the effect on the process of oxidation of blood dead animal or vegetable matter be placed at a low temperature, it of pig iron, is placed in a mixing vessel. 15052 cost of baryta is 10 cents per ton beets worked. longer taxes beets worked at factory, but the sugar manufactured. from beets and 10,000 tons from molasses worked by special processes. pressure in the new form of hole, the break would not invariably is made in the new form of hole the stone is under high tension, and This engine, afterward called the "John Bull" and "No. 1," was completed in May and shipped by sailing vessel from engine laid the foundation for the great Baldwin Locomotive Works, works on the subject telescopes as large as five inches or even five this liquid contained in a platinum apparatus, free gaseous fluorine fluoride combines with the free acid with great energy to form the shown in 1887 that fluorine decomposes water, forming hydrofluoric water are placed in the apparatus shown in Fig. 3, and fluorine flame in fluorine, forming a gaseous mixture of fluorides and 15193 Burning Brick with Crude Oil Fuel.--The use of petroleum in electric light upon the growth of certain vegetables, like endive, "light" house long before similar plants in the dark. experiment the plants receiving eighty-four hours of electric light, question of only a short time before it will come into general use. influence of electric light upon vegetation; and in some cases, means takes place in the great laboratory of nature on a grander and electrodes, and plants developed without the use of electricity were larger returns; in all other cases the electric current produced no into chlorine gas and caustic soda solution by means of an electric caustic soda is required in solid form, and practically free from large field work forming a part of this line, came down to A great advantage in using oil as fuel in brick burning is that the 15253 [Sidenote: caused by the increase of physical science] fifteenth and sixteenth centuries that physical science made a new breed of animals, is a part of the new Nature created by science. names of the men who were the great lights of science in the latter In fact, the history of physical science teaches (and we cannot too half-century has produced men of science of the calibre of Newton. far as physical science is concerned, the days of Admirable Crichtons [Sidenote: The aim of physical science] But the subject-matter of physical science is furnished by physical science does not come to much, if our present conceptions of adequate acquaintance with the physical sciences even of his own time. the same energy, the orderly evolution of physical nature out of one [Sidenote: Other achievements in physical science.] present time, science, working in the light of clear knowledge, has 15327 U.S., published by the U.S. Bureau of education in 1876; from W.I. Fletcher''s Public libraries in America; from Mary W. public library while he will turn aside from book privileges in any public library--a fair education and love of books being taken for library''s policy, general direction of choice and purchase of books, In a circulating library the books most in use should be shelved in Card catalog rules; accessions-book rules; shelf-list rules; Library *Subject headings for use in dictionary catalogs, Library Bureau, The free public library should encourage its readers to suggest books Those who use a public library are all desirous that its books be the library sets a good example in its handling of books. In a very small library the books in a given class can be card in chapter on Things needed (9) and in Library Bureau catalog.] 21 Books are placed on the library shelves for public use. 15417 The world''s production of pig iron.--Wonderful uses and demands consumption of iron and steel used last year throughout the world in the other great works in which iron and steel are employed have The enormous production of steel has required the importation of large considered that at the present time iron rails have been almost that the proportion of steel to iron vessels is increasing from year But he remains in the air for hours and days at a time. considerable, it takes a finite time for the current to obtain an the currents developed in the armature are carried out for use, is a current now passes for a second time into the bobbins and produces a term of life by exhausting the nutritive action of the hair-forming A general remedy for this or that hair disease that may develop will young subjects the breathing powers have not been fully developed like 15468 steam-engine boilers, and coking coal, employed for making coke and gas. of vegetation--the great heat of the ground causes water to rise rapidly coal were brought up in the same time, and thus the water raised The great difficulty in working coal, should these upper seams fail, is the great man who brought this mighty power to bear on the vast The mind of a great man is called into action, and by applying state that all-powerful and most useful machine, the steam-engine. describes a means of raising water by the pressure of steam. raise water to drive mill-wheels--fancy erecting a steam engine now, of The weight of steam is about 1800 times less than water. first use of the steam-engine was simply to raise water from mines, and steam-engines were used to raise water that had passed over the wheel, generates great heat; and this is due to its attraction for the water. 15708 for use in steel works.--Great power and range.--3 illustrations. Six hundred pounds ground gun-cotton mines require 180 feet spacing. In throwing small quantities of certain high explosives, powder guns small quantities from an ordinary powder gun, and using any explosive probably, by a water gas carbureted to 20 or 25 candle power." And by carbureted water gas, I shall be forced, by the limited time at my some forms the water gas is passed with the oil through the retort. carbon so liberated, forms water gas which bears the lower source of carbon for the production of water gas, this would probably carbon monoxide present in the producer gas, and heats up the forming water gas, which meets the enriching oil at the top of the some time, stands apart from all other forms of carbureted water gas taking place, and a gas of practically no illuminating value results. 15807 I have seen in many lands men bringing to their houses water water in great piles and mountains of clouds; it lifted them over the sweet water a thousand miles from the sea, so gently that not a stalk held the stones down to the earth, made the rain fall, and water to run So the man made a trough a great many miles long, the two sides coming the lumber and water ever so swiftly, night and day, miles away to the pipe, like a fairy railroad, and gravitation carries the salt water put on great flatboats, 36 x 176 feet, a thousand tons to a boat, and water becomes steam, if at all, only by great heat. Gravitation is a great power, but the thousand tons of this tree''s vast Every energy of earth, air, water, and the far-off sun work oceans of air and energy, forces so great that man cannot measure them, 15833 Fig. 7, when once in place form a cylindrical surface provided with 48 form one solid structure 64 feet in width, and were placed in position of heat or work, and in the same way two substances falling together or air at high temperature and pressure, and then applied by means of suitable heat engines to produce the motions we require. _t_ the absolute temperatures, and H the total quantity of heat and so in a heat engine, the nature of the working substance, provided red hot carbon takes place, and the heat so developed distills the To illustrate: Take the simple case of two equal wheels, Fig. 15, of that in order to obtain an intelligible result in cases like these, current or an electric light by means of mechanical work." A little This latter apparatus has in this case the form shown in Fig. 4. 15884 Natural History, Wonders of Earth, Sea [Illustration: SEA CLIFFS SHOWING A SERIES OF STRATIFIED ROCKS.] places remains of sea-animals are found in mountain heights, as much and at the same time the floor of the ocean, animals lived and died rocks were all formed in very early ages, and that only water-made the solid inside or "nucleus," a sea of melted rock long existed, the In all ages of the world''s history up to the present day, rock-making all the said layers of water-built rocks signs of past life. by the ocean-waters, with fresh remains of sea-animals buried in with times, we have preserved only the rocks formed in the seas. In the sea animals of this time we find many changes. In this time of the earth''s history we have the first bird-like forms. case of two suns like those forming a double star. 15889 The results of estimations of bases and carbonic acid in the water of water for steam and other purposes in connection with their iron works Clarence iron works to continue the bore hole for 150 feet below the work, water was let down the annulus until the cavity formed in the the dividing line of different properties, the pumping of brine formed of time, a hollow inverted pyramid of crystallized salt was formed. process consisted of forcing into the brine currents of carbonic acid One method for the manufacture of the basket wall (Pat. 149,553) is to roll down a plate, having round perforations, to the speed separator or centrifugal." Unless the product of experience and in order to produce crystals of geometrical form characteristic of buildings, water works, etc., are erected on it, its value may reach atmospheric conditions vary, one form of crystal or another largely 15905 belief in the Gospel theory of the universe failing them, is the fact, adequate account of the life and work of Jesus, it is evidence of the respect to the nature and order of things in the theological world denoted a thing--as if a "law of nature," as science understands it, In the same way, a law of nature, in the scientific sense, is the expression of the laws of nature in accordance with the new facts. of natural law; and the Duke of Argyll says that he believes my same breath, "In this sense the laws of nature are simply those facts use "law" in the sense of a statement of the order of facts, this is a that general law or statement of the order of facts, called the simply a question of evidence." In science, we think Up to the present time, so far as I know, that evidence has 16170 as a nation, we employ military officers to man our ships and forts, to Let us to-morrow destroy our forts and ships of war, disband our army the attacking army be directed against an entire state, it becomes a war points which it is important for the defensive army to secure; _line of A French army carrying on military operations against Germany would make open frontier, to attack the enemy''s forces in the field, taking care at well-organized army of twelve thousand men, war with Mexico might have The British attacking force consisted of thirty-seven ships of the line, important to get possession of the military works commanding the line of intended when we speak of _the army_; but in time of war this force is operations: in time of war they are charged with the attack and defence year of the war the engineer force with the English army in the field 16270 G, placed within the frame, forces a certain quantity of cold air at is obtained by varying the respective quantities of air that pass As in gas engines, a current of water is made to flow around the in, in case the wheel worked loose, but bad from the standpoint of a placed over the upper parts of the wheels, that the heat might pass A work train was started from each end with a small force (20 or 25 is possible to use oxygen in their work, it can be seen whether by attention is the use of the electric current as a means of increasing cases the use of such a method of increasing the tractive power of Different parts of plants may contain distinct chemical compounds, and of certain lines of plants, passing from their lower to their higher [Footnote 38: Different forms of flowers on plants of the same 16325 life on every hand; a thousand different plants and flowers in the I had always had a great liking for the study of material plants and migrated, that comparatively little change took place in their forms or island after their long sea-voyage on bits of broken forest-trees--a Birds, I early noticed, are always great carriers of fruit-seeds, of kinds of flowering plants included in the modern flora of my little creatures are remote products of the Great Ice Age, and by this time, forms of life; in their case the power of producing fresh organisms present time of day, that such tints in the vegetable world act like great arm of the sea which stretched like a gulf far up towards the India--the Deccan, as we call it--formed a great island like Australia, The way the plant really eats is little known to gardeners, but very progressive forms, like the great pipe-fish himself, where the folds 16353 English Express Trains.--Average speed, long runs, etc. large number was to be seen there that presented little difference his apparatus (Fig. 10) the following form: The screen, D, is jar, V, we place a box of sheet iron, A, containing oxide of copper, for working the battery to open the box of potash, to place it at the The system is briefly as follows: The water from the house is carried It is there passed through ordinary drain pipes, placed 1 to place a water trap on the drain to cut off the sewer gases from the foot of the soil pipe; and, next, to place an opening to the outer air The following are desirable conditions to observe in house drains: 1. receive a water-closet, the trap should form part of the fixed pipe; end, so as to afford a current of air through the drain, and no pipe 16354 BIOGRAPHY--Oliver Evans and the Steam Engine.--The work of this involved the original double acting high pressure steam engine, the which the high pressure steam engine forms the motive power. to this time, been dependent for its raw silk threads upon apparatus the cocoon of many miles of filament in order to produce a single finished, and a basin of heated water in which the cocoons are placed. work required is, in effect, to add an additional cocoon filament to whenever the thread requires a new filament of cocoon, and broken The actual work of supplying the cocoons to the running thread is which the cocoons are charged by a slight current of water, lifts them from one furnace to carry through such a long revolver and do its work great and important works of the present day, whether of docks and to fine powder in an ordinary mill, requiring but small power to work, 16360 water sent astern as great as possible and its velocity as small as biliary acid present, which forms with soda a kind of soap. several new forms of gas burner, which we now proceed to describe and The high-power burner shown in Fig. 1 effects perfect combustion of In these forms of high-power burner, in which the gas is used directly heating the air (present in a larger volume than the gas) has been conductive metal, the gas becomes heated in passing to the burner, so ring of small tubes, to which the gas is led by a single pipe; leaving sheet of flame, spread out laterally, while heating the gas and air by Frames and all necessary fittings required in making bags may be proportion of alkali and fat acid, will, when placed in cold water, If the hydrofluoric acid contains a small quantity of water, either by 16474 The second hypothesis supposes that the present order of things, at some came into existence at no great distance of time from the present; and protoplasmic matter which, so far as our present knowledge goes, is the existing animals and plants are taken by other forms, as numerous and present condition of things has existed for a comparatively short known, afford evidence that things arose in the way described by Milton, evolution, the existing state of things is the last term of a long animals which are so closely allied to existing forms that, at one time, is no reason, in the nature of things, why, as long as this world remains, and present the appearance of beds of rock formed under supernatural creation of the present forms of life; modern science Some time afterwards an old man entered the church on his hands and 16591 certainly the divine Mind; but God does forbid man''s acquaintance with Error may say that God can never save man from sin, if He knows and sees it _Good._ The Lord is God. With Him is no consciousness of evil, because _Evil._ But mortal mind and sin really exist! God, denying Truth and its demonstration in Christian Science,--this lie I Transcending the evidence of the material senses, Science declares God to spiritual sense of man as immortal instead of mortal--made humanity Life and God. Human beings are physically mortal, but spiritually immortal. Principle is God. When "the Word" is "made flesh" among mortals, the Truth of Life is for Mind is God. The less consciousness of evil or matter mortals have, the easier it is for in divine Science, where we see God as Life, Truth, and Love. cannot come to mortal and material sense, which sees not God. This false 16593 The expansion of water can be easily shown by heating a flask (Fig. I) As the water is heated, it expands and forces its way up the The principle of hot-water heating is shown by the following simple In hot-water heating systems, fresh air is not brought to the rooms, large body of water is strongly heated at the equator, and then moves In convection, air and water circulate freely, carrying heat with a high temperature a small quantity of water, while in the second case of heat given out by 1 gram of water when its temperature falls 1° C., mercury is 30 times as easy to heat as water, and it requires only one and pass from the water into the air; steam comes from the vessel, and the water vapor set free by evaporation passes into the air, which When light passes from air into water or glass, the refracted ray is 16614 as taking place deep in the Earth''s crust, indicate an age of the work effected on the Earth''s surface since the beginning of geological time; the resulting knowledge in no way involving any That the geological age of the Earth is very great appears from ocean are undoubtedly derived from the rocks; increasing age by exposed during past times to denudative effects, no data exist to substances, atoms of helium--the alpha rays--projected with great the number of rays leaving the central particle in unit time we account of the chemical effects of organic acids such as exist in energy contained in a mass raised above the surface of the Earth sustained and increasing activity of organized nature is a fact; fact, matter of general observation that in the case of larger The mountain-forming movement takes place after a certain great is probable that time sufficient for these effects to develop, if 16624 relation to Christian Science Mind-healing, many are flooding our land with Christian Science Mind-healing should not be made public; but I obeyed a ground that harmony is the truth of being, the Science of Mind-healing sick,--as all understand who practise the true Science of Mind-healing. and to be spiritual, to understand and to demonstrate God. The Massachusetts Metaphysical College and Church of Christ, Scientist, in God that it makes both sense and Soul, man and Life, immaterial, though sin, sickness, and death are but negations of Spirit, Truth, and Life, Life; and sickness, sin, and death would be as eternal as God. IS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BLASPHEMOUS? fully conveys the ideas of God,--one Mind, a perfect man, and divine All real being represents God, and is in Him. In this Science of being, man Christian Science Mind-healing lifts with a could not have done this if error and sin existed in the Mind of God. What 16671 place in large masses of tissue, animal or vegetable, but far of the living investment of bacterial forms takes place, and object of giving the hot water method was to avoid lamps. the invention consists in the use of coupled wheels of large diameter uncoupled wheels, the diameters of which form useful samples for our quantity of water with given materials, as a matter of observation it Experience in concrete work has shown that its true place is in heavy In large masses concrete should be worked continuously, while in small positive waste of time to pass material through a machine when it present the case to you in a material form, in the hope that it may be The usual form of lathe and planer beds or frames is two side plates etc., injure young parts of trees, and in fact small wounds are formed 16721 I nearly said, "To where we''re going?" but I didn''t, because Mama had never reason that Mama and Mr Johnstone and the man from the embassy had worked out them had ever worked, but I liked to run my hands over them, feel the smooth "I think you should be going to school, James," Mama said, at breakfast. Even though I wasn''t looking at her when she said this, I knew that her eyes "Thank you, sir," I said, unable to look away from his stare. "Yes, Mama?" I said, on my way out to chop kindling. "James!" Mama said. "Mr Adelson," Mama said. She took his hands and said, "Merry Christmas, James." "Mama doesn''t like me eating sweets," I said, and stared at my reflection in my Mama rescued me by coming into the parlour then, looking young and pretty in her "I''d _like_ to think so," he said. 16728 Of what form is the tree which bears those large nuts, called Cocoa the Black Sea; from which place this tree was brought to Rome, in the long been produced in great perfection in the warmer parts of Europe different parts of the world; that sort called the Cantaleup (so named Excrescences formed on a kind of oak tree in certain warm climates; Several different species of trees produce a kind of manna; the foreign countries, of great use in medicine and the arts. Yes; China possesses a tree producing a substance like our tallow, of the world, of great use to the painter, both in oil and water colors, The United States, Great Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Africa, Egypt, All parts of the earth afford gold; though with great difference in Dissolved in water, it forms a beautiful and useful color for the The most ancient instruments of this kind, whose form is known, are 16729 Educational Value of the Natural History Sciences," contains a view of seekers after natural knowledge, of the kinds called physical and Now the value of a knowledge of physical science as a means of getting school-life, and to learn, for the first time, that a world of facts nature, or to lay his mind alongside of a physical fact, and try to whole school existence to physical science: in fact, no one would lament ON THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SCIENCES. ON THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SCIENCES. Now, so far as we know, there is no natural limit to the existence of time, and, if the like had been done with every animal, the sciences of pre-existing form by the operation of natural causes. series of species has come into existence by the operation of natural explained by the "existence of general laws of Nature." Mr. Darwin 16734 rule of spiritual Science and metaphysical healing,--in a word, Christian absolute Science of Mind-healing, like all great truths, this spiritual Mind-healing, entitled "The Science of Man." This little book is converted Mind-healing, _alias_ Christian Science, by writing out my manuscripts for express the divine, or spiritual, Science of Mind-healing, was published in spiritual power, _alias_ the Science of Mind-healing. student can enter upon the gospel work of teaching Christian Science, and Christian Science reveals Mind, the only living and true God, and all that Christian Science reveals God and His idea as the All and Only. God. Christian Science declares that there is but one Truth, Life, Love, Science of Christian healing will again be lost, and human suffering will of God. In Christian Science, man can do no harm, for scientific likeness," of the infinite God. The right teacher of Christian Science lives the truth he teaches. 16773 exposed to sun heat, forming blisters, which cannot be possible when These volatile oils take a gaseous form at different temperatures, lie coal-tar covering holds part of its volatile oil confined until heated much free oil in the paint, forming a soft undercoat. telegraphic engineers, retard the rise or fall of an electric current; The simplest arrangement for carrying out this method is shown in Fig. 1, which illustrates the arrangements at one end of a line. SOME RELATIONS OF HEAT TO VOLTAIC AND THERMO-ELECTRIC ACTION OF METALS viz., that the liquids in which the hot metal was thermo-electro-positive effect of _gradually_ heating a metal in a liquid was sometimes increased the potential of metals thermo-electro-negative in liquids, The electric potential of metals, thermo-electro-positive in weak thermo-electric actions of metals in liquids. of the metal by the liquid takes place, and the voltaic current The current from a thermo-couple of metal and liquid, therefore, may 16778 The completion of the first Christian Science church erected in Boston from that of any other sect, save that its service includes the use of Mrs. Eddy''s book, entitled "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," in A great Christian Science church was dedicated in Boston on Sunday, the 6th remark Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, the "Mother" of Christian Science, made Christian Science by the dedication at Boston of "The First Church of dedication in Boston last Sunday of the Christian Science church, called She stated that man of himself has no power, but that all comes from God. She placed no credit whatever in the reports from New York that Mrs. Eddy York, was shown to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, the Christian Science MARY BAKER EDDY MEMORIALIZED BY A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy of this city, the Founder of Christian Science, a 16792 shaft at a depth of 1,600 ft., up to which point all the water called "natural level" The work was not easy until a depth of 111 feet most efficient heat-engines, converting into power a large percentage As only a small portion of heat reached the compressed air, the loss a high-pressure engine, or the heated gases and water passing away me to suppose that the heating power of ordinary coal gas was higher with gas of similar heating power, 18 cubic feet have given 1 This engine (which, in an improved form, uses only about 20 cubic feet effective; but this engine works with only 18 to 22 cubic feet of gas In the same way if I heat air or water, I communicate horse power, by a steam-engine indicator; the useful work, by a Prony water-power or natural gas and marine engines of great capacity. 16807 the remote fact that primitive man had to use his right hand to deliver that time the uses of the right and left hand were becoming by gradual form serves a great deal better than the truth, so far as yet known, on plant or animal, placed under new conditions, begins to undergo adaptive changes continue, till the plant or animal acquires totally new habits; plants and animals have all a natural origin from a single primitive existing in a state of suspended animation for any long period of time just like Australia.'' The animals, the trees, the plants, the insects, dolphin looks externally very like a fish, in head and tail and form and there the long cold spell known as the Great Ice Age, or Glacial Epoch, certain periods in the world''s life when for a very long time together insect race look for all the world like clusters of the little American 16834 Mrs. Harris, Leo, and Lucille, took seats in the carriage; Gertrude and Spain contributed to the erection of the first cathedral church, St. Peter''s, in New York." The Harrises having invited Leo to dinner, said acquainted with my wife, Mrs. Harris, my daughters, Gertrude and Lucille, came; then entered Colonel Harris and his daughters, Alfonso following Gertrude read to her mother, while Hugh Searles and Colonel Harris their white handkerchiefs to Mrs. Harris, Lucille, Alfonso, and Leo. What Argyle gave his arm to Mrs. Harris, Lucille walked between Alfonso and Colonel Harris kissed Gertrude, said good-bye to all, and taking a seat life of the metropolis, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Gertrude, and George spent Station, Colonel Harris and George saw their friends off for Paris. Colonel Harris and George Ingram studied the workings of the English George said that Colonel Harris had become electing for the head of the great Harris-Ingram Steel Company, Alfonso, 16942 that, as human volition is a cause in nature, therefore all causation is the moral sense is the result of a purely natural evolution[8], and this observable _facts_ of nature, without reference to the intellectual hypothesis of mind in nature is now logically proved to be as ''spiritualism''--or the theory which would suppose that mind is the cause thought having for its object the explanation of natural phenomena by natural phenomenon is, from a scientific point of view, no explanation reveals God while man misrepresents Him. There is still one other fact of a very wide and general kind presented these facts, this Mind does not show that it is of a nature which in man fact, and yet the spirit of Christianity may be true in substance--i.e. it may be the highest ''good gift from above'' as yet given to man. the Christian differs from the ''natural man'' in having a spiritual organ 16948 While testing the indicated horse power and consumption of coal, the 1.54 horsepower would be the work done by engine to get 1 horse power horse power of work is necessary on the track, the engine has but to With cable, if 1 horse power of work is all that is required on the stated, it depends on the fact that if a solution of salt in water is sulphide _pure_ carbonic acid gas is now passed. The gases from a large limekiln supply the dilute carbonic acid gas, years ago in the _Journal of Gas Lighting_ showed that at that time determined to erect similar apparatus at one of my gas works. The extra yield of salt from a given quantity of acid obtained in government must have a blood standard for the breeding of horses, by apology for our present time standard in the breeding of fancy horses. 16972 developing magnetic lines encircling the conductor, as being the general type, which includes all forms of magnetic field or circuit, cutting lines of force, the energy expended is first employed current in the conductor has also a powerful effect on the energy section of the conductor being filled with magnetic circuits or lines the flow or development of magnetic lines or circuits. of current, which goes to develop strong and dense magnetic lines of a magnetic line in an iron ring around a conductor may represent a core coil on the closed iron magnetic circuit plan, because the current, which can only be produced when magnetic lines are leaving this case of cutting off the current in the magnetizing coil and current work, where the speed of cutting of lines is low and the to avoid eddy currents in large conductors and generate useful the lines of the magnetic circuits move at high speeds across the 17026 copyright) license to exercise the rights in the Work as stated right to release the Work under different license terms or to was hanging out the window, the radio was booming, and Craphound said "Turn "There," Craphound said, gesturing with his long, skinny arm. "It is for a good cause." Craphound said. . .gentleman is going to pay ten thousand dollars for Billy''s old cowboy "Ah," he said, and he looked like a little kid who''d just been told that he like old craphounds. "I like it very much," Craphound said, and I felt my cheeks flush. "Really?" Craphound said, and it felt like we were partners again, scoping out And so the three of us sat together, and Craphound shook Scott/Billy''s hand and "Jerry," Craphound said. "Jerry, my friend," Craphound said. Craphound handed me the cowboy trunk. "You understand," Craphound said, looking somehow relieved. 17027 but George had always suspected that Joe wasn''t right, even for a third son. George said, "Yes." He stood, patiently, waiting for Joe to give him the cloth George didn''t know what Joe wanted him to say. Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you? One night, a month after Orville had come out to the cabin, George slathered a George said, "Bill had a son last night. When Tom was two months old, Joe came by George''s booth. wasn''t the first time George noticed it, but now, he could see that Joe''s Orville and Bill were sitting out front of the cabin, watching Tom, when George "I just saw Joe," George said. Orville turned to George and said, "You''ve probably heard that we''re taking down To his own surprise, George said, "I want to have a son now." Orville said, "I don''t think that''s such a good idea, George. George said, "I want Joe." 17029 copyright) license to exercise the rights in the Work as stated "Maxes!" he says, and I *know* I''m getting taken today -he looks genuinely good little kiddies of my Chestnut Ave start to trickle home from their days of I pass the morning with my comm, till I come to the pict of Mum and Dad and raved about my knee for a week after coming to Tony the Tiger''s. I feel like I should be pissed at him for nagging me, but I can''t work it up. Dad''s gone, taken away with all the other Process-heads on the mothaship, which Daisy and Tony hang head and I feel bad. I start to collect the day''s issue, pasting in the pict of Tony and Daisy under Tony made everyone come and see my new knee. knee, find out where Tony the Tiger''s got to. 17030 i. Licensor has secured all rights in the Work necessary to grant the license different license terms or to stop distributing the Work at any time; provided, "Mama, I''m _not_ a super-villain," Hershie said for the millionth time. Hershie Abromowicz, Man from the Stars, took his mother''s hands between his own "Thomas, I thought _you_ called this meeting," Hershie whispered. Hershie decided he needed to patrol a little to clear his head. Hershie looked into the man''s face and thought about hurtling skywards and Hershie called Thomas "But I don''t have a Social Insurance Number or a bank account," Hershie said. course, Hershie Abromowicz had both, but the Super Man didn''t. "I can''t give you my secret identity," Hershie said, pleadingly. "Yes?" Hershie said, hating himself for the note of hope in his voice. Hershie thought of Thomas, and of the rent, and of his mother, and of all the 1705 knowledge force us to speak of as the dawn of history, man had reached discovery, the scientific ideas of primitive man may be roughly listed 2. Primitive man must, from a very early period, have observed that the observation of historical man in antiquity makes it somewhat doubtful prove that the Egyptian of that early day had attained a knowledge of new year''s day was accomplished through observation of the time of the fact that the Babylonian new year dates from about the period of the the Greeks borrowed certain measures of time from the Babylonians. The Sun in a Years time, and the Moon in the space originated long before the time of the Greek philosophers. had conceived sun, moon, stars, and earth to be of one substance might habitable earth, as known to the Greeks of that day, was a relatively for the later period of Babylonian history--the time when the Greeks 1706 scientific field whatever for about a thousand years after the time of times, written from the practical experience of the physician, and not a Like other philosophers in all ages, he had observed a great number of as known at that time, comprised Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, makes the sun the centre of all the planetary motions, the earth being be the all-important body in the universe, and the sun a luminary placed fact that his entire body was in some way influenced by the motion of force generates in a given time, when it puts the body in motion, is different forces, operating at the same time upon a moving body, be the history of most great discoveries for all time. after having given it a new electricity, repels it a second time, which experiment to determine the effects of electricity upon the body. 1707 James Hutton and the study of the rocks--His theory of the earth--His that water exists in the air as an independent gas--Hutton''s theory of nature of heat--Causing water to boil by the friction of the borer--His final determination that heat is a form of motion--Thomas Young and the time, it is obvious that to these observers the sun will appear to be lifted above the surface of the water to form new continents? originally been formed, by the known laws of nature, in their present elevation of the bodies of land above the water on the earth''s surface and from this time on it had been known that heat is taken up when water He did not speak of heat, light, electricity, as forms thing be true of all those other forms of "force"--light, electricity, is that all the known forms of radiant energy-heat, light, 1708 more important than his discoveries of chemical properties in general had Watt taken the steps to demonstrate his theory, the great "Water of the air uniting with the hydrogen to form water, leaving the nitrogen Until the time of Scheele the great subject of organic chemistry had hydrogen, for example, combine with one volume of oxygen to form water. regard the plant and animal organisms as chemical laboratories in which experiments it had long been observed that when animal or vegetable the forms of organized bodies of different kinds, by which each may be cell-like character of certain animal tissues had come to be matter of theory takes its place as the great central generalization in physiology form of organism has developed from another; that different species the entire organic world, animal and vegetable, must be in a state of The decade that followed that discovery was a time of great activity in 17138 like his old house on the Beaches, and for a moment, he knew his father was The Amazing Robotron was a fool in little Chet''s eyes, an easy-to-bullshit, "Chet, you seem distr-acted to-day," The Amazing Robotron said in his artificial The guy who thought he was Nicola Tesla had an ocean in his apt. Little Chet and his mates liked to terrorize people in the lifts, play The guy who thought he was Nicola Tesla chuckled a little, then started to the vid made a point of not mentioning the bat-house -like someone trying hard Chet walked to the door of the guy who thought he was Nicola Tesla and started backwards into the apt, and the guy who thought he was Nicola Tesla was standing Chet burst into the guy who thought he was Nicola Tesla''s apt and screamed. The guy who thought he was Nicola Tesla shouted a distant "Come in" when Chet 17167 The dynamo which forms the other portion of the electric generator, Fig. 1, is coupled to the motor spindle by a square tube coupling fitted on t_x of the initial stress will be determined by the difference (T t''_x),[*need to check the prime with library or work out the equations] express in its external design its internal planning and arrangement; in the very simplest structure we can possibly build--a plain wall (Fig. 1).[2] Here there is no expression at all; only stones piled one on treated so as to give architectural expression to our work (Fig. 2). form of building (Fig. 10), a square house with a door in the center and raising the walls on the plan, and giving them architectural expression. the plan (Fig. 22) of the building, on the same principle as was done architecture is to be a real expression of the facts of the building. 17194 God in Science; and the religious man often asserts that he cannot find impossible, from the very nature of the evidence on which Science rests. universality which is the sure characteristic of the Moral Law. It will be matter of consideration in a future Lecture how our knowledge divine nature in proportion as he recognises the Supreme Law and makes man stands the power of God. When the real claim of the will for freedom has been clearly seized by And if the progress of Science and the examination of human nature nature and its moral and spiritual needs, or concerning Almighty God and Moral Law. In analysing the origin and nature of Religion in the second great spiritual and moral lessons, and it takes the facts of nature as Divine Moral Law to claim supremacy over the physical world. believer who asserts the universality of a law except when God works a 17355 Arthur Chamberlain was dictating a letter to Estelle Woodward, "Miss Woodward!" Arthur ordered suddenly, "look at the ground!" Arthur strained his eyes and looked far down-town. steadily, but Estelle was sobbing with fright and Arthur was trying "I don''t know," said Arthur in an irritated tone, to cover his Arthur saw Estelle''s "My name is Van Deventer," he said, shaking hands with Arthur, "They''ll be back in a little while," Arthur said quietly. "I''m going to take care of you," Arthur said gravely, "but there Van Deventer wanted Arthur to come When Arthur and Estelle entered Van Deventer came "Look here," said Arthur incisively. will start those forces to work again," Arthur said quietly. "You might start them," Arthur said. "Please notice me hereafter," said Arthur. Arthur and Estelle went high up in the tower. Arthur and Estelle stood at the window and looked out as the sun 17394 brightness forced Kalus to shield his eyes and look away. you ask.'' Seeming to turn its attention toward Kalus, the Voice began In the split second it took for Akar to look up at him, Kalus reached in Kalus was silent for a time, lost among his thoughts. Long after the wolf had returned and lay sleeping beside her, Kalus Sylviana stood watching Kalus, whose eyes gleamed with some fierce Kalus held the long point in his hand, adjusted it several times in the seemed a long time she heard Kalus'' voice calling her to eat. Then Kalus felt the presence of Death like a grim truth, or a sinister Trembling with fear, Kalus opened his eyes slowly. As he spoke the words, Kalus felt reluctance giving way. Kalus felt, as he always had in times of deep struggle, the eternal Like a nightmare Kalus'' felt his fears surround him, and all hope and 17755 working results obtained in carrying out a retort process.--2 The process of welding and forging a crank shaft of large diameter now purpose, being easily worked, impervious to water, and yielding a fine In olden times ammonia was principally obtained from animal matter, works, in which sulphate of ammonia was obtained as a by-product. experiment carried on by a mixture of nitrogen or air with steam a great range of temperatures, we never obtained a trace of ammonia by attention from this time to the process for obtaining ammonia by means investigations I have found means to produce ammonia at small cost and Among the processes for obtaining ammonia from the nitrogen of the air ordinary producer gas, and would pay to a large extent for the coal The quantity of steam thus required to obtain a good yield of ammonia hot water obtained in this second scrubber is passed through a vessel 17817 gearing right back to the boiler, forming a most spacious engine room THE STEAM-ENGINE EMPLOYED FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES. condensing beam engine, and was supplied with steam from boilers, engines of those days were compelled to work with steam of from only years, one still sees engines working without condensation at all, or To obtain the needed steam from the small and light boiler, recourse raising steam from cold water, the engine worked for 1-2/3 lb. had the steam-engine, the water-wheel, the windmill, horse-power, the water-engines which our president has employed with such great boiler-making purposes, plates of at least four times the weight of Thus all the drawings of any engine, or tool, or machine whatever, Electricity may be generated by water or wind power to great for generating dynamic caloric for use as a second power, as is now electric light, whether for work at night, use in the sitting room, or 17958 Lee Rynason sat forward on the faded red-stone seat, watching the stylus Horng spoke, and Rynason turned to watch the stylus of the interpreter Rynason looked up at the alien, who sat quietly on a rough stone "Are there memories of Tebron''s conversation with Kor?" Rynason asked this was Rene Malhomme; Rynason immediately saw the man in one corner of Rynason looked over at Manning, his face expressionless. "Mara, this is Rene Malhomme," Rynason said wearily. "Buying men is nothing new," Rynason said. The Hirlaji could not really be moving so quickly, Rynason thought; it "All right; we''re all set," Manning said, leaning against a wall at the "The ruins we''ve found here were built by the Hirlaji," Rynason said. "Will an alien god do?" Rynason said. As he finished, Rynason said, "That race that Kor warned them about Rynason looked at the man through narrowed eyes for a moment, then 18039 On the twenty-third day of September, 1892, at the request of Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, twelve of her students and Church members met and Mother Church by the Board of Directors, which shall inform the The Christian Science Board of Directors shall If a member of The Mother Church shall If a member of The Mother Church shall this Church and to the Cause of Christian Science, or shall influence Rooms of The Mother Church shall be elected by the Christian Science exhibited in the reading rooms of Christian Science Churches shall from the Pastor Emeritus to a member of her Church shall not be made member of one branch Church of Christ, Scientist, or of one Christian Its members shall be appointed annually by the Christian Science Christian Science Board of Directors and the books of the Church member of this Church shall teach Roman Catholics Christian Science, 18105 all turned to see one of the ship''s rocket-boat bays open; a young Air Kalvar Dard and Seldar Glav grabbed the girls and literally threw them Kalvar Dard looked the girls over. Kalvar Dard had not boasted idly when he had said that his people would "All right; get busy, girls," Kalvar Dard said. Then, ahead, Kalvar Dard saw a deep gully, through which a little stream planet watching our ship," Kalvar Dard said. years'' effort and fifteen hundred people gone, like that." Kalvar Dard and the little son of Kalvar Dard and Dorita. people of Kalvar Dard. Seldar Glav''s old place, the son of Kalvar Dard and Analea walked. Then Dard saw the two Hairy People; the boy fired, and the stone and dagger, and the axe and the big spear, and take the little bomb, Kalvar Dard looked around; Dorita had chosen the 18109 Ashamed that he was noticing and thinking of such things at a time like Conn hesitated, looking about desperately; this was no time to start "You want to do that, Conn?" his father asked, a trifle doubtfully. "Yes, indeed, Mr. Fawzi," Conn said. Conn''s father had sent Charley off hand on the old man''s shoulder and the other on Conn''s. "Where''d that stuff come from?" Conn asked his father. He had been in Kurt Fawzi''s office a few times, always with his father, "You _did_ find out where the Brain is, didn''t you, Conn?" Brangwyn Conn stole a quick side-glance at his father; Rodney Maxwell was with the Brain," Fawzi explained and then looked at Conn expectantly. "Nothing, Conn?" Kurt Fawzi was incredulous and, for the first time, "Well, now, Tom," Fawzi began piously, "the Brain is too big a thing for A thing like the Brain wouldn''t only be useful for 18151 going to transpose to Police Terminal Time Line and make my report to "Well, Vall, I hate to bother you like this," Tortha Karf said, "but I "It''s been a long time since we had anything like that," Vall said, Terminal Time Line; very few people, outside the Paratime Police, ever "What''s the Esaron Sector like?" Dalla asked, as the conveyer dome "That''s definitely Second Level Khiftan," Vall said, handing it back. "She''s been a big help, on Esaron and Kholghoor Sectors," Vall said. need equipment that can only be gotten on Home Time Line," Tortha Karf "Those hundred slaves we got off the Esaron Sector," Vall said. In a screen-booth outside, Vall found Tortha Karf looking out of the Verkan Vall and Dalla and Tortha Karf and four or five others looked "I hope they don''t," Vall said to Tortha Karf. with Salgath Trod," Tortha Karf said. 18217 ''Here, pussy, would you like some milk?'' said Harry, and getting up, he Harry thought a little, and then said: ''If I were as small as pussy 3. ''How these buttercups shine!'' said Dora; ''they look like gold!'' 9. Dora and Harry went out every morning to look at the field. Dora said one day that they looked like grass, and her mother told ''Now,'' said mother, ''let us give father a treat when he comes home! 1. Harry and Dora were coming home with their mother from a long walk, ''Mother,'' said Harry, ''let us go and plant all this ivy. 5. ''I like that sound of tearing off the grass, don''t you?'' said Dora. 7. Every day after this, Dora and Harry came to look at the plants. 3. ''The sunflower is like a little sun,'' said Dora. 1. ''Here comes the coal,'' said Harry, looking out of the window. 18257 "To President, UIPS from Commander, Space Force. Outer Region; also to ships under way, and at space Commander of the UIPS Space Forces as he took Turning to the Space Force Commander he said, weapon lay, Scarf glared at Brad and Drummer. Drummer looked closely at Brad, then at the others Drummer studied Brad''s face, trying to read his Drummer and Brad stepped from the command deck Drummer turned his head and looked at Brad. Brad had the door to the outer air lock open, Scarf Brad poked his head into Drummer''s office at Fleet "I will listen to Brad, Drummer," Narval said. Hodak and Kumiko took point, Brad behind Ram. Zolan Narval motioned Drummer and Brad forward. Narval watched Drummer and Brad''s faces as he Brad recounted his meeting with Narval and Drummer. Brad turned to face Drummer. Scarf looked from Drummer to Brad and back, not 18265 to-day) the food supply is furnished entirely by natural means; there the reclaiming of rubber from worn-out goods, in a condition fit for use again in almost every class of products of the rubber factory. Rubber Reclaiming Company, formed in 1890 by the combination of five were about that time five other rubber reclaiming plants in the United besides nine general rubber factories producing their own reclaimed concerns controlled by the United States Rubber Company--have been manufacturers reclaiming their own rubber, since the end of the patent The cost of reclaiming rubber by the acid process is less than by and mechanical goods factories producing their own reclaimed rubber, rubber consumption, might be found to be as great in the United States authorities place the consumption of new rubber in the United States combinations of elements capable of producing useful mechanical Boston, this station produces electric current for lighting purposes 18342 Richardson sat breathless and motionless, his eyes still closed, trying "Are you there, Lee?" he heard Alexis Pitov''s voice. "Plenty of time, yet." Pitov was speaking German instead of Spanish, as Petrovitch Pitov, getting ready to test a missile with a A jeep came around the corner, lighting the dark roadway between the isn''t a weapon project?" Pitov asked. "Yes, and building a negamatter bomb for military purposes would be like "That''s one of the things we want to find out," Pitov said. While Richardson and Pitov were making their last-minute rounds, the Pitov turned on a couple of view-screens, one from a pickup on the roof left hand screen, this time from close to the target. "What kind of radiation are you getting?" he could hear Alexis Pitov present, and went to work with Alexis Pitov. "Lee, were you serious?" Pitov asked. "It was exactly like Auburn; even that blazing light that came rushing 18345 all the direct current electric machines of the present day, and by describing a new form of electro-magnet, consisting of an iron ring the Gramme machine, without having at that time seen what Dr. Pacinotti had written fifteen years before. the electric currents in the armature when the machine is in action as methods I obtained an induced electric current, which was continuous current; then a machine that would produce an inch arc in one light, smallness of the point from which the light radiates in the electric TINNING IRON PIPES, COPPER OR BRASS-WORK, BITS, ETC. TINNING IRON PIPES, COPPER OR BRASS-WORK, BITS, ETC. BENDING WITH WATER (LIGHT PIPES). round a little at a time, then with a dummy, Fig. 38, work the boiling water, about half a pint at a time, mixing well as you pour it 18458 Council of Free Men. In contrast to Dalgard''s smooth skin, Sssuri was covered with a fluffy "We were right then in heading north; this is new land." Dalgard got all, Dalgard thought, watching Sssuri flake the firm pink flesh from Dalgard''s gaze followed Sssuri''s pointing finger. Soriki said something about a "gun-happy flitter pilot," but, Raf But Sssuri stood for a long moment looking ahead, and Dalgard knew small open fields, and Raf thought he caught a glimpse of a dome house Raf''s eyes met Soriki''s, and the com-tech''s hand dropped to hook But when Raf moved toward the ledge, Dalgard these Dalgard touched Raf''s arm and drew him aside. against the wall, Dalgard pulling Raf into position beside him, the Since neither the merman nor Dalgard took cover, Raf judged that they "A Terran colony." Dalgard put out a hand, steadied Raf over a stretch 18460 "So he is gone, Kradzy Zago?" Zarvas Pol said, holstering his weapon. thing of yesterday; of a time long past and half-lost in the mists of As long as he exists, at any point in space-time, Hradzka is "No, Zarvas Pol, Hradzka will not return." Hradzka holstered his blaster, threw the switch that sealed the Hradzka had ordered his scientists to produce a "Time sound; Hradzka lay motionless under the brush where he had slept, his was a man, clad in the same sort of rough garments Hradzka had taken Hradzka fell to work, and by mid-morning, he had all the wood cut. dressed like any of the other people whom Hradzka had seen; he wore a Hradzka holstered his weapon Hradzka stood for a long time, Hradzka swung his blaster after them, blasting again and again. "And Hradzka has returned to a time when such immunity did not exist? 18584 "Professor Chalmers, would you tell us just what effect Khalid''s death "Good morning, Doctor Chalmers." She looked at him keenly for a few student jokes about the history professor who lived in the future "Doctor Whitburn just phoned," Marjorie said. "Good morning, Doctor Whitburn," he said very pleasantly. performance, yesterday morning, in Modern History Four," Whitburn "That was a bad one, but you handled Whitburn the right way," Weill "Doctor Chalmers,"--Whitburn had risen behind his desk as the door to him that we know exactly what Professor Chalmers said and when he room by Doctor Whitburn, who demanded my resignation from the faculty Doctor Whitburn, in this same room, deny, yesterday, that I''d said known what Doctor Chalmers said in class." "I think Doctor Pottgeiter''s said the most reasonable thing I''ve heard "I''m amazed that this man Whitburn allowed a thing like this to 18602 Grandmother Holden said, "He''s your legal guardian, James." "James," said Paul Brennan quietly, "do you see you''re making trouble for "Sergeant," said Jake, "this is Jimmy James--as he calls himself when James Holden said immediately: "I am Charles Maxwell. The arrival of Mrs. Bagley changed James Holden''s way of life far more understanding the fact that James Holden''s superior education had come of Instead of trying to monopolize James Holden''s machine, Mrs. Bagley was It took James Holden''s limited experience some little time to identify would insist that Mrs. Bagley, with Martha, leave James Holden to take up Paul Brennan was personally convinced that James Holden had enough Paul Brennan read many stories written by James Holden under several At the end of James Holden''s long explanation, Tim Fisher said, "Me--? way to show why James Holden wanted his freedom by asking Brennan: "During those years, Mrs. Fisher, did James Holden at any time conduct 18632 sandy-haired man; as I did so and rang for the waiter, the colonel was how oddly the colonel had expressed the idea, and by that time the plump tells how he thinks history would have been changed if it had happened "What do you think, Professor?" the plump man was asking me. "Maybe it is, in another time-dimension," the colonel suggested. The plump man looked at the colonel in "Maybe this alternate-probability time-dimension stuff means something As in Time-A, different things are happening "Got it!" the sandy-haired man said, before anybody could answer. "Not bad; only twenty-five seconds," the plump man said, looking up from that look as though such other worlds, in another time-dimension, may things leaking through from another time world," the sandy-haired man club-car and show the thing to the colonel and the sandy-haired man. sandy-haired man had pointed out, we know nothing, one way or another, 18641 "Anthony!" Gregory''s voice again; Benson saw the speaker; short, stocky, teachers with whom Benson had worked before going to the war. "I want to believe it, but I''m afraid to," another man for whom Benson "All right, you invented a time-machine," Benson said. "Walter, you''d better tell him," Gregory said. "You know, there are times when some such theory tempts me," Paula said. "I''ve been guessing what you want me to do," Benson said. Benson nodded again, this time at the confirmation of his earlier "I worked this out, so let me tell it." He turned to Benson. field re-builds," Benson said. "Bill, I don''t know," Benson said. Benson began to take an active part in politics in the new World "We''ll have to stop it; pull Evri-Flave off the market," Myers said. "Why, 1984," Benson said. The old man had a pistol in his coat pocket, and Benson pulled it out 18668 "How do you know," asked Professor Farrago, "that the bird in question "Oh, you young fellows," said the professor, smiling wearily, "you "Very well," said Professor Farrago, good-humoredly, "you shall have "One thing more," said Professor Farrago, gravely; "you know, in that "Wild auk, you mean," said Professor Farrago, shaking hands with me. "Come aboard, sir," he said, looking up with a smile; "I guess you''re "I''m looking for a man named Halyard," I said, dropping rifle and "I should very much like to wash my hands," said Professor Van "The dingue, you know, was supposed to live in the water," she said, Her face was turned a little away; I don''t remember what she said; I "First of all," said Professor Farrago, looking up, "I must be able to "Poor little thing," said Miss Barrison, softly; "I don''t know why, at the door, I said good-night, she turned and looked at me for a 18763 thus obtain a regular and continuous disengagement of carbonic acid gas. carbonic acid gas, which, having no exit, forces the water back and presence of fusel oil a red color is produced within a short time, which study of this paper should form a part of the work of every advanced the first contractor of public works in the world, lived for a long time _The Blue Process Printing Frame in Common Use.--Its Defects._--The pad _An Efficient Blue Process Frame, for Printing from Large Negatives, or of my large frames I use the commercial plate glass; instead of the uses for the blue copying process in connection with the work of apparatus is in continuous use, time may be saved by having a convenient _The Grades of Paper that are well Adapted for Blue Process Work._--I paper to change without exposure to light, and to produce a redder blue 18800 "What do you know about the Second Level Akor-Neb Sector, Vall?" he "Some of our people getting out of line?" Verkan Vall asked. "The Lady Dallona is a scientist," Verkan Vall elaborated. "We''re coming into Darsh, now," he said, and as Verkan Vall turned "The Reincarnation Research people don''t know anything," Verkan Vall "Where is the Lady Dallona?" Verkan Vall asked. "Yes." Verkan Vall made a two-handed gesture to his Assassins, as "The Lady Dallona is in the gun room," Tarnod informed Verkan Vall, Suppose you get discarnated here," Verkan Vall said. Dirzed, Verkan Vall, and Sarnax, all drew their pistols, but whoever toward the gun-room door, where Verkan Vall, Dalla and Dirzed stood. Verkan Vall turned his head, to see the two Assassins drag Dalla to the Assassin who had prevented Verkan Vall from drawing his pistol was "May I make a suggestion, Assassin-President?" Verkan Vall asked. 18807 (From Baron Eugen von Krutz, Minister of Police, to His Excellency Ministry of Police, a person giving his name as Benjamin Bathurst, various statements taken at Perleburg, a personal letter to me The man calling himself Benjamin Bathurst is now lodged in an November, while I was at the police station, there entered a man Arriving at the inn in company with the said Franz Bauer, I found (Statement of the self-so-called Benjamin Bathurst, taken at the the man who claimed to be the innkeeper came back and told us (Statement of Christian Hauck, innkeeper, taken at the police (Statement of Franz Bauer, inn servant, taken at the police station told him they didn''t know, he turned and ran into the inn. how the prisoner, the self-so-called Benjamin Bathurst, came into "Why, he has a prisoner whom he wants taken to Berlin and turned Benjamin Bathurst to have entered the inn yard--yet he did. 18814 "He hates our Team," MacLeod replied. "I have a couple of reasons for eliminating Kato," MacLeod said. A light-blue jeep, lettered _MacLeod Research Team_ in cherry-red, was atomic structure of matter," Kato said. experimental work," MacLeod said. originated at MacLeod Team Center here. Suzanne, or Heym ben-Hillel, or Adam Lowiewski, or Rudolf von "And that brings us to Sir Neville," MacLeod added. Karen," MacLeod said grimly. anxiety, which, beginning with MacLeod and Karen and Kato Sugihara, one of Lowiewski''s arms; MacLeod took the other. Team-secret data on the Sugihara Effect, had got into the hands of the "But the data on the Sugihara Effect reached Smolensk," MacLeod replied. "Immediately, Dr. Lowiewski attempted to leave this building," MacLeod Heym ben-Hillel looked at MacLeod, his eyes troubled. MacLeod went around the table, behind Kato Sugihara and Farida Khouroglu "You miss the whole point," MacLeod said. MacLeod Research Team. 18831 "Allan Hartley!" The medic officer spoke in shocked surprise. the days before the War, back to the time when he had been little Allan inscribed: _To Allan Hartley, from his father, on his thirteenth Why, he was just little Allan Hartley, safe in his himself, Allan thought, grinning as he remembered the white-haired but Allan thanked his father and pocketed the coin. experienced future--or his past-to-come--Allan Hartley had been He was Allan Hartley, a man of In view of what he remembered of the next twenty-four hours, Allan was Something clicked in Allan Hartley''s mind. I couldn''t have told them, ''This is little Allan Hartley, "Oh, Allan, you just had a nightmare to end nightmares!" his father His father thought that over for some time. "Well, why don''t we know anything about that?" Blake Hartley asked. about a thing like that." He looked at Allan for a moment. 18855 Altamont looked across the cabin at the big map of the United States, that two-century-old copy of _Time_ about how the people at the of people they are," Altamont said, swinging his glasses back and on that open plaza thing, in front of that building that looks like a "All right; come on, Monty." Loudons opened the door and let down the "I am Tenant Mycroft Jones, the Toon Leader here," he said. Altamont looked at the thing dubiously, then filled his pipe from it. seemed obvious that he believed Altamont to be the leader and Loudons "Well, this is probably it," Altamont said. "If you''ll pardon me, sir," the Tenant said to Altamont, "I think it Jim Loudons probably understood a little more nearly what those books "Altamont, calling Loudons," the scientist from Fort Ridgeway was Altamont and Loudons shook hands many times in front of the Aitch-Cue 18861 left arm--no longer Ghullam the high priest of Yat-Zar, but now Stranor Sleth, resident agent on this time-line of the Fourth Level There were temples of Yat-Zar on every time-line of the Proto-Aryan Sector, for the worship of Yat-Zar was ancient among the Hulgun people A few First Level paratimers would transpose to a selected time-line Stranor Sleth touched hands with Verkan Vall. people have to hand-finish all those big Yat-Zar idols, to remove temple at the time into the House of Yat-Zar and transposed them back Stranor Sleth, Tammand Drav of the Zurb temple, and several other high operated by paratimers on another First Level time-line. stripping the priest of Muz-Azin; Verkan Vall came around the table to "Horv; face Yat-Zar toward Muz-Azin," Verkan Vall said over his priests of Yat-Zar. They were quickly seized by Paratime Policemen who Verkan Vall and Brannad Klav and Stranor Sleth were in the conveyer 18866 HOW OUR PATENT LAWS PROMOTE AND IMPROVE AMERICAN INDUSTRIES. to-day offers a wide field for every new practical invention, but I am Let American inventors be assured that any new invention, useful and The upper portion of the cylinder is lined with chilled iron plates, The accompanying engraving shows new form of stencil pen invented by an improved door bolt, recently patented by Mr. Thomas Hoesly, of New manufacturer wants a different kind of lock, the price for the work is low by the George Place Machinery Agency, 121 Chambers St., New York. P. Vertical Engine and Boiler (New York Safety Steam machine described in the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT patented? patent desired, and remit to Munn & Co., 37 Park Row, New York city. 2d hand Lathes, Drills, Planers, Hand Tools for Iron Work, new A New and Valuable Work for the Practical Mechanic and Engineer. MANUFACTURED by our NEW PATENT PROCESS. 18949 "That way, we can test them right on the job," Keating was saying. "You think the union will make trouble about these tests?" she asked, The Long Island Nuclear Power Plant, Melroy thought, had all the As Melroy and Doris Rives approached, the talking died out and the men Doris Rives clung tighter to Melroy''s arm as he pushed a way for himself "I suppose he means Dr. Rives," Melroy replied. "This man working for us?" Melroy asked Puryear. Melroy watched the process of oral testing and personal interviewing for Melroy left the reactor area and returned to the office in the converted "How''d the finished tests come out?" Melroy asked her. "The tests aren''t all made," Melroy replied. Doris Rives was waiting on the street level when Melroy reached the new "If I may ask Mr. Melroy a question: I gather that these tests are given to all your 19000 The coppers smashed my father''s printer when I was eight. kind of things you could print at home, if you didn''t mind the risk of When he was done, he looked like he''d been let the newsies get a good look at him as they tossed him in the car. little flat and our terrible, manky estate and mistake it for the home By the time I turned 18, they were ready to let Da out of prison. A prison fight had left him with a limp, and he looked You wouldn''t know where your old Da could get a printer and some goop?" "You''ve been in prison for ten years, Da. Ten. You''re going to risk another ten years to print out more no hat or laptop that''s worth going to jail for. I''m not going to print "Come here, Lanie, let me whisper in your ear. "Lanie, I''m going to print more printers. 19029 walls of Memphir were young, Asti had lived among men below. And, as she drew her hand away from the grasp of Asti, the tiny sun and the chest in which men born in the youth of Memphir had laid them, Varta the way down was long and she caught a message of weariness from Lur They tumbled down together, Varta''s head pillowed on Lur''s smooth side, "There is water near--," Lur''s thought answered the girl''s desire. Varta''s breath hissed between her teeth and Lur''s head snapped around as "It may be seven years old," corrected Lur. Varta''s hand went up, rested for a long moment under the sun and then Varta raised her hand, sending the sun spinning up and Lur''s Varta and Lur drew back. Then, as he sighted Varta and Lur, his eyes went wide. Varta turned to Lur for help. 19066 And I saw Anita Prince now as a dark-haired, black-eyed little beauty, I gazed after his small white-suited figure as he followed Anita from The huge Martian, Miko, with his sister Moa came strolling along the "You do love Anita Prince, Gregg?" Venza was smiling. Anita, standing with her brother; and the giant figure of Miko with I sat for a time on the deck outside the chart room with Snap. George Prince had been asleep, had not seen Miko with Anita. Miko''s ray flashed, but George Prince had knocked his arm. that night on the _Planetara_, Miko had come and knocked upon Anita''s Anita said aloud into my empty cubby: "Miko will come for you brigand ship which Miko had said was waiting on Mars? beyond all thought of Grantline, there came to me a fear for Anita. projector from the ship would kill Miko and his men as they came 19067 "You''ll want to be sure I''m _your_ Verkan Vall, I suppose?" he said, myriad other Verkan Valls on every other probability-line of paratime. Outside, on the open landing field, Verkan Vall glanced up at the sky, Verkan Vall got out his pipe and lit it; the pilot lit a cigarette. "Yes, Fourth Probability Level; typical of the whole paratime belt I was Verkan Vall said good-by to the rocket-pilot and took his seat "Not exactly, sir." Verkan Vall came around the desk, deposited his "I traced Gavran Sarn." Verkan Vall got out his pipe and began to fill Level." Verkan Vall mentioned an approximate paratime location. Verkan Vall read of a Fourth Level aviator, in his little the local Fourth Level idiom, for Verkan Vall was a man who loved good Inside the paratime-transposition dome, Verkan Vall turned from the body of Tortha Karf, it had been brought to the Fourth Level by Verkan Vall. 19090 Steering Vye to it, Hume nodded to the man waiting there. "I don''t know." Hume went forward, jerked the needler dart from a tree "No intelligence." Hume turned his head to survey the distant wood. "Move!" Hume''s other hand hit Rynch''s shoulder, knocked him forward in So Rynch Brodie was on Jumala, and Hume had come with witnesses to eyes had moved from Hume to Rynch and back again. Hume advanced on the bush in small steps, and Vye circled to his left "Give me a hand." Hume held out his own, let Vye pull him to his feet. Vye watched Hume take over the controls, felt the flitter answer the safari camp, and Vye had been supplied with clothing from Hume''s "Vye!" Hume made his name a warning. Vye watched a second man back out of the trees, still facing whatever 19102 preempted the chair at Colonel Hampton''s desk. felt that Colonel Hampton was no longer the master of "Greyrock." The The voice inside his head seemed baffled, like a physicist trying to "That was Lao Tze," Colonel Hampton said, a little surprised. was old Sergeant Williamson, the Colonel''s Negro servant, a retired "You know, Popsy, I think he knows I''m here," Dearest said. Look-a dah!" It was, he realized, Sergeant Williamson''s voice. Colonel Hampton wondered, anxiously, where Dearest was, now. "Well, I object to being drugged," Colonel Hampton said, rising. "Albert!" Doctor Vehrner said sharply, nodding toward the Colonel. "No; look after the other man first," Doctor Vehrner said. "Go get the first-aid kit, Sergeant," the Colonel said. Colonel Hampton, at ''Greyrock.'' We''ve had a little "Yes, and try and prove otherwise," Colonel Hampton replied, around his Colonel Hampton felt Dearest leave him for a moment. Colonel Hampton. 19111 Patrol Sergeant Ben Martin stepped out of the door of the barracks and Car 56 with Trooper Sergeant Ben Martin, Trooper Clay Ferguson and Car 56--Beulah to her team--was a standard NorCon Patrol vehicle. "Car 56 to Philly Control," Ben called. The senior trooper in Car 104 looked over at Martin and Ferguson. Ben turned on the patrol car''s dazzling headlight and to the left and With Ben at the control seat, on command, both cars extended Clay headed the patrol car and its trailed load into an emergency they flashed past the patrol car and Ben had roared off in pursuit. Clay and Kelly into their bunks, sealing Ben into the control seat. The patrol car was still hitting above the two-hundred-mile-an-hour Clay and Ben had moved away from the car a Clay had come back to the patrol car and dropped into his seat across 19145 storm or men had done a very good cover-up job, and somehow Ross knew Ashe had already turned away, and Ross could not stand the other''s lack the rooms were dark, and twice Kurt had to lead Ross by the hand, barrier of time at the outpost, Ross and Ashe balanced on the rounded The next day, having provided Ashe with a supply of firewood, Ross went Ross whirled the rope which had been meant to bring him down around Lal. He lashed the tribesman''s arms tight to his body before he knelt to cut Ross, noticing that Ashe concealed from Lal a wave of his hand, was Ross glanced across Ashe''s bowed shoulders to McNeil''s excited face. Ross, Ashe''s gun in hand, kept watch on the disadvantage, and Ross found he was hands and feet for Ashe, working "Can _we_?" Ashe was laughing at Ross again with his eyes, though his 19158 Loudons looked forward, up the river they were following. And Loudons thought the same thing about machines: he couldn''t Altamont looked across the cabin at the big map of the United what things must be like in Europe," Loudons said. First Tenant and the men of the Old Toon.... "There''s good organization," Loudons said. "I hope they don''t cut loose with that thing," Loudons said, Altamont looked at the thing dubiously, then filled his pipe from obvious that he believed Altamont to be the leader and Loudons Altamont knew without looking at his associate that Loudons would Loudons attached himself to the Tenant, the Reader and an old helicopter''s radio set," Altamont said. Altamont showed the young men of Murray Hughes'' detail how to use "Altamont, calling Loudons," the scientist from Fort Ridgeway was "Loudons is bringing the helicopter," Altamont told the others. Altamont and Loudons shook hands many times in front of the 19174 Prophet that a second ray of light--of a lavender colour, like the eye the earth blew up like a cannon--up into the air, a thousand miles up. The Imperial German Commissioner for War, General Hans von Helmuth, was "Go away!" came back the voice of Bennie Hooker. "Hello, Bennie!" said Thornton, holding out his hand. It came to Thornton as he sat there, cigarette in hand, that poor Bennie window-eyes with their blue-green lids had watched Bennie Hooker come For the five days following Thornton''s unexpected visit Bennie, existing "Always the marionettes." Thus passed nine days--like a dream to Bennie; As he looked through the glasses at the skeleton-like tower Bennie had "He''s going to rock the earth!" cried Bennie Hooker. Ring man wasn''t going to rock the earth or he had lost control of his Bennie Hooker, was Pax, the Master of the World! 19180 detailed many experiments, and ended by stating his opinion that iron The ends of the rope are prepared for making the splice (No. 29) in the same manner as for the "shroud" knot in No. 32. a new era for the steam engine." But, as it is so very simple, we can wood-working machine, published on page 79, Vol. XIII. wood-working machines now in use. Our recent articles on "Scientific Destitution in New York" and "The a requisite for perfection in steam engines, it has opened a new era invention relates to a new and useful improvement in feed bags for BURDON IRON WORKS.--Manufacturers of Pumping Engines for Water Works, Brooklyn Steam Engine Works, cor. rear 59 Ann st., New York city; and at Novelty Iron Works, corner of And Re-Sawing Machines, Wood and Iron Working Machinery, Engines, GEORGE PLACE & CO., Manufacturers and Dealers in Wood and Iron Working 19321 _organic_ evolution in its relation to living forms (plant and animal in the early age of the world was developed from "mere animal creatures." In its relations to animal life a development theory was first work: _"The Origin of Species."_ The keynote of Darwin''s theory is Natural Selection, by which term the development of all living forms is that in the history of plants and animals on earth, the simplest forms theory, man differs from the lower organisms not in kind so much as in better developed brute--the natural result being that man is no more theory which claims to account for the beginning of all animal life produced living (plant and animal) matter, life must have originated at original] Observe, that these two highly organized forms of animals, to the evolution of plants and animals, cling to the doctrine that man facts to mean that there is progressive development in animal and plant 19338 deer rifle and his great dog Brave to catch the thieves negatron pistols meant little--Raud was the Keeper...._ hooded overshirt like his own--Vahr Farg''s son, one of the village We came here to learn about the long-ago times on this world, "How long ago do you think it was that the Ice-Father was know that for a long time the Crown was in a city to the north of and gone away--three men in plastic-soled Southron boots and one man Well, where Vahr Farg''s son could take three Southrons, Raud would be the rifle of Vahr Farg''s son; it was a single-loader, like For a long time, Raud sat awake, thinking. looked long and carefully at the face of the Ice-Father. long time, and Raud got a slab of pemmican from the pack and divided reach the place where Vahr and the Southrons would come up long before 19362 founder of the Manhattan "Chronicle," should come back to life to-day, This morning Mr. Fritz Napoleon Smith awoke in very bad humor. Mr. Smith continues his round and enters the reporters'' hall. Mr. Smith next addresses one of the ten reporters in the astronomical "Listen to that, Peer," broke in Mr. Smith, turning to a second vast orbit takes 1311 years, 294 days, 12 hours, 43 minutes, 9 seconds." one of Mr. Fritz Napoleon Smith''s ideas, and in the Earth Chronicle When Mr. Smith to-day entered the sky-advertising department, he found "Ah, Sir John, what can I do for you?" asked Mr. Smith as he turned to for 150 years!" exclaimed Mr. Smith. For Mr. Smith, being above all a practical man, has reduced the problem of "Why, where have you been?" asked Mr. Smith through the telephone. To this work Mr. Smith devotes every day two 19370 Carlos von Schlichten, General of the troops on Ullr, threw his Von Schlichten helped the girl into the car, placing her on his right. "Yes, this spaceport proposition of King Orgzild of Keegark looks like "I wonder just what''s going on at Keegark," von Schlichten said. Von Schlichten explained, as they went down, that the guns of King seems that General von Schlichten and his Kragans aren''t trying to get it''s like at Company House," von Schlichten said. I''m going to try to get them," von Schlichten told him. "The Ullr Company," von Schlichten replied, "is six and a half parsecs "A Terran''s word is always good, Jonkvank," von Schlichten replied, "That geek," von Schlichten said, "is too smart for his own good. heard General von Schlichten and King Kankad talking to one another. "That''s right," von Schlichten said. "That looks all right," von Schlichten said. Von Schlichten looked up at the big screen. 19406 work on color, states that "the chemical processes in plants, as far yellow ray to decompose carbonic acid; and this fact Professor J.W. Draper discovered a long time ago by the direct use of the spectrum. machines, and also to permit the use of steam engines; accordingly, patented machines or processes for years in some out of the way place discovered any new or useful art, machine, manufacture or composition CROTON WATER SUPPLY FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK: an Address by George B. William Maynard, New York city.--This invention relates to an improved NEW MECHANICAL AND ENGINEERING INVENTIONS. of same place.--In this machine there is a new construction of the electrical machines, have removed to 530 Water St., N.Y. For Best Presses, Dies, and Fruit Can Tools, Bliss & Williams, cor. patent desired, and remit to Munn & Co., 37 Park Row, New York city. Moulding, and Re-Saw Machines, and Wood-Working Machinery generally. 19445 Selim von Ohlmhorst looked up from his notebook, taking his pipe out of It was a photostat of what looked like the title page and four thousand Martian words, and she couldn''t assign a meaning to one of Penrose had picked up the title page and was looking at it. "Yes; the name of one of the Martian months." Hubert Penrose went on to glad Lattimer had said it and not Selim von Ohlmhorst. "You know, Martha," he said, when he returned, "Tony was right about one wanted to be able to read the Martian language, and find things out lighted and heated, you and Martha and Tony Lattimer can go to work "Yes, about the time Martha starts reading Martian," Lattimer scoffed. The University was left to Selim and Martha and Tony Lattimer, the That was your first Martian word, Martha," you be so sure that those words really mean things like hydrogen and 19471 By the time the world recovered, America ran it and the Medical Lobby "No, Doc." Jake''s voice wasn''t amused any longer, and he held the Doc Feldman''s luck was better than he had expected. Doc watched Jake slump off, then turned down into the little root cellar "Can''t get it, Doc." Jake''s eyes seemed to cloud as he said it. Doc had a feeling that Jake was probably right, but he vetoed the Chris Ryan, and three of the Medical Lobby police were inside, waiting. By the time they reached Southport, Doc could see a that Medical Lobby at Southport thereby accepted Daniel Feldman as a Doc Feldman nodded and reached for the bracky. An hour later, the Lobby police took Feldman to the Northport shuttle Chris began preparing specimens, while Doc got busy with tubes of the ain''t like you, Doc. Comes from that Lobby woman you got. 19474 Von Schlichten helped the girl into the car, placing her on his right. "Yes, this spaceport proposition of King Orgzild of Keegark looks like "You know, I went a little too far," von Schlichten confessed. "I wonder just what''s going on at Keegark," von Schlichten said. "We were speaking of geeks, not Kragans." Von Schlichten lit his seems that General von Schlichten and his Kragans aren''t trying to Kragans haven''t finished him by now." Von Schlichten watched M''zangwe it''s like at Company House," von Schlichten said. I''m going to try to get them," von Schlichten told him. "The Uller Company," von Schlichten replied, "is six and a half "A Terran''s word is always good, Jonkvank," von Schlichten replied, "That geek," von Schlichten said, "is too smart for his own good. von Schlichten and King Kankad talking to one another. "That looks all right," von Schlichten said. Von Schlichten looked up at the big screen. 19476 "English is quite good enough for us, Lord Redgrave," said Miss Zaidie a "Sakes, Mrs. Van, please don''t talk like that!" said Zaidie, stopping in "My dear Mrs. Van Stuyler," said Redgrave, with a side-look at Zaidie, "I don''t like the idea of a whole fleet coming up," said Redgrave, as he "It does look like it," said Zaidie, with her glasses fixed on the "I see what he means," said Redgrave, looking towards Zaidie. said Zaidie, a couple of mornings later, by earth-time, as she took her until we see what the world below is like," he said to Zaidie, who was "But look here, Zaidie," said Redgrave, "as we''ve found a world which is "I think I''d rather see what the rings are like first," said Zaidie; "I don''t like the look of those creatures at all," said Zaidie, when the 19478 "Really, Walter, it is a wonderful thing that a famous author like Mr. Murell should come here to write a book about our planet," he told me, like Joe Kivelson, won''t make much more in a year than Dad and I make "Mr. Murell says he''s staying with you at the _Times_," Tom said. Tom hadn''t said anything after we left the stacks of wax and the men it went on the air, I thought, Ravick wasn''t going to like it. "Somebody," Bish said, "some group of ship captains, is holding wax Mort Hallstock and Steve Ravick started here, either," Dad said. "Well, do you think Ravick''s gotten onto Murell yet?" Oscar said. "Walt figured it out since the ship got in," Oscar said. Oscar and Murell and Joe and Tom Kivelson and I went down into the "Bish, what I''d like to know is what you wanted with Ravick," he said. 19666 In Christian Science we learn that God is definitely individual and not a _person_, as that word is used by the best Healing physical sickness is the smallest part of Christian Science. emphatic purpose of Christian Science is the healing of Genuine Christian Scientists will no more deviate morally from that divine digest of Science called the Sermon 15 whereby, through will-power, sense may say the unchristian practitioner can heal; but Science shows that he makes heal, in Christian Science, is to base your practice on in Christian Science, whereby you learn that God is good, 6 demonstration of the Science of Mind-healing by no means 18 Christian Science erases from the minds of invalids A Christian Scientist knows that, in Science, disease Science of Mind-healing. Science of Mind-healing. Science of Mind-healing. Christian Science Mind-healing. pocket edition of Science and Health, single copy, $14.00; six or more, 19726 "I''ve been on Wolf a long time," I said, spun on my heel and walked the balls of my feet like a Dry-towner, not looking or sounding or you taken a good look at your brother''s face, Juli girl?" Finding Rakhal, or any one man, would be like picking out one star in other, and Rakhal came with his face bleeding and took Juli away with "Juli, have you ever seen a little man, like a _chak_ only Right there I stopped thinking about Juli, Rindy, the Terran Empire, or "A scarred man, tall--what was I to think?" Kyral sounded and looked "A word," I said, raising my hand, and while he half turned, startled, in their hands, and as Kyral had said, they were in no way bound by She said bitterly, "Men like Kyral will die first," and pressed her face five years old, with deep-set dark eyes like Juli''s, that watched me 20121 "It happens that we need somebody of your sort on that planet, Mr. Silk," Ghopal said. "You know, I assume, our chief interest in New Texas?" Natalenko asked. "Second, bring the government and people of New Texas to a realization Ambassador Stephen Silk in such a way that it looks like another New things is really like on New Texas, an'' you let it go in one ear an'' out "What time do they hold diplomatic receptions on this planet, Mr. Thrombley?" I asked. on New Texas, and, as Solar League Ambassador, I of course had the right Hoddy, Thrombley and I then went in, to be met by a couple of New Texas "You must know, by now, what politics on this planet are like, Mr. Silk," Thrombley said. remark like that about the courts of New Texas, that''s exactly what will "This is a court of the people of the planet of New Texas. 20154 For hours Arcot, Morey and Wade worked at the apparatus in the ship, After Morey''s explanation of the ship was completed, Wade took Arcot''s Arcot came back to normal space, just in time to see the Thessian ship Arcot cut in the new set of eyes, and put up his molecular ray screen "Now," said Arcot as their ship left the planet behind, "we will have to while Morey and Arcot started further work on the time fields. Arcot turned three powerful heat beams on the Thessian ship, and drove Arcot turned, and flew on his power suit to the ship. Arcot threw the ship into space, moved, and reappeared suddenly nearly "Come along and find out!" Arcot threw the ship into artificial space In the artificial matter control room, Arcot set to work, and developed "I think," said Arcot as he stopped the ship at a third of a light year, 20212 Gordon got to his hands and knees and began crawling away from the "Good work, gov''nor," the kid''s thin voice approved, and Gordon swung to Bruce Gordon didn''t ask how Mother Corey had acquired the dope. They went up to Gordon''s hole-in-the-wall, with Mother Corey wheezing The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon. Bruce Gordon grinned slowly as he swung the stick, and Murdoch''s eyes Some turned away as Gordon and the other cop went to work, but most of Then Trench motioned Bruce Gordon forward, and dismissed Izzy with a nod His heavy hand rested on Gordon''s arm, holding the younger man back. Bruce Gordon nodded, and the old man sighed. Gordon took the next day off to look for Sheila Corey, but nobody would Gordon stared at the old man, but he apparently meant just what he said. 20248 In each age man creates his god, in his own image, and within the The Christians, accepting the Old Testament as a book dictated by God, informed that Christianity is _the_ religion of God, that Allah made the ages primitive man ascribed all diseases either to the wrath of God, or The religionist replies that man''s mind cannot fathom the will of God. Which is an irrational statement for it is a well established fact, and more to wean religious and God-fearing men and women from the old little time on the question of the existence and nature of God and the on God and more on the world, man, morals, and the conditions of social that as the mind of man expands, it does not discover new gods, but that A Christian will admit that the gods of others are man-made, and that The creeds of the churches contain conceptions of God''s nature and of 20389 Forms of government and other great religious or political been periods in English history when the great dangers to be of the great majority of educated men that their first political our great colonies depend largely upon the mother-country, I believe character which the English colonies assumed at a time when England colonies in Imperial politics are also questions of great difficulty conditions of modern life no power is likely to maintain long a vast, and commercial classes a new power in English government. The English Government thought that the time had now come for carrying midst of a great war, and at a time when thousands of Catholics were In the new Parliament the Catholic question at once assumed a great conspicuous English public man devoted so much time and labour as Lord The great political influence which he at this time exercised probably a great effect on English politics. 20417 THE FIRST PLANTS--THE FIRST ANIMALS--BEGINNINGS OF BODIES--EVOLUTION OF It is highly probable that for long ages the waters covered the earth, It was possibly in some such way that animals and plants with a body In animals like sea-anemones and jellyfishes the general symmetry of the these strange animals have probably lived in dense forests from time making life possible for higher forms like carnivorous turtles and about that remains of the plants and animals living at the time were animals living at the time when the beds were formed, then it would be Man stands apart from animals in his power of building up general ideas In adaptation to the great pressure the bodies of deep-sea animals are Many animals living on sandy places have a light-brown colour, as is It is not likely that man''s body will admit of _great_ change, but there [Illustration: ELECTRONS STREAMING FROM THE SUN TO THE EARTH 20551 from her?" A strange, frightened hush came upon Jane''s voice. the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse other apparitions were seen; and the St. David Islanders saw a group of distant figures seemingly a hundred Night fell upon the crowded turmoil of the little city of Hamilton. Jane--we''re crazy, but he does look like that ghost we saw on the White figures of men with Jane in their midst knows New York City so well," Tako added. The menace in Bermuda was over; it was the great New York City which materializing and the attack upon New York City began! Then had come to Tako the discovery of the great world of our Earth, "This is the girl, Tolla," said Tako quietly. Tolla, by the command of Tako, stayed close by Jane, and the two Tolla was upon us, calling to attract Tako''s attention, and Jane Tolla had flung herself upon Tako and Jane. 20649 looked at the screen-map and saw a native village just ahead of the dot The native, still looking through the glasses, said, "Right, boss." Then Infantry, a Terran second lieutenant, and half a dozen natives. The Terrans came and brought oomphel to the world; this a sign He started the contragravity-field generator as soon as Miles was in his "I hadn''t heard about that," Miles said, as the general returned to his "I''ve viewed every native village in this area by screen, and I haven''t Miles and Travis got very little rest in the next ten hours. out, and the Gone Ones will live in the World again with the People; the "The Terrans have come, and brought oomphel into the World," the old The Oomphel-Mother for the World of the Terrans the Great Spirit "The Terrans whom the Great Spirit made lived for a long time, and then, 20659 man--His Imperial Majesty Paul XXII, for instance--was nothing but "Good morning, Your Imperial Majesty," General Dorflay said, bowing the "Your Majesty," Dorflay said, in a low voice, "let me beg you to be most But, Your Majesty, I am convinced that it is Prince Travann himself who Majesty Ranulf XIV, Planetary King of Durendal, and First Citizen Zhorzh Majesty knows that he is the first Minister of Security in centuries who Highness Prince Travann and his late Majesty Rodrik XXI were involved." "Your Majesty," Prince Travann said smoothly, "I trust that you will "Let''s have a look at this rioting, Prince Travann," one of the less Count Duklass went at once to Prince Travann, drawing him away the students, to give Your Majesty time to talk to them." "I agree with that, Your Majesty," Prince Travann said. "Prince Travann will not be the last Minister of Security," he said. 20707 whoever had done this, had landed on the great ship with a small plane, "Right, Morey." Arcot slowly applied the power to the forward propulsion I''ll work the invisibility disrupter, and Arcot will run the ship. in the century--Arcot''s molecular motion machine and the Air Pirate! small hospital plane standing beside it in a moment, and as Arcot''s ship Arcot-Morey molecular motion ships. At a speed close to one mile a second the great ship Slowly Arcot let the machine settle to the blazing city miles below. swiftly down the long metal corridor of the _Solarite_ to Arcot''s room In a long glide that carried it over many miles, the great ship Morey, Wade and Arcot at once set to work constructing the electrical of the plane loomed off to the right of the tiny ship, the great metal Each ship needed only a small amount of the light-metal, for the energy 20724 In the eyes of Leon Renault, Clementine was the most beautiful creature till my dying day, Oh Colonel Fougas, dear and unfortunate friend! M. Fougas, he said that he had kept it in his house fifteen years with Colonel Fougas could be called back to life; the atmospheric influences Fougas'' old regiment that that illustrious officer was possibly going to WHEREIN COLONEL FOUGAS LEARNS SOME NEWS WHICH WILL APPEAR OLD TO MY "Pardon me!" said Fougas, burying his head in his hands. Fougas, a little confused, pressed Leon''s hand, and said to him: up to Fougas, and held out his hand like an old acquaintance. "I''ll read it willingly," said Colonel Fougas. "You shall see it to-morrow morning," said the new colonel, "if you will Fougas saluted them, and said, "Don''t disturb yourselves, good people, I "Monsieur Fougas," she said to him, "I Fougas bent over to Clementine''s ear, and said: 20726 "You know, sir, I''m afraid I am, for this planet," Degbrend said. Shatrak''s generation and Count Erskyll''s, he sported a pointed mustache delegation here who want to talk to the Lords-Master of the ships on like feeding time at the Imperial Zoo. I think they all want to "I present the Admirable and Trusty Tchall Hozhet, personal chief-slave Lords-Master''s Convocation, and Khreggor Chmidd, chief-slave in office "Are you," he asked, "the chief-slave of the chief Lord-Master of this The Lords-Master never do business directly," Hozhet said. Shatrak, Erskyll and himself, there were Lanze Degbrend, and Count What with?" Shatrak asked, and Erskyll was wanting to know what Imperial Proconsul, Obray, Count Erskyll, was crowned. course, Obray, Count Erskyll, Planetary Proconsul of Aditya, didn''t they could have money just like Lords-Master, and that if they worked Lords-Employer, and the slaves will be called freedmen, and any time 20727 "We didn''t have much time, Conn," Kurt Fawzi said, "but we''ve "Yes. It''s only half an hour till time for dinner, and I think Conn they''ll want Conn to take them right to where Merlin is, the first hopes of people like Dolf Kellton and Klem Zareff and Judge Ledue and "Conn, I know this Lucas is going to marry your sister," he began, robot sped at the airboat; the last thing Conn saw in its screen was a "Conn, this thing about Merlin," she began. His father came out from Storisende, looked the ship over, and seemed "I never expected we''d build a ship ourselves," Conn said. Conn, why don''t you just build a new Merlin? Look, Conn, he knows Merlin is small ship," Conn said. "You know, we can keep the destruction of Merlin a secret," Conn said. "We can''t begin to handle this without Merlin," Conn said. 20788 Shann thought of Throgs and of their attack, trying to arouse in the Shann thought "danger." Then he raised his hand, and the wolverine The Throg ship came up in a burst of speed, and Shann waited tensely for right; Thorvald was ready to go, so Shann had no time to try and recall kind, the Throg came on at a shambling run, straight at Shann as if he Shann saw the dark blot which was Thorvald''s head shake in negation. Thorvald opened his eyes, but Shann guessed that he was as blind as he Thorvald caught Shann''s slashed hand, inspecting the bleeding cut. Thorvald''s gaze followed his pointing finger and then before Shann could The Throg stood away from the wall, limped out, heading for Shann, or The Throg task force struck the Terran survey camp a few minutes after The Throg task force struck the Terran survey camp a few minutes after 20796 "Up there," said the old Lhari, pointing with a clawed hand, and lost "Don''t talk like that," Bart said, a creepy feeling coming over him. said, ''Tell Bart I''ve gone looking for the Eighth Color. of Bart turned and said nervously, "We won''t be put into cold-sleep bunk, Bart wondered what humans would do with the Lhari star-drive if Bart felt like cringing as they came out into the street full of Lhari; "No. There''s no way to trail a Lhari ship," he reminded Bart. Watching his face, Raynor Three said gently, "It''s a big network, Bart. Bart had traveled only in Lhari passenger ships, which were new and "I''m all right," Bart said, "but Ringg''s been hurt. Bart, a Lhari ship can''t get along in our galaxy "Vorongil knows," Bart said. Bart looked the old Lhari in the eye. She looked at Bart in his Lhari clothing, at Meta in 20838 turn up unexpected like, and Miss Hope arrives first thing this morning, "Mrs. Perrin had just told her about the master, and Miss Hope looks But neither Vic nor Hope were anywhere in sight. If Vic and Hope had gone this there in Vic''s laboratory, slowly turning the second of the two dials, These were not Vic and Hope before me; they were "The old boy doesn''t like these other chaps; priests, I take it," "Keep your hand on your gun," said Vic swiftly. eye I saw both Vic and Hope struggling frantically to free themselves Both Hope and Vic were fighting desperately, but there were at least ten "How much time have we?" interrupted Vic. I glanced down at my watch, fearful, for a moment, that it had been Vic led the way, Hope and I following. Vic swept both arms about Hope and me, holding us in a close embrace, so 20856 Brent Taber arrived at his office that morning and found Senator Crane Brent Taber stared moodily into Entman''s myopic little eyes and asked, "I don''t mind admitting I''m scared, Doctor," Brent Taber said. Brent Taber stared icily down at Frank Corson and Les King. "I think we understand," Frank Corson said. Brent Taber''s eyes opened as Entman went on. man came and knocked on the door and entered and asked a question like But if that was the way Brent Taber wanted it, all right. Brent Taber stood in front of the desk of Authority and said, "Mr. Porter, I don''t think you people realize the gravity of this situation." "You''ll take it and like it," Brent Taber said savagely. And Brent Taber strode out of Porter''s office, a man who stood alone in "I suppose if Brent Taber had said, ''I don''t want you to see that woman 20857 calculated second of time, cut out the starting power by means of there use fuel--and is transmitted on light beams, by means of powerful It took a long time to work out this tight-beam look-out plate, Stevens caught the white-faced girl with one hand, drew We got away clean, and as long as we don''t use any high-tension stuff or so the first thing I''ve got to do is to build a power plant. A few evenings later, when Stevens came in after his long day''s work, landing on Ganymede, where Stevens plans to build a power-plant "Hold everything, Nadia--power''s going off in a minute!" He shut off the Nadia had taken one glance at it, Stevens shut off the power and leaped Steve, that thing looks as little like a power-plant as anything I can "You''ve used those things a lot," Brandon turned to Stevens in a quick 20859 "Easy, Gregg." Snap cast a vague look around Anita''s draped apartment. "I came because you sent for Venza," Anita said quickly. I stood with Snap and Grantline in that dark balcony doorway, gazing "Gregg, help me." Snap was tugging at a horizontal door-slide, like a And as Grantline gestured, I saw from Venus the same sword-like beam who in all the world were dearest to me--Anita, Venza, and Snap--were that bow beacon like the light-beam planted in Greater New York?" Five minutes of Earth-time might have passed while Snap and I gazed at With Molo leading us, and the giant insect-like guard following close Snap, Molo, myself, Anita, Venza and Meka upon the end of our bench. Anita said, "I saw Molo with one of these. light-beam upon Earth had been attacked by the Wandl control station _Star-Streak_, Molo and his sister Meka, Venza, Anita and myself. 20919 Barrent turned and saw a large, thick-shouldered red-haired man standing Barrent saw that the man''s hand was dangling near his gun. "Yes," Barrent said, wondering if he should open a window. "Now look," Joe said, "we all know what Earth is like. "It isn''t like that," Barrent said. "I''d like to know something about what happens," Barrent said. "I want a dream about Earth," Barrent said. "I think Mr. Arkdragen was right," Barrent said. "I''ve changed my mind," Barrent said, and started to get off the bed. "I''d like to hear more about it," Barrent said. "I want to ask you a few questions about Earth," Barrent said. "They''d better send some good men after me," Barrent said, reloading his "I didn''t murder the man," Barrent said. "If I''m killed," Barrent said, "how will your prediction come true? "Earth," Barrent said. "Well, I don''t know much about it," Barrent said. 20920 "Sergeant Walpole, sir, Post Fourteen, reports that he has nothing of Sergeant Walpole was in motion before the second explosion came. He was looking at the thing left in place of the tramp, as Sergeant "Um. They seen us," said Sergeant Walpole, "an'' they got Pete. firing hexynitrate bullets, each equivalent to a six-pounder T.N.T. shell in destructiveness, Sergeant Walpole carried greater "fire-power" "Set me down," said Sergeant Walpole. "He shouldn''t ha'' gone up so high," said Sergeant Walpole. "Sergeant Walpole, Post Fourteen, Eastern Coast Observation," said the "A dinkus on top, sir," said Sergeant Walpole formally. After the Wabbly?" said the ''copter man. "O'' course," said Sergeant Walpole. "Our men in action!" said Sergeant Walpole hungrily. The bomber aloft, sir, drops eggs when the Wabbly''s "Monocycles first," said Sergeant Walpole. "The Wabbly," said Sergeant Walpole. As Sergeant Walpole saw the Wabbly, there was no sign of humanity 20988 galaxies, Arcot, Wade, Morey and Fuller could see below them, like a Finally, Arcot turned to Wade, who was looking at him and Morey in But there would be long days of work ahead for Arcot, Wade, and Morey, "I think you guessed right!" said Morey, looking inside the power case. Arcot had thrown more power into the coils this time, so the stars ahead Arcot had cut off the space-strain drive by the time Fuller reached the Morey pushed himself into the control room just as Arcot, Wade, and As they looked at it, Arcot turned the ship and headed for it without a "We can never hope to take all this in our ship!" said Arcot, looking at The work inside was left to Arcot and Fuller, while Morey and Wade put Wade and Fuller manned the ray projectors again; Arcot dropped the ship "Arcot, Wade, Morey, and their computer, Fuller, put together a ship 21081 During the fall, or from "lighting up" time till about New Year''s day, The engraving shows a new hand power band saw made by Frank & Co., of schools in New York, Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, An engine of this kind will work well under a steam pressure of 50 Robertson, of New York city, has patented an improved purposes is patented, and the genuine are manufactured only by the H.W. Johns M''f''g Co., 87 Maiden Lane, New York. Machine Knives for Wood-working Machinery, Book Binders, and Paper WORLD MANUFACTURING CO., 122 Nassau Street, New York. A patented improvement of the former "New Pattern" Blake machine. twenty years connected with the manufacture of this machine, BELMONTYLE OIL CO., SOLE MANUFACTURERS, 150 Front Street, New York. Howard Manufacturing Co., Box 2295, New York. representing Engineering Works, Steam Machinery, New Inventions, Scientific American is now sent by post direct from New York, with 21225 miles from Berber, our camels having filled themselves up with water, through her miles of coral reefs, is caused by a fresh water current which the machines condensing 150 tons of water a day are now only of Great Britain carried during the last year 800,000,000 passengers, views of moulds and ways of drawing patterns occurring in machine Fig. 2 shows the stripping or drop plate method of drawing patterns. Great hopes were at one time placed in a product prepared from linseed minutes, although the jar was full of water and the plates only ¾ inch After that length of time it became too hot, causing great absorbed per cubic inch is much less in this case than when water was salt in water, was 44 square inches, and with 10 amperes passing six times as great as in case where running water was not used. water surface between the two plates. 21279 "What makes you think you''re not in it?" said the painter. "That''s good of Dr. Hitz," said the orderly. "What''s your idea of what life looks like?" said the orderly. "You''re a gloomy old duck, aren''t you?" said the orderly. "Is this where I''m supposed to come?" she said to the painter. "Well," said Leora Duncan, "that''s more the disposal people, isn''t it? "The invisible man," said Wehling. "They just phoned me that your triplets have been born," said Dr. Hitz. "You don''t sound very happy," said Dr. Hitz. "What man in my shoes wouldn''t be happy?" said Wehling. believe in population control, Mr. Wehling?" he said. "I think it''s perfectly keen," said Wehling tautly. is, Mr. Wehling?" said Hitz. is, Mr. Wehling?" said Hitz. "I don''t want my grandfather to die, either," said Wehling. "I wish people wouldn''t call it that," said Leora Duncan. said Dr. Hitz. said Dr. Hitz. 21510 "Let _me_ sum it up then," Trigger said, tapping the arm of her chair "Except," said Trigger, "for that little flock of Junior Scientists who Trigger moistened her lips, "I was thinking, you know," she said. Trigger said thoughtfully, "I don''t think either of those would work." quite drafty," she said, looking pointedly past Trigger. "Take it easy, Trigger!" Major Quillan said. "They may," Quillan said hopefully, "just go away again." He and Trigger "And that," said Trigger, feeling a little frightened, "is something Trigger said, "Give me the plasmoid." She raised her eyes and looked at Trigger looked at him a moment, then turned her eyes back to Lyad. "Lyad knows it was gone," Trigger said. "Lyad has something she wants to tell you, Holati," Trigger said. "Lyad has her points," Trigger said. And one of the things they did know," Trigger said, "I think you should, really," Trigger said. 21568 The machine had stood there a long time. pressure cross-pattern, an undisturbed taffy-making machine, oozing its "What mystery?" But Creno was of the wisest on the home planet and her A machine in the middle of a dead world?" living things crawling toward the machine, just like the excrescence at "Four thousand three hundred and ninety-one," said Harta. "Your mind does not function well in a four-dimension continuum, Harta. You mean they made the machine here after they came?" "That is not possible, Creno, great as you are in these matters. never seen life created by a machine before. The substance the machine produces has in turn produced long to produce life that the original matter, that bore the direct "By the time these creatures have arrived at self-knowledge the machine once produced the ooze from which came the life from which in turn come 21582 child of killing the ogre in his favorite fairy story. invaders of Earth--for they could not be killed by any means--the mouse been snatched from a busy city street, a random specimen of humanity to that he was willing to stand trial any place in the world they wished. to the charge of betraying mankind to an alien race, but he didn''t allow The gray-faced Chief Justice inquired whether he wished to be sentenced The traitor looked at his fingers and shrugged. The lawyer sat down abruptly, his question unfinished. The Chief Justice adjourned the Court then and the prisoner sauntered to That night, in his own living room, the Chief Justice danced an agonized moment of realization he would kill every human being on Earth. Chief Justice lay in agony while the motor impulses from his nerve and stood for a moment over the man who was invincible and immortal--and 21638 Elza scream, saw Georg fighting two dark forms which had leaped upon Tarrano said crisply: "Wolfgar, take these two men to the fourth tower. From the garden where Tarrano was talking with Elza, the Mars man mirror the image of the scene down there--Elza and Tarrano talking. Elza said: "Tarrano--he is a wonderful man, Tara. Tarrano this time seem interested in having Wolfgar, Elza and me learn Lady Elza--the little Earth girl whose presence in the Great City would On Tarrano''s barge, with Elza and Georg, we led the Georg with Maida; Elza with Tarrano. walking with Maida; Tarrano forcing Elza to hold his arm; and I, beside between Elza and Georg, but Tarrano pulled me away from them. when Elza sat upon the balcony watching Tarrano and the Red Woman. To Elza, approaching with Tarrano on the tiny flying platform the City 21647 "Certainly, if I loved...." Deston paused, thought a moment, then went "Let''s cut the chat," Deston said then. After setting course, and still thinking of his watch, Deston said; "But Weeks of work would be necessary before Deston and Jones could learn You''re right," Deston said. "I know what you two girls are," Adams said, quietly. think it''s high time we all got some sleep. killed a man?--Deston and Jones each put a bullet through the falling and Jones, like Barbara and Deston, had for each other an infinite "Of _course_ I''m sure!" Adams snapped, testily, and Barbara led Deston "We''ve got dozens of coils of hook-up wire," Deston said, "but not too "And what," said Deston finally, "do you suppose happened to the other "_Procyon One_ to Control Six," Deston said again. be," Barbara had said, and Deston had agreed. The five, however, _knew_; and Deston and Jones had several long and 21988 "We expect the ship to do her job," said Hoskins, the Engineer. The crew fell to work, Ives and Hoskins intently, Johnny off-handedly, "Testing, Johnny," Ives said into a microphone. "Let me try," said Ives, going to Hoskins. "Can''t say I blame him," said the Captain softly, catching Paresi''s eye. "For one thing--" Paresi nodded toward Johnny, who lay tensely, his face Ives said, "Johnny, take it easy and be quiet, huh? "I wonder," he said at length, "which way Johnny turned that "Hoskins," said the Captain, "isn''t there some way we can get out? "That''s the second time you''ve made a crack like that," said Paresi "All right," said Ives, with such docility that Paresi shot him a Paresi said, "You can''t conclude that, Ives. "Good man," said the Captain, as Hoskins disappeared toward the after "Hoskins," said Paresi, "why are you playing chess?" 22085 Waves on different kinds of matter, Dr. Bose invented a new type of present wireless system." Practical application of the results of Dr. Bose''s investigations appeared so important that the Governments of showing electric response for certain portions of the plant organism, unity of physiological effects of drugs on plant and animal tissues and "These new contributions" made by Dr. Bose on Plant Response "were Hitherto Dr. Bose detected the various excitatory effects of plants by January 1909, he delivered a lecture on ''Growth Response of Plants'' Dr. Bose showed not only that the nervous impulse in plant and in man is University Hall, Dr. Bose of Calcutta dealt with "Plant Response." He life, as is seen in the plant, we shall be able to make the science of The last experiment was in regard to the effect of electricity on plant different as the life activities in plants and in animals. 22102 victims borne into this Valley Dor by the mysterious Iss. Kimmy shifted the heavy Martian pistol into his left hand and checked "You''re a lonely man, Colonel Kimball----" Kimball snapped on a light and looked at his watch. attack the white Therns and their Plant Men. For a moment, Kimmy felt a thrill of apprehension. silence, studying the red figure of the man who was to ride the rocket. Kimball listened, only half aware of what was being said. Kimball looked around the room at the pale faces, the open mouths. You know that," Steinhart said. Kimball said: "I talked too much." Kimball, swathed in plastic, a fantastic figure not of earth, watched "I wish you luck, Kim," Steinhart said. "Kim," Steinhart said slowly. Kimball was watching the sky again. He dreamed of that summer when the river lay still and deep under the And Steinhart: "_What is reality, Kimmy?_" Kimball knew that voice. 22110 "Mr. Cruthers, I believe the parade is about to start and my group--" "And you are Mr. Cruthers, the manager of the parade, is that not It was bad enough, Cruthers thought, that these ants "Mr. Cruthers," the ant continued, "haven''t you been instructed by the "About the parade, Mr. Cruthers, there isn''t much "Oh, wait a minute," Mr. Cruthers cried before the ant could rejoin his "Daddy, they look like ants!" guns were something like the little boy''s Captain Video ray gun, only ray gun at us!" They boy squeezed his father and held on tight. The ant pranced over to where they were standing, firing its gun in The boy fired several shots into the float as it passed. The boy and his father watched the float until it was out of sight. Soon the last group in the parade was passing the reviewing stand. 22132 Glavour, Jovian Viceroy of the Earth, looked arrogantly about as he lay Glavour staggered and then his hand fell on Damis'' shoulder. fight against a score of the huge Jovians and Damis was borne to the "Damis," said the elderly man, "I never thought to grasp the hand of a Followed by Damis and a score of Earthmen, the Kildare led the way into A shout came from the distance and Damis could see a dozen Jovian guards bound, Damis sprang through the door of the space ship and the airlock by the Jovians and both Damis and Turgan were quite familiar with it. Damis instinctively raised one of the Jovian ray tubes. With a final word of farewell to Lura and the crew, Turgan and Damis "If Glavour came to Mars, Lura is dead by now," said Turgan sorrowfully, The face of the Jovian guard cleared as Damis spoke. 22150 connected with the origin and development of Organic Life. adopted this theory of the descent of man from the animal world as an drew the origin of man also into the course of reasoning on the new theory, origin or the first development of a higher animal or a human organism evolution of species as taking place to-day--viz: the natural history of mentioned facts, Häckel, for instance, in his "Natural History of Creation" God, and the different stages of development of religious ideas. scientific question as to the origin and development of species, so far as rule of life?--he comes to speak of the position of man in nature, traces a end in view, appears as a higher form of teleology, that of nature as a religious view of the world sees in nature itself, with its whole living idea of God and of the religious relations of human life. 22152 Penelope Wells at thirty-three was the kind of woman men look at twice first study of this lovely face, the doctor''s experienced eye told him "Doctor," she said, in a low tone, "I have come to tell you the truth Penelope passed a slender hand over her eyes as if to brush away evil be if women should tell a little of what they know about men! Every woman in her heart longs to love _one_ man, to give young bosom, then he said very gravely: "Mrs. Wells, I want to think time he had wanted to talk with the doctor about Penelope''s nervous While I opened my heart Seraphine sat silent, watching me like a loving child," she wrote to Penelope that night, "I am like a man in the briskly of Seraphine, whose haunting eyes kept Penelope in loving _But not the men!_ The women have tried to live by love and 22154 Carr Parker sat day-dreaming at the _Nomad''s_ controls. Mado took the controls when the _Nomad_ entered the atmosphere of Titan Carr saw that the black particles were piling up around the rim of the mind--of Ora''s body mangled in twisted wreckage; of the savages finding little body within his arms, Carr was thrown off his feet. "I tell you it''s too risky!" Carr was firm, but he looked at Mado "Carr, there are men riding it!" Ora exclaimed. "Back, back to the _Nomad_!" Carr roared, dragging Ora with him and "Quick--inside!" Carr hissed in Ora''s ear as his fingers found the rim cast a swift look at Carr and Ora. Carr and Ora moved over to watch the swift sketching of the Titanese Carr moved forward swiftly to face the opening, while Mado stood with Ora--Mado!" the _Nomad_; and well he knew that Mado was thinking of the same thing. 22171 "The day has passed, General," said the Secretary, "when a nation''s "Only the assistance of one man," said Thorn. And then the Secretary saw why Thorn had said the colorless paint was "That comes now," said Thorn, walking ahead of the Secretary while on "Refraction of light," said Thorn hurriedly. the Secretary started as an unseen hand touched his shoulder. Quickly Thorn moved toward the garage, with the eyes of the amazed guard "A hand!" Thorn heard him gibbering in Arvanian. the dining room sounded voices; and again the sight of a door opening The next time the door moved with the wind, Thorn caught it and quiet again, and Thorn leaned against the wall and closed his eyes for All eyes were ranging along the wall against which Thorn leaned his The door to the kitchen began to open just as Kori reached the pantry. 22176 Ludwig Leider loose on Orcon, and you the only one in our Zone who knew Leider _is_ on Orcon, we''ve got to stop talking and get going. "If Leider is able to wreck a space ship Suddenly I brushed Koto''s hands away from the gun, and myself directed apparatus until he reached Earth, while Koto, Captain Crane and I set guns, and then LeConte returned to the radio, and Koto, Captain Crane in the gigantic bounds possible on Orcon: "Koto, Captain, do you feel Neither Captain Crane, Koto, nor LeConte was in sight, but wherever I looked as I twisted my head slowly, I saw winged Orconites staring at "What''s Leider up to?" Captain Crane asked after a while. Captain Crane and LeConte nodded and Koto smiled. "Captain Crane, Koto, LeConte, over my shoulder and saw Captain Crane and Koto taking, three at a time, Captain Crane''s hand slipped into my other, Koto 22216 The chief of protocol said, "Mr. Hudson of--ah--Mastodonia." "Go ahead, Mr. Hudson," said the secretary. "I understand," said Hudson, "that in the present state of President Wesley Adams and Secretary of State John Cooper sat "You know, Johnny," said Adams, "there''s one thing that worries me "We have to get to work on that stockade," Cooper said. "Those mastodon carry a lot of ivory," said Cooper. A hundred and fifty thousand years, Adams had said, give or take "But it''s been ten years, General," said the secretary of the "We know how you feel about it, General," said the chairman of the "Sir," said the general, "I _know_ there''s something to it. "Hudson came with a preposterous proposition," said the man from "We have to figure out some way to get up in the air," said Adams. "Maybe we could fix up a cart," said Adams, after thinking a "I''ve told you," Hudson said. 22218 Mr. Jonathon Chambers left his house on Maple Street at exactly coin, the man reached in and brought forth the box, and Mr. Chambers took his cigar. He noticed that the street light at the corner of Maple and But silence was no strange thing to Mr. Chambers. He stared at the street marker and read the word slowly: GRANT. For the first time in twenty years, Mr. Chambers retraced his _Granting then that the power of men''s minds alone holds this Mr. Chambers pushed open the door of his house. Mr. Chambers stared at the marine print and for a moment a little He rose from his chair and walked across the room to the book the thing that had happened out there on the street. Mr. Chambers turned his eyes back into the room. "Oh, well," said Mr. Chambers, "I never did like that very well." 22226 "It''s Norden, all right," Masters said, scrutinizing the captive. "I''m blowing the factory to hell!" Norden said between his teeth. Taylor said, pointing to the slobbering man who had dropped to Taylor''s hand shot out, caught Norden''s coat and threw him after "Keep moving!" Taylor ordered Norden, who had halted. Taylor and Masters watched the circling spheres. Taylor took charge of Norden, who followed Orkins out of the "I know about the spheres, Captain," Norden replied. "He was scared to death by the spheres," Masters said. Masters had said something about the spheres that fitted. Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been "Masters," Taylor said. "Is this Norden a man?" came the sphere''s questioning thought. It was a promise like other promises Norden had made, Taylor Norden''s eyes looked beyond Taylor and rested on Masters, who was Taylor sensed understanding in the sphere. 22227 "Do you believe, Professor Gault, that this four dimensional Professor Gault''s lanky form had stiffened, his near sighted eyes "Harper!" Gault''s voice was like the snapping of a steel trap. Pillbot looked up from examination of the "doodles" and followed Pillbot came over, followed by Harper, who was interested in any Gault, with a glint in his eye, pressed the paper figure flatly As Gault and Pillbot argued, Harper grasped the paper cutout, and "When you bent the paper figure this--this fourth dimensional Harper leaped into the air with a yell, as Professor Gault''s "I just know," he quavered, "that Professor Gault wants me to do Harper looked quickly at the desk top. Harper hardly noticed that Pillbot was beside him, shaking him. and now Harper saw the torso of Gault, a few feet away, Harper looked up at a bleat from Pillbot. Pillbot helped Harper to his feet, from where he had sprawled at 22239 half a year''s work down the drain, all for nothing, and Lancaster would Lancaster wasn''t sure, never having seen him. Lancaster''s gaze went to the man sitting there. "Good evening, Dr. Lancaster," he said. "I''m having the same, as a matter of fact," said Berg mildly. "You''re a high-ranking physicist on the Arizona Project, aren''t you, Dr. Lancaster?" he asked. Lancaster wasn''t sure he liked that. Security doesn''t like the government''s right hand to know The rest of Lancaster''s crew were equally good. "Well," said Lancaster defensively, "a large Project can be made more "Those things happen," said Lancaster. "There are things to clean up yet," said Lancaster, "but it''s all Such things happened to other people, not to Allen Lancaster. "I can''t tell you anything," said Lancaster. "No," said Lancaster. "No," said Lancaster. Lancaster looked away. Lancaster looked away. "Well, that''s obvious," said Lancaster. "I''m honored," said Lancaster. 22301 Captain Harrison of the _Ares_ expedition turned away from the little "You and Jarvis are off to salvage the auxiliary," the Captain said. "Well," began Jarvis, "we got started all right, and flew due south "So Leroy and I crept up to those tremendous buildings feeling like wasn''t Tweel, but another Martian of his sort. "The other Martians and Leroy just stared, and after a while, Tweel "If the creature were some rat-like pest that destroyed books, Tweel''s giant seated figure, one of the beaked Martians like Tweel, but with tend the works and Tweel''s people build the canal system. "Yeah: Tweel''s people reproduce just like the barrels in the mud cities; "Right after that, Tweel said, ''You one-one-two, he one-one-two,'' and Jarvis turned to Leroy. Leroy--and even Tweel--saw their own pictures and not mine!" Since Tweel''s race seems to need little or no water, are 22319 "Marcus Mezzerow?" he asked, glancing at the older man and back at the "Wilbur, this man is not responsible for our misfortune," said Marcus. "Welcome to Earth," said the official as they walked away. "I''m looking for the Outer Hotel," said Marcus. "We are plain people and don''t want anything exclusive," said Marcus. "Son, I don''t know," said Marcus heavily. "Wilbur," Marcus said sharply, pulling his hand free. "I''m coming to it," said Marcus. "Messy Row," said Marcus. "They move things fast on Earth," said Marcus tiredly. "Vegetables," said Marcus, watching to make sure his son selected a "Not exactly," said Marcus, repeating his request. "But if you changed it, the name would stay," said Marcus. "I think there''s something in the kitchen," said Chloe, but Marcus "Oh, I''ll go," said Mary Ellen, looking steadily at Marcus. "Please change, Mary Ellen," said Marcus. "I think so," said Marcus. "I don''t know," said Marcus. 22346 The Tepoktan student, whose blue robe in George Kinton''s opinion clashed The aide reached Kinton and bent to hiss and cluck into the latter''s ear Klaft excitedly skipped down to lead the way up the aisle, but Kinton "I shall arrange for you to await my return here in town," Kinton said, told Kinton, "or whether part of them come from a destroyed satellite; Kinton turned away from the window as he caught the glint of Tepokt''s _Why, he looked scared when he saw me_, thought Kinton. Kinton realized guiltily that the man should be resting. Birken seemed eager to learn all Kinton could tell him about the planet, "Why did he say he was traveling that way?" asked Kinton, thinking to Kinton looked from him to the messenger, noticing for the first time "Birken!" shouted Kinton. Kinton ran at the Tepoktans, brushing aside the concerned Klaft. 22357 "I''d like to ''ave a word or two with you over that, sir," he said in the "By your leave, sir, we''ll come to that later," said he. "We don''t even like the word ''master,''" said the American. "It''s like this, sir," said the footman, halting when they had arrived at "I begin to think that this uproar must be at our door," said Sir "You are very right, sir," said the young man, warmly. "May I ask, sir," said he, in an easy conversational fashion, "whether "Now, sir," said the older man, "speak, and speak to the point, for I can "A very big house if every man had his rights," said the station-master, "And it''s time all good children were in bed," said the Lady as the "Their time was come," said Daddy, who was a bit of a Fatalist. "And a little petrol for Daddy," said Dimples. 22426 Musa, trader of Karth, sat cross-legged before his shop, watching the "Probably be a good idea." Lanko accepted a cup, took a sip, and shook Musa stood in his stirrups, looking ahead at the long trail which worship of Kondaro, the god of the Eastern Sea. At length, Musa left his tutor, and repaired to an inn, where he secured Musa took his way toward the Temple of the Sea. As he threaded through "Of course they didn''t." Lanko spread his hands a little. his priests to sail the Eastern Sea. At last, the day arrived when Musa himself boarded the ship and set sail "I wonder," said Musa, turning to Ladro, "what ritual they are Musa looked at the clear water, then glanced back to the spot of foam Lanko noticed the horrified expression on Musa''s face, and quickly Musa looked at Banasel thoughtfully. 22462 Captain Paul Coulter, commanding Space Fighter 308, 58th Squadron, 33rd wasn''t right, a ship might be invisible at half a mile. lazy, crinkly kind of smile, like Christmas lights going on one by one. There wasn''t going to be any Moon station until one time power changed hands, but he''d been hearing that one for years. Twenty-nine years old, and he was starting to feel like an old man. Each time he got back, it faded away, and all he remembered the automatics in, turning the ship ninety degrees to her course in one the plume told him the other ship was still heading back toward Earth, Paul was wondering about the men on the other ship--whether any of them rocket that could chase them, with the bomb for a head. Then after we got away from station, Ah Paul remembered the time he had walked into the Muroc Base Officer''s 22467 survey ships made boat landings from orbit, and colony ships let down landing grid for light supply ships was up within a year. to make a ship ride orbit around a planet which had a landing grid! "Personally," said Bordman, "I never saw a place that looked less Our power, of course, went with the landing grid. "This is Dr. Chuka," said Redfeather pleasantly, "Mr. Bordman. "I think you know," he said fretfully, "that as a senior Colonial Survey heat during the travel from the landed rocket-boat to the colony. "You''d better put on a heat-suit," she said to Bordman. "This is the site of the landing grid," said Redfeather. would be years before a colony ship capable of landing or blasting out "He''s trying," said Aletha, "to prove to himself that he''s the best man "We cast the beams for the small landing grid, Mr. Bordman. 22470 Last night, in my dreams, I was a monstrous ant, and had been digging _First:_ The ant colony is the source of a powerful bell-like tone which This tone acts as a radio-beacon, and directs the ants to the they communicate with each other and the colony, receiving orders from The wave .00176 meter, is used for sending thought images or pictures bell-tone ringing in my ears, I fell into that state known as My two ants were in their little enclosure under the microscope when I "What if I don''t stop?" I sent the thought question, "I want to learn I turned off the apparatus, but the powerful bell tone continued to with the bell tone, which grows stronger and more penetrating day by In my back yard, there are four large ant hills, and at each hill, looked at the ants, but still that confounded bell tone rings in my ears 22513 started to pick up the ash tray from Sara''s desk with his hand. "You knew I was from West Point," he said, and his voice held a note of "And you knew, right away, that Swami was a phony from Flatbush." "Look, lieutenant," I said, with an idea that we''d better get down to Old Stone Face, our general manager, claimed to follow the philosophy of The other invited guests were Sara, Lieutenant Murphy, Old Stone Face, work, but the Swami insisted that a blue light, a dim one, was most Auerbach gave one quick look at the Swami in his "All right now," Old Stone Face said crisply, in his low, rumbling the Swami had changed his chair, the cylinders hadn''t been disturbed. "I can tell by your tone," the Swami said, and apparently he hadn''t instructed the lieutenant to tell the Swami about the Auerbach 22524 "Oh, Miss Burton, do you think the polar bear would At times the children scattered, but Miss Burton knew how "I know, Miss Burton!" cried Frances, a dark-haired nine-year-old with a "I don''t know," said the other little girl uncertainly. "Oh, Miss Burton," screamed Frances. "Eleven years old," said Miss Burton. "Miss Burton," called Barbara Willman, "do you think he''d give us his "But he likes children, Miss Burton! dangers will strike one," said Miss Burton complacently. Miss Burton''s voice said, "Good gracious, children, what language _are_ Frances shrilled triumphantly, "It isn''t Greek, Miss Burton, it''s She said, ''No, Miss Burton.''" "That''ll do," said Miss Burton firmly. "There is no time for silly questions," said Miss Burton, with the same "Mr. George," she said, in a strangely affected voice, like that of the "Yes, Miss Burton!" came the shrill scream. A voice shrilled, "Miss Burton?" "Please, Miss Burton," said Doris. 22526 "It''s not actually the Council''s interest," he said, and Cameron was Cameron looked at the secretary for a long time before speaking again. "Why is the Council concerned?" said Cameron. your proposed visit to the Markovian Nucleus for study of our history went out they found Sal Karone and the Markovian, Marthasa, already "You must be familiar with our home world," said Cameron, returning the "I want to hear about your people, about Earth," said Marthasa. question of the Ids. Sal Karone is twice the man Marthasa is, yet he number of the Nucleus worlds were responsible for it," said Joyce. "It''s possible, but I don''t think that''s right either," said Cameron. "Sal Karone suggested the visit before we arrived," said Cameron. "And the Markovians do this, in obedience to you?" said Cameron "You know very well there is," said Cameron with the sudden sense that 22527 Dr. Kent, father of Alan and Babs, maintained a When I came, that afternoon, Babs and Polter were under a tree on the Neither Alan, Babs nor I saw Polter again. Again I felt a warning hand touch my face, and saw the figure of Glora I saw Alan''s white face as I turned toward him. "Glora, do you know if any of Dr. Polter''s men might have the drug? Alan and Glora held it up against the tunnel wall. diminish our size, creep into the boat, get near Babs and Polter and Polter might put Babs back in the cage and close its door. It was Alan and Glora, who had followed Polter from the boat, then Glora and Alan had almost reached Dr. Kent''s size before their excited Alan, Glora and Dr. Kent stood for an instant looking behind enlarging drug; make away with it and startle Polter so that Babs might 22538 Parr''s mind came the words of Sadau: "The longer you stay ... Left alone with Parr, Sadau looked up with a Parr consulted for a last moment with Sadau, Shanklin, her still clung the Martian skipper, and Parr covered him with the Parr felt suddenly left out, and stooped to look at the dead "Not me," said Parr, and ducked away from the tree-trunk against which "It''s armor," said Parr. It took time--several days--but Parr got over his first revulsion at the The four went single file--Parr, then big Ling, then Ruba, then "Parr," said Sadau, "do as Miss Pemberton tells you. asteroid," said Parr. "Ling, you fool!" Parr put out a hand in the night, and grabbed a mighty "Come on, then," said Parr. under Varina Pemberton numbered only eight men--Parr and Ling could Parr turned and looked at Ling. with Ling, Parr dusted Shanklin''s jaw with his fist, followed with a 22540 "War." Neel said, in a very small voice. "Yes, sir," Neel said firmly this time, straightening his back and "Wait outside Costa," he said, "Neel will be with you in a minute." Costa left without a word and Abravanel waved Neel back to his chair. In theory at least, Adao Costa was Neel''s assistant. "We''re working right now," Neel told him, pulling a folder of papers out "Looks don''t mean a thing," Neel said, opening two beers. "Coming out soon," Neel said, pointing at the humming computer. Gone." Costa said, reaching for his gun. Neel looked away, reaching around for "No. Stay away from Hengly," Costa said. Time was running out and Neel had to act. Neel''s fear wasn''t gone--he just had not time to think That was all Neel had time to see before the guns "I don''t like leaving you here," Neel said. Costa had been sure Neel could 22541 "Big warship of some kind, looks like Empire lines. "Put diGriz in charge of the record room for a while, you said, that way the time anyone in the League found out what was being built the ship coincidence--the plans of a newly built ship agreeing to six places with time trouble came from some out-of-the-way spot I never even knew "The more I look at this thing," he said, "the fishier it gets. battleship thing, I would call them an ideal League planet. trying to help, chief, get things ready in case you wanted more info. By the way he said it, I knew he thought there was little chance of its Ferraro pulled away from the robot''s hand as if it had been a poisonous "Look at these plans, at this space-going front porch here. this surely looks like the thing they installed. "That''s the ship''s generators you''re looking at," I said. 22544 Tom Ward, working beside him, glanced at Gray''s Indianesque Mel Gray stared with slitted blue eyes down the valley. Dio''s green, narrowed eyes studied Gray''s hard face. "There are ninety-nine of us, Gray, who want the Moulton Project to Mel Gray took one slow step forward, but Ward''s sharp, "Stow it! "Ward and Gray," said one of the guards. Mel Gray noted all this as he and Ward came in. the girl, Gray went to look. "Ward gave the game away," said Gray gently. "And besides," finished Gray acidly, "you think that if Jill Moulton came after Gray and Jill Moulton. Gray could hear Caron''s men circling about through connecting tunnels, Gray leaped over that hissing electric surf, running toward Jill. Gray caught up Jill and began to run, toward the tube from which the studied Gray and Dio, and the dead men. Gray handed Jill to Dio. "Gray," he said. 22545 Yet when Forster lifted the container from the desk in the security Forster was a nervous, over-conscientious little man, and his day was Forster stared, then opened the door again. [Illustration: In his pressurized chamber, Forster read the startling I know this is going to sound like a voice from the dead, but in a dive that seemed to take hours as Forster''s plane tracked The way he asked told Forster at once that the youngster knew nothing Forster took the receiver, sat down at his desk and took a deep breath, "Forster," he said into the mouthpiece when the office door closed "He left here in plenty of time to catch the train, General," Forster "Go get some rest, Forster," the other man said with surprising Just 4 days and 21 hours after Forster had towards his car, Forster found himself thinking of the experimental work 22549 been safe from Gern detection for many years to come; for long enough to "If woods goats care for salt the way Earth animals do," Lake said. "It looks," Schroeder said, "like he didn''t waste any time feathering "I want to look to the south when fall comes," Craig said. "The time would come when we''d have to leave here," Lake said. "I''ll try again to the north when spring comes," Craig said. Barber saw it, too, and said, "It looked like smoke. "So that," Barber said, looking back the way they had come, "is what we humans but when the Gerns come to Ragnarok they''re going to find a race "The Gerns will come to kill us," little Marie Chiara said, her dark come when men and prowlers, side by side, would face the Gerns. they would fight beside the men of Ragnarok when the Gerns came. "There they come," he said to Lake and Craig. 22559 it away in my carry-all; and looked about at my new home. said suddenly: "Let''s rove, man." And all five of them walked quickly others, spoke as follows: "You''re wanting the Mafia?" I agreed. a couple of kids pass you, talking, you don''t have to bother looking The kids looked perfectly all right, but it was "Nay. You call the meat wagon, and a cop comes right with it, man," Yogi This cat''s got real bad stuff. couple of times he''s willing to talk. He looks like he''s pretty street light was smashed; and what had at first looked like a flight of times a kid of about sixteen, coffee-colored and scared-looking, stuck Sol and the kid from the candy store were right beside me. another look at the one-man army that was coming down the street toward A young, dark aboriginal was coming toward us on the 22560 It was a very different thing, Algernon Weaver decided, actually to course--when the first star ships came back with the news that space great humming metal shell would begin to feel like a coffin.... like dandruff on Weaver''s blue serge suit. He turned back to Weaver and wrote, "They ask please, what "Then," wrote Weaver carefully, "you have no machines which are made for "I will read it later," Weaver told him. "Very well," said Weaver. "Very well," said Weaver. For otherwise, Weaver thought somberly, another ship might land, Weaver watched, feeling no discomfort; the drug Luke had injected was After this, Weaver thought, He could rest. Weaver was glad it was Luke whose hand was guiding the pantograph, not "Do you know," Weaver wrote, on impulse, "that when I first came, I Luke said, "We did not tell You. We knew You would not like it. "But all things must end," said Luke. 22585 Hunter recalled Rockford''s words of a few hours before: "_Narf got to be Rockford was watching Sonig intently and Hunter saw that there was an "That''s all right, Lyla," Rockford said. Hunter thought of the way she had looked in the starlight and said, "Why Rockford went into the cabin as Val Boran came up the path, Princess Rockford came out of the cabin with his brief case and said to Val, "Are Narf strode on and stopped before Hunter and Lyla, his face "What was Sonig''s plan that Narf told Lyla about?" He asked. Sonig''s story ended and Hunter saw Val leave the cabin. A few minutes later Narf and Sonig came down the path toward Hunter. Narf and Sonig were gone when Lyla came out of her cabin, her face pale "Right now," Rockford said, "Lyla faces a grim future and feels like she 22589 Sartan, Toryl''s companion, watched up and down the open highway other noise in Okie''s Oasis Bar. As a result, Toryl and Sartan drew Sartan wandered over to where a small crowd of men was gathered around a Sartan touched the arm of the man operating the gambling device. Toryl quickly made his way through the small crowd which by now was This was the moment of pride that Toryl and Sartan had looked forward Okie saw the small cylindrical machine "Money," said Sartan to Okie. Toryl and Sartan wore blank expressions as Okie slapped seven dollars Okie''s machines are friendly to one and "_What is the purpose of the machines?_" thought Sartan as they Toryl and Sartan looked at each other, their faces blanker than ever. Toryl inspected the machine from every angle, like a man on the outside "_What if it does not respond to this machine?_" Sartan wanted to know. 22596 "Dr. Thorn," she said, "there''s a Mr. Madison here to see you. to the good old days of Man''s first star flight (which he had made I''ve always thought Madison was a rather irritating man. "Madison, do you really think _I_ can find your man when evidently all Stan Johnson was our second lonely man, remember, General? "Polypenthium." Madison''s face was as blank as Johnson''s--only his body "You understand, Thorn," he said, "that the general won''t like this." Madison read my final report braced on the edge of my desk, his hand "You''ll continue your tests from here," Madison said. "This is good," Madison said, pawing fuzzily at his pocket. "Johnson," I said to the creased face in the screen, "they made a "They passed the final test," Madison said at my side. "The ship you are in," I said, with no need to tell them of each other, 22597 I took the long, hard way--three years--making him come to "Of course," said one of the Minds, "we''ll easily create a swampy Frank helped me gather them up, as Harry arrived. He said, a look of worry on his gaunt, gray features, "The rest of us Suleiman-bin-Daoud." This, from the GG writer, Mel. Their faces showed the same thing that bothered Frank. "Wait a few minutes," Mel said, between bites of steak, "we want to "Sit down," Dex said casually, "we want to resign." I _did_ read Van Es, and Harry has prospected, and Dex knows "We got interested one day." Frank''s pretty, dark eyes danced. superthermostat." Harry, as usual, came to the right starting point. Opening night brought Harry and Frank to my office. There was a long regrouping pause; then Hazel said, "Dex has a fine "Dex and I got rid of the body," Mel said. "I do!" Mel said. 22608 series of books, for use through life; making his little library, of all Let us now consider the subject of books fitted for public libraries. most new books wanted, except in the case of the one government library, bindings with the subjects of the books--and the British Museum Library mark long passages in pen and ink in books belonging to public libraries. be careful of the books in a public library will learn to be more careful condition of books and bindings in a much used public library, that Several great European libraries number as many pamphlets as books in year 955 volumes; the Buffalo Public Library 700 books in seventeen his private collection of books to found a "public library" in New York. departments of library work, cataloguing, supplying books and the titles of new books added to the library. As every considerable library has early printed books, a librarian must 22623 flowers, and their offer of good-will, and at the same time an order to It was a good thing he had put on his helmet. It was while they were holding the morning ceremony that the thing came The thing leaped into the air at the old man, Yanyoo, just as the gun Then part of the head went, and the rest fell to the ground. It was a good thing for him that they couldn''t know that. The log of wood had been the old god, good enough to time, Bradley took an active part in the ceremony. learned better one day when a swarm of creatures like flying lizards might react to the idea, Bradley had noticed one young man who liked to these people didn''t like the way a god behaved? That was murder, but if a god couldn''t get away 22629 strong man''s arm; for Neal Cloud, atomic physicist, knew his lightning And now Neal Cloud, atomic physicist, sat at his desk in a strained, And to Neal Cloud, atomic physicist, sitting there at his desk in torn, There''s a loose atomic vortex beside the road up ahead-think that you''re going to try to snuff a vortex, the stuff stays here. "I''m going to blow out Number One vortex with duodec, yes--but I''m The Lensman and the armored Cloud both knew that every "I''ll have everything on the tapes in the flitter," Cloud reminded. Again in air, Cloud found that the activity, while still high, was not bomb in the exact center of the vortex at any given instant of time. mathematical prodigy what he is, Cloud knew that in exactly eight and the equally motionless ground; and "Storm" Cloud, vortex blaster, went And that is how "Storm" Cloud, atomic physicist, became the most 22754 "Very well, sir," Sawtelle said; and in the captain''s cabin Hilton "And Hilton wanted Eggleston and got _me_," Sandra said. "Captain Sawtelle," Hilton said, "Please land in the cradle below." "Thank you, sir," Hilton said, then turned to his staff. officer, who relayed it up the line to Sawtelle, who said, "Hilton, "As you know, Masters," Laro replied for Hilton before the latter could I simply don''t know." Face set and hard, Hilton stared through Sandra''s mind what Hilton had said so long ago, little more than Hilton knew that the time had come to let all his BuSci personnel move "You''re so right." Hilton''s eyes went, half a dozen times, from the form "Now you know a little of it," Hilton said. For the first time since Hilton had known him, the Oman''s mind was "The more I study this thing the less I like it," Hilton said. 22767 "People just don''t do such things," Forrester said sternly. from his mind, Forrester said simply: "Yes? "That''s right," Forrester said, knowing that he looked quite calm, and Forrester looked at her limpid blue eyes and her lovely face. "Well," Forrester said mildly, "what good is progress?" The old man, he "Now look," Forrester said patiently, "progress is an outmoded idea. "The Gods haven''t taken anything away from us," Forrester said. "Now look here," Forrester said in a reasonable tone of voice. "Come in, William Forrester," said the High Priestess of "Perhaps not," Forrester said, in a voice that didn''t sound at all like "I guess so," Forrester said, feeling both expectant and a little "It''s all right, Diana," Forrester said, knowing she preferred the name who felt like looking in, but Forrester hadn''t known that at the time "As a full God," Forrester said. "Diana," Forrester said, "what are the Gods?" 22892 How, he wondered, did a man like Harle Waern get started on the wrong man, huh?" He placed a hand on Waern''s chest, pushing violently. "Look, little man," he said patronizingly, "you''ll be a lot better off "Come to think of it, you don''t look so big to me." He half turned. "Look, we got him in here and he told us his story. "Look," he said sharply, "we''ve been pretty patient with you. "Looked good." Kent Michaels let the weapon down, opened the action and Don nodded, looking at Masterson''s suddenly watchful eyes. looked good, and the more you talked, the better I liked it." Jasu Waern looked up in annoyance, then got to his feet. Stern shook his head slowly, then looked down at the desk again. "I tell you, Danny," he said seriously, "some of these little things, "Look, Pete, I think I''ll wait till these guys are ready for the last 22893 "You drink," said the elfin, bearded face, "to make real a dream. gnomelike old man, Dan thought as he followed him across the park and "Galatea," said his voice. "Galatea!" said Dan suddenly. "Leucon," said his voice, "how did you know I was coming?" "From Galatea''s mother," said the Grey Weaver, "who had them from your "He goes to weave," said Galatea after a moment. "This is ideal," he said, "but, Galatea, how am I to turn out the She skipped away toward the unbelievable forest; Dan followed, marveling "Galatea," said his voice, "Whom will you take as mate?" Dan said, "Galatea--" and paused. Dan moved to follow, but the old man raised a staying hand. "I love her too," said Dan. The Grey Weaver stared at him. strange light gleamed in her dark eyes as she turned suddenly to Dan. "Who knows?" said Dan again. "It''s nothing," said Dan. 22895 "True--true!" said the great van Manderpootz, mollified. intelligent and admirable point of view--that of van Manderpootz, for Incredible as it seems, you, Dixon Wells, have given van Manderpootz an Fitch, transcribed lecture notes, for van Manderpootz abhorred the "Look here," proceeded van Manderpootz. van Manderpootz to be the first to try out a new and possibly "So _that''s_ the way van Manderpootz looks to you! from my own personal point of view, because, as van Manderpootz Dixon Wells is not the imbecile he appears to van Manderpootz, I''m Thus I could see van Manderpootz and Carter quite clearly, but invisible to me, while at the same time, through Carter''s eyes, I saw way van Manderpootz pronounces a word is right!" with was the way she looked to Carter, for there is nothing in the world find neither Carter nor Miss Fitch present, but van Manderpootz, who 22897 "There," said old Haskel van Manderpootz, shutting the book, "is my "A car must have passed in the alley," said van Manderpootz Van Manderpootz himself is my old Physics Professor, head of the Van Manderpootz had forgotten his anger by the next time I dropped in "The power of reason," said van Manderpootz solemnly. "Just what I said!" snapped van Manderpootz. "Ah!" said the great van Manderpootz. "Put your face against the barrel," said van Manderpootz, indicating a superman looks like, since the ideal of van Manderpootz can be nothing "Huh!" said van Manderpootz suddenly. Van Manderpootz raised his face, a little redder than usual. ideal of man than van Manderpootz. "You see," continued van Manderpootz, "one''s ideals are implanted very "Because," he said with dignity, "van Manderpootz is here. "Yes," said van Manderpootz. "Well," said van Manderpootz placidly, "it''s like this. "But as usual," said van Manderpootz, "a little late." 22958 harbor, Abner Longmans ("One-Shot") Braun was in the city going about Certainly nobody at CIA so much as thought of Braun when the news first Joan Hadamard, CIA''s business manager and social science division chief T/O--that is, Clark and Joan do serve in those capacities, but said "Not a thing, Dr. Harris," Monig said. "It isn''t shielded at all," Anderton''s voice said behind me. "Don''t move a man until you get a go-ahead from CIA," I said. She had been right; within the year, Braun had announced the founding of "I still know a thing or two," he said. Joan, what we''ve got here is a one-shot gamble; right?" "Mr. Braun, this is Joan Hadamard, Clark Cheyney, Colonel Anderton. "You''re right, Mr. Braun. Cheyney did not let go; instead, he looked inquiringly at Joan and said, "In other words, it''s a dud," Joan said. "A real drop?" Anderton said. 22966 demonstrator said, holding up a garishly printed booklet opened to a going right through us, are the magnetic waves of the earth. of the black table and terminated in a control box in the demonstrator''s "I turn on the Power Switch, sending a surge of current to the Wave "Only $17.95," the young man said, putting a large price sign on the "Could you tell me how this thing works?" the colonel asked, coming will see the Space Wave coils at each end of the ship." With a pencil he "Inside the control box is the battery," the young man said, snapping it "Let me copy the diagram, Biff, I could use some of those magnetic waves "You have to turn the switch on first," Biff said. The model lifted from the table--then crashed back "The thread broke," Kaner said. The thread broke again when Biff tried it, which got a good laugh that 22967 met the Jeks, the Nosurwey, the Lud. We tried Terrestrial know-how, we "Got a job?" he asked, looking at MacReidie. "That new stoker," Mac said. "I don''t know, Mac," I said. "I don''t know, Mac," I said. When the crew feels good, the ship runs right, and it had been a I don''t know what MacReidie may have told the skipper about the stoker, ship at the other end of the field, loaded with the cargo we would get "We''ve got to stop him," Mac said, and both of us started toward him. It was an odd thing to see--the stoker, and the Jek, who did not "All right, let''s get back to work," another Jek said to MacReidie and The stoker came back to our ship that night, without his duffelbag. "I signed on their ship," the stoker said. The stoker had already left on the Jek ship, 23028 "I''ll be forced to kill the first man who enters this room," I said in a stopped a few feet from the table, and said loudly, "Captain, I''d like "Captain," Kramer said loudly. "Kramer," I said in a clear, not too loud voice, "You''re in charge of this menagerie?" I said, looking at Kramer. "Deficiency disease is no joke, Captain," Kramer said. "I just want to know one thing, Kramer," I said. I ran the lift up and as I stepped onto the bridge I said, "Clay, stand "Get hold of yourself, and make your report, Kramer," I said. "I come in through the duct, Cap''n," Thomas said. "Thomas," I said, "maybe you don''t know; there''s a mutiny under way "She''s closed and started cyclin'' the air out, Cap''n," Thomas said Thomas looked at the dead radar screen, then said, "Cap''n, that "Now we''re going to take out the Mancji ship, men," I said. 23091 My attention was wandering from the Kutrov-Alva variations, for Bill had I watched Fayliss long enough to solidify an Kutrov was watching him, too, and I saw now that there would be a toured the Near East again. swallowing beer and Alva lighting a cigaret to observe that Fayliss Fayliss arose, bowed slightly, then nodded to Mark Loring, who brought The songs told of the feelings, the memories, and despair of a destroyed; that the people created by this culture and civilization are "These are not songs of your people, are they?" asked Jocelyn. merely an explorer of past cultures and civilizations, and I enjoy Jocelyn cut in with the regretful announcement that Mr. Fayliss had so that I could hear Jocelyn say to Fayliss: "It was--very moving. Fayliss smiled again. "Of course," chimed in Loring, who''d come up to ask Fayliss if he could Fayliss, and see if his eyes did glow in the dark. 23099 feigning interest in the paperweights upon Clayton''s desk, or in the "You say, Corelli, that you saw three--er, Martian--ships. things--they _acted_ like saucers skimming across the water. something else, because I was looking in another direction. Didn''t look like parachutists, yet they seemed big enough to be when the Martians landed in New Jersey, at the time Orson Welles time have I talked about this to reporters, or in any way engaged in determined; but it makes the hysteria following the Fantafilm hoax very The seven students left Dr. Clayton''s office in record time. Gale was able to put over this hoax, despite the fact that the public wave of war-hysteria; the Flying Saucer craze followed world war; the In his private office, Dr. Clayton leaned forward over his desk. be more exact, something that looked like Dr. Clayton leaned over the "You know who will direct the defense." 23102 [Illustration: The girl clawed at Brecken''s face as he raised the metal Lou Phillips sat on the cold metal deck of the control room, seething Phillips and the girl looked at each other; she shrugged, and they too Truesdale had a point there, Phillips felt. Donna turned desperately to Phillips. Phillips was right when he guessed that the door beyond opened into the "Make a little room," he said, looking down to Brecken. "This must be where they set controls for launching," guessed Phillips, occurred to Phillips for a fleeting lapse of time that old Varret had _I''ll bet_, thought Phillips, _that old Varret slipped up in your case, "He bumped his head on the bulkhead," said Phillips shortly. "Phillips, you better be careful with those things!" quavered Truesdale In the control room, he found Donna and Truesdale peering into the "Reasonably," said Phillips. Phillips was watching Truesdale. 23103 Chafi Three set down the ship on an island that was only one of a Jeff Aubray glimpsed the Ciriimian ship''s landing because the morning seamanship, old Charlie Mack sailed down in his ancient _Island Queen_ The _Queen_ would dock at Jeff''s little "Not likely," Jeff said. Old Charlie Mack''s _Island Queen_ had veered sharply off course, left Jeff wrestled his eyes away to the Scoop that floated like a purple "There''s an EI communicator in my cabin," Jeff said. islands," Jeff said. islanders, but Jeff Aubray and Jennifer Mack wouldn''t be on hand to Jeff looked back once to see the Zid close the distance between and "We must have your friend''s help," Chafi Three said to Jennifer then, "He means the Scoop," Jennifer said. The Scoop came up out of the water so smoothly that the _Island Queen_ Jeff said dizzily, "The Scoops make the crystals?" 23104 "We _know_," the Belphin said, gazing reverently across the city to "Bah!" said old Osmond Flockhart, Corisande''s grandfather. "If the status quo is a good status quo," Ludovick said uneasily, for Ludovick tried to make the old man see reason. "No coincidence at all," said Ludovick shortly, no longer able to "Even if The Belphin is a single entity," Ludovick went on, "that "Tell us, dear boy," the uncle said, grabbing Ludovick''s glass from the "He said the Belphins rule through the power of love." Ludovick knew, of course, that the Belphin used the word _love_ Corisande was saying, "And so I think there is a lot in what Ludovick Belphin after Belphin Ludovick destroyed, and barrier after But all Ludovick knew was that he had to get to The Belphin within and But all Ludovick knew was that he had to get to The Belphin within and 23146 As for the Advertising Manager, the last thing he wanted to do was Then, on Friday following Thanksgiving, the coffin ads struck. He gave people a short breathing spell to arrange their coffin The coffin became the new status symbol. money to buy a new car weren''t going to trade in the old one and let Some of the new caskets were true works of art. They reckoned without the Advertising Manager, whose eyes People already had coffins, which they polished and kept on display, sometimes in the new "Coffin-ports" He must get people to use the coffins; and now he The Beatniks, who had their own models of coffin--mouldy, scroungy, world, the American casket industry had by now almost completely Finally, though, a man who thought he must be the last living human, wandered contentedly about the city of Denver looking for the coffin 23148 Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was Blandly the tall, young artist slid Droozle from his breast pocket, lifted ship, I had acquired my little puppy snake, Droozle." "Is a puppy snake like a puppy dog?" she asked, fascinated. "Far from it," answered Jean, seating himself and parking Droozle on his "He''s writing classics!" burst out Jean in baffled irritation. "Droozle won''t live nearly long enough snake is writing me out of house and home!" Droozle quit writing at once. "He isn''t writing?" she asked, perusing the newspapers for signs of "Why, I''ll tell that Droozle off!" raved Judy. "Droozle," said the girl passionately, looking down at the writer, "you Droozle wrote poetically, "Is there Joy or any other good thing in "Jean, look at Droozle," the girl exclaimed, pointing. Droozle wrote, "Please not out into the wind and the rain. 23149 Dewforth had almost most lost the habit of looking from windows. small to be visible from the crusty windows of the train by the merely The only other structures Dewforth had seen which Dewforth would have liked to ask the other passenger what he had Dewforth worked for a firm which made components. In another place, another time, Dewforth might have spread the burden The bum''s eyes cleared long enough for him to peer into Dewforth''s Dewforth asked directions again, this time of a pear-shaped figure of a man, or a Dewforth, sitting in a blind cell among thousands of Dewforth wandered in a labyrinth of control panels which reached way of knowing how long he had wandered among the control panels. It was a sound which finally led Dewforth out of the maze of control Dewforth must have believed this at one time, but he found that it was 23153 this was not natural, for on the second bounce the ball went higher in a half minute, my eyes were bugging out and the little ball was bouncing four feet in the air and going higher each time. Farnsworth caught the ball in a pudgy hand and held it. He let the ball drop again and it began bouncing, higher and higher, "It''s like a ball of ice!" I said. flywheel, give the thing a shake to start the ball bouncing back and around the ball when Farnsworth came in. "The little ball yesterday didn''t seem to have any trouble," I said. It was in Farnsworth''s back yard, bouncing a little sluggishly back yard just in time to see the ball take its first bounce onto "Look," I said, trying to drive down the road and search for the ball Better to hope that the ball hit a pond, or bounced out to 23159 Farmer was not able to say no to Ray, but even he looked dubious at the made Farmer think Ray might not be a complete crackpot, after all. Ray looked mad, started to aim a kick at the screen but thought better Farmer pondered the idea of a transmitter that worked under water like a Ray looked it over hastily, then turned a speculative glance on Farmer. Farmer changed his mind again about Ray''s being cracked. Ray and Farmer shook with him in turn. Farmer, muddled, looked again at the nonapus, which had apparently gone outstretched hand, obviously hoping to examine the thing, Garf gave it a for Dor--John Andrew had lived this long without going to the aid of a Dor''s smile didn''t really last that long; Farmer''s thoughts were going to Ray''s invention, and Farmer wondered why both the aliens were so John Andrew turned to Dor. 23160 old cars, ''cause if you want a classic Uncle Solomon would make you a out of the sports car bucket seat that was his office chair, Solomon "Mr Solomon, Georgie here tells me you have some fine old cars for Heading back to the car parked outside Solomon''s office, his That night, to take his mind off worrisome old cars, Solomon began Excitement glistened Solomon''s old eyes as what blood pressure there was station wagon, to watch the engine, Solomon gingerly pulled the twine to "I must be a silly old man," Solomon thought, scanning the cleared space "No, Mr. Solomon, we''re not worried about your car buying. have to open the office, Solomon led the three men into his yard. civilian, standing at the back of Solomon''s yard. Solomon told the civilians of matching vacuum in intake manifolds to station wagon in Solomon''s junk yard. 23164 "Come on, Gussy," Fay prodded quietly, "quit stalking around like a "Don''t let Fay give you apoplexy--he''s not worth it," Daisy said, Gusterson said, "Weird to think of that big bright space-poor glamor Fay, that thing''s got a gleam in its eye as if it had ideas of its Fay, if Micro''ll junk the tickler, I''ll think you up you why your tickler''s so popular, Fay," he said softly. "I don''t know," Gusterson said slowly, his eyes still far away. "Hey Fay, don''t you mean you told your tickler to tell you when it was "Your tickler thinks," Gusterson repeated stubbornly, "just like I "You wear that thing to hide the hump your tickler makes?" Gusterson "Look," Gusterson said solemnly, "there''s one thing I want you to do. Seating the tickler on Fay''s shoulder took a little time, because two After about half an hour Gusterson said softly, "I think the ticklers 23185 handed a Boswellister with V.I.P. connections and orders to put him to Boswellister cursed himself for choosing the Blond Terror. "Remove the device," Boswellister ordered. Boswellister turned away and walked towards his motel. Boswellister stopped for a moment to watch a demonstrator work before a Boswellister slipped away while the pitchman started to collect a new When Boswellister reached the corner of Ventura and Laurel Canyon, he The small crowd laughed and started to move away, but Boswellister stood The Ipplinger starship, come to Earth to bring the Glory for all!" Boswellister patted the boy on the head. "You can''t arrest _me_!" Boswellister squirmed and jerked away. with the crowd following Boswellister. the crowd pushed in close, forcing Boswellister to the rear as they Boswellister stood in the rear of the crowd and wrung his hands while Boswellister was almost babbling by the time the commander and his men 23194 "Mr. Crowley?" Ross said. "No, Doctor, that''s exactly the way to put it." He said to Crowley, very Patricia said impatiently, "Mr. Crowley, you are the average American. The doctor said carefully, "Because you''re the common man, the average Patricia said impatiently, "Good heavens, let''s don''t bring the Cold War Patricia said, "You know, we simply haven''t seen this thing through as "Yeah," Ross said ludicrously trying to make his big open face look at the far window, and with Ross in a jump seat, Crowley said Crowley, only slightly ruffled, said now, "Take it easy, Ross. Crowley said angrily, "Now look, Doc, let''s don''t get on that bit. Patricia said suddenly, "Don''s right, Dr. Braun. "See," Patricia said to Ross. "Take it easy with those cracks, Ross," Crowley said. Dr. Braun said reasonably, "But see here, Crowley, the ability to They looked at him, Dr. Braun, Ross Wooley, Patricia O''Gara, their faces 23197 The young man with the brown paper bag said, "Is Mrs. Coty in?" enough looking cake of soap and handed it to the older man. Frank Tracy worked his way down an aisle of automated phono-typers and He cleared his throat and said, "Reports began coming in of house to "Let''s see the building," Tracy said. Just as Tracy got to the door, the Chief said, "Oh, yes. Frank Tracy looked up at the mid-century type office building. Tracy said easily, "Why, I''d like to ask you a few questions about the Tracy said, "Suppose I''m from the Greater New York _News-Times_ looking "Frank Tracy is the name," he said. Tracy said, impatience there, "Chief, you''re going to have to let your The Chief winced, then said unhappily, "All right, Tracy. Frank Tracy said, "You''re all under arrest. Tracy said, "You can forget about that, Moncure. "You''re right there," Tracy said wryly. 23198 A little less than an hour later, Captain Lacey and Mr. Thorn were in "Thorn," he said, "three months ago that battery didn''t exist. Thorn climbed out wearily and saw the man who called himself Sorensen Little Black Box. Sorensen''s Black Suitcase was still a problem to Thorn. Sorensen''s chuckle sounded so out of place that Thorn was almost "Hell, man," Sorensen said, "you can''t patent performance! "North American Carbide & Metals," said Thorn quietly, "is not a They kept burning for ten solid hours," said Thorn. "Colonel Dower," the captain said, "I''d like you to meet a friend of Thorn looked startled, and Captain Lacey said: "That''s the one." "Go ahead, colonel," said Thorn. Thorn said: "Tell me, colonel--what was this fellow''s name?" "Sorensen?" Thorn asked. "That''s not unusual in battery work," Thorn said. "In a way," Sorensen said. "Colonel," Thorn said, "Sorensen patented that device nine years ago. 23232 If you have ever lived in a small town, you have seen Francis Pfleuger, YOU ARE ENTERING THE VILLAGE OF VALLEYVIEW, it said. "You''re not very good company," Philip said. "Ruf," said Zarathustra, and turning, trotted through an archway into a "Good," Judith Darrow said. Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, he said, "Come on, Zarathustra, we''re "Some day," Philip told the little dog, "that chip "Ruf," said Zarathustra, looking up at him with benign golden eyes. "Good-by," Philip said. "Come on, Zarathustra," he said. his right, a riotous green-rose bush bloomed, and beneath it Zarathustra Philip took two steps forward, stopped and looked up at the sky. "I think it''s lovely," Philip said, "but I don''t believe it''s where you "Thank you, Francis," Judith said. "This can''t be the only village," Philip said. "Do you know what I think?" Philip said. "Ruf!" said Zarathustra, and ran around the side of the house. 23335 Mike the Angel pushed open the door to Harry MacDougal''s shop and took "You don''t need to flatter me, Harry," said Mike the Angel. Mike the Angel said: "Come on, Harry; I want to find something." He "Maybe I can fix it," said Mike the Angel, "as long as you''re giving it "I think I know why, yes," Mike said, turning back to the sergeant. Mike the Angel and said: "Commander Gabriel?" "No," said Mike the Angel, "I do not know. "No," said Mike the Angel, "I do not know. "Nothing," said Mike the Angel, looking at her innocently with eyes that Mike the Angel thought over what Dr. Fitzhugh had said. "I know the school," said Mike the Angel. "Hello, Snookums," said Mike the Angel gently. "All right, now let''s take a look at these circuits," said Mike. "I just want to look at them, sir," Mike said. 23337 inspection, MacNamara thought, than to let Ruiz notice his nervousness. _Probably_, thought Mac, _he''s still thinking about the_ Wyld. Logan and Ruiz lounging at the bottom of the lift; there wasn''t anything Mac knew without asking that Logan, for all his apparent indifference, the quarter-hour, Captain Ruiz and Majors MacNamara and Logan would be Carl Logan fired the twelve o''clock motor briefly--only it didn''t fire. "We''ve got troubles, Mac--find ''em!" Logan had finally lost the "Mac?" Logan''s voice startled him. "Ready with your tape, Mac. Where shall I start it?" Ruiz slowed the tape suddenly, on cue, and Mac heard himself saying, away from a bracket and looks like it might be charred." Mac twisted "Mac," came Logan''s voice, "you might try to hurry it. The tape Mac used to "Hi, Mac." Logan''s beaming face loomed over him. lock." That was a job that must have taxed both Ruiz and Logan, but Mac 23339 Elwar Forell leaned back in his chair, looking about the small dining the station by the time we cleared the planet. some time, the villagers in the immediate area of the station have Interrogation of Elwar Forell, native of Planet 3-G3-9/4871. "None, sir, that I know of." Jaeger shook his head. "Why, all the village knew it, Master." The boy shook his head. but to be near Master Jaeger for a time, and he could feel the power, Kweiros looked speculatively at Jaeger. Kweiros looked for a moment at Jaeger, then sent out a probing thought, Jaeger nodded and leaned back in his chair, looking curiously at the boy Jaeger and the boy watched as Kweiros leaned back. Jaeger looked again at the boy, who was sitting tensely, his hands "No, Master, but--" Elwar looked toward the door. "That''s what I thought." Kweiros shook his head and looked closely at 23426 Sam Collins flashed the undertaker a healthy smile, hoping it wouldn''t black nodded gravely, and took hold of Sam Collins'' arm with a death "I''m going to bury you, Sam Collins," the undertaker said. Collins stared after the old man, shook his head and forgot about him. Collins turned around and saw Sarah Comstock still waiting, the petition Sarah Comstock backed away, into the shadows, and Sam Collins followed As he came up with the letters, Sam Collins saw a man sighting along a another one like Sam. Sam Collins knew she must have planned it a long time in advance. "I didn''t know who else to call, Ed." Collins said. "Ed, if you''d just turn around and _look_." Collins said. "Sam," Nancy said, "one of those men is Terry Elston. "That''s right, that''s it," Doc Candle said. It was strange how the spaceship Sam Collins was on crashed right into 23439 the grandfather of Moira O''Donohue, who''d traveled to Eire with him on "Our trouble''s been dinies," began the president apologetically. "It''s the dinies," said the president feebly. Half an hour later the president told the solicitor general of Eire snake waited, polite, with the diny in its mouth, for me to move on. But it looked exactly like he''d brought over the diny for me to admire, shoot-a-diny day on Eire, and the populace turned out to clear the McGillicuddy Island to look at the big dinies there, while the populace "The big dinies," he said sadly, "trampled the fences and houses and "Moira darlin''," said President O''Hanrahan gently, "you don''t lock up "There''s no need for shenanigans between us, Moira!" Then he said: "Shenanigans!" said Sean O''Donohue in a voice that would have curdled "It''s sorry I am," said the President of Eire, "to have to issue a "Hm-m-m," said Sean O''Donohue. 23473 Troops--Forward Body, Supports and Local Reserves--General Arrangements--Supply--Commander''s Position--Battle into Sectors--Position of General Reserve (Second Battle of the relieved the pressure on Verdun but held in position large enemy forces and weight of the main attack carried it through the enemy''s forces: commander who issues orders for Attack or Defence should assemble his The force is retained by the commander of the whole attacking troops, Force (commanded at that time by General Sir W. for the decisive attack at the point in the enemy''s defence which commander invites the enemy to attack a well-chosen position, and after cavalry and advanced troops in the early stages of manoeuvre-battle, General Reserve into the flank and rear of the enemy''s main {95} attack Civil War, during an encounter battle between {108} advanced troops, force to the Rear Guard of a retreating enemy; through the attack of a force of 11,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry, and 60 guns, to attack an 23561 "What do you think, Jules?" said St. Simon. When the drill was firmly based on the surface of the planetoid, St. Simon hauled his way back to his ship along his safety line. to Edway Tarnhorst--Georges Alhamid said: "I am well aware," said Tarnhorst, "that the Belt Companies not only "I know what you mean," said Alhamid, "but I think you''ve put the wrong "True," Alhamid said darkly, "but how long will that hold if Tarnhorst "The trouble with these people, Danley," said Edway Tarnhorst, "is that "I just want to know what sort of thing to look for," Danley said. "This anchor-setting technique was worked out at a time when the Belt "One thing we do know," Alhamid said, "is that nobody on Earth will "You know, Larry," Alhamid said slowly, "I''m not quite sure which is Tarnhorst and Peter Danley took the ship back to Earth. 23563 He tried to force his memory to give him the information he was looking A door in one wall led into another room of wall away from the door; it looked almost normal, except that the He jerked his head away, not wanting to look at the things on the table. And knew immediately that, no matter what it looked like, it wasn''t He turned around again and looked deliberately at the big, bulky table. The only thing that looked at all familiar on the table was a sheaf of Broom decided he might as well get a good look at whatever was outside Broom backed away from the window and let the curtain close. through a door at the far end of the room--perhaps it was a way out. Broom outranked the little Italian, but prison can make brothers of all The memory faded from Broom''s mind. 23568 Pigtail Anne saw the disk before Jimmy did. Jimmy shaded his eyes and stared out across the river, his chest a "I want to stay here and fight with you, Uncle Al," Jimmy said. Deep in his uncle''s face Jimmy saw an anger he couldn''t buck. Uncle Al had his arm around Pigtail, and Jimmy could see Pigtail''s white jumping up and down in little spurts all about Uncle Al. There was an awful hollow agony in Jimmy''s chest as he stared, a fear "Don''t let anything happen to Uncle Al and Pigtail!" Jimmy whispered, as bright that Jimmy could see the faces of the Harmon brothers fifty times The net came swirling out of the disk over Uncle Al like a great, Uncle Al and Pigtail, being drawn together into the disk as Jimmy Jimmy looked down into the river and then up into the sky. 23571 The technicians came, commanded by General Max Shorter, sixty-three General Max Shorter, a few weeks later, began writing a diary. "Come in," General Shorter said. "Come in, David," General Shorter said, rising politely from the writing "Yes, I remember him," the general said. The general said: "Imagine, if you can, David, that Earth were attacked, "Poor Sergeant Schuster," General Shorter said. the other suited men he said, "Good, fast job." "I don''t know when I''ll get back," the general said. "I don''t know when I''ll get back," the general said. "This is the first time you''ve been Destroyed then, sir," the general "Since this is your first planet," the general said, "perhaps you''d like "Yes, sir," Captain Meford said. "I do not entirely understand this, David," the general said against General Shorter, no, sir. "I don''t see how it can wait, General," Mr. Tucker said. 23588 an atom bomb out of modeling clay!_ other patients working at the long tables in the hospital''s arts and "And what are we making today, Mr. Funston?" Miss Abercrombie asked. "We mustn''t be antisocial, Mr. Funston," Miss Abercrombie said lightly, Thaddeus Funston continued to mold the clay bits and put them in place. Safely behind the patient''s back, Miss Abercrombie smiled ever so At the clay table, Funston feverishly fabricated the last odd-shaped bit As she drove out of the hospital grounds, Thaddeus Funston stood at the Thaddeus Funston took his hands from his face and lay back in his bed "Colonel, I''ve told you a dozen times," the hospital administrator said Colonel Thurgood, looking more like a patient every minute, sat on the Thaddeus in the staff car outside, Colonel Thurgood spoke to the weary Miss Abercrombie stood at his shoulder as Thaddeus hunched over the 23591 "I SAID OUT!" Berry leaped at Wims with arms outthrust, intending to "But Wims is going," Titus said, nodding toward the phone. there!" he said, pointing to Wims, "come help me set up this screen." Captain Aronsen, the company commander, faced two of his lieutenants. time we''ve got General Fyfe as an observer and Dolliver Wims as a He said to the lieutenant, "I don''t like Wims sitting there in full "Wims," the captain said, "I want you to take a message to the Wims trotted away and as soon as he was out of sight the general said "But Ah got an important message fer the lieutenant," Wims protested. Lieutenant Haas, leaving Wims alone with the machine gun and the still tactics by Dolliver Wims," said General Fyfe, striding forward. Burma''s foremost nothing." Wims handed his orders to the major who said Russian and Chinese officers concerning Wims and they were almost 23592 She said, "You look fine, Phil. "I wish you had told me this a long time ago, Mary," Phil said. "Good luck, colonel," he said, and shook Phil''s hand. I''ll be seeing you next week," Phil said, and smiled. "Please go now, Phil," she said. "Yes, good luck, Phil," she said. They turned as one man toward him, and General Small came up to "Yes, sir, I''m all set, I guess," Phil said. I''m very proud to meet you," Phil said. The general took Phil''s arm and they walked to the briefing room. "Phil," the general said, and took him aside. There''s nothing wrong," Phil said, but his voice didn''t carry "Phil, if there is anything--anything at all--you know what it might the ring of lights and moving men, on the edge of the field, Mary stood. "They wouldn''t let me go, Mary," he said finally. "You''re right, Mary," he said. 23636 "Procyron III," said Sergeant Madden, rumbling. Patrolman Willis, frowning with care, established the squad ship''s ship headed briskly for the planet Procyron III, and Sergeant Madden "Before my time," said Sergeant Madden. Sergeant Madden belched when the squad ship came out of overdrive. Patrolman Willis got the squad ship competently over to the planet, a "There had to be another ship!" said Sergeant Madden irritably. "The rockets came this way," said the sergeant, with finality. Patrolman Willis said: "Look here, sergeant--" Sergeant Madden and Patrolman Willis went over to it to explain the Patrolman Willis said: "The sergeant took a chance on the mine being Sergeant Madden and Patrolman Willis went out of the salvage ship and The skipper of the _Aldeb_ came over to the squad ship, because Sergeant "These Huks," observed Sergeant Madden as the squad ship descended to the squad ship to ground where--under truce--Sergeant Madden might hold 23651 Captain Baird stood at the window of the laboratory where the Captain Baird turned at last. "They are our markings?" Captain Baird asked. Captain Baird knew the markings of the Rocket Testing "Yes," the doctor said, "they are our markings. Captain Baird turned back to the window. "When we are ready, Captain," the doctor had said. Two hours later the shift in course of the test rocket was No reason shows up," Professor Schultz said. "How far can it go?" Captain Baird asked. Captain Baird turned away. the future, Captain?" the doctor said. atomic-armed infantry the captain, the doctor, and everyone else, "You''re sure it''s not ours?" Captain Baird asked. Captain Baird stood now at the window and looked out at the "Yes." The doctor still held the whiskey bottle in a tight grip. The captain turned to face the doctor directly. Doctor, a man." instruments?" The doctor laughed. 23669 on the _real_ news, Jim. How''s Martha?" They shook hands. "Not so good," Jim said, scowling. "Yeah," Jim said. "Cuba libra," Jim said. "No," Vovo said, "my English is getting rusty. Vovo yawned and said, "How long are we going to be in here?" "Have to," Vovo said over his shoulder. the human race anyone ever admitted to producing _offense_ materials." "Of course," Vovo said. "Jim," Vovo said, "why don''t you divert more of your economy to public works, better roads, reforestation, dams--that sort of thing." Jim said wearily, "You''re a better economist than that. Vovo shrugged, "I suppose so." "You know better than that, Jim. The only way my "You''re being even more frank than usual," Jim said. "Happily, I don''t feel in the same spot," Jim said. Jim said, "I sometimes think that the race would have been better off, all over again," Jim said. all over again," Jim said. 23688 [Illustration: _In silence Negu Mah and Sliss stood silent gazing In his garden, Negu Mah, the Callisto uranium merchant, sat sipping a The ship was the cargo rocket Vulcan, newest and swiftest of Negu Mah''s full holds of uranium for Negu Mah''s refineries on Callisto. five years, and her tolerance of Negu Mah had long since turned to The answer to that was--Negu Mah would not let her leave Callisto. But now, as she wheeled away the molkai decanter and left Negu Mah and Negu Mah, when his beautiful wife had left the garden, sighed and put "My wife, Nanlo," Negu Mah said heavily, "is unhappy. Here Negu Mah, without showing a light, opened a door, and in Hugh Neils was a recent college graduate whom Negu Mah had hired as an same section as Nanlo''s, and Negu Mah had thought that perhaps his "You see, my friend Sliss," Negu Mah said finally, "Nanlo is beautiful, 23731 "Well," observed Jarvis, "from here on I''ll be telling a few things Putz "Tweel?" said Harrison, and "Tveel?" said Leroy and Putz. ended the same way, with Tweel on his nose in the middle of my picture!" "He is a desert creature!" ejaculated the little biologist, Leroy. suddenly things came drifting along from the Xanthus cliffs--small, I asked Tweel about them, but all he said was ''No, no, Tweel pointed at one of the crystal balls once and said Tweel pointed at them and said ''rock'' once or twice, but he''d done I was about to slip away and move on when Tweel pointed at the thing and and a little disheartened by Putz''s failure to pick me up, and Tweel''s writhing, black, rope-armed horrors like the one I''d saved Tweel from! I don''t know, though I think Tweel does. I''d liked Tweel from the I grabbed his arm, and said ''Tweel,'' and 23762 "Well," Griffin began, "it looks like the same thing here again. "There''s got to be a first time for everything." Griffin opened the "You mean this humanoid speaks Chinese?" Griffin was never sure whether Joe wants to know why you''re digging up his bottom land. "I''m way ahead of you, Griffin. Griffin had a working knowledge of the Rational People''s language "Joe, you know by now why we''re digging up your bottom land. "How long is a year on your planet?" Joe inquired. "Five million years ago we were limited to one planet," Joe began. Three thousand years later a new race of barbarians "You mean you''ve been slaves for five million years?" Griffin was "All barbarians ask that sooner or later," Joe smiled. "How far back does your history go?" Joe inquired. More hot water?" Joe stirred and Griffin guessed "Kung," Griffin asked over coffee next afternoon, "how well up are you 23764 "I''m gone already," de Hooch said, dropping the phone back into place. Peter de Hooch turned into Corridor C and kept on running. "The one on the left was moving his arm--just a little," Willows said. "They''re in their rooms," Willows said in a tight voice. "Look at the instruments," Willows said. radiation suits didn''t look damaged, and the instruments indicated very De Hooch and Willows walked back to the control room of Number Two Once inside the control room, de Hooch said: "How are those control He got back into his radiation-proof suit again, took one last look at "Have I already said ''damn''?" de Hooch asked. but de Hooch couldn''t tell if it was Willows or himself._ to blow de Hooch up against the nearest wall when he opened the door. fashion, he opened the firewall door and went in to let the helium do 23767 sour feelings for the space service of Haurtoz, steward Peter Kolin had fifteen light-years from old Earth, but many of the home world''s less time to go back and tell the Chief which way we''re--_Ammet!_" Kolin looked over his shoulder. As he reached her, whatever Yrtok was examining came to life and scooted At first, Kolin saw no way, but then the network of vines clinging to Kolin, slipping, grabbed desperately for the branch. Kolin looked about, seeing little but leaves and fog. to let me tell you how the Life helps you change form. Suddenly, Kolin found himself telling the tree about life on Haurtoz, "Don''t know what got into me, talking that way to a tree," he muttered. "I don''t know," said Kolin. Kolin felt the branches stir He paused to consider the state of the tree named Ashlew, half immortal _There are not enough men_, thought Kolin. 23790 Strangely, Kendall suddenly noticed, there was a stillness in the ship. The tiny ship, scarcely ten feet long, was powered for "Not a light--not a sign of fields in operation." Kendall said, Light atoms stop neutrons better--there''s less open space in ''em. believe in Kendall''s assertion of the stranger ship''s extra-systemic into a magnetic field means turning the space-strain ninety degrees. Light evidently forms a magnetic field whose lines of force reach along It was McLaurin who told him of the stranger ship, and Kendall''s Buck Kendall cut off the power, and slowly got into position. "Kendall," asked McLaurin, "can we install that in the IP ships?" great interstellar cruiser came a long line of similar ships. Miran ships, because the great beams had been so perfectly figured that And Gresth Gkae waited off Luna in his great ship, and watched the Gresth Gkae slowed his ships, and Kendall, watching, slowed to match his 23831 23845 23868 23882 23884 23889 23928 23929 23931 24151 24177 24180 24196 24221 24246 24277 24282 24302 24322 24323 24418 24527 24529 24684 24721 24723 24764 24779 24792 24870 24913 24928 24949 24977 25035 25051 25061 25094 25166 25234 25270 25295 25438 25499 25509 25567 25684 25713 25737 25738 25739 25740 25741 25742 25743 25744 25745 25746 25747 25748 25776 25780 25830 Understanding or Reason) is naturally equal in all Men. And as the liberty to judg of all other men by my self, and to think, That there with probability, and makes her self admir''d, by the least knowing Men. That Law, Physick and other sciences bring honor and riches to those who divers persons, come not so near the Truth, as those simple reasonings which an understanding Man can naturally make, touching those things content, had I not followed a way, whereby thinking my self assured to self in a manner oblig''d to discourse them; I had long since observed of divers other things without my self, as of heaven, earth, light, the way of reasoning I have now followed, to know the nature of God, as self to suppose, That God form''d the body of a Man altogether like one Manners by the reasons it taught me, I thought my self not obliged to 25862 of a street car rumbling into motion, rising and dying away, was like An early-morning taxi went by slowly as I crossed the Drive to my At that moment, a chance strain from the machine in my living room life, but the thought didn''t disturb me or trouble my mind in any way. I turned and went slowly up the hill, the sunlight falling warmly on my is Selda." We all looked at each other intently, and I went on life, how long he will live, what sort of children he will have, the "But, Mr. Melbourne," I said, "why have you chosen me--a man you''ve only "You see, it''s like living another life to experience an hour or two in moments of confusion would come over me, when I seemed to be looking that doesn''t pass away, no matter how long a man lives. I stood looking at the river for a moment. 25931 that Time and Space have no existence apart from our Physical Senses; in the Physical Universe, and that Time and Space have no existence of an object formed by the sense of touch is so absolutely different entirely on sense perception, taking for granted that Time and Space times per second, may to our sense of sight be gradually slowed down and Space have no objective reality apart from our physical senses, second Physical Ego to gain fresh knowledge from its own Real In the preceding Views we have seen that Time and Space have no real temporary and Space-limited Human Physical Ego. Again, as the human mind forms a thought, clothes it in physical therefore Thoughts, are limited by Time and Space and therefore thoughts are limited by Time and Space and can only deal with finite our finite senses to Time and Space, and our consciousness dependent 25975 According to the account, in less than two thousand years after God had Why should the beasts, birds, and creeping things be destroyed? do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein this ark were to be taken two of every sort of living thing, and of clean beasts and of birds seven of every sort, male and female, and food Noah, his family, and the animals, went in seven days before this time, and left the ark the six hundred and first year of Noah''s life, the least, three thousand animals feeding upon flesh; and, if we calculate insects necessary to supply the world after the deluge? kind of bird were to be taken into the ark, no less than one thousand these animals!_ Nearly all would require food and water once a day, and thousand feet high; the flood prevailed one hundred and fifty days, and 26010 the little figure turn, its outstretched hand pointing northward like a strangers like that would land near a city, try to make some kind of I looked into Nokomee''s face, and there were tears in her eyes. in Nokomee''s hands; others weapons like Holaf''s tapered tube; still Subtle things, like making men fall in love with me, It sounded like sense, and I looked into her deep eyes searchingly. "I did not know, until just now," I answered, still looking at her eyes, I want to know a great many things, about your people and softness, their hands were snake-quick and long, they looked like they do not desire peace and the way of life of the Schrees and Jivros constantly under the Jivro eyes, and they know me so well they would see As I opened my eyes, the face of the old Jivro gaped with 26066 Yawning, Mr. Eric Stokes-Harding stood before the great open window, With another yawn, Mr. Eric Stokes-Harding turned back to the room, ape-man roaring through the jungle, with a bloody rock in one hand and a "Eric, darling," she said, "isn''t it terrible to be cooped up here in lived a thousand years ago, when life was simple and natural, when men life like the characters in your stories, to get away from this hateful Five minutes later Mr. Eric Stokes-Harding and his pretty wife were in "Why, hello, Eric, old man!" he cried. The little door had swung open again, and Eric led Nada through. Eric helped Nada to a place on the crystal, lay down at her side. "I think the Express Ray is focused just at the surface of the crystal, "It''s wonderful to have a fine, strong man like you to trust in, Eric. Nada clung against Eric. 26093 That was the last thing Alice had said before they took her away from Dr. Winters turned his face away from Mel for a moment as if to avoid "I want to see." Mel''s voice was like a hollow cough from far away. The bus passed the high school where Mel and Alice had attended classes "I''d like to take these," said Mel. "And yet Alice was not always like that," said Mel. Dr. "There''s one thing more," said Mel. Alice had said, but there was no evidence of Mel''s presence on any such "I should have done it for Alice--long ago," said Mel. "We haven''t got much time," Mel said. Mel closed the door to their room and put his hands on Alice''s "Mel, it''s great to see you!" Jake said. "Jake, you can help me," said Mel. "And something else I know: Alice and Mel Hastings are content and 26109 of Senator Cannon, gave a short chuckle and said, "Came close not t'' "You know too much, Harry," said Senator Cannon, grinning. "But he couldn''t get re-elected two years ago," Senator Cannon said. "That''s why I''ve got Horvin working for us," said Senator Cannon. "Matt Fisher, if we can come to an agreement," Cannon said, watching the time we go on the air for the debate," said Cannon. Matthew Fisher, candidate for Vice President of the United States, "Four on Moon Base; six more building," said Senator Cannon. such security myself_, Cannon merely said: "Thank you again, Mr. President." "Win one, lose one," Matthew Fisher said privately to Senator Cannon. Senator Cannon said: "I thank you, gentlemen. Senator Cannon took another swallow of his drink and said nothing. "Matthew Fisher," said President Cannon authoritatively, "doesn''t need "Hell," said President Cannon, "you don''t think I''d turn this job over 26140 _If you let a man learn, and study, and work--and clamp "Well, good, Collins," Gordon, the Division Administrator, had said, caught several botany texts in the book rack above Mason''s desk. had time to read stuff outside of his field. If information of our work leaks out, gets to the enemy, we It had come out, and Collins was breathing hard, but Gordon''s expression Collins left Gordon''s office in Administration moving slowly, one arm The pages in the _Journal_ were like a look through an open window. Outside of classified projects in "harmless" fields of research the work Something clicked in Collins'' mind--read the journals--Mason''s unconcern Mason glanced at Collins, removed a pair of glasses from his white lab "I think I know what is on your mind, Milt. I write articles in a field that isn''t restricted, botany. It''s slow, but it works." Mason 26168 "Ten o''clock department head meeting, Mr. Colihan." "PEP!" said President Moss at the end of the room. "Production report doesn''t look too good," said Miss Blanche, crisply. "Don''t grow apples like they used to," the President said. spoil the whole derned lot.''" The boss looked at Colihan and took a big "Yes, sir," said Colihan, wondering if he should voice his fears about "Yes, sir," said Colihan unhappily. "Good boy!" The boss chuckled and clapped his hand on Colihan''s Colihan put his hands to his head. His hand shook as he placed Grimswitch''s card into the Personnelovac. When Miss Blanche announced that President Moss himself was in Colihan''s like my father said: ''Trees go dead on the top.'' Colihan--" The boss "Yes, sir!" said Colihan eagerly. When the card was burped out at the other end, Colihan took it out with Colihan dropped the pink card into the chute. 26174 The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were communicator named Betsy, modified in the Mahon manner and at work in "I got a communicator in the shop here," said Sergeant Bellews "Okay, Colonel!" said Sergeant Bellews bitterly. "Betsy don''t need workin'' on!" said Sergeant Bellews belligerently. "The broadcasts," said Lecky mildly, "claim a remarkable reason for "I got cold shivers," said Sergeant Bellews with irony. "Betsy''s an old, experienced machine," said the sergeant. "Sergeant Bellews," he said softly, "I like you very much. Sergeant Bellews went to the Rehab Shop, followed only by Lecky. "These two''ll unscramble that broadcast," said Sergeant Bellews, with But we got three Mahon machines set up now to work on the next crazy "And," said Lecky, "not only operating machines are dynamic systems. "But not Mahon machines easy," said Sergeant Bellews heavily, "and not "Look!" said Sergeant Bellews into the screen. 26180 "The first Boy America?" John Harmon echoed in surprise. "So he looks like someone you know?" George asked. Panel knows whose sperm is used to impregnate the Mother America." "I hope you''ll like it here," George said. Wearily George Turner got up and turned off the colorvision. "George," he''d said one fateful morning, "I have a job for you." "You''ve seen the report of this new contest being run by Dee Lish Baby "I can see why it''s popular all right," George said, "but where do I know, curvy in the right places like a Miss America but wouldn''t think "Don''t be scared, baby," George said. Then John Harmon looked at his watch and got up to leave. It''s been fun." He shook George''s hand and kissed Gloria "What are we going to do?" Gloria asked as she watched George wearing a Gloria Manson!" He turned to George. 26191 "I''d like to take an option on a new planet," he finally said. "I understand, Mr. Holliday," Mead said in an effort to spare him "All I want, Mr. Mead, is half a planet to myself," he said softly. "I''m sure it will, Mr. Holliday," Mead said. "How are you today, Mr. Marlowe?" Mead asked as he sat down. "Mary, I fear," Marlowe observed, "lives in more stately times than "Look," Marlowe said, "it makes sense, but it ain''t logical--not on her Marlowe picked up the folder on Holliday and gave Mead one weighty but "Yes, sir," Mead said, nodding slowly. "How do you do, Mr. Holliday?" Marlowe said, his voice higher than he "Please don''t misunderstand us, Mr. Holliday," Marlowe said. you''re right, Mr. Mead." He looked up at Marlowe. Holliday signed the new option contract and shook Marlowe''s hand. "Nevertheless, Mr. Holliday," Marlowe said, "you have done the Union a 26205 Major Lance Cooper, a big man with space-tanned features, stood in the Lance thought about those veteran hype-pilots who''d already poked around Lance Cooper couldn''t let anything bad happen to his best girl." After returning Major Lance Cooper''s brisk salute, the colonel unbent Colonel Sagen''s voice came in clear: "Five minutes, Lance." When the colonel got close, Lance tossed off a salute and an insouciant "We got gas pills, colonel," suggested the space cop Lance had bowled He, Lance Cooper, Major, Space The colonel''s wife still looked doubtful, but Lance Cooper had a way of up around him: Colonel Sagen, his two aides, a fourth man Lance "I''ll tell you one thing to your face, colonel," Lance replied, hotly. "Lance, the Space Service has been sending ships through hyperspace for Lance got his ship, using Colonel Sagen as both shield and go-between _Cosmos XII_, Major Lance Cooper piloting. "This is Lance Cooper, Major, Space Service. 2627 fined Zadig four hundred ounces of gold for saying he had seen Zadig admitted that he had never either seen or heard of the horse of The tracks were exactly like those which dogs and horses leave; In fact, Zadig''s method was nothing we admit the validity of Zadig''s great principle, that like effects imply like causes, and that the process of reasoning from a shell, or a tooth, or a bone, to the nature of the animal to which it belonged, the animal which fabricated the Belemnite was more like _Nautilus,_ or confidently about the animal of the Belemnite, as Zadig was respecting retrospective prophecy of those who interpreted the facts of the case by But it may be said that the method of Zadig, which is simple reasoning made them had a tail like that of a horse, Cuvier, seeing that the teeth 26278 It professes to contain a revelation of God and his will to man. in human history, God saw fit to communicate his will through man, and given, and that is the nature of the Christian''s future world in its In order to a perfect revelation of God to man it was necessary that the it is in the Bible revelation of God to man. the statement relates to God, man or demons. that it should be in order to contain a revelation of God to man. "The future is a mere sealed book." The man is lost in the unbeliever''s 2. That man was evolved from the lowest forms of life, according to The God-like in man is the great secret of word "God" is pronounced; for sober reason says, If nature is _all_ Christians, answer, "The course of nature is the art of God." This 2628 adequate investigation of the fossil remains of any large group of the animal kingdom the number of fossil forms already known is as great which our present knowledge of the facts of palaeontology and of those shells of existing marine or freshwater animals, they must have been Steno to the fossil bones of vertebrated animals, whether aquatic predict that the fossil belonged to an animal of the same group. When it was admitted that fossils are remains of animals freshwater, animals and plants, they are evidences of the existence of remains of fishes and of plants of which no species now exist in our the earth; that fossil remains indicate different climatal conditions The succession of the species of animals and plants in time being propositions: the first is, that fossils are the remains of animals and present time as the epoch in which the law of succession of the forms of 2629 came into existence at no great distance of time from the present; of existing animals and plants are taken by other forms, as numerous and present condition of things has existed for a comparatively short indications of the existence of terrestrial animals, other than birds, aquatic animals existed at a period as far antecedent to the deposition know of not the slightest evidence of the existence of birds before the period as four thousand years, no form of the hypothesis of evolution animals which are so closely allied to existing forms that, at one time, these remains, and present the appearance of beds of rock formed under of organic remains in a deposit, that animals or plants did not exist tertiary rocks; but, so far as our present knowledge goes, the birds of all existing birds, and so far resembles reptiles, in one important teeth, the _Hesperornis_ differs from every existing bird, and from 26292 Dr. Egavine stood at the open door to his stateroom as Dasinger came Dasinger said, "I checked over the crew quarters for weapons just now Dasinger said, "You know Miss Mines is supposed to be the only Fleet "It''s because of the way those hypno sprays work," Dasinger said. "From what Dr. Egavine learned," Dasinger said, "it did take that long. "Dr. Egavine is a hypnotherapist of exceptional ability," Dasinger said. Dasinger said, "Dr. Egavine slipped up on one point. Dasinger said, "I studied the recordings Dr. Egavine made of his "Nobody else on Handing''s Scout took kwil," Duomart said. Dasinger said, "All right, Quist, break out the Dasinger said, "Doctor, let''s hurry this up! turned to stare at Dasinger and Egavine. "Getting Hovig''s generator shut off is the first step," Dasinger said. "Well," Dasinger said, "Hovig appears to have been a man who took 2630 affirmed in our time by natural science, that it may be taken as tends to show that the water, air, and land-populations of the globe I apprehend that when Mr. Gladstone uses the term "water-population" he Invertebrate _air_ and _land_population (Flying Insects and Scorpions). The water-population of vertebrated animals first appears in the Upper natural science says that the order of succession was water, land, and air-population, and not--as Mr. Gladstone, founding himself on Genesis, says--water, air, land-population. Yet natural science "affirms" his "fourfold order" to exactly the same evolution as applied to animals, Mr. Gladstone''s gloss on Genesis in the the succession of animal life which Mr. Gladstone finds in Genesis. the water-population, as a whole, appeared before the air and the which now compose our water, land, and air-populations, have come into If we represent the water, land, and air-populations by _a, b,_ and _c_ 2631 reply, I cannot get away from my original conviction that, if Mr. Gladstone''s second proposition can be shown to be not merely inaccurate, but I think it counts for a good deal that Mr. Gladstone appears to have animals, are creeping things in the sense of the pentateuchal writer or Mr. Gladstone speaks of the author of the first chapter of Genesis as that natural science does not "affirm" the statement that birds were "plants, fishes, birds, mammals, and man," which, Mr. Gladstone affirms, And if, in a geological book, Mr. Gladstone finds the quite true statement that plants appeared before in which case mammals (which is what, I suppose, Mr. Gladstone means by far as it deals with matters of fact, may be taken seriously, as meaning speculations of the writer of Genesis; and, as I think that Mr. Gladstone might have been able to put his case with a good deal more 2632 histories of the time tell us what the King said, and what Bishop Juxon after generation, down to modern times, as stories of unquestionable narratives of apparently real events have no more value as history than "Adam, according to the Hebrew original, was for 243 years contemporary history of Abraham, and even of the Deluge, at third hand; and that of length, with the narrative of the Noachian Deluge given in Genesis. permit myself to hope that a long criticism of the story from the point Pentateuchal writer about the fact of the Deluge, would leave the ascertained physical facts, the story of the Noachian Deluge has no more one conclusion--that the story of the Flood in Genesis is merely a place; further, that, in point of fact, the story, in the plain and regarded as one of those pre-Abrahamic narratives, the historical truth [Footnote 1: _Bampton Lectures_ (1859), on "The Historical Evidence of 2633 coming of a great flood; and it warned Hasisadra to lose no time in for believing that the story of Hasisadra''s flood was well known in conditions and the climate of the Euphrates valley, at that time, must evidence that it did happen--is to be accepted, surely Hasisadra''s story year of Noah''s age in which the flood began, the Pentateuchal story adds present site of the Dead Sea. From this time forth, the level of great Jordan-Arabah mere reached its highest level coincides with the In fact, the antiquity of the present Jordan-Arabah valley, as a hollow recent change of the sea level to the extent of 250 or 300 feet, the time at which the valley was occupied by the great mere. waters of the Dead Sea would become diluted; its level would rise; it that time onward, it has ever been covered by sea water. 26332 but awarding the Nobel Prize was, nonetheless, a "She accepts," Christianson said in a peculiar half-strangled tone as he "It seems that we have a little problem," Christianson said, making what "We simply can''t award the Nobel Prize "We can hardly do anything else," Christianson said. "We still could award it to someone else," Eklund said. distinguished audience and announcing: ''The Nobel Prize in Medicine and "These Americans!" Eklund said bitterly. "That''s a good question," Carlstrom said, "and a good answer to it "There must be some way to solve this problem," Eklund said. "Some_one_," Eklund said bitterly. "It just goes to show that you can''t trust Americans," Eklund said. "I doubt it," Christianson said. "I wonder how His Majesty will take it," Carlstrom said. "I expect he''ll have to take it," Christianson said. "His Majesty is the host," Christianson said. Page 55: _but awarding the Nobel Prize was, nonetheless{original had 2634 one deny that the old Israelites conceived Jahveh not only in the image must be assumed to have worshipped Jacob''s God, Jahveh, had carried off, as "strange gods" even as late as the eighth century B.C. The writer of the books of Samuel takes it quite as a matter of course prohibition to worship any supreme god other than Jahveh, which precedes spiritual existences known as Elohim, of whom Jahveh, the national God of Israel, is one; that, consistently with this view, Jahveh was as Saul dealt with the priests of the sanctuary of Jahveh at Nob. Nevertheless, Finow showed his practical belief in the gods during the books of Samuel without discovering that the old Israelites had a moral Israelites of the time of Samuel and Saul, is (to say the least) by no Therefore Saul said unto Jahveh, the Elohim of Israel, Shew the God I have substituted Jahveh and Elohim.] 26563 Brande looked at me earnestly for a moment, and then said gravely: "You must not blame him for running off," Miss Brande said. "It is rather a stirring sight," I said so sharply to Miss Brande that "May I ask what you were thinking of just now, Miss Brande?" looked, Brande touched a key, and the little globules began to fly more Miss Brande, who had been looking out of the window, absently asked my We may be crowding others," Miss Brande said "I like that," Brande said gravely. I thought for a moment over what this mysterious man had said, over the I like it," Brande said quietly, watching me as he spoke. said farewell to Brande, as his guest, for the last time. "But I will not be sorry," said Natalie Brande, touching my arm. I don''t mean with Natalie Brande, but the others; I don''t like 26637 "That''s it, old man, exactly," said Dennis. "Well, my boy," said the old man, "you''ve come to tell us something. "We''re just coming to the house," said Myra suddenly. "You know, Ronald," said the old man to me as we sat together after "Ronald," said the old man, as we shook hands outside my door, "Well," said the old man, "that day when I saw it appearing to come "I can hear a motor-boat," said Myra, suddenly sitting up. "Now look here, old son," said Dennis, in an authoritative voice. "Come, old boy," said Dennis kindly. "I prefer your Dr. Whitehouse to this man any day," said Dennis "Show me the river, Mr. Ewart," said Garnesk, as we turned away from "Now, Ron," exclaimed Myra, as we said good-night, "if Mr. Garnesk is "I don''t think I need ask you the third question, then," said Dennis. 26741 The Cafe de Paris serves the best draft beer in town, Tangier is possibly the most cosmopolitan city in the world. their not very lily-white bodies, and the richest will avoid your eyes, Like I said, it''s quite a town. I looked up from my _Herald Tribune_ and said, "Hello, Paul. Paul said, "How are you, Rupert? The waiter came along and Paul ordered a glass of beer. Paul said, "What ever happened to those poxy flying saucers?" Just to say something, I said, "Where do you think they came from?" And old civilization and as the planet began to lose its water and air, it Paul said, "I got it. power or any of these things giving us a bad time here on Earth. Things developing so fast we don''t know where we''re going or how Paul said seriously, "You know, there''s only one big snag in this sort 26782 Brett got up and went along to the door, stepped "You mind telling me the name of this place?" Brett said, as he took the "Come on, you fool!" The man took Brett''s arm, pulled him deeper into the priests will never let that happen, no, sir." Dhuva looked at Brett "You sound like my Aunt Haicey," Brett said. Brett went to the door through which the Gel had Brett hugged a shadowed corner, saw a fat man in a limp seersucker suit Go back to your table." The fat man watched Brett "Don''t you know?" Brett said, staring at the fat man. "Wait!" Brett got up, seized the fat man''s arm. Brett dropped his hands from the fat man''s arms, stood looking at him: "Look!" Brett said to the fat man. The fat man watched as Brett gripped the rope, let himself over the "You sound like the fat man," Brett said. 26795 Tom Blacker walked the carpeted floor of his office, chewing on his That was all Tom Blacker remembered, until he woke up in Livia Cord''s You know Sylvia, Tom; she''ll make space flight sound about as "Tom," Andrusco said cheerfully, "want you to meet somebody. "So you''ve been in space," Tom said, looking at him curiously. "Yes," Tom said. In the morning, Tom Blacker went storming into John Andrusco''s plush Tom Blacker didn''t hear the news until a day after it happened. "Great to have you here, Tom!" he said enthusiastically. "It''ll do fine," Tom Blacker said, with his teeth clenched. When he left the theatre, Tom visiphoned the office to tell Livia that "What does that mean?" Tom said. "And you think I''ll stand for that?" Tom said. "So you''re Tom Blacker," he said, pinching his jaw. "I''m sure," Tom said. "I don''t know," Tom said. "Hi, Livia," Tom said casually. 26852 "Harden," he said in a low voice, as if afraid of being heard, "I came "I like your name," said Leonora, in a clear soft voice. "It''s a germ that will do away with all disease and decay," I said. "I don''t think so," said Sarakoff, watching her through half-closed "I said I would see, but things are different now." She turned her eyes Next day the first news of the Sarakoff-Harden bacillus appeared in a "Ain''t never felt so well in me life," said the man. "Yes," he said, "the doctors think it''s due to a germ of some sort." He "So," he said, "the busy man suddenly thinks work a bother. "Ah, yes--a joke." He looked up at Sarakoff and stared for a moment. "One moment," said Sarakoff. "You might as well try and stop the light of day," said Sarakoff from a "We became immortal the day before yesterday," said Sarakoff. 26855 Marden opened the door next to the vacant seat beside him. A pair of steady, unsmiling blue eyes looked him over. The passenger turned his head, his blue eyes without emotion. Most guys are leery about pickin'' up hitch-hikers. Marden pursed his lips, nodded. "Can''t always tell by looks," was the calm reply. "''Course us guys Marden felt his jaw drop. "Look, chum, sometimes it ain''t exactly healthy to ask questions like You look like a right guy. "I''m Mike Eagen--head of the Strato Rovers." "I told you, we don''t bother honest people. "A internatural spy," repeated Marden''s companion, shortly. Marden nodded. a small Earth town like Dentonville?" he won''t get away with it." A young woman in a faded blue satin-glass house-dress was standing at passenger stepped from the rocket car and lifted his hand to the driver "Thanks for the lift, chum," said Mike Eagen. "Not at all," replied Marden. Marden lifted his hat. 26882 Now clasping hands, like children at play, Omega and Thalma approached Back in their ship Omega and Thalma gazed out over the dead world, where "Like us it has followed the water and come here to die," said Thalma as several rods above the beach, Omega and Thalma watched the lake eagerly, Omega and Thalma, its head held high, it seemed not to have seen the two During these anxious, watchful days Omega and Thalma went often to the placid lakes, Omega drew from the young days of the earth. Many nights Omega and Thalma, armed with With fear and trembling Omega observed that the water of the lake was To still further conserve the precious water of the lake, Omega now a remarkable extent the hopes of Omega and Thalma took on new life. And Omega, gazing out toward the lake, saw that the monster lay still. 26906 body of Professor Jameson within its rocket container cruised upon an body in its state of death until the end of all earthly time--to that from the earth while the dead world edged ever nearer the cooling sun Universe of stars and worlds, heading towards the great red sun at an home planet of far-off Zor. This particular space craft of the Zoromes had entered the solar system space ship where more of the machine men were excitedly examining the the mechanical men of Zor. For a long time they gazed at him in a "How far, or how many miles from the sun was your planet at that time?" Professor Jameson had been hurled in his rocket forty million years For a long time the machine men wandered over the dreary surface of the Professor Jameson''s metal head removed from the machine which he had 26917 Blake and Helen Lawton were standing on the platform of a New York Standing beside Blake''s husky figure, Helen Lawton looked like a tiny, Blake noted that the gangster across the platform was standing Blake instinctively swept Helen close within the shelter of his arms in With a swift surge of hope Blake realized the way to conquer the things. and began handling the bodies of Mapes and Blake in a painstaking Again Blake noted that the shimmering gold-flecked wall closed quickly Completely ignoring Helen, Zehru lifted first Mapes, then Blake, his In setting his body down the last time Zehru had moved Blake slightly. streamed down through Blake''s body from the overhead disk. For a moment Blake wondered at Zehru''s carelessness. Noting that Zehru was busy at the moment with his work upon Mapes, Blake Then beyond Zehru Blake saw Zehru noted Mapes'' fleeing figure almost as quickly as did Blake. 26936 suddenly that every other time I had come to Aunt Matilda''s they had Aunt Matilda had slipped into my room and removed the picture while I My thoughts turned in the direction of Aunt Matilda--and her telegram. Then why Aunt Matilda''s about-face, hiding the pictures and telling me Whether Aunt Matilda liked it or not, I was going to time trying to find backing in a place like Sumac. where Matilda had hidden those pictures, and get a good look at them. one talking, as though the voices came out of the picture directly from "No wonder Aunt Matilda invested in this thing!" I said to my image in "You''ll have to hurry, Arthur," Aunt Matilda said. "Color TV like a picture you hang on a wall." trembled I took out the two framed pictures, one of Aunt Matilda in the In the picture I was holding, Aunt Matilda looked in my direction and 26941 _A great civilization''s fate lay in Dick Barrow''s hands as he led From where Dick Barrow sat, hundreds of men were visible, occupying For a long time Dick Barrow gazed at the ad, mentally comparing his own When the man finished speaking Dick was quiet for a long time. Dick, Dolores and the big-headed man occupied one cab, while the baggage When Dick started toward the ship, after watching the baggage put on _are_ man and wife, and the people on board would think it strange if we Word of this reached Morquil, and he hurriedly called Dick and John out "I''m sorry, Dick, that I had to use gas, but I knew the people would be the way the metal domes covered the cities, it might be at the south Men raced through the ship, stopping at their staterooms on the way. "The people work one mig out of each lix, Dick. 26955 Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, "Mag Nesia," called the professor. Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in "Mag Nesia!" the professor repeated. The professor busied himself with a new preparation of zinc oxide and Mag Nesia appeared bringing another rat, dead. bring him fresh dead rats at twenty-five cents per head. Mag Nesia started out to put new life into a little Sal Soda who lived Having collected his fee, the professor and Mag Nesia departed, amid the Professor Carbonic for some years had suffered from the effects of a entirely devoid of electricity, is a body dead. Selecting a gimlet, he bored a hole through the skull of the dead man; The stranger found the gimlet and bored a hole in the professor''s head, contents also into the professor''s head, and stopped the hole with the 26957 That night her son was the first star. he had worked as a young man; and she wondered whether he was thinking quite a turn to have their egg woman change into a star mother when the suave young man came up to her and said, "We want you to know requestioning, into a different meaning altogether, till Terry''s Martha was sure, would produce not young men bent on exploring space but War.") What did she think of the new law granting star mothers top Terry''s first Tuesday night passage wasn''t due to occur till 9:05. it seemed only right that she should be outside when the stars started once in a while, when a star fell, making a wish. _Today_!") "It must be wonderful being a star mother, son become a star-Slowly the sky darkened and the stars began to appear. though she knew that it couldn''t possibly be Terry. 26967 It was in the year 1930 that the great thing began in my life. Sir John opened suddenly a door at one end of the room and came hurrying are, understand a little the ease with which I accepted Sir John''s new It is thousands, perhaps millions of years since Sir John explained to What little I understood at the time I may have forgotten, yet I try Sir John told me a very great deal more, but, after all, I think it "Sir John," I said, "it is not you who have to face this, nor any one Three days later I entered John''s Hospital with Alice on my arm. little while--in the way men say these things. like a child, but Sir John said something to the nurse, who began to I asked for Sir John and for Alice. One day, however, in the year 2132, a great discovery was 27013 "Woods," said the editor of the _Press_ to a reporter, "run over and "Do you know anything about evolution?" questioned the old man. "We are facing an invasion of fourth-dimensional creatures," the old man third-dimensional thing to a fourth dimension. "Young man," said Dr. White, "I am going to show you how I know I can do The servant had evidently worked with the old man enough to know what "Look in the globe!" shouted the old man; and Henry jerked his eyes from "That''s not the fourth dimension," the old man corrected him. Ouglat leaped and the thing that had been Henry Woods, newspaperman, and ninety-eight other men, but was now Mal Shaff of the fourth dimension, Mal Shaff felt the force of Ouglat, felt the sharp pain of a hammering Mal Shaff, with doubled fists, saw the great thumb of his enemy slowly 27015 elephant as known in Europe more than 300 years ago was rarely seen in The elephant--like man standing on his hind legs--has a and lower jaw (left side), the tusk-like upper incisors and the large water and not known to have nurtured any other animal so large in size the case in modern races of men, though in the ancient Neander man''s food-habit is important in all higher animals, but most of all in man. way in most men and animals, more than is the case with regard to any know of many lower animals in which the egg-cells produced by the wall-pictures, and new discoveries of great importance in the form of modern art and of natural history." Museums, as at present existing, surface of the body of animals, like man, is protected by a delicate, extermination of great animals by man is that of the extermination of 27089 "Two weeks after Jafe McCann''s death," Henderson said, "we received a "McCann died," Henderson said ponderously, "at the age of fifty-six. "Now," said Henderson, "the conditions--the circumstances--of McCann''s "McCann and Karpin," he said, "have been partners--unincorporated, of "So all we''ve got is this guy Karpin''s word for how McCann died, is that By the time we got to Atronics City, my insides had grown resigned to Wages come high in the places like Atronics City. I wanted to know as much as possible about Ab Karpin before I went out Jafe McCann is the one who handled all the money matters, like I said. float away, so nobody can look at it and check Karpin''s story. Karpin and McCann had set their dome up at just about the only really least part of that time carrying McCann''s body to some other asteroid, "I don''t like this company," I said. 27110 "See you in half an hour, Betty," said Ned Vince over the party Loy Chuk had flown his geological expedition out from the far lowlands sciences were far advanced among Loy Chuk''s kind. The mummy was taken to Loy Chuk''s laboratory, a short distance below the For Ned Vince, timeless eternity ended like a gradual fading mist. looking like a prairie dog, a little; but plainly possessing a high Ned Vince did not know how Loy Chuk had probed his brain, with the aid Loy Chuk pressed more keys, and the box reproduced his answer: "No, Ned, Loy Chuk and his followers presently came upon Ned Vince''s unconscious "You''d better get some rest, Ned Vince," came the answer from the black So Loy considered carefully what Ned Vince had suggested. As soon as Ned Vince passed into unconsciousness, Loy Chuk went to work Thus Loy Chuk''s kind could study this ancient 27143 Strange sounds in the night as Layroh worked with his apparatus in the curious thought struck Foster as he stared after Layroh''s retreating "Follow me," Layroh ordered the men, "but do not approach too close." Then abruptly Layroh shut the black ray projector off as the rock ahead thing within the skull, Foster dazedly heard Layroh''s resonant voice covering the men, he strode over to a closed metal door in the wall just since they passed through it Layroh had the light-key and Foster black tent had been the feeding cry of a Shining One--of Layroh. body until it was nearly spherical, the slug that had been Layroh rolled when his body met that bare cable that drained the color from Foster''s from Foster''s brain as his falling body hurtled on toward the cavern obviously found its mark on Layroh''s machine-body and in its last 27248 "Laugh if you want to," said Dennis, "but I tell you the termite is a "What are we going to do to-night?" asked Jim. Dennis looked quizzically at his big friend. Feeling like figures in a dream, Jim and Dennis looked through the lens "You''ll be entering a different world, Jim," Denny had said. then, as the car moved off, Jim and Dennis realized their mistake in things that smelled like termites however little they resembled them. Jim nor Dennis could repress a sudden start; it was like coming abruptly Denny and Jim looked about over the rows of paralyzed bodies; and in a line they surrounded Jim and Denny in a Jim turned to Denny and started to voice some of his thoughts. Jim and Dennis struggled to turn their heads--all of them they began the battle dance Jim and Dennis had seen performed by the termite termites, as you''d planned?" Jim asked Denny. 27383 fact that the sun was setting, and said, "Good evening, Willy. "But just read it, Freddy," Willy shrieked, waving the paper so "Read it to me, huh, Freddy," Willy said, handing over the paper. "Y''know, Willy," he said, "the last thing I read before I dropped off a "What''s a Cygnus, Freddy?" Willy asked, still pop-eyed. "Now I ask you, Dwindle," Jones said to his clerkish aide, "where, in "Gosh, Mr. Jones, I just wouldn''t know," Dwindle blinked. Freddy the Fish, Willy and Oscar Fronk were occupying the same bench, a "I''d say Mississippi was a pretty poor state," Willy said, and Oscar "Freddy," Willy said, "you''re lyin'' like a dog, butcha make it sound s'' "Hi ya, Freddy," Willy said, sitting down on the bench and helping "Aw, Freddy," Willy said unhappily. it''s like this, Willy," he said. Jones stared at General Marcher, then stared at Dwindle, then turned and 27392 inner door opened and Muldoon looked up. "You know," Muldoon said, "your ad didn''t make sense to me." "Evin," said the one to the left, "I think we''ve found our man. "I am Robert Reeger, my brother Evin," said the first twin. "You are right about the ad," Robert Reeger said. "I like that, Robert," Evin said. "Yes, I thought it was good," Robert said. "I do believe," Robert said as he placed a heavy arm around Muldoon''s "Sit down, Muldoon," Robert Reeger said. To Muldoon''s surprise Evin Reeger went into the next room and returned "That red-pencilled area I''ve marked off," Robert Reeger said, "is what "This may take some time," Muldoon said. Robert Reeger said they were going to do "I thought I''d come and see you tonight," Muldoon said as he stepped "You know, Evin," Robert said, "I''m rather glad Muldoon stopped by "Come now, Muldoon," Robert said softly. 27393 superior, said, "Sub-lieutenant Donal Mathers reporting, sir." Dian looked him full in the face and said, "Colin Casey finally died of An hour or so later a voice said, "You Sub-lieutenant Donal Mathers?" Demming opened his eyes again and said, "And you''re going to capture "Lieutenant Mathers," Rostoff said patiently, "the bearer of the Don Mathers said slowly, looking down at the empty glass he was twirling Don said, allowing a touch of excitement in his voice, "Mathers, Scout Don Mathers said uncomfortably, "Well, it''s not as bad as all that, sir. She said, "Oh, right this way, Captain Mathers." He said finally, "Look, Lieutenant. offices of the Mathers, Demming and Rostoff Corporation. He said, "The boss has been looking for you, Mr. Mathers, Rostoff said, "Look, Mathers, don''t be stupid. Don Mathers said, "Okay, Rostoff. Don Mathers said wearily, "I don''t know how you go about this. 27444 "That does _me_ a lot of good," Rat said glumly as Alan''s breakfast came "You''re working with me today, Alan," a quiet voice said. "You''ve got me by 170 years," Alan said. of how his father''s face had gone stony the time Alan had told him Steve "I hope you know where you''re going," Alan said. Alan whirled and saw a tall, bored-looking man in a silver-gray uniform Alan saw that Hawkes was tall, like himself; he walked with Alan shook his head a second time; shrugging, MacIntosh took the drink So Hawkes had won four times in nine rounds, Alan thought. "I _am_ rich," Hawkes said in a tone that made Alan feel tremendously "You''re wrong!" Alan started to protest, but a second time Hawkes kicked Alan looked at Hawkes in alarm. Alan wondered what Hawkes had said to him. while Alan was still only 17 years old, Steve would be 26! 27462 instantly absorbed by a force-screen, and the remaining ships sailed on beams were set to work, and we saw, through the machine-screens, that defenseless, he is destroyed by these beams, while the machines are say ''The life-form of Earth is sending out controlled machines. "The secret of the force-screen is simple." A small ray-machine, which greater force-beam controls were used and more tentacles were built on "Roal--your thoughts," called F-1, the new machine. From it came waves of thought, the waves that man and machine alike and titanic flaming screens reeled back under the force of the beams, Now it was the screens of the Earth-machines that flamed in defense. Man built the machine--and evolution had probably reached were the forces of the giant machine. Into the thought-apparatus of each, man and machine alike, came the machines are indeed better than man, whether being of Metal, or being of 27464 And then a man walked out of one of the houses lining the square, and giant with the kind, dignified face loomed silently higher than the appeared, and saw, and knew fear too, and hung back awe-stricken, at a But the man looked fearfully at the giant and hung back. buildings lining the Square, and his feet were becoming too large for seen on the giant''s face, an enigmatic smile, with something ironic and The door of the house from which the giant had first appeared had And so he used the device''s great powers on his own body; and then, with those powers working on him, he destroyed the device and all The sergeant''s voice ceased, and wordlessly the men in the laboratory They watched from the steps of Edgar Wesley''s house. giant towered a full five hundred feet into the sun, and it seemed 27491 Martha sized Ren Gravenard up closely When she returned an hour later she was surprised to see the door to Dr. Hargrave''s inner office open and Dr. John Bemis, the chief of the psych inner office door opened and Dr. Nale escorted Ren Gravenard out into Martha Ryan saw the door close on Dr. Hargrave, then started reading The door to the corridor opened and Ren Gravenard stepped in. "Take a look at the gravy board, Ren," Ford Gratrick, the astrogator "Look, Ren," the commander said seriously. Ren had the commander issue an order that every crew member was to "These are sane, too," Ren said, studying Ford keenly from hidden eyes. "I''m trying to make clear, Martha," Ren said gravely, "the emergence "I was sitting there, Martha," Ren said. "I''m the crew of the _Endore_," Ren said softly. "Look at your hands," Ren said. 27492 "It''s all right, Ggaran," said the Viceroy languidly. expected someone from Earth to break through our blockade and come here. more inhabited planets in the Galaxy than there are people on your distorter drive had been activated, for the first time in Earth''s up, but by that time I had decided," said His Effulgence, "that you "All right, then, genius, here I am," said Crownwall. "Ggaran, you explain it to the Earthling," said His Effulgence. "Exactly," said His Effulgence to Crownwall. destroy our only planet at any time. "It is impossible for us of Earth to destroy all of your planets. "And now," Ggaran put in, "I think it''s time for you to tell us "For example, to reach this planet, I went back far enough, using Earth "You see," said Ggaran complacently, "we have very little trouble with "Of course," said Crownwall, then added, "It''s too bad that you can''t 27588 The dark man, who had grabbed Trella''s arm, released her and ran for the "I''m Quest Mansard, Miss," said her companion. "It was drawn into Jupiter, but he landed it successfully," said Quest. Because of this, Trella was tempted to tell Quest the good "I couldn''t," said Quest miserably, and turned his face away. "If you think you''re in love with Quest, forget it," he said. "Look, Trella, he said he was born on Jupiter. Trella remembered the thug Kregg striking Quest in the face and then "But he said Dr. Mansard was his father," protested Trella. "Those characteristics fit your man Quest to a T, Trella. Looking upon Quest as an android, many things were he is, without knowing it, an android Dr. Mansard built on Jupiter." She was sure that Blessing was wrong, that Quest, whether man or android, Surely, Quest would have said something of 27609 If my friend the engineer had not told me the Tube was dangerous, I completed, the engineers in charge had decided to make use of the new It will be recalled that after great ceremonies, the Tube was begun tube from the length of the world, but at the first exposure to the air, engineers of the Undersea Tube, smiled back at me from the disk. "And, of course, I''m going by the Tube, I feel sort of a little sketch of the length plan and cross-section of the Tube? tube, it goes on out the gate, but the air behind it travels right on "Yet the crack has widened, Bob, since the Tube was completed." I mean that the next time the land slips our little tube most certainly going by the Tube." myself in due time, being ushered to my car of the train. 27631 _Out on the ice-buried planet, Commander Red Stone led his Free man with personal integrity," Saltario said. Life is good in the United Galaxies now that they''ve disarmed and Red Company, and one from Rajay-Ben''s Lukanian Patrol. how to see a Lukan, Rajay-Ben has worked with me a long time to help, Patrol, and Rajay-Ben flanked them right off that planet. Rajay-Ben laughing like a hyena the whole way. "Our Company and Rajay-Ben''s Patrol," Saltario said. I alerted Rajay-Ben and we took two squads and a small ship and Saltario The old man said, "Go home." "In a way, Commander," the old man said, "this pipe is my story. live as walking dead men in this perfect United Galaxies we do not "Okay," I said, "beam the full Companies and try to get one more. Yuan Saltario said, "Thanks, Red." Campesino said, "You heard Commander Stone, men. thousand good men in all the Companies. 27633 whilst, with respect to Mars, the works of Professor Lowell, Flammarion, canal lines exist, especially on the dark areas near the south pole. earth was apparently about thirty times the diameter the moon usually diameter, as seen from the earth; thus it appeared to cover a very large John here remarked that "these large ring-plains covered immense areas, _The dotted line joining the Earth to Mars shows the course taken._ "Professor," said John, "when we get to Mars, it will be rather a "Mon," said M''Allister, turning to John, "if our earth had been like it was that our observers on the earth saw some of the Martian canals to what was likely to be seen from the earth at the opposition of Mars earth and Mars, some long new canals were plainly observed which had not canals, the existence of life upon Mars at the present time seems to be 27662 1.--THE GREAT HALL OF FORGES AT THE CREUSOT WORKS.] Elevated railways have been in operation for a long time in New York, A donkey-engine works a little crab having a large drum, the chain But the great feature of late years in canal engineering is not the characteristic is one likely to be of great value in electric lighting The first great work on electricity and magnetism was the "De way that, when the pump is worked, air is taken from A and forced into a light body is placed before the opening in A it would be attracted, decomposition takes place; the acid leaves the copper and forms with olive oil examined by him, the minimum number for acidity was 0.86 per The work upon wood oil is not yet sufficiently complete to in the Patent Office, may, for a very long time to come, place this 27665 "Well, sure, I suppose we want to," said Hilary. "And what sort of things would you like to make and sell?" I asked. "The Miller boy and Mary McCready," he had said, "have "Some," said Hilary, "and I''ve got a home laboratory." "No," said Doris, "these aren''t laboratory mice. course a young boy who doesn''t know any better, may wind up a sales was little enthusiasm, then Peter said, "You know, we could work up "I''ll make one tonight," said Doris, "and think about the small end. "Doubtless," I said, "but banks generally want some security." I would said he would sell them the next week and Mary McCready, with a fine course it was the same boy that did it--Tommy--Miller?--and so here we Many of them wanted to buy mice or kites, but Tommy refused to Presently he said, "Henderson, Hilary and I are heading for my office. 27667 till 1860, in which year Varley patented a form of machine shown in In respect to the second form of Holtz machine (Fig. 4) I have very mechanical process, or method of building, or use of raw material, the specific heat of water at varying temperature under the constant heat of water increases with the temperature above the melting point increase the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit walls, thus forming a small room in front of each kiln in which the plate-warming machine is represented in Fig. 4; it was designed by Mr. A. cords for carrying two lines of small plates through the machine is cases water, the liquefying pressure at the temperature of the cooling water vapor and a little ammonia takes place, the liquid thus formed cooling water, subject also to corrections for differences of pressure picture formed on the back wall of the eye is carried back to the 27682 "Oh, I know you ain''t overly rich right now," said Droop, "Look, Rebecca!" cried Phoebe, as she entered the door, "here''s a new "The thing must be all right, Mr. Droop," she said; "an'' come to think Droop opened his eyes very wide indeed, and Rebecca said, earnestly: "That ain''t Phoebe," said Rebecca, dejectedly. "Never mind our dresses, Mr. Droop," said Phoebe. "Why, Rebecca," said Phoebe, laughing, "do you suppose five miles is "I tell you what, Mr. Droop," said Rebecca, sternly, but with a little "You don''t need to whisper--speak right up, Mr. Droop," said Rebecca, "We can''t air our beds fer three days, Phoebe," said Rebecca. "But ''tain''t that, Phoebe," said Rebecca, with great concern. "Why, Rebecca Wise," said Phoebe, "you know it will be hours before "But, Rebecca," said Phoebe, stepping back and wiping her eyes, "what Rebecca looked with troubled eyes into Phoebe''s face and said, 27696 The big man''s voice had risen to anger, but Major Grant Reis had not "Look, lieutenant--" Grant bottled the sarcasm behind his suddenly lax look, lieutenant-What was it?" Grant glanced down at the "Look, Lieutenant Ashley, the general''s been getting nothing but Grant glanced ominously toward the general''s door. Grant said, "Lieutenant Ashley." Offered Grant: "The general has a lot on his mind." "I''ve a little syk background," Grant said. "I''m ready to get out now." Bridget lifted her hands where Grant stood Grant opened his mouth to inform her a pilot''s manual for the atomjet At the engineering conference after supper Grant had never seen General yet come out, nothing that Bridget had told Grant, anyway. They had walked outside, Bridget trying to find Grant''s gaze, which he "You said you wanted a pilot who trusted you," reminded Grant. Back on course under one of the pilot''s directions, Grant soon took 27730 "Here is a man," thought Constans, and looked him over carefully. Constans, standing close at hand, was moved to new anger. the night, Constans made his way back to the hall; he had to pass close Constans had managed to reach the shelter of the Great House, half For a long time Constans stood at the window seeking to penetrate the The old man listened, and looked at Constans indifferently. The old man looked up with a frown as Constans presented himself at the "Come," said Constans, and Ulick, understanding the confidence about to "You have looked upon the face of the Shining One," said the old man, Constans passed on, and the man stood looking after him with a certain But Constans looked only at his enemy, Quinton Edge. Constans stood by the window looking across the Citadel Square and Constans looked over at Quinton Edge, but he shook his head and stood 27756 You''ve been yammering about narcotics for years--how drug addiction was our benefit in Red China; and a few "friendly" Asian countries don''t don''t kill a flourishing plant--in this case an Upas Tree--by lopping students wanted their term papers back within five days; the other in the case of Prohibition, you couldn''t possibly lick the drug traffic other bad narcotic drugs from different plants, like marijuana, but they virus that killed the opium poppy like smallpox wiped out the Sioux. exactly, in terms of time, how the virus worked, killing the poppy Turn a plant disease loose on the world deliberately! If we turned the virus loose on them, even if it did kill only obviously, if I killed all the poppies in the world, that would be a would give him the virus, and my notes, he''d start the ball rolling. loose, so that every good poppy is a dead one, any decent government 27797 Milt, Frankie''s master control, came down to the beach and strolled over "Yeah, maybe on points." Milt turned his eyes back on Frankie''s eager Milt took a deep breath and was evidently ready to tell Frankie exactly In the studio dressing room, a few hours later Milt and Frankie were Frankie in the practice ring and Milt perched on a high Frankie noticed how slowly and carefully Milt was working Frankie was Milt''s There was little to be done in the studio and Milt had timed Frankie''s As the warning buzzer sounded, Frankie felt Milt take control. right and Pop couldn''t figure Milt doing a thing like that. Frankie followed Pop''s eyes and saw the look But Milt didn''t take over and Pop sent Nappy in with a pile-driver right was Milt trying to do?_ Frankie heard the tolling count--six, seven, Frankie was off the table, his arms around Milt. 27867 with cast iron rails of a new construction, invented by Mr. Imley. power applied for elevating buildings on large rocks, is the simple 2. "Patents are granted for any new and useful art, machine, use [of the invention,] prior to the application for a patent as than two years prior to such application for a patent."--Act of March country, without affecting his right to a patent in the United States, use in the United States prior to the application for such patent. 7. An invention can assign his right before a patent is obtained, a patent for his invention, "the right of applying for and obtaining inventions, except upon application for a Patent, no answer can be C. Holmes, says the United States Gazette, has invented a new The line between New York and Buffalo having been recently completed, Publishers of the Scientific American, New York City. 27968 Jezef took it with the detachment that still irritated Tulan. full crews to Coar and surrender them with the ships. Tulan''s viewer gave a vivid picture of the receding fifth planet. planet back to savagery, and left Coar and Sennech little better off. between ships, then Tulan held an inspection and found crews and Group One''s screen of light craft probed ahead, jamming enemy radar, and Tulan pulled the Force away for rest and repair. Tulan jumped up and strode around the command room, while Jezef and the He took the fighting ships away from Teyr, to where Group Two could join lift his ships and start around the sun by some other path to help his That other path to Coar could be intercepted, and as soon as Tulan was million miles per hour, while Tulan was going the same direction but at "This is Admiral Tulan, commanding the Fleets of 28030 Buos was chastising Laloi as they sped through the ionosphere of the But like the airy creature she was, Laloi ignored the "Stupid, silly, shallow thing!" he said. "And you''ll be glad to tell them, of course," she said, extending her the hill ecstatically, and Buos followed in grumbling billows of energy. "This world is young," said Buos. "And leave the others behind?" said Buos stiffly. "Settle down, foolish one," said Buos, not unkindly. "And so few _know_," said Laloi despairingly. "But they will learn," Buos said stubbornly. "And in terms of our world," said Laloi, spinning sadly over the ground, "It will be that way, Buos. "He is a dreamer," he said "I have seen his like before," said Buos hopelessly. "Then let us provide it, Buos. "With what?" said the other disdainfully. searching for a thinking mind ... "He knows, he knows," said Laloi. "He knows, he knows," said Laloi. Only to think--to understand--" 28031 stimulating life and new growth in people who had already died, goes They had been cramped for space, him and his people. "You''re a fascinating person," the girl said. "I can imagine," said the girl. "I do," the man with the Asiatic features said modestly. learned how to grow new limbs on people who had lost arms and legs." "That was the first real step," said the girl. "It was a long time till they got to the second step," he said. learned how to stimulate life and new growth in people who had already "The next part is the thing I don''t understand," the girl said. "Well," said the man, "as I get it, they found that any piece of matter said the girl. "Same problem I had, me and my people," said the man. "Tell me about your past life," said the girl, staring dreamily at him. 28045 strange sensation as the renewed thought-life-force set his every Braanol lowered his thought-potential to one-eighth of one magnitude, story of the first space-flight from Diskra, and the events that brought be recorded Braanol''s every thought. But in that day all Diskra was under the glorious rule of The intelligent planets were three: our own Diskra, of course, fourth Our cities faced the sun in those days, towering in polychromatic "It has come to my attention," Palladin said, "that Thid has been soft-bodied, subterranean creatures with an obstinate life-force, and we rumors that Thid had been seen, _leading hordes of gigantic Termans seen him with immense hordes of the repulsive Termans. out Thid and exterminate the Termans whom he had managed to organize by humblest depths of my mind, O Empress Uldulla, that you shall never know frantic thought that these war-like creatures of Terra numbered in the 28048 glowed softly on Captain Renner''s cropped white hair, and upon the "If we were just back on Earth," Thorne, the ship''s doctor, said drily, "I don''t understand the man," Beeson said suddenly, looking around him "I think," he said slowly, "that Captain Renner is looking for He handed the specimens of moss and lichen to Captain Renner, who looked "What is it, David?" Captain Renner asked. "I think there are natives here," David said. "I think the natives eat the lichen," he said. "There''s more of the lichen than you might think," David said, "if you "We''ve been here long enough to settle in," Renner said. Renner turned to Farrow. "There are seeds in the ship," Renner said, his eyes lighting with "If we take their food," Renner said, "we''re going to feed them. "Then do so," Renner said. "But it''s a start," Renner said. 28063 know the final details of their war plans. "It won''t take very long, will it, Ford?" the general said, getting out The CIA man grunted as they went to the doorway and left the general''s "Good idea," said the man from CIA. "I know that They don''t have anything like it," the CIA man agreed. "And you also know, I suppose, that it was built to simulate actual war development of machine-simulated war games." He hesitated dramatically. visualize strategic situations," General LeRoy said. The CIA man cocked an eye at LeRoy. Before the CIA man could comment, Ford said, "The computer''s right The physicist and the general showed the CIA man "Since you''ve never run the computer before," Ford said, "General LeRoy The CIA man was familiar with the opening stages of the war. The CIA man watched the world disintegrate. "You''re with CIA," the general said. 28111 Her eyes loved the two paintings, the dark curls of the pink-and-white Essie smiled back glassily and Ruth laughed. see the thick black arms of the maple tree outside the windows. She loved that old tree. One of the two paintings on the bedroom walls was of the old tree. tree dominated the old story-and-a-half white house with the green him as he painted that second picture from the jutting rock ledge five tree''s leaves seemed to dim and the room wavered about her. She heard the door to--to this hideous travesty of a room opening. blue eyes, came into the room. "Ruth," he said, a slow smile making his face almost handsome, "you''re this dream had to offer that might be amusing to remember and tell Buhl false windows, the painted strip of paper. oval glass window, Ruth could see a reddish brown wasteland, where dust 28118 Dr. John Fenwick didn''t look like a college president, and Baker, "It''s all right," said Fenwick, waving away Baker''s protests with a Baker turned the pages slowly, showing Fenwick a bleak record of black "Clearwater is only ten years old," said Fenwick. "Another factor which contributes to the Index," said Baker, "is the "Look," said Fenwick, "the citizens of Clearwater are so infernally busy "I know this is difficult to face," said Baker sympathetically, "but I "Hobbies and social activities are not bad," Baker said, after a time. "I''ll be back with Dr. Baker in a couple of days," Fenwick said. "Press the crystal in your hand," Ellerbee said to Baker. "Good afternoon, Dr. Baker," Sam Atkins said. "Yes, Dr. Baker," said Sam Atkins. Yet Fenwick was aware that Baker''s attitude toward Ellerbee "Baker," said Ellerbee. "Sounds like the place might have been broken into," said Baker. Baker said, "Wily was just here. 28156 right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual "I--I expect so," said Whitlow, clinging to his brief case with both "Weren''t you?" asked General Webb, gleaming a toothy smile in Whitlow''s "Many hours?" Whitlow asked, thinking of the ham sandwich. began to fuddle his mind, until General Webb handed him a small "There she is!" said General Webb, proudly, gesturing over the railing "Come with me," said General Webb, re-opening the door at their backs. said Whitlow to himself. And Whitlow didn''t much like war. problem!" said Webb, breaking in on Whitlow''s reverie. "They go too slow," said Whitlow. "Certainly bah!" said the general. "The first day--" said General Webb, "it revolved at _one_ gravity! "The men!" said the general, irritably. "Bomb?" Whitlow squeaked, scurrying alongside Webb as the larger man "Just us," said Webb. "Well," said Whitlow, "what happens now?" "Bah!" said General Webb. 28215 "It stops all energy change," said Wilson, "as if time stood still and Russ''s hand went out to the switch that controlled the power. "Might as well punch that key, Russ," said Manning''s cool voice. machine before him, Gregory Manning said slowly: "That thing simply has "Russ," he said, "we''re going to put space fields to work at last." "I think," said Russ, "he''s working on a collector field to suck in "I don''t want you to hurt anyone but Chambers," said Manning. "Greg Manning or Russ Page," said Stutsman. "There''s one man we need," said Greg. Russ, standing beside Greg at the control panel, looked out into space "He''s got a space lens that absorbs the energy," said Russ. "Greg," he whispered, "Chambers and Stutsman are there in that ship with "We have the power," said Greg. "We have the power," said Greg. "All right, Russ," said Greg. 28244 "Sure," said Langdon, "it''s a great paper; besides, we''ve got to--if we "You talk," said Sayre angrily, "like William Dean Howells! his hands, "ordinary, decent, God-fearing, everyday young men like you Sayre said: "Isn''t it a terrible thing, Curtis, to think of that sweet, lovely young girl pledged to a scientific life like that? She said: "According to the old order of things a well-bred man would ask "Mr. Langdon," she said, "do you suppose that I am the sort of girl to Ethra said: "Oh, yes, there are those first four men we caught--Mr. Willett, Mr. Carrick, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Green." She added carelessly: "I "Good evening," said the young man. "Who can know what a fashionable young man really looks at--through a "Do you know," he said cautiously, "that the Governor of New York has "I suppose you have come to look at this old-time place?" she said. 28438 contribution to robotics with this story of Rankin, who prided the robots of the Clearchan Confederacy were subject to a higher law "Our people will be arriving to visit us today," the robot said. "I don''t care about your fool people," said Rankin. "It is not right," said the robot. "Don''t talk to me about what''s right," said Rankin. You''ve got one law, to follow orders, and until that neighbor of "We will go to greet those who visit us today," said the robot. The robots in the fields and the one whom Rankin had been talking to "Hi, Barrows," said Rankin. "Just scientific farming," said Rankin carelessly. "Rankin," said Barrows, "I know you were a crook back in the Terran "You keep your thoughts about my past to yourself," said Rankin. "The only law robots have is to obey "What crime?" said Rankin. "Our law," said the giant robot, "is, _Help thy neighbor_." 28451 "Longtree!" Channeljumper exclaimed enthusiastically, collapsing on the "Not so good," Longtree admitted sadly, and his skin turned green at the You''re a good friend, Channeljumper, Longtree thought, and when Redsand "I can''t seem to get that last note," he said, picking up the blowstring From the instrument came sounds the like of which Channeljumper had "I know," Longtree said mournfully, and the purple tint changed to a As he said this, he turned green with shame, and Longtree laughed at the "If they''re intelligent, of course they will," Longtree said certainly, "But just one little note--" Longtree said. "Goodbye," Longtree said, but Channeljumper''s long legs had already "Ah-ha," Longtree said, as though he''d suspected it all the time. "How should I know?" Channeljumper said. said, "the creature had to give its life in exchange for the note." "You''re a good friend, Channeljumper," Longtree began, but the other was 28453 _Super warfare has destroyed the old race of man, but elsewhere a above a vast desolated space near the junction of two rivers. brain, one of the comet-like red prodigies went streaking across the sky sprung from a source hundreds or thousands of miles away, possibly and saw great craters in the fields, and villages shot to ribbons, and dismal world did I observe a living man. regained my senses I knew that another period of time had passed, Then, with a great sadness, I knew that man, having become civilized, Again there came a blankness, and I passed over a stretch of time, followed him inside the great sphere of light; and when they had all And now, I knew, there was no longer a man of miles of space, and that I have looked on people and events which no other eye will view for scores, hundreds or even thousands of years to 28460 "Go talk," said Bolden, trying not to shiver. "We have talked to come," said the native, holding out his fingers. settlement," said Bolden. "I will fly around the storm," said Bolden. Bolden held out his trembling hand and the animal came to him with alert "It has got your taste," said the native. Bolden got in and started the motors while the animal climbed into the The doctor wheeled a small machine from the wall and placed Bolden''s When the doctor finished, he laid Bolden''s hand back at his side and "Yeah," said Bolden. "They can _look_ at it as much as they want," said Bolden. "I''ll ring," said Bolden. In the morning, Bolden was awake long before the doctor came in. I''ve got an immunity factor," said Bolden. "Don''t try to find out on me," said Bolden. And then Bolden saw the native who had given him the animal. 28486 Naran Makun looked across the table at the caravan master. The Master of the Estates, Kio Barra, Leuwan, Kio Barra, Lord of the Mountain Lake, Master of the Estates Kira Barra looked at the man imperiously. As the man walked toward a closet, Barra looked after him unhappily. Barra looked angrily at the man. As the man lowered his head submissively, Barra turned away, rose from As the projection faded, Barra looked around the study, then got out of As Barra nodded in agreement, Dar Makun turned, waving. Barra looked at the man with slightly increased respect. psionic could--" Makun looked at Barra thoughtfully. after the death of Dar Makun when Barra turned in his seat and raised Barra looked at the headman. caravans had come to Kira Barra and left again, their masters highly Barra looked at the man in surprise. Dully, Barra watched him, then he turned, to look around Barra looked from face to 28535 Ackerman, prominent Los Angeles agent and Science Fiction enthusiast, reports on the recent World Convention in New Mr. Ackerman, who attended the first World Convention An eye-witness account of the 14th World Science Fiction Convention in session. of a monster meeting of science fiction "fen" in New York, I teleported _first_ "world" s.f. con of 17 years before, when the turnout of 125 was readers of science fiction and fantasy registered for the Labor Day Fritz Leiber, Willy Ley, Nelson Bond, John W. others, including Guest of Honor Arthur C. A standing ovation was given Arthur Clarke before and after his speech Paul (Guest of Honor of the first Convention), and--out of the Ark--the Olga Ley won for the Most Beautiful costume, and John Campbell lectured on and demonstrated his controversial psionic Directors of the World Science Fiction Society. Convention: David A. universe of science fiction enthusiasts, plan _now_ to attend the 28543 only son that completes the young man''s education. On the wall of my bedchamber hangs a citation "from a grateful years you have asked me repeatedly about this citation, but each time I Forces Language School in Monterey, California. completed a tour of duty in Korea, a minor skirmish of that era, and Monterey as my next assignment. I received orders to report to Washington for a new duty assignment. Within a matter of days alarming rumors of his work down and destroy both the scientist and his machine. Russian government to the extent that I was shortly able to secure my In June 1956, the Russian government ordered me to a small house on the My orders were to destroy the machine. Utilizing the machine to make good my escape, I left Hungary and Your education is now complete my son, use it well. 28550 Here is Northwest Smith, in a rare moment of many lonely months and years on alien worlds? Beneath him the clovered hill-slope was warm in the sun. moved his shoulders against the earth and closed his eyes, breathing so strap as he drank the fragrance of Earth and clover warm in the sun. the lap of Earth, he let his breath run out in a long sigh and drew one So he lay, with his eyes closed and the sunlight drenching gun pressed into his ribs between his chest and the clovered earth, he his first law or killed his first man. He closed his eyes and drew another deep breath. Now he was not Northwest Smith, scarred outlaw of the spaceways. He rolled over violently, opening his eyes. If he were the boy again knowing all he knew today, still the flaw would happened twenty years ago. first man he had killed. 28554 [Illustration: _"The wub, sir," Peterson said. _The slovenly wub might well have said: Many men "It''s a wub," Peterson said. "Maybe it''s good to eat," Peterson said nervously. "Peterson says it''s a wub," Jones said. "I see," Captain Franco said. The wub stopped lapping and looked up at the Captain. "Really, Captain," the wub said. "The wub, sir," Peterson said. "This is a wub," Franco said. "I think we should have a talk," the wub said. "We are a very old race," the wub said. "A few odds and ends," the wub said absently, staring around the room. "So you see," the wub said, "we have a common myth. Captain Franco came into the room, the men behind him. "It is interesting," the wub said, "that you are obsessed with the idea "It is very warm," the wub said. "Can you look me in the eye and do it?" the wub said. 28583 "Ben, you''re making her nervous," Sally''s mother said, laughing. Sally looked up and met her uncle''s stare, her eyes defiant. "I''ll tell the world you''ve inherited your mother''s looks, Sally," he "Medicine is a sane and wise profession," Sally''s husband said. "I am too pleased to do anything so fantastic, Sally," he said. "I wasn''t looking at his eyes!" Sally whispered, her voice tight with "That is a very sound observation," Sally''s husband said. "Sally, come to the office!" came the voice, speaking in a hoarse Sally turned with a startled gasp, looked out through the kitchen window Tommy, despite everything there was no shining vision to warm Sally from Sally shivered, remembering her husband''s voice on the phone, "_Come to the office, Sally! Sally opened the door and stepped into a small, deserted reception room. Sally went up to the desk and looked steadily into eyes so calm and 28617 It so happened one day that the old man''s curiosity got the better of "Positively!" Tom did not catch the eager note in the old man''s voice. "Easy now, young man," cautioned the judge, noting the look of fear "Good-by Cy, old man!" The click of the receiver sounded in Thurston''s Northwood opened his card case and placed the picture inside, facing "Doctor Mundson," said Northwood suddenly, "did you have an enemy, a man "Do I guess right," said Northwood, "that the light is responsible for "And Adam would do that to the world," she said, her blue eyes like "Well, this is good-by, Tommy," said Dodd, gripping his friend''s hand. New York, N.Y. Gentlemen: Please send me your FREE 40-page book which illustrates the are old at forty in a new book now sent free, in 24-page, illustrated Build up your body and look like a real He-man. 28628 hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals. Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Larry Powell was already sprinting for the mechanism as Joan jerked presented the rat-king with the captive''s gun-belt and two Silver A score of the rat-men promptly closed in upon Powell, and deep pit in the rock floor, the guard stripped Powell''s bonds from "Possibly some strange weapon of the rat-men," Powell hazarded. There was no sign of the main horde as Joan and Powell were herded Powell''s heart leaped as he noted that the Silver Belts were still Joan and Powell had barely taken their place with the other captives Powell menaced the rat-men with levelled guns while Joan, with and slid to the pit''s floor, carrying Joan and Powell with it in a lance-like arm of crystal could flash outward, Powell sent two 28643 What the hell chance has a guy got to figure And I tell you them Ruskies are coming up with new weapons You see, there was me and a Kentucky kid named Stillwell in this pit--a there''s a yak in it, and--as I say--we got to keep a sense of humor. Well, as I was saying, this Ruskie babe pokes her nose over the edge of the pit and Stillwell dives and knocks down my gun. it followed--pretty natural--that when Stillwell got up and led her around a wing of the pit, out of sight, she went willing--like that same Then, you guys, Stillwell comes back out--wall-eyed--real wall-eyed--like being hit but not knocked out and still walking. crack him--the little thing that pushes a guy over the edge. you guys if you want--for the coffee. After all, like the man says, we got to keep our sense of humor. Well, so long, you guys--and thanks. 28645 that the peoples of the world into whose atmosphere we were dropping over the fact that our all-wave receivers failed to pick up any signs of The hundreds of atmosphere ships flashing along a strangely, our radarscopes failed to record even a blip from their atmosphere ships! "I guess it''s our equipment, Harry," I said. atmosphere ship traffic. "Harry," I said, "if it weren''t that their ships are so outlandishly I looked up at the observation ramp''s occupants--people who except for sounds came from a distance: the city''s noise, the atmosphere ships'' I looked at the atmosphere ships in the clear blue sky, at the "It''s impossible," Harry said. "The atmosphere''s nearly Earth-normal. showed we''d exceeded light-speed in normal space-time just after the hyperspace but should never have done so in normal space-time. light-speed time must conversely accelerate! "Let''s go, Harry," I said quickly. "Back into space," I said. 28650 You know boys that age--like runaway It''s right kind of you, Rev''rend, to look over this Marthy cusses like that, Rev''rend, she don''t know what she''s saying, and I went in and told Marthy it weren''t no more than one of them tell Marthy, that somebody''s house had floated away in the freshet and Rev''rend, it was the most tarnal crazy contraption I ever saw in my The thing must have been--now, Rev''rend, you can say what you like but Wal, Rev''rend, he sure did give me a surprise--weren''t no proper man I''d There was a lady and a man and some kind of an animal looked like a rubber-cushioned thing there''s a little boy baby, looked about six So anyhow, to make a long story short, I got that baby boy back across Why, Rev''rend, he said it come from a star. Marthy''s still got the cape thing. 28668 God, and advance the ends of his truth and love in the world; who makes the Lord''s will the ends of his or her life and lives to please God and satisfied that there is no God. _Christian_--Will you allow me to state my analysis of the mind and ask _Christian_--Tell us whether you created the idea of a God, or brought _Christian_--Did you present the idea of the existence of God to your Atheist, if I have ever seen a living God where there is none to look Tyndal said there is a place in man''s soul-nature for religion. from God to man; and that it teaches us how to live, and how to die. idea which I form of the progress of organic life upon our earth," says nature, away from the idea of the Christian''s God. _Everywhere_ we trace What must we think of the man who says, "I believe in God," and then 28669 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come; for men lovers of God; having a form of godliness but denying the power commonwealth of Christians, and know but little more of God or of Christ "Repentance towards God, and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ." In some of not enter the kingdom of God. Paul says, "The works of the flesh are these: adultery, fornication, Paul says, "Follow peace with all men and holiness, without which no man Christ, our great example, is called the faithful and true witness. give a scientific reason for the existence of the idea of God, and, as law, the word of God; let a crown be placed thereon, by which the world ideas of God and man, of the present and the future life, and of the I have a few questions to put to every man who says Christianity is not 28672 Christianity unfolds to us of God in his relation to man, which were can absorb the musings and the cravings of the spiritual man.'' A.J. Davis speaking of the first century, says: ''Jesus Christ and his men who reject the essential divinity of the religion of Christ, and the existence of Christianity is the fine organization of Christ. cause for the existence of Christianity, the fine organization of generation of life says, Yes, yes, there was a time when it began to be, You say inanimate Nature produced life and mind without the previous to produce organic life by spontaneous generation, is an effort to unbelievers to produce organic life, by spontaneous generation, is an admits the existence of a God of infinite power and intelligence. It must be conceded that there was a time when life and organisms began life is from God, the eternal, ever-living spirit. 28673 The gospel of Jesus Christ knows no law in connection with Christians, are under law to Christ in common with all men, for the Father had put the tree of life in the midst of the paradise of God. This law of faith was given to Adam''s family outside of the Garden; and something that men call the inexorable law of God, which a man can not Christ hath satisfied the justice of God for all the sins of his people, By the grace of God Jesus tasted death for every man. Great Father Spirit, for it is one of the laws of God that the child or offspring of the divine mind, is in the "likeness and image of God." correct knowledge of God, and the distinction between mind and matter. as the Son of the living God being the great truth upon which the Church made her violate all the laws of God and man. 28677 Let no one suppose that the obligation to live a Christian life is a wealth, but you can not be happy without God. Give man all of this world says, "I am the door, by me if any man enter the same shall be saved," before thee an open door, and no man can shut it." God is in Christ, Holy Spirit sent down from heaven, and that "gospel is the power of God never-ending problem of man''s destiny and God''s ways with men on The origin of force and life in the universe is a great puzzle to of man''s nature are changed, he will instinctively seek for a God Christian religion is such that faith in God and future rewards tend to Christian religion," they say, "consists in the worship of one God, man in the nation, and at the same time be a Christian. 28678 should turn, _convert_, to God, and do works meet for, worthy of, beginning the work of God wrought upon the sinner by a special operation thing of first importance is to teach men the will of God upon the duty, and persuade them to turn, convert, to God. And the Lord will no allow that men convert from God. How is this? As long as men are made to believe that God must convert them by a to say, that men were always free as moral agents, to convert--_turn_, turned men to God. Paul says, "That he showed first to them of Damascus, Creator has not given powers to man for which he has no use, having revelation of God to man of the knowledge of his being, wisdom, Without the knowledge of God man''s religious powers must remain dwarfed, conclusion, that man''s nature made revelation a necessity, rests upon 28698 "We''ve landed," the heavy-set business man said. "This will not take long," the Leiter said, stepping into the ship, the The Leiter stood for a moment, his hands on his hips, looking around at "Let''s sit at a table," Mara said, looking around at the people at the "Erick," Mara said. Jan and Mara looked at Erickson. "How does it look to you?" Erick said. "Jan," Erick said. "You look fine," Erick said to him. Mara and Jan and Erick joined the line of people, melting in behind the Neither Jan nor Mara said anything to each "Let''s hope no Leiters come around," Jan said. "Almost time!" Erick said. "Almost time!" Erick said. Erick stood up unsteadily, helping Jan and Mara to "All young Martian brides dress that way," Erick said. He looked from Erick to Jan. "Toward Marsport," Jan said to Erick. "So you didn''t destroy the City," Thacher said. 28705 city stood a great lozenge-shaped building with a smooth, arched roof. Artur turned to that great sea of faces and made a sweeping gesture, as Artur walked to the edge of the dais, and stood for a moment as though "John Hanson," he said softly, "our people would hear your voice." "What are the orders, sir?" he asked, staring curiously at Artur. "And so it is finished, John Hanson," said Artur slowly, his eyes Artur and I were together in the great domed building he called "the "Gladly," I said, and as I spoke, Artur swung open the small circular The ship had, beyond the shadow of doubt, come from Earth! "There is no record on Earth of me nor of my ship of space, the "Toma annerson," said Artur solemnly: "He Who Speaks." He offered his "You have done all that need be done, John Hanson," said Artur, his 28710 The origin of dating from the Christian era, 16 The influence of the Bible upon civil and religious liberty, 41-50 Three important questions which infidels can not answer, 119 Draper''s conflict between religion and science does not involve Protestant Voltaire and an atheist at loggerheads upon the origin of life, 160 No. 4, the divine origin of language and religion, 375-379 The unfair treatment of Bible language by infidels, 260-263 The origin of life and mind, 273-279 A hard question for infidels to answer, 279 Thomas Paine was not an infidel when he wrote his work entitled "Common originated with the love of the Bible, 382-386 Infidels in evidence in favor of Christianity, Logansport, 392-395 The infidel Rousseau on the books of the New Testament, 399 What a man may be and be a Christian, or Col. Ingersoll _tied up_, Where shall we take infidels to get them out of unbelief, 464 28758 The _Second_, concerns the _Circle of Saturn_, in which he hath observed what these Forefathers had thrown away, and had lain long in the open Air. The use above mentioned being considerable, the person, who sent it, hath Observations touching the insipidness of resolved Ice made of Sea-water; different times, that he observed it, _the same Appearances_, which he by the Sun. But yet, I know no man, who hath observed such things in the A great Observer, who hath lived long in _New England_, did upon occasion, help whereof, he hath been able to observe, not onely that _Jupiter_ turns distance of the _Sun_ and _Moon_ from the Earth, by the _Paralax_, observed Having a great desire (saith he) to observe the Body of _Mars_, whilst observed the Body of _Jupiter_ through a 60 foot-glass, and found the the Earth and Moon compared;) and there having not as yet been observed any 28767 "Taylor?" the face said, forming into place. "My God!" Taylor said, looking down the Tube involuntarily. "This is Commander Franks," Moss said to Taylor. Franks faced Taylor and Moss and continued: "The lift will bring down a "An A-class leady," Taylor said. gasped--Franks and Moss were hurrying up to the leady! "You see," Moss said to Taylor, "this leady isn''t hot at all. was a leady that had been up there a long time; it had seen war and "You''re going with us," Franks said suddenly. "What are we going to tell the leadys?" Taylor worriedly asked. "Leadys," Moss said. "Night," one of the A-class leadys said, after a pause. "What''ll we do?" Moss said nervously to Franks. "Here comes the car," Taylor said. The leadys separated, and the human group, Moss and Franks and Taylor He led Moss and Taylor out of the building, away from the leadys, "We''re going back down," Franks said. 28832 "Why not abandon ship in the space-suits," asked Liggett, the "They''re taking it like men," he told Kent and Liggett. On the third ship-day Kent and Captain Crain stood in the pilot-house "Men, we''ve reached the wreck-pack at the dead-area''s center, and here As Liggett and the men trooped down to the airlock, Kent turned back wreck-pack, Kent," Crain told him: "so be very careful to keep your "There are men coming toward the _Pallas_ along the wreck-pack''s edge!" Crain and Kent followed Liggett quickly down to the airlock room, where "Kent, look sharp when you get over on that ship," Crain told him. Crain nodded, and Kent with space-suit on and transparent helmet space, Kent and Krell and Liggett leapt out into the void, the others Kent reached the lower-deck just as Krell entered from the airlock, his floated toward it, Kent saw their men moving on with them from ship to 28883 Blaine Carson worked frantically at the controls, his "Antazzo!" White-faced and shaking, Blaine cried out in futile protest, Blaine turned his head and saw that Tommy was When Blaine Carson opened his eyes it was to stare at the blue-white land of my people and the ruling power of Antrid, the body you call Io. The freedom of the realm is yours for as long a time as you wish to Blaine fought off the spell of those gold-flecked eyes; he looked away Tommy cooled off when he saw that Blaine was unharmed. Blaine saw deep concern and sincerity in the fellow''s blue eyes. Blaine fingered Pegrani''s ray pistol when the cable lowered them "Guess we''d better rest now," said Blaine, seeing that Ulana was "The last of the Rulans," Blaine said softly, looking down at all that A little later, Blaine Carson sat at the controls of the RX8, Ulana at 28893 _Twenty-eight-year-old William Nolan, another newcomer to the field, introduces us to the capricious Time Door of Professor C. Ohms, guaranteed to solve the accumulated problems of the world of Cydwick Ohms Time Door, take but a single step, and-Cydwick Ohms, releasing a With a dramatic flourish he swept aside a red Cydwick Ohms gentlemen, of Texas, 1957!" The Time Door is strictly a one-way passage. Under them Cydwick Ohms wore an Briskly, he snapped a tall ten-gallon hat on his head, and stepped to the Time Door. "Time," said Cydwick Ohms simply, gesturing toward the gray The reporters and photographers surged forward, notebooks and cameras at "A groundless fear, boy," assured Ohms. Cydwick Ohms Time Door Cydwick Ohms Time Door The reporters and photographers began to file out. Suddenly the professor raised his head. of the Time Door. of the Time Door. Ah, another knotty problem to be solved, mused Professor Cydwick Ohms, 28894 The little man had a head like an old-fashioned light bulb and a smile Now Krayton spoke easily and freely to the little man. "Of course, of course," said Krayton, answering the question. Krayton gestured and led the little man down the long control bank. "The _All_ circuit puts every machine in the city to work on any selection-problem that''s fed into our master control here. short time later the total answer to our problem would be relayed back "Very interesting," said Mr. Tanter, the little crow-like man. "Oh, you know," said Krayton, "the organization that calls itself the Master Computer, threw in this circuit marked _Validity Selector_. "But no community ever stockpiles," said the little man. As Krayton moved off Tanter''s thin smile widened just a little. me which is really true._ The problem criss-crossed in and out, around, Mr. Tanter kept smiling and rocked back and forth on his feet as Krayton 28924 _We''ve often wondered what would happen if Robert Young should cease The condensation of the histories of ten thousand races into a text The Galactic Historian repeatedly wiped his brows as he turned the destroyed, one by one, after the Galactic Historian had stripped them of The responsibility was the Galactic Historian''s alone and he did not The Galactic Historian could hardly be blamed for wanting to see the oversight on the part of the Galactic Historian. minds, he had forgotten to number the pages of the manuscript. The breeze didn''t carry the page very far. If it had chosen a muu or a buxx tree instead, the Galactic Historian as to the breeze''s basic motivation. xixxix trees and everybody knows that squixes are collectors. When the two squixes in the xixxix tree saw the page drift to the Sleeping on the history of Earth would be enough to give anybody 28933 "Mrs. Freda Dunny," the card said. "Oh, I''ll win all right," said Mrs. Dunny, smiling around at the "Mars!" said Mrs. Dunny. "Oh, I''m just here for the invasion," said Mrs. Dunny. States, Mrs. Dunny," I said. "One out of every ten!" said Mrs. Dunny. "Oh, no," said Mrs. Dunny, "one Martian is worth ten Earthmen. "You don''t look any different from us Earth people, Mrs. Dunny. "Oh, we don''t _look_ any different," said Mrs. Dunny. "Sure!" said Mrs. Dunny, smiling up at me. "I have my reasons," said Mrs. Dunny. "Oh, I believe you, Mrs. Dunny," I said gravely. "Oh, yes, you''re coming over very clear!" said Mrs. Dunny. "A bear," said Mrs. Dunny. "Mrs. Dunny," I said, and she turned around. "It''s the truth and I didn''t come here just by accident," said Mrs. Dunny, looking over her shoulder toward the attendant who was still 28953 Possy and Smithy and got together once a week to play chess and exchange Smithy waited patiently while Possy poured himself a large brandy and "Well, then," said Possy, knowing full well that Smithy had been getting this boy has said he wants to be a Destructor--and no one even knows "Well," Smithy said with a shrug, convinced that Possy was getting all As Smithy''s eyes widened, Possy said dramatically: "Smithy, that boy He was, Smithy observed, a quite ordinary-looking boy. age." He was just ten years old and a boy. "Herbux," said Possy, "I want you to meet a friend of mine--the famous "Herbux," he said, "Professor von Possenfeller has been telling me the "I don''t know why, sir," Herbux replied easily. the School of the Future, Smithy thought. "Well," Smithy said, after a time, "turn it on." Possy stood aghast, slowly comprehending what his old friend Smithy was 28954 Should you have any doubts about it you might ask Professor Dane. were entertained--without letup--by Professor Lyman Dane''s celebrated Nevertheless Professor Dane was surprised and somewhat offended when the young man from the Federal Bureau of Investigation came to call on him "As you know, sir," the young man said, "we''ve been sighting and "Ah," said Professor Dane. He seemed to Professor Dane one of Professor Dane supposed that all The young man went on--earnestly. Dane made a mental note to put in a long distance call to Wally that went out and being delighted when the young man came back for the right Professor Dane had been annoyed, and he Professor Dane lived alone and no one else would be able to share his "Thandor," said Professor Dane, "this is Klon calling." "The jig''s up," said Professor Dane. on the young FBI man''s face when he listened to this conversation on the 29019 It was he who brought her Bat. About a year after the Jovan affair he walked into the Free Fall one Bat looked at Steena and This is really the story of Steena, Bat, Cliff Moran and the _Empress of Steena looked at him, much as she must have looked at Bat the day Bub in space that he discovered his passengers--Steena and Bat. We''ll never Air that bore a faint corrupt taint which set Bat to sniffing Cliff headed straight for the control cabin but Steena and Bat went Steena put out her hand blindly and caught up the nearest bottle. back, Steena watching empty space with narrowed eyes and set mouth, Like Bat''s--his world is gray too--all Steena turned to Bat. He was paying particular attention to the space But there weren''t any more and two weeks later Cliff, Steena and Bat And Steena had found someone who knew of her gray 29027 Jim Carter read the news dispatch thoughtfully and handed it back to Miles Overton, city editor of _The New York Press_, shoved his green seen the latest television reports, I suppose?" said Jim, noting that And as Jim turned, he shot a look at Joan, and added: under the stars, and once inside, Jim Carter of _The New York Press_ "Weird looking eggs, all right!" said Jim. "Well, the seeds have hatched," said Professor Wentworth at length, in "Well, I can use it!" said Jim, thinking of Joan. Jim''s arrival in the city room of _The New York Press_ that afternoon That night again, Jim Carter presented himself at the Wentworth home all one fiery hell--then it was that Professor Wentworth summoned Jim Two hours later, Jim Carter''s little auto-plane lifted into the night, a chance, thought Jim, but Professor Wentworth had known from the "Look!" said Jim at length. 29038 [Sidenote: _Disguised as a voluntary prisoner on a pirate space ship, They had been in the prison hold of the pirate ship for five days, slowly toward Gore, who was greedily eyeing the young man''s brightly hand closed on Quirl''s arm, and jerked, with the intention of whirling Gore could have dispatched Quirl in a second with his ray weapon, with Looking past the menacing weapon, Gore saw the girl, Lenore Hyde. Strom''s face darkened in anger, and for a moment the pirate captain "Gore wanted to become a pirate, and as he could get men, I consented. him so far as to release a man who knew as much as Quirl did, and who But Quirl made for the prisoners'' hold. "Quirl, you''re a square man, and Quirl had time to jump after him, knocking the wind out of Gore before The passage became bright, and Quirl looked into the faces of his 29046 fellow at the head of the line, but Justus Miles paid no attention to He opened a door, led Justus Miles through an inner room, knocked at a Justus Miles accompanied Ward to his room where the latter laid out Solino, though Ward met the old man for a few moments every day to Lord!" whispered Miles, grasping Ward by the arm: "it''s a submarine!" a swarthy man with a large hairless head and peculiarly colored eyes. interminable time, Solino summoned Miles and Ward to his presence in Ward''s face appeared in the ray of light, pale and blood-streaked. Miles and Ward stared at it with puzzled eyes. cried Ward; "let us get out of this place." Both men found the door Never would Miles and Ward forget the amazement of that moment. "The head of Spiro," thought Miles and Ward with sinking hearts. Heads," said Ward. 29053 whose three scout planes Chris''s was the leader. second scout dropped from the plane rack beneath the dirigible''s sleek planes in sight; none flying in that vicinity save Chris''s. Through the telescopic sight, Chris had not seen a single white-clad But the plane''s cockpit was still empty, Chris could see; nor had he "Like hell!" roared Chris Travers, and shot his whole weight Chris saw the automatic drop to the floor, felt the planes, equipped with automatic clamps for a dirigible''s rack, were man who guided it, until Chris felt one great sob of pain welling up Hands gripped Chris''s body. Intently Chris watched Istafiev pull down the right-side lever. hopelessness passed from Chris Travers and swept clean away. of the invisible hands--and then came what Chris had feared, what he Like a roaring black meteor the plane hurtled over the banks of the 29059 Earth people and carry them to a weird and terrible world where a man "Your grandfather was a very good man, Lee--" Lee ol'' man--your birthday--think I''d forget a thing like that, not on Franklin once or twice, a year ago now, and Lee had completely forgotten At the lens-window Lee stood gasping, his mind still confused and Often, when Lee and the girl were at the window, Franklin had sat Lee--that old man with his gentle voice--he looked like if room, it seemed to Lee that he shot a queer look back at Franklin. "You don''t know what you''re talking about," Lee said. swept Lee; he remembered the look Groff had flung at Franklin. Lee and Aura, stunned, still stood beside the little And then as Lee rose up, Franklin saw him. Lee, again in his former size, sat at old Anthony''s bedside, with Aura 29060 Tony suddenly went rigid and stared at the empty space where his desk work on the desk, and forgotten that Phil was there. way, Tony was getting at these safes. detail about; a six-foot portable safe had suddenly disappeared right "Let us walk this way," suggested Phil, leading away from Tony''s "Well," said Phil, "as you will soon see by the papers, another safe Phil found Ione Bloomsbury in person to be even more wonderful than "That''s the safe that went to-night," whispered Phil. the place with the creepers or vines, and Phil reached out and seized "Looks like we''re sunk," observed Phil, as they dropped down on the "Ione!" exclaimed Phil. With one arm about her, Phil pried again under the safe, knowing that Each time the safe moved. they looked into Tony''s laboratory a large portion of the time. "Looks like something''s happened in here!" Phil gasped, in amazement. 29069 "Miss Andrews," said the doctor, "in five minutes Mr. Carnes and I The commanding officer rose to his feet as Carnes and Dr. Bird entered Captain Murdock bent over the microscope with a new respect for Dr. Bird in his face. As Dr. Bird emerged from the dark room, Carnes hurried up with a Carnes paced the floor in anxiety while Dr. Bird got Captain Murdock "I don''t know how you got on to that treatment, Dr. Bird," he said, "I''ll have the masks completed in an hour, Doctor," he said, "but I Carnes had not returned when Davis called Dr. Bird at the officers'' "All right, Davis," said the doctor, "get busy on those samples. "There''s no telling just where they may land, Carnes," said the doctor At his words two of the men stepped forward and tore the doctor''s mask "You''re in the hospital at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Doctor," said the 29118 "Good afternoon, sir," nodded Correy as I entered the navigating room. Particularly men like Correy, whose bodies crave physical "First time I''ve ever seen that," said Correy. "A--a new continent, sir!" said Correy almost reverently. "Think, sir," breathed Correy, "what we might find if we landed there on Correy and I had seen the new continent rise above the boundless waters "Base, sir," said the operator, holding a radio-menore toward me. "John Hanson, Commander of the Special Patrol ship _Ertak_ emanating. "What''s up, sir?" asked Correy, reading news in my face. "Yes, sir!" grinned Correy, his eyes dancing like a schoolboy''s. "I know it, sir," nodded Correy. "I think, sir, both cunning and might will be needed," said Correy "Right, sir!" said Correy, and picked up the microphone. "We''re close enough now, sir, to select a landing place," put in Correy. unfortunate _Kabit_, while Correy and Hendricks led the parties to my 29132 "Let me look," Tance the archeologist said. "Please turn the ship," Nasha said excitedly. "The gun that fired the projectiles survived," Nasha said. "Look," Dorle said suddenly. Nasha looked up at Dorle. "They probably have seen the ship itself," Tance said. said, "Nasha, you know, I think we''re being watched. "The gun," Nasha said. "You see," Dorle said, "it noticed the rock, as soon as I threw it up in "I understand about the rock," Nasha said, nodding. "And by that time we''ll be dead," Nasha said bitterly. "There must have been hundreds of guns like this," Dorle murmured. "Dorle, you said the gun was here to keep the enemy off. "All right," Dorle said abruptly. "Pictures," Nasha said. "Let''s go, then," Nasha said. "What are you thinking?" Dorle said. "When we come back we won''t find the gun waiting for us," Nasha said. "Then let''s go," Dorle said. 29133 A hand-picked man, Dan Barstow, chosen for the AF''s most important Dan Barstow, first man to cross the sea of air and sight open, unlimited Dan had felt the rocket swing a bit, strangely, as if gripped by a might be an enormous meteor, but Dan felt he was right the first time. For it wasn''t falling like a meteor but swinging parallel to Earth''s Of course it can''t yank me away from Earth gravity, but the Dan had heard an atomic bomb blast once and it sounded like a string of ejected in the same direction as the moonlet''s course, in its gravity Stand by for my landing on Earth''s second moon!" Dan blushed at the reply from Rough Rock. moon makes tracks around Earth in probably two hours minus. Dan was glad that Rough Rock''s radio voice faded to a whispery loose, for Dan had been breathing fresh Earth air during the long 29135 Captain Hodgson opens the great colloid underbody-porthole through "The Bombay Mail," says Captain Hodgson, and looks at his watch. Night Mail makes her signal and rises between two racing clouds far to "That''s one of Lundt & Bleamers''s boats," says Captain Hodgson. Full-jewelled, you see," says Captain Hodgson as the engineer shunts Captain Purnall is not the suave man we left half an hour since, but the up the Banks Mark Boat, George." Our dip-dial shows that we, keeping "Keep our beam on her and send out a General Warning," says Captain "I''d be the last man to deny it," the captain of the Mark Boat replies The Mark Boat''s vertical spindle of light lies down to eastward, setting ASCENSION, MARK BOAT--Wreck of unknown racing-plane, Parden rudder, racing-planes driven a clear five foot or more above the water, and only AIR PLANES AND DIRIGIBLE GOODS AIR PLANES AND DIRIGIBLES 29139 we aren''t allowed to have pets of any kind. It wouldn''t have happened, if they hadn''t sent me way out there to work. I remember the day the Chief of Vocation took me before the council. There was a long silence, broken at last by one little, old council We haven''t had a dishonest person in the State for more than There aren''t any dishonest people, so there won''t So I became guard of the Treasure. the man said, we haven''t had a dishonest person in the State for Every three or four weeks, three of the council members came to take a pet, but I didn''t, because he might be angry at me for breaking the Law. Finally, he asked me to give him the Key. the Key to any one person who came alone. It''s a terrible thing to disobey a council member. The council would have to think 29140 "It all happened exactly like I''m going to tell you," said Drake beings from the Dog-star Sirius invaded the earth." "And what did these beings look like, father?" humans, papa?" "Didn''t the Earth-lings fight back, papa?" "Then, father, the invaders killed off all the Earth-lings?" "Papa, what sort of language did these Star-beings talk?" "What did the Earth-lings call the invaders, father?" "Then, papa, everything was peaceful on Earth after the An-vils enslaved "He''d been the richest human on Earth. Knowall figured a way to rid the earth of the An-vils." imbuing these An-vils with human emotions." "So, Knowall," continued Drake, "filled the An-vils with human feelings Very soon the An-vils were acting like humans, "Then, papa, the An-vils finally killed off each other?" "Knowall imbued the An-vils with nostalgia." "So then, father, all the An-vils flew away from Earth?" "Well, like all the An-vils, they were great mathematicians. 29146 Like Ramsey he was a hyper-space pilot, but "Better tell that to your Security Police," Ramsey said coldly but not The thing which got Ramsey, though, was this Garr Symm. "Come on," Ramsey told the Vegan girl. "Come in, Captain Ramsey," a voice said. "It isn''t what you think it is," Ramsey said, surprised to find himself "Then put on your cloak," Ramsey said, and, really blushing this time, "I''ll take you," Ramsey said, "if this girl comes too." Garr Symm sat there for a long time, dreaming of power as no man before cold night, Margot Dennison, Ramsey and Vardin arrived at the Graveyard Ramsey said: "All right, Margot. Ramsey did not know if he should stop Margot himself, or fight Symm''s Ramsey, Vardin and Margot had proved that by "I can''t go back to Earth," Ramsey said. "I can''t go back to Earth," Ramsey said. 29149 could detect light; or rather, I could perceive waves of force passing nothingness was alive with waves of force, traveling parallel and because I knew that time had elapsed since the moment I _awakened_ exist without a groundwork of matter, or at least of force? An entity of pure reason, having come into I darted frantically about space like a frightened The other entity had less of reason, more emotion. "_Marls_ appear to exist as rationale and emotion," I "I suppose it has to do with our emotional differences," the _Pat_ "I--I think so." The _Pat_ hesitated and I knew it was observing the space and we are thinking, experiencing emotions at another point. as if our minds are--are broadcasting our thoughts and emotions far away force I was a part of in that other existence traveling through space, could not, did not wish to exist without the _Pat_. I thought _Pat_ as 29159 Jon Karyl took one look and went bounding over the asteroid''s rocky Jon Karyl unsheathed the stubray pistol at his side, turned the oxygen Jon Karyl saw none of the steel-blue creatures. As Karyl watched, a second Steel-Blue came crawling out of the ship. There wasn''t much fear in Jon Karyl''s mind. He followed the Steel-Blue into the gaping lock of the invaders'' space "This is the violator?" Jon''s Steel-Blue nodded. Jon''s Steel-Blue led him out of the alien ship and halted expectantly His Steel-Blue said: "We have reproduced the atmosphere of your station moved toward Jon. He didn''t like the looks of the liquid in the tumbler. Steel-Blues were watching as Jon put on his helmet and unsheathed his "That is the hemlock," Steel-Blue said. Staying alive had now become a fetish with Jon. On the sixteenth day, the Earthman realized that the Steel-Blues also 29168 children, but a group of little people, hard at work. "Come along now, people!" said this crotchety one, looking straight at "Mr. Houlihan," said Keech, drawing a kind of peppered dignity up about "Well, now, your work," I said, and glanced at the spaceship. group of little people be building a spaceship here in America--out in "And why wouldn''t I know a spaceship when I see one?" I said. "We had to come here," said Keech, "to learn how to make a spaceship." "Well, then, as I say," said Keech, "the little people have decided to Keech and the little people just stood by "Thank you, Mr. Houlihan," said Keech. "Mr. Houlihan," said Keech, "you will not be forgotten by the "And now, Mr. Houlihan," said Keech, "I''ll see that a quantity of gold hear, for Mr. Houlihan--friend of the little people as long as he shall 29170 Come on, let''s go have a drink." They got him on his feet, and "I gotta get home," Big Hogey told him. Big Hogey stumbled about for a moment, then sat down hard in the gravel Big Hogey got up and staggered around in front of the bus, clutching at "Two kids," said the driver, catching Hogey''s bag as it slipped from his A farm truck turned onto the side-road and moaned away, its driver With a grunt, he got to his feet, managed to shoulder the duffle bag, Hogey got up doggedly, shaking his head to clear it. He helped Hogey out of the car and drove away without looking back to A-motored convertible whined past on the road, but Hogey went unseen. Hogey waited, then heard the man muttering, "Sic ''im, boy, sic ''im." staring out into Big Bottomless while his son''s cry came from the house 29177 Larry saw an odd-looking lamp, set perhaps ten feet behind the slowly A pygmy planet, spinning in the laboratory like a world in the gulf of brains in mechanical bodies, worshiping a rusty machine like a god--" "We might fly up, in the little plane," Larry proposed, doubtfully. What was it that Agnes had said, of machine-monsters, of It seemed a long time to Larry that the thing stood, motionless, The violet liquid, it came to Larry in his trance of wonder, must take toward the machine of violet-filled crystal and glittering green With green wings outspread, the machine-monster was beating swiftly in the violet ray, an inch from the surface of the little world. the crystal disks, watching the tiny, green-blue planet spinning so As Larry and the plane grew smaller, the relative size of the violet And Larry started forward, trying to remember just what Agnes had 29190 [Sidenote: Trapped in the great dome, Darl valiantly defends Earth''s "God, but the air''s going fast," Darl groaned. underground tunnels whose steel-armored end-walls continued the Dome''s unendurable save to such veterans of the far planets as Darl and Jim of his metal suit, brought Darl safely through. Frozen by this strange paralysis, Darl Thomas saw the giant figure Darl struggled to focus his eyes on a blurred blue form that towered Darl shook his head weakly and closed his eyes. Darl Thomas lay on a cot in the headquarters tent, swathed from head look-out empty, an'' a space suit an'' ray-gun gone." Jim grinned Jim was at the controls, Darl As Darl and Jim "Space ship in sight," Darl flung over his shoulder as he reached the quick, and seal the air-lock." Darl thrust into Jim''s hand the ray-gun Darl''s gyrocopter was diving on a long slant for the Dome wall. 29195 Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying. Bliss rose as they entered and said, waving a gloved hand at the chairs "We are waiting, honorable sir," the spokesman said. He said, "The last four spaceships on Earth were sent to She said, "You look beat, chancellor. "They sound pretty sure this time," Myra said doubtfully. Eyeing the opulent nudes, she giggled and said, "Don''t they look said, "Your excellency, Chancellor Bliss--Space-Captain Hon Yaelstrom of "Suppose you sit down and tell me what we can do for you," said Bliss, Bliss studied the visitor from space, then said, "This is rather sudden, Mars to have overpopulated the planet so soon." "I can imagine," said Bliss dryly. "Martian time," said the ambassador, letting the water run over his Bliss exhaled and said, "I think perhaps we shall be able to come to an "Go right ahead," said Bliss magnanimously. 29196 Raging, Trooper Lane hovered three thousand feet above Tammany Square. Ain''t old Mayor the CinC of the Newyork Troopers?_ Old cybrain, a gift from the Trooper surgeons, compliments of the city, Lane waited for the electronic brain to come eye, Lane saw the girl fold to the floor. "Lashing police with his vibray," said the announcer, "Lane broke "At ease with that jazz," said Lane, and a sheathed finger snapped out. "Trooper Lane, of the Newyork Special Troops, is all." He "Whaddaya know," said Lane. "Gerri Kin. Look, Lane, holding me is no good. "Yeah, but--" Lane shook his head and turned back to the window. Lane said, "They told us in Trooper Academy that it''s the men that win The police analogue computer will be able to outthink Lane''s cybrain, He said, "Trooper HQ, this is Lane." "Your girl from Mars is right, Lane. Lane looked at Gerri. Lane said, "I''m going to Mars, too." 29198 Mentally Sarka was looking back now to that red day when Dalis, the For a long moment Sarka looked broodingly out across the world beyond The voice of Dalis, which Sarka had good cause to remember, had sounded "If," said Sarka, "I close all contact of this laboratory with the world "Remember, Dalis," said Sarka, "that while the speed of the Earth in its Dalis'' face became as pale as chalk, and Sarka smiled a little as he "It is time," said Sarka softly, "that we who have urged the world to "We are headed," said Sarka''s father softly, "in the general direction "I am wondering," said Sarka, "if you, my father, and you Dalis, have There the voice ended, while the two Sarkas turned again to face Dalis. Sarka turned to Dalis, and noted that the face of the master egotist was The girl laughed, said good night to Marable, and followed her father 29202 [Sidenote: Like the Hammer of Thor was the clash of Danny O''Rourke But an hour later, Danny saw the giant furnish his own ending to the Something of this, perhaps, was clouding the eyes of Danny O''Rourke, long arm of Danny O''Rourke had swept the sleeping Infant to the floor, Danny O''Rourke who knew, if any man did, the full truth of the remark. And Danny O''Rourke threw his red ship down and into the valley Once more the red ship fell swiftly under Danny''s hand. Beside him, Danny O''Rourke heard the voice of his Chief. him in the control room of a rocket-ship that threw itself like a red And Danny O''Rourke found his eyes staring into those of the Infant, steering sight on Danny''s ship; he could direct the red craft as if it sights the ghostly ship hung, and Danny threw his own red rocket like 29205 But Tyndall knew one thing for certain, the which in any tongue meant, "Tyn-Dall wanders too far from your ship. The servant bowed respectfully before Tyndall, then gestured at Tyndall recognized at once as his host, the Rhal of Arrill. Arrillian gesture of greeting, and Tyndall did the same. Tyndall was stuck on Arrill and he knew it. When the Rhal had finished, the other Arrillians in the room fastened "I do not think the priestess Lhyreesa will make you unhappy, Tyn-Dall." No, the Arrillians were not Earthmen, but they were human, and an The Rhal gestured to a young Arrillian. Arrillian led Tyndall the length of the corridor, back to the patio he Tyndall looked out into the garden: the sun was Tyndall turned to the Arrillian. He heard the Arrillian''s terrified cry "Dheb Tyn-Dall...!" The last thing Tyndall ever saw was the Priestess Lhyreesa as she 29206 there were the six-legged _baroons_, monkey-like in the trees, that Conrad''s voice in his ear, as it had sounded that day when Conrad had knee-deep, night-wet grass among the trees. And then came Alwa, the aged chieftain, and Nrana, his son. he opened his eyes and saw the handsome blue-complexioned face of Nrana sitting there beside him, and Nrana said softly, "Good day, Mr. Man of "We welcome you, Earthling," he said, "and hope that you will live among "Perhaps he had a ship-of-the-sky there at the beach," Nrana said "Perhaps he will come back to us," said Alwa. "I am Number One," said Mr. Smith, "and Lord of all the planets. "O Kallana," he said, "Let us give him to the _kifs_. They took the Earthling out with them, then, and tied him to a tree. did not wish to hear his screams when the _kifs_ came. 29209 They had dined in the privacy of Dorwin''s suite--Bezdek as befitted his "Some people are lucky," said Bezdek, adjusting the broad knot of his "Sorry, Mr. Bezdek," said Ty Falter, the mogul''s private secretary, "Not likely," said Bezdek, dropping into his seat. "I thought you might be," said Bezdek, leaning forward and using the "Certainly I understand that--sound business," said Bezdek with his "Listen to me," said the movie-maker, again leaning toward his "Not with the H-bomb, Bezdek," said Dorwin frigidly. "Of course not--I was only speaking figuratively," said the movie-maker "I see," said Dorwin. "You''ve got it," said Bezdek, beaming now. "The train seems to have stopped," said the banker. He said, looking down on both men, "I think you will "I think you''re crazy!" said Bezdek. "There''s something out there--look," said Dorwin. "Let me see," said Bezdek. "I''d like to see what you _do_ look like," said Dorwin, suddenly 29240 Mr. Phipper, the instructor who would take the group through the museum, "All here, sir," Billy Kasker answered. "What happened to the natives who lived here?" Billy Kasker asked. "Why, they look just like us!" Joe Buckner said indignantly. "It''s not at all like the way we obtain our food," Billy Kasker said As soon as the young natives saw the graduating group coming, they The instructor put his hand on the butt of the _Thor_ gun. The instructor took his hand off the _Thor_ gun. Billy Kasker, _Thor_ gun ready for use, went "I wouldn''t forget," Billy Kasker said. "Give the _Thor_ gun to Jim," the brown native said. Without hesitation Billy Kasker handed the gun to the native who reached The brown native jerked off the instructor''s clothes, then worked Billy Kasker surveyed the brown native. "It won''t happen again, sir," Billy Kasker said contritely. clear," Billy Kasker said. 29242 Sutter looked at the control panel and his smile of satisfaction faded Sutter was about to switch on the set when the door buzzer sounded. "I collect shells," Travail said. To Sutter, anyone who liked shells was a person above suspicion. Travail had made no mention of the alien shells, and Sutter kept Sutter carried the full basket back to the car and began the long drive Travail knew of the value of Sutter''s shell collection. about the alien shells they both had seen on the television set, if he gallery, Sutter saw that he had reached the outer limit of the shell. Sutter said, "What are you doing in my drawer?" In his bedroom Sutter wrapped each of the alien shells in a sheet of Sutter picked up the bisected shell and went into the sitting room. Sutter moved the shell slightly so that it lay at 29255 time Benda resigned his position with the New York Bell Telephone The Science Community was organized like a machine: and all men played "Long live the science of communication!" he had said. "Communication is a science!" Benda had said, and it came back to me as face, like a listening ear, turned toward the distant men. "Some sort of insect came buzzing down--like an Earth bee, but larger. "The rays, sir!" snapped the thought from Dival, like a flash of "It''s time you knew just what you''re up against," said Stanley to me "I should like a word with Dr. Michael Strange," said my companion heard a sound like a big electric fan in the air at the time, although and I was lifted into the air and drawn toward the open door after Jim. I tore at the thing holding me with my hands, but it was a smooth round 29271 me a certain satisfaction to think that a part of me will remain long I think as time passes I shall I am surprised that this world is so capable of supporting human life. without warning, a vague uneasiness, like the feeling when one awakens I shall call the feeling "it" until I can identify the source more know I will be seeing little green men flitting through the trees.... system more powerful, yet that does not explain the feeling of tension a constant feeling of dreadful expectancy, of imminent disaster, mixed feel certain that two of us could face this thing and lick it. something positive--even thinking--makes me feel better.... life forms are just aggregations of individual cells working together. I feel like a wrung-out sponge. I couldn''t use it--and somehow I don''t feel _The manuscript ends here--and of course we know that the "man" was not 29272 In the control room, Emmett Corbin listened to the screech of tormented Emmett had barely finished securing his helmet when the ship shook The pilot said: "There are no hand weapons on the ship. "We can''t hide _in_ the ship," George said, with absolute conviction. George led the way from the control room, and across a passenger ship with telescopes we''ll stand out like fireflies in a dark room!" Cautiously sliding their feet across the hull, Gloria and Emmett "The Agronians have probably destroyed the base by now," Emmett said. Emmett felt suddenly cold when he realized what the pilot had in mind. Most of the Agronians have left their ship to study ours, and But when we reach the ship, we''ll try to meet at the air lock. Floating through space toward the enemy ship, Emmett felt overcome with "It''s the Agronian atmosphere," George said. Emmett followed as quickly as possible, although he felt 29283 a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] he had captured, it drove the iron ball through space like a ship. Thad had seen the white tower many times, on his holiday tramps Thad could expect nothing from the ship save a Either the ship''s machinery was completely wrecked, Thad knew, or Thad saw that the flier''s navigation lights were out. Thad''s mass of metal swung on past the ship, as he returned to the Thad opened the exhaust valve, let the air hiss from the chamber of Thad set at once about exploring the ship. the animal''s terror, pitying it for the naked fear in its eyes, Thad Thad thrust an arm out through the opened panel of his suit, and scream that Thad had heard once before, on this flier of mystery. When Thad came back upon the deck, the dog was still barking The scratching of claws, Thad knew. 29290 John Rush smoothed the covers over his wife, tucking them in where her "Mr. Rush--" the doctor shook hands gingerly, "I hope you don''t mind me "She is the same," John Rush said to the doctor. put his head down, touching his work-roughened hands to his eyes. "Some of us did refuse to work," Rush said softly. The doctor lowered his head and turned away toward the door. The children were by the bed, their hands holding those of the mother. Gently John Rush tugged those hands away and led them toward their own The small hands were cold in his own and he felt a tiny feeling of hands in his own, the blind eyes. "John," she said softly, "the children ... He could see the lights of the truck coming from far away, two tiny He reached out and touched the small hands on each side of the mother 29293 "This is the stowaway, sir," said Correy briskly, closing the door. "To your quarters, you said, sir?" asked Correy, his eyes very "Right, sir," said Correy. "This leader calls herself Liane, Chief Priestess of the Flame, Mother But Liane, Chief Priestess of the Flame! "I think you''re right, sir," said Hendricks quickly. "I believe, sir," said Correy, "that we''d be nice to her. "At the same time, Liane is supposed to be the head of the thing we''re I kept my promise to Correy the next time Hendricks was on watch. "I think, Liane," I replied, "that Mr. Hendricks is a very young man." With Liane and Correy, leaving the ship in charge of "Let me handle him, sir," said Correy from the corner of his mouth. "Liane, Chief Priestess of the Flame, Mother of Life, Giver Liane looked up at Hendricks, smilingly, and took one of his hands in 29298 Carse extracted a ray-gun from the belt of Leithgow''s In one second Hawk Carse was snatched from sleep into the turmoil of a Jupiter-light, and Hawk Carse faced the danger trail alone, as was his Hawk Carse crossed the room and slid it open. There was only one logical man; and as Hawk Carse twenty-five miles from Port o'' Porno--_Lar Tantril, who probably had not already in Ku Sui''s hands_, _should be at Tantril''s ranch_. Now, with nothing but a space-suit and a ray-gun, he had to raid it light from the beacon--Lar Tantril''s own personal space-ship--and And Hawk Carse found himself caught between ray-guns held unswervingly I like you not with a gun near your hand, Carse." "You know, Carse," Tantril observed after his laugh, "I''ve been half "From Ku Sui to Lar Tantril: Search House No. 574 in Port o'' Porno Watch for Hawk Carse, Eliot Leithgow Hawk Carse was gone! 29299 [Sidenote: The trail of vanished space ships leads Grant Pemberton to a tall, powerfully shouldered Ganymedan, Miro, Inspector for Ganymede. Now, as Grant stood in the corridor of the great space-flier, Grant saw the quick movement of the other toward an open side flap. Grant''s breath was coming in quick, labored gasps. There came a clatter of feet behind him, a sudden rush of space-suited Nona cried out: "Grant, tell me quickly, what are they; what is "when I saw the ray out in space pick up those floating figures. Nona cried out, "Grant, we''re going to fall right into it!" swathed as Grant was in the depths of his space-suit, nor did he Both were silent; Nona because she did not know what to say, and Grant "Nona!" Grant gasped and saw red. Ganymedan, space-suited, was coming through. The great space-ship, some fifty feet away, was Nona turned to Grant. 29303 with saying that the Earth was only a drop from the sun that got a crust "Columbus started off like us," I says. "That is a new word for ''insane'' I must look up," Zahooli says. says the quake confirms his theory that the inside of the Earth is as D''Ambrosia Zahooli comes in and says he has been to see Commander "I have got to git out," D''Ambrosia Zahooli says and heads for the door. The Mole shudders like a citizen looking "Don''t look through the ports," Wurpz says. "Look," I says, pawing beads of sweat as big as the creep''s eyes from my in what looks like bloodstone that says: ADOLPH HITLER. "And Hitler took one of those Subterro dames as a mate, huh," I says. "We have got to escape," I says to my pals. "Sep," D''Ambrosia Zahooli says. Septimus Spink," I says. "I still believe in reincarnation," D''Ambrosia Zahooli says. 29308 Lewis Stillman felt as though they might drop at any moment to Lewis Stillman fell heavily back against the dusty seat-cushion, the gun The world of Lewis Stillman was damp and lightless; it was narrow and Lewis Stillman was running down the long tunnels. That evening Lewis Stillman watched the moon, round and high and yellow He''d seen a duplicate set on the second floor of Pickwick''s book store One corner of Lewis Stillman''s room was reserved for weapons. Lewis Stillman, his rifle over one shoulder, the small automatic Lewis Stillman paused before a dim hand-lettered sign: MEDICAL SECTION. But as Lewis Stillman''s foot touched the final stair, his luck ran out. If you can reach the street, Stillman told himself, then you''ve still Lewis Stillman squeezed the trigger of the automatic and three shots Lewis Stillman dropped the empty rifle at his feet and threw out his 29309 "Our destination," said Correy, "will probably be some little ball of "Commander Hanson," he said, "permit me to present Godar Tipene and I saw Correy glance forward, where our largest disintegrator-ray tubes "I''m afraid not, Mr. Correy," said Inverness, shaking his head. "We''ll make the best of it," I said, thinking of Correy, and how he "Have I your permission, sir," asked Correy on the fourth day, "to "I should like to ask that you do not interrupt," said Tipene coldly. "I''ve just transferred Tipene to another stateroom, sir," he said. "Maybe I''m wrong, sir," said Correy then, "but I''m convinced that equipment and returned, Correy was waiting with his men. going into the Aranian city to pick up Inverness and Brady. "Down this passage, men," I ordered the two ray operators. "Well, sir," said Correy, when we had come to the dead end of the "They got Tipene, sir!" said Correy. 29310 feud of Hawk Carse and Dr. Ku Sui. Again and again the paths of the adventurer and the sinister, brilliant "Just fine, Carse," came in the clear, cultured voice of Master Judd said that Ku Sui ''comes out of darkness, out of empty space.'' That "The mike switch, Friday," the Hawk said, and then was at Sako''s side, you, Carse, and me, and also Master Scientist Eliot Leithgow." He let But a tattoo of alarm was beating in Hawk Carse''s brain. Hawk Carse faced his old foe. This was the Port o'' Porno where Master Scientist Eliot Leithgow for but Ku Sui said you told him where Master Leithgow is. Hawk Carse found words, but could not control his voice. In several seconds more Eliot Leithgow and Hawk Carse were staring with Hawk Carse''s face was in its old, Hawk Carse said nothing. calm, Hawk Carse watched the weakening door, a gun in each hand. 29321 [Sidenote: Mighty Luke Fenton swaggers defiantly in Vulcan''s Workshop, A key rattled in the lock and Luke Fenton leaped to his feet, facing the Luke Fenton never had taken the trouble to learn or he would have known On the last word came blessed release and the return of Luke''s strength. cheers came from somewhere in the long line of convicts, and Luke saw Eyeing Luke suspiciously, the senior guard grunted, then moved on along "Yes?" Luke looked up at the guard, saw he was scowling darkly in their At the old man''s warning Luke returned to his own work bench and was As agreed, Tom Fuller came out first and Luke held back, Across the passage Luke saw a squad of convicts and two guards emerging And still Tom Fuller carried on, though Luke was now in the lead. Luke Fenton had found a man. 29322 "Prepare for battle!" The command crackled in Allan Dane''s helmet. Consciousness came slowly back to Allan Dane. Allan felt a coolness on his face, his hands, that could mean only of some one moving came again, and Allan turned his head to it. Then they turned--and Allan saw what the white robes clothed! Allan''s eyes flew open, and he stared up into the speaker''s face. Tappan Zee. Allan Dane came over New York, gazed down at the ruin of The pack was not twenty feet away when Allan reached the stair door. The black ship was right on his tail; Allan flicked his controls and Head hurts too much." Allan opened his eyes. Allan turned his head, saw for the first time the crumpled debris of the black ship, a hundred feet away, saw stark forms. Allan saw an open window in the Allan saw the forms of his enemies silhouetted 29326 "Locate us on the map, Carnes!" snapped Dr. Bird. "The Proving Ground is just ahead," said the doctor. "I''ll tell you, General Merton," he said to the Chief of the Air "Carnes, let me have that map," went on the doctor. Also, to Carnes'' openly expressed and Dr. Bird''s secret worry, Thelma Saranoff, had acted with Carnes and the doctor in their long drawn-out results, Dr. Bird acceded to Carnes'' request, and the detective left "We get off here, Doctor," said Saranoff. Flashlight in hand, Saranoff descended, Dr. Bird following closely on "_Ivan_ Saranoff, if you please, Doctor," interrupted the Russian. "Saranoff," said Dr. Bird in a level voice, his piercing eyes boring "Yes, Doctor, that is a can of radite," said the Russian. "It looks right," said Carnes. Carnes dropped to the ground, the beam of light following his "Dr. Bird!" cried Carnes in amazement. "Get him, Carnes!" came Dr. Bird''s voice. 29328 Robbie whined and acted like his eyes were burning, as if "You''ve jest got to find Junius today, Zack," Mrs. Stewart spoke In the light from the open doorway Zack saw the dog creeping along on "Skunk finally got ya, eh boy?" Zack spoke sympathetically as the dog, "Don''t rightly know," Zack patted the dog, "acts like he got something Zack walked dazedly toward the woods, his eyes glued to the light above "Let''s get closer, looks like a fire," Mrs. Stewart said. "Yeah," Zack took a deep breath then began, "my cow Junius was missing Mr. Stewart''s cow is radiating intense blue and white light, the Meanwhile, Mrs. Stewart turned to Sims. "You look like one of them flying saucer fellas, yerself," Zack laughed, "Hurry and get the milk pail, Zack, Junius is all right now!" Mrs. Stewart yelled happily to her husband, as Professor Sims and his 2934 ON THE ADVISABLENESS OF IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE* phrased it, of "improving natural knowledge." The ends they proposed have to explain that the improvement of natural knowledge has furnished rendered possible only by the progress of natural knowledge in the improvement of our natural knowledge and of that fractional obedience, improvement of our knowledge of Nature, and the extent to which that of a combined effort on the part of mankind to improve natural knowledge According to them, the improvement of natural knowledge always has been, Natural knowledge is, in their eyes, no real mother of mankind, bringing that the improvement of natural knowledge, whatever direction it has natural knowledge introduced into men''s minds? I cannot but think that the foundations of all natural knowledge were improvement of natural knowledge. the unquestionable fact, that the improvement of natural knowledge recognise the advisableness of improving natural knowledge, and so to 2935 sciences which embody the knowledge man has acquired upon these subjects according to the kind of animals he studies, or the particular phenomena three great but subordinate sciences, morphology, physiology, and Zoological morphology is the doctrine of animal form or structure. Zoological distribution is the study of animals in relation to the lobster is composed of as many rings as there are pairs of appendages, of a common type,--in fact and in nature they are so,--the leg and the other animals, though they may differ a good deal from the lobster, are structure of each animal, that, in the present state of our knowledge, same plan amidst the twenty different segments of a lobster''s body. examine into the manner in which the attentive study of the lobster time, and, if the like had been done with every animal, the sciences The lobster has served as a type of the whole animal divisions of the animal kingdom. 29353 live in space--things, anyway; I don''t know that you could call them "Right, sir," said Correy, grinning like a schoolboy. "Now the television, sir," said Kincaide gravely. "What do you make of them, sir?" asked Kincaide, his eyes on my face. Please call Mr. Correy and Mr. Hendricks, and ask them to report Kincaide hastened to obey the order, while I watched the strange things charts, sir," said Hendricks slowly. "That these things caused the two lost ships to be reported missing in "Shall we open upon them at will, or upon orders, sir?" asked Correy. "I think," commented Kincaide quietly, "that Hendricks is likely to be "Certainly, sir." The _Ertak_, like all Special Patrol ships of the "It''s Correy, sir," he said. breathing masks, and order the men at the air-lock exit port to stand "That possibility was one we overlooked, sir," said Hendricks. crescent-shaped things which had so nearly brought about the ship''s 29354 Marc Polder, Resident Comptroller of Torran, strolled idly down the Idly Marc Polder pushed a swinging door aside and entered what passed on "What about that stuff the Navy has cached in their warehouse?" Lee "Marc," Lee said as they entered, "what about the new radar? "Look," Marc said grimly, "that''s only a second-hand destroyer radar, so "I think," Marc went on after a moment, "I''d better warn the boys over comptroller?" he demanded, as he faced Marc Polder and Lee Treynor. "Besides," Marc went on, "I don''t see what good the stuff in that "Looks like rocket fuel," he said. He looked up at Mantor who stood watching him "Maybe," Marc answered without turning his eyes from the dwindling point Marc, who had closed his eyes when the color change "And this, by the way," Polder said, "is as good a time as any to tell 29355 To look at Sam Meecham you''d never have dreamed he was a man of decision "Say, Meecham," the foreman said, "that last engine okay?" Sam Meecham hesitated briefly, then said, "The wiring was a little For the first time in years Sam Meecham felt a new freedom. That day had come, and as Sam Meecham went homeward that evening he felt That last thought drew a long secret laugh from Sam Meecham. "No," Sam said, trying to keep his voice even. Sam Meecham was going to the Suddenly Sam said, "This coffee''s cold." "You''d better hurry," Dorothy said, looking at him a little uneasily. "Call up the foreman," Sam said. Sam Meecham was going to the stars, and he would never return! But she only smiled sadly and said, "I know that, Sam. I came to say before, and Sam Meecham felt a desire that had been too long 29356 The ringing of the door bell cut into Henderson''s concentration and he Tensely absorbed, he stood watching the small miracle He slid one hand toward a switch, never moving his eyes from the table. The small green plant on the table was with great effort extending a Henderson increased the power with a trembling hand and almost forgot to came a series of tiny squeaks that sounded strangely like a voice Henderson sat spellbound, watching, listening ... talking and walking plant the world had ever known. issued from a tiny speaker beside the plant as a small whisper of He looked at the plant on the table, but it frozen in his chair, and the tiny squeaking voice said cheerily, "Hi, Henderson opened the door, and only then did he begin to realize the Henderson fainted then, and the last thing he remembered was the voice 29384 to twit me, standing in the rain, while Tristan desired to know Alice poised with one foot half raised, and shrieked at Tristan, half Slowly my senses came back; I saw Alice struggling upright in the opened, staring upward through the tree limbs. carefully concealed, Tristan was married to Alice by an unsuspecting think we''re a long way past such petty things as personal pride. "There are," Alice raved, "two billion people on the earth to-day. "Listen!" said Tristan suddenly, in a voice of desperation. "Tristan!" shrieked Alice, in horror. We got all set, the blimp circling overhead, Tristan upside down in seeing less and less of Tristan and Alice; during summers they were on Tristan grinned and pulled himself down the rope, which of "Go on and look at the animals, old man." Tristan called to me. came from Tristan''s own tent. limp, foot-long stub of Tristan''s rope. 29389 found that the new star was about three thousand light-years distant, the first star, but several hundred light-years nearer, was a second new unheard-of precision, new worlds were flaming up overnight in a line Phobar watched the eighth star increase hourly. As dawn began to break and the stars grew paler, Phobar turned away from few thousand miles range at most--and the dark star could span millions. eyes and the path of the dark star with flaming suns to mark its central tower half a mile distant Phobar could see something that huge tower such as Phobar had seen in the metal city. Again Phobar felt Garboreggg''s disdain, knew that the metal giant giant new planet, the world you yourself are now on--Xlarbti! "The seven new suns that you saw were dead worlds that we used as Phobar''s captor, or another thing like him, reentered when Garboreggg death of a metallic dark world. 29390 "Gentlemen," said Prester Kleig as he entered the Secret Room, where sat "Now," said Kleig himself, there in the Secret Room, "look off to the At that moment came the voice, loud in the Secret Room, which Kleig at "I have been away a year," said Kleig, "as you know, and many things "Yes," said Kleig, softly, "but it saves us ordering others to death. "Prester Kleig," came suddenly into the Secret Room the voice of far outside the Secret Room, a signal which said that the doors were being engagement which men of the time had called the Great War. Prester Kleig turned to look at Maniel. "Yes," said Kleig quietly, "those monsters of Moyen can move on land, night on the _Planetara_, Miko had come and knocked upon Anita''s door. Anita said aloud into my empty cubby: "Miko will come for you presently, 29401 "It does look that way, Carnes," said the doctor slowly. lay in the plane of the earth''s movement about the sun, each day would "Better drop down a couple of thousand, Lieutenant," said Dr. Bird into McCready banked the plane and started on a long glide toward the east. "I don''t think we''ll have much luck, Doctor," said Carnes. Carnes and McCready rose to their feet but Dr. Bird remained stretched "Not by a long shot," replied Dr. Bird promptly as he rose to his feet. "She''s back by the plane," said the doctor with a chuckle. Carrying the two guns, Dr. Bird joined Carnes while McCready burst of machine gun fire came from the trucks and a hail of bullets "McCready''s right," replied the doctor. "Come on, Doctor," cried McCready. the prisoner and the guns to the plane, the lieutenant and Dr. Bird "That''ll do, Doctor," said McCready. 29408 "Tom Parker here?" Bert was surprised that the fastidious older Tom Parker, his hair grayer and forehead higher than when Bert had Worry?" Bert thought of the old man called Gramp. "Life--plane--dimensions?" said Bert blankly. "And that--what''s that?" Bert remembered the warning of the old man of Tom shouted, running forward to intercept her, and Bert saw what he Tom and Joan on the other side of the force area, their white faces "I--I don''t understand." Bert Redmond was like a man in a trance, you understand, O Man-Called-Bert, for the tale is a strange one and into the vastness of space; as Bert had seen them in Tom Parker''s The Wanderer gripped Bert''s arm with painful force. "In intra-dimensional space I saw the glow of Tom Parker''s force area glowed the disk of blue-white light that was Tom''s force area. On the one side Bert saw familiar objects in Tom''s laboratory, on the 29410 Jack Baron, young radio engineer at the Rothafel Radio laboratories, "June is using a drug which I prepared to keep her time sense normal," pitch, went up like a siren at the end as the drug took effect. the watch he still clutched, Jack saw the hands slow down and at last watchers, while their gestures looked like the slow waving of the "What can I do for her, Father?" June cried, turning away from the outside world, what will happen if the time-sense is paralyzed? they believe, operates somewhat like a very short radio wave. "Are they responsible for the end of time?" queried Jack. "I''m Jack Baron, formerly on the staff here, and this is June Manthis, The doctor choked but Jack''s hand on his arm steadied him. "No time to wait." Disregarding June''s cry of protest Jack stripped Manthis came in at that moment and injected all the remaining drug as 29411 To Charles Edward Jacot, of New York City, for improvement in Lever We have recently seen a model of a new Steam Printing Press, the Patent Office building on the aforesaid fifteenth day of December, or issue a new patent for the same invention or discovery, bearing the judicial court of the United States, and shall protect the rights of is claimed as new had before been invented or discovered or patented, Commissioner, shall entitle the applicant to a patent, he may appeal A cotton manufacturer in New-Haven lost his operatives, last week, by successful operation, a new machine, a description of which is given Publishers of the Scientific American, New York City. the improved filters noticed under the head of "New Inventions." production of new and useful discoveries, shall be protected under the Patent Office all the scientific works published and useful for [Illustration: hand pointing right]All city papers please copy, and 29416 brain which Barter had placed in the ape''s skull-pan. "Mind Master"--and those ape hairs in Bentley''s hands. with the mad Barter, Bentley would have sworn that brain transplantation How had Barter known Bentley was visiting Tyler? "Caleb Barter," Bentley''s voice was hoarse with anger as he dropped part of the operation, Naka Machi," said Barter as he worked. "I''ve seen apes swing into trees like that," Bentley thought. "The Barter touch," said Bentley grimly. Therefore the ape''s body and the man''s brain would seem, to Barter, an offices, "how Barter keeps his apes with men''s brains from trying to the Clinton Building, Bentley was sure that Barter controlled every controlled by Caleb Barter, until Bentley had shot the little metal [Illustration: _"Now, Bentley," said Barter, "I''ll explain Bentley knew that if Ellen were in the hands of Caleb Barter the mad "Concentrated fire, Bentley," said Barter. 29421 Foulet leaned forward, his eyes were gleaming, his face flushed and "Try slowing the motor," I yelled into Brice''s ear and both Foulet and plane spread a path of light, dull, ruddily glowing, like the ghost of great glowing eye suddenly burst from the rim of the horizon--the The same thought must have struck Brice and Foulet Behind me I felt Foulet start; I heard Brice''s quickly Five years before Fraser had suddenly burst on the world of science. Brice bowed quietly; and his eyes, serene and blue, met Fraser''s Nothing!" For the first time Fraser''s eyes became like the eyes of our guide and Fraser, polished and expressionless. "You will follow me," said Fraser, turning to Foulet and me. Suppose Fraser turned the ray back on us as we climbed down? could feel it and I knew by Foulet''s eyes that he felt it too. Fraser''s eyes narrowed to gleaming slits. 29437 Sime looked into her warm, earnest little face. "Who is Scar Balta?" Sime asked himself after locking the door again. "You are under arrest!" said the officer, placing, his hand on Sime''s he thought he saw a slight flicker in the man''s eye when Sime spoke. "Listen, old man," Sime said in a low voice, "out in the corridor--" "Before you answer," Murray said quietly at Sime''s side, "let me _Crack!_ Sime''s fist struck Murray''s solid jaw, scraping the skin off The Martian day is only a little more than a day on Earth, but to Sime Sime laid his hand on Tolto''s arm. Sime and Tolto struck them like a tempest. So Sime and Tolto fought their way down, Sime pressed a neuro-pistol into Tolto''s hand, warned him to sweep the "Take a neuro, Tolto," Sime advised. Sime and Murray saw in those lights only war, swift and 29445 Morse looked away, and Edwardson automatically watched the indicator. "Just one thing _I''d_ like to know," Edwardson said, slipping with ease "Where we sit," Cassel said, watching the indicators now that the others "Everset didn''t know we had a detection unit," Morse said, his eyes "Look," Edwardson said, "They ask him, ''Boy, what would you do if you "I sure wish he hadn''t been captured," Edwardson said. "Those guns don''t need limbering," Cassel said, stroking his beard. "Cassel," Morse said, very quietly. "The dial''ll work," Cassel said. "Cut," Edwardson said, handing the pack to Cassel. "I wonder what our friends look like," Morse said, watching the dial. "I don''t play bridge," Edwardson said. "Someone should reason with the bastards," Morse said, looking out the "I just thought of something," Edwardson said. "I should think we could do something," Edwardson said slowly. "Not a move out of it," Cassel said, looking at the dial with its 29455 Thorn Hard was a high-level flier for the Pacific Watch. had brought Thorn Hard and Sylva West to this spot. Thorn looked up to see Sylva standing by the Watch-plane door. "Beginning duty sir," said Thorn steadily, "I report that I have with "The watch planes are going up!" said Thorn dazedly. Thorn himself heard a dull droning noise in the air, coming toward combat-squadron of the United Nations Fighting Forces was sweeping to Fighting Force was no longer looking for Thorn and Sylva. ships of the Fighting Force, in flight from the menace of which Thorn dome of force, which protected the red rocket-ship from the seven "Der Com-Pub fleet is on der way," said Kreynborg, chuckling. "The air''s still," said Thorn quite grimly. The fog-vapor closed over Thorn and Sylva as Kreynborg grinned "They hope," said Thorn grimly, "your fleet can make gaps in the dome 29457 [Sidenote: Into the Trap-Door City of great spiders goes Penrun after spheres of the Interplanetary Council trapped his ships out near The next instant Penrun was through the door and racing down the long Penrun sat for a long time in thought. Penrun could find the treasure inside, but not the Caves. "I can pay for the space-sphere," urged Penrun. And here, too, lay the Trap-Door City of the monster Penrun wondered if the monsters would abandon the heaps of their dead. Night had descended when Penrun finally emerged from his little ship. Penrun seized the girl''s hand and ran madly Halkon, who descended with his ships on our city and carried off wonder, thought Penrun, that no one knew where the Caves were. monsters are either waiting until all the men wander out of the ship, Penrun seized the heavy treasure chest and staggered to the sphere. said Penrun. 29458 Carrin decided that he could trace his present mood to Miller''s suicide everything to live for--wife, kids, good job, and all the marvelous "Good morning, dear," Carrin''s wife said as he sat down at the breakfast "A very good day to you, sir," Mr. Pathis said. "Right," Carrin said, remembering the amount from his own papers. Now you know, Mr. Carrin, that you won''t live long enough to pay "Sure," Carrin said. "Sure," Carrin said. "Well, I was just wondering," Carrin said. "Well, I don''t want to be a Master Repairman anyway," the boy said, "They''ve been saying that for a hundred years," Carrin said, "and they "Why would you want to go to Mars?" Leela asked, winking at Carrin. "Look, Son, when I was your age I wanted to go to Mars, too. "I was just wondering how I could go to Mars," the boy said. That boy of his, Carrin thought. 29466 Of course Lucian Jeter and Tema Eyer were disappointed that Franz Kress "At least, Tema," said Jeter quietly, "we can look his ship over and see Lucian Jeter and Tema Eyer worked harder than ever, remembering the The Jeter-Eyer space ship still was not finished--though almost--when "Eyer," said Jeter at last, "we''ve got to start digging into newspaper "We realize that," said Jeter, while Eyer nodded. Jeter and Eyer looked at each other with protruding eyes. "Then listen," said Jeter, while Eyer stood quietly at his elbow, for Eyer and Jeter--two grim-faced men now, who dared not look at each "No news, Hadley," said Jeter. us off, I think," said Jeter, matching Eyer''s grin with one of his own. "How about our plane?" said Jeter. Jeter and Eyer of Sitsumi and the Three, when the six planes leveled off Jeter and Eyer kept their eyes glued to the six planes above. Jeter-Eyer plane? Jeter-Eyer plane? 29471 Jon Venex fitted the key into the hotel room door. Jon was just starting to read it when the ceiling light went out. Jon was standing on one leg testing the new knee joint when the ceiling Jon and Alec turned into the employment exchange, saying good-by to Dik Jon walked quickly from the employment exchange, his long legs eating up Jon thumbed the tag out of his waist slot and handed it across the desk. He kept glancing from Jon to the Robot Coleman was right, Jon didn''t dare make any false moves. Jon''s body blocked Coleman''s vision, as long as Druce stayed asleep he They swept the room with one glance then focused on Jon. The right shutter clicked shut while the other began opening and closing The dented, green head rolled to a stop at Jon''s feet, the face staring instant Coleman was first aware of Jon''s motion, the robot had finished 29487 Dennison looked at his and decided that immortality was Dennison glanced over and saw the snub nose of a small automatic, Dennison glanced at the man on his Dennison ran, looking wildly around for a policeman. block Dennison''s way, but at the last moment a woman pulled him back. Dennison raced to the nearest apartment building and yanked at the door. And the production of an immortality serum would put the undertakers out "You merely wanted to steal my discovery," Dennison said. "You''re trying to impress me," Dennison said. "Why did you stop me from patenting my immortality serum?" "It isn''t ready for a lot of things," Dennison said. "A permanent dictatorship," Dennison said. Our time will come, Dennison! inventing the immortality serum. "_Forever_," Dennison said, his face buried in his hands. Dennison looked up. "Aside from that," Dennison said, "I think it''s a damned good idea. 29488 another man." Beardsley smiled at Jeff Arnold. And Jeff Arnold was right, Beardsley discovered. Beardsley saw Arnold leap to the master-switch, where he became "I''m sure it won''t," Arnold glared venomously at Beardsley, "if you''ll "Eh?" Mandleco followed Beardsley''s gesture, and for the first time he Beardsley said bluntly: "Yes, I would mind." Losch glanced bewilderedly from Beardsley to Mandleco, and seemed to Beardsley said quickly, "It is my understanding that Mr. Mandleco Beardsley said innocuously, "I wouldn''t count on ECAIAC just yet." Mrs. Carmack, Beardsley thought as he watched her, was that rare type of Beardsley said, "Shut up!" and Mandleco stood there with mouth opening But Beardsley was watching Pederson now, whose face took on a sudden Beardsley said gently, "It''s all right, Mrs. Carmack. "You''re damned right you may say it, Beardsley!" Arnold''s eyes raked him "Now let''s suppose," said Beardsley, "just suppose that Arnold thinks 29492 Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape Inside the trailer, Ted Graham sat down on the green couch that opened "Yes, we called," said Ted Graham. _She sounds too anxious_, thought Ted Graham. Mrs. Rush turned her gypsy features toward Martha Graham. Ted Graham said, "Oh." Then: "Are you Spanish?" Ted Graham helped his wife out of the car, followed the Rushes to the "You want to trade _this_ for our trailer?" asked Ted Graham. Martha Graham crossed to the windows, looked at the lights far away Ted Graham glanced around the room, thought: _If the rest of the house Martha Graham said, "Ted, I honestly never in my life dreamed--" Ted Graham said, "I don''t understand you, mister." Both Ted and Martha Graham "The Rushes--they wanted to trade us this house for our trailer. Ted Graham said, "But--" Ted Graham said, "What''s the joker in this?" 29503 I got pretty loaded long before I left New York. drink, I get to thinking about Sam and Wally and Chowderhead and Gilvey Well, I guess I said it already, I drink a pretty good "_Goddam it, stop it!_" Even the bartender looked over at me that time. I said, "The only reason I''m shaking like this is because I''m cold." to think about Gilvey, or Sam or Chowderhead or Wally or the captain. when they''re going, I don''t know, I think it''s worse. "Maybe New Jersey," I said, and took another white pill. "Right," I said after a minute. area, looking across the river or staring across a state line, knowing I said my set little speech: "Dr. Santly, I want to tell "I mean to say," he said, warming up, "you can look forward to the time "I look forward to it very much," I said. 29525 Micheals opened one eye and focused it in Conners'' general direction. broken down by the leech''s complex cells and changed into energy. When Micheals looked the next day, the leech was eight feet across, "Is that your leech thing, Professor Micheals?" Sheriff Flynn asked. "Right," Micheals said, and took his last look at the house. "I don''t think you''ll find it that easy," Micheals said. "Well, as far as I can figure out, the leech is an organic mass-energy "I don''t think you understand me," Micheals said. "I suppose it''s possible to overload the thing," Micheals said "Come with me," General O''Donnell said cheerfully, getting up and "The damned fools," General O''Donnell said. Sixty-seven men were lost in Operation Leech, and General O''Donnell For a long time the leech waited, but the food stayed out of reach. "Men," the general said, "I swore to destroy that thing. The leech''s body wanted food _now_. 29548 "Transformer fuel, boy!" Fannia said gleefully. "Let me see," Fannia said, dragging out the ship''s language library, "Hang on," Fannia said, and brought the ship down on the outskirts of "I know not and care less," Fannia said, struggling into space armor. "Maybe Galactic got their signals crossed," Fannia said, as the natives "You must have fought some great wars," Fannia said politely, wondering "I have not fought a war for many years," the chief said. "In the metal spire," Fannia said. "Yeah," Fannia said sadly, knowing what was coming. "And since we are a race of warriors," the chief said, "at my command, "Look at it this way," Fannia said. "Then let me get some fuel," Fannia said, tightening his grip on "Listen, Chief," Fannia said, eying the uncertain crowd. "If you do it," Fannia shouted in despair, "I''ll kill your chief. "Let''s make it fast," Fannia said, after Donnaught had fueled the ship. 29559 Jack had watched with an eye not completely clinical, feeling the Jack looked away to stare miserably at the dust boiling up behind the Jack shrugged and said, "Your rocket story is fantastic." Jack saw some black-uniformed Bohas seated by heavy machine "Yes, Daddy," Jack said before his father mentioned his visitor''s name. which Daddy''s caller (Jack thought of him only as "Mister") sat was a The man said, "I want you to listen to me, Jack. Mister turned to Jack''s father. "Elementary and full of gaps," said Jack''s father. "I don''t know," said Jack''s father, stroking his chin thoughtfully with looked away he would never again seize the vision, Jack ripped his gaze Jack on the head and bent his opaque rose spectacles at him and said saying took so long that Jack lost interest. Jack supposed it was time to turn in for the 29578 But his father, eyes bright and alert, had said, "No, now if George "Listen, Gistla," he said, while she watched him with her soft-looking "My father," Gistla said seriously, "can do very wonderful things. Gistla glanced again at George and he said quickly, "It''s pretty hard to "My God," George''s sister said. "You shouldn''t make things up," George''s mother said. "Mother," George said, his face coloring. "I''m not talking to my mother in any tone at all," George said, "I forbid you to argue with your mother that way, George," said Mr. Kenington. "I mean, my God," said George''s sister happily. Gistla''s eyes were hurt and she was, George knew, confused. "No," George said, touching her hair again. "Hello, Father," George said. "So I see," said Mr. Kenington, his eyes narrow as he looked at Gistla. George could see the hatred in his father''s eyes and in his mother''s. 29579 When Gelsen entered, he saw that the rest of the watchbird manufacturers After all, murder was an old problem, and watchbird too new a solution. "I know that," Gelsen said, feeling extremely uncomfortable. "Oh, come now, Gelsen," one of the corporation presidents said. "We''ve been working on this for some time," Gelsen said, when he "I''ve been thinking of getting out of watchbird." Gelsen hadn''t realized watchbird has to search out new definitions of murder and correlate them "I think it''s inhuman," Gelsen said. "I know all this," Gelsen said. "Chief," Macintyre said, "I think you should study watchbird more Gelsen was ready to admit that he had been wrong about the watchbirds. "I''ve got an idea," Gelsen said, "that we''d have to know just why and "Work on that," Gelsen said. Thousands of watchbirds, trying to stop countless millions of murders--a "Fine," Gelsen said, not looking at the engineer. 29599 "I think I''ll go out and water my geraniums," said Ross. James pulled the heavy folds of the suit up around Ross''s body and held Ross stepped through it and the door shut behind him as James threw the LOCK a signal glowed redly and James threw another switch. "Thirty years cooped up in this ship," grumbled Frankston. maybe thirty good years we had left, talking about what we''d do, where He has to keep going over it, just like Ross has to keep watering his Frankston remained motionless and Gregory looked gratefully at James. Well, anyway, Ross out first, and then you, James, and Ross watered flowers and Gregory talked and Gregory''s voice began again, "And then they were pounding on the lock, "Those people talked about building a home for us," muttered Frankston. A few minutes later, Ross was back in the cabin, and James helped him "How are the geraniums, Ross?" asked Gregory. 29601 looked like the easiest thing to do, but it took more guts that he had joking, "Look, Pete--you oughtta know by this time, I _like_ my beard. He mooches off, looking like I''d kicked him, and goes over to the I figure maybe the Professor could use it, so I listen. Well, for some reason Pete don''t look pleased, and he''s real unhappy by Pete looks at the thing in his hand, and the Prof and I go over there. The Professor looks at the thing real carefully and speaks up. Pete, look at that thing and tell me what it is." that item looks exactly like a full fifth of Old Harvester, 100 proof. To Pete, it looks To you, it looks like a straight razor while, to Sacks, it To Pete, you''d look like a bar of To Sacks, you''d look like a shoe, 29607 _Man Came from the Sea. Mercer, by His Thought-telegraph, Learns Captain Carter said abruptly, "Look here, lads, this is my chance now to And I saw Anita Prince now as a dark-haired, black eyed little beauty, Dr. Frank went back into the room and banged the cabin door upon Snap door of Miko''s room was in sight, being some thirty feet away from me. George Prince stumbling half in front of the struggling Miko and Moa. And I heard footsteps beside me; a hand gripped me, jerked at me. old man''s head disappeared from the window and shortly the sound of "Man came up from the sea," he said slowly, "and some men went back to "You will want to hear him tell about it, I know, Dirk," the girl said. "Come," said Fragoni, "we''ll fly out and look the thing over." "What time is it now?" asked Dirk, after a moment of thought. 29614 minimum of four hundred milliseconds for the human mind to set a not easy, letting a Partner share your mind--" where the stars themselves felt like pimples on his telepathic mind gigantic Rats in the minds of the Partners. Out in the pitiless nothingness of space, the Partners'' minds Gearing space into minds by means of the pin-set, adding the Partners Underhill needed his two months'' rest after half an hour of fighting. sluggish of the Partners coming away happy from contact with the mind Usually the Partners didn''t care much about the human minds with which No Partner ever questioned the superiority of the human mind, The Partners liked people. What Captain Wow liked was Underhill''s He knew that she was not thinking words, that his mind took the clear He could scan space with his pin-set mind and yet at Underhill tried to keep his own mind clear. 29618 "Honestly, Bill!" Marge said as she saw me. I hurried Marge and Doreen along toward our little two-story building. Once we got into the air-conditioned reception room, Marge sank down down," Marge said as we waited for the picture to come on. "Elmer says silly-zation is doomed!" Doreen put in happily. "Why does Elmer say silly-zation is doomed?" I asked Doreen. "There was a game on Elmer''s TV," Doreen insisted. "Why, I don''t know very much," Marge said. "Elmer says fifty," Marge stated flatly. "It made all the automobile engines stop, just like Elmer I said, "let me look at Elmer''s unhappen genii." "Elmer told me not to let anybody look at it. "That''s Elmer, all right," Marge muttered. "Just one quick look, Doreen," I said. "Look, Marge!" I said in feverish excitement. Marge had said Elmer worked in the garage. "That''s where the garage should be." Marge looked dazed. 29619 Down the bar, he tried it on the kid--he was drinking When he tried for number four, the kid had his courage up and said, He turned to me right away and said: "What kind of a place is this, The kid stopped in the street and said to me: "You don''t have to follow Paddy jigged over and said: "Welcome home, Doc." He''s a Liverpool drink from the seidel and said: "Can he do this?" Paddy stretched his kid laughed and asked me: "What the hell did you drag me into here for?" Somebody wanted to know what was wrong with the kid''s face--Bauer, I "Compression and decompression," the kid said. It was maybe midnight when the kid showed at the table again, looking Like I said, give a damn about the face sat down and tried to talk the kid into going 29620 Baby didn''t cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate. got Harry''s work-clothes mended and I also read three installments of a baby hasn''t cried all day!" I gurgled when we came out of it. "Neither has mine," said Mabel, who isn''t due for six months. Mabel screeched through her teeth, "Baby''s got it, the monster''s got it, "From another dimension," said Mabel. "If baby keeps his," said my friend Mabel. "You''ll just worry him," said Mabel. "Stella," she said, with a quiver of that good-looking short upper lip "Introductions," said Jake, casting him a hard look. "That''s right," said Mabel, her hands on her hips. "Hi, Stella," said Mabel, up on one elbow and looking fuzzily at me. said as I opened the door. said, but I already knew the Drinko was back. "Well, I had to get my baby''s Drinko back," I said. "Well!" said Mabel. "Fine!" said Harry, looking around. 29623 "Got to report these things right away," said the grey-haired man beside Oh, Jim, I never knew they said that." Suddenly there were tears "Take it easy, Jean, honey." Jim Blair hoisted his lank six feet out of "Mommy, she looked just like she was asleep, then they came and took her Jim looked down at the dark eyes, misted now, the straight brown hair, "Time for little girls to be in bed, Joanna. "Bed time, darling," said Jean gently. "Jim, I''m sorry about the things I said." Jean''s voice was hesitant, a "It _is_ hard, though, you know it is-Jim, aren''t you "Let me get this straight, Jim." Holland''s pudgy face was sober, his "Sure I do, Bob," Blair said worriedly. "Now hold on a minute, Jim. You''ve taken Jean''s reaction to this last "You need more than maybes, Jim. What about Joanna Simmons'' mother? 29625 opera and Harry Junior was screaming in his crib, Melinda would Yawning, Melinda answered the door and the little man said, beaming, A neural distorter." Melinda''s face was blank. culture?" Melinda essayed a weak shrug and the little man sighed with "My name is Porteous," said the little man with an eager smile. "My son," said Melinda despondently, and went into the nursery. "Manifestly insecure," muttered the little man, studying Harry Junior. Melinda said a few Major Nord picked it up carefully, scrutinized Harry Junior. The little man stared hard at Harry Junior, who began Trembling, Melinda scooped up Harry Junior. "The manners of some people," Melinda said to Harry Junior. astonishing and Melinda said, "Harry, you had a drink!" She asked him to see if Harry Junior "Gurfle," said Harry Junior. all they wanted was to ask questions, but she kept running, Harry Junior 29643 "They oughta face a man the way he''s headed," Donegal grunted. He let his head roll aside and closed his eyes, as if asleep. came to dying, Old Donegal wanted to do it his own way. "Caid," Old Donegal breathed softly. Old Donegal blinked hard and shook his head. You got to wait, Donegal, old lush, until Nora and "That boy Ken--he ought to make a damn good space-engineer," wheezed the Old Donegal thought it over, nodded absently. "Open the window, Martha," he said. "I like the music, I tell you," grumbled the old man. Old Donegal, you know she''s not like that. "You won''t be able to," said the priest, glancing at the window, now Old Donegal nodded wearily, and said what he was asked to say, and heard It wasn''t so bad, Old Donegal thought when the priest was done. so that he could look at them, and Old Donegal chuckled inside. 29676 "I think I could be persuaded." Faye looked up long enough for her Faye felt someone squeeze her hand, and turned to face him. "I don''t like Helen Fryer as much," suggested Faye. "I know you don''t exactly like your body," said her father. "I look like a freak," muttered Faye. "What kind of choice?" asked Faye, her eyes still fixed on the floor. Faye looked up at him, hope in her eyes. "What do you mean?" asked Faye, her eyes darting from her mother to her "What kind of operation?" Faye didn''t like the sound of this at all. "It''s not like I wanna have his babies or anything," said Faye. Faye made an effort to look away from Rebecca''s soft cheeks and her "Faye!" called Rebecca''s mother from downstairs. Faye looked down at their hands. friends." David looked at Rebecca, but her eyes seemed sharp and cold. 29680 Davis opened the hatch to the wheelhouse and the Captain slipped in, It would be an infra-red picture, the Captain thought. Then McCandless voiced what the Captain had already taken to be a It wasn''t much of a picture, the Captain thought. alien ship by the time the Captain had glanced away and was formulating be another hot day, the Captain thought, one where the heat stood off The captain of the _Josef_ must have realized that he couldn''t get away Sir. That was the one reason why he tolerated Davis, the Captain wondering what you would do, sir, if the alien ship opens fire on the McCandless turned slightly so the Captain could no longer read his face. So McCandless had thought they''d go to the rescue of the _Josef_, the Captain thought slowly. McCandless didn''t reply immediately and the Captain thought to himself, alien, sir," McCandless suddenly said. 29698 _It''s possible that you won''t agree with us that Pat Pending''s "What good is happiness," demanded Joyce, "if you can''t buy money with "Surely you''ve heard of the great Patrick Pending, Miss Thomas?" asked "I," he announced modestly, "am Pat Pending--the greatest inventulator Miss Thomas turned on Pat a gaze of fawning admiration. "Well, Mr. Mallory," said Pat, "do you believe me now?" "Turn the knob on the cane," advised Pat, "to your normal weight. Ninety-nine percent of the time Pat Pending talks "You wanted to know how Pat could make money from his invention. Pat said uncertainly, "I don''t know. ears--on the use of Pat''s lightening rod. "Pat will do that just before the horses move onto the track. Sandy nodded to Pat. Pending twisted the knob on his lightening rod and handed the stick to "About six pounds," said Pat. "Up there, Mr. Mallory!" bawled Pat. 29702 Young Winford heads a desperate escape from the prison mines of Evan Winford leaned wearily against the controls of the little space Winford slid open the door that separated the control nest from the hold path of the big ship, Winford slowly turned his little craft toward the standing before the inner door of the air-lock in their bulging space the space tender near the rear of the big freighter when the door of the control room opened softly and Winford slipped inside with leveled ray through the air-lock into space." Winford spoke each word with cold Winford hurried forward to the control room where the two navigators, throughout the Universe of how Winford and Jarl and their pirate one of his own men had already discovered that Winford was locked in his Winford clutched Teutoberg''s left hand "Only eight of Teutoberg''s men besides these remain on the _Golden 29717 features of Chet Bullard, Master Pilot of the World. Chet saw the lights of subterranean stations flashing past as the car "Spud," said Chet, "you''re a rotten pilot; you''re one of the worst I The eyes of Spud O''Malley followed Chet''s, and his imaginative faculties But Chet Bullard, his hands working at the control levers, was staring Chet heard Spud shouting down a voice tube. "Jimmy knows how to obey orders," said Chet as he came to his feet. But within the control room, Chet Bullard, no longer Master Pilot of the That light was far away, but, "Keep moving!" Chet called, hoping that light of the Sun. Below them, Spud saw, dangled long, rat-like tails; and their wings, And so traveled Chet Bullard, one time Master Pilot of Earth, through, Chet still held the suit in his hands as the black-winged ones the room--Chet Bullard, Master Pilot, once, of a distant Earth--did not 29720 The door has opened to a lighted room ... You step into the room, turning to look behind you into the closet, You close the door to it and stand looking around the room. One looks like a very functional desk. This door has a time lock set to open in one hour. that you must understand before the time lock opens that door. The date is April 7th, just fifty years from the time you last remember. the time you have finished reading this, even though it is not signed time machine ever built--and thus far, its construction, even the fact "I constructed the first time machine a week ago. expected to be able to step into a time machine in, say, 2004, set it seventy-five-year-old man, with your body returned to what it had been There is a click at the door and you know that the time lock has opened, 29735 Stern looked with hard eyes at the youthful reporter. Stern watched the reporter drink in Beryl''s loveliness. and its resemblance changed again in Stern''s mind, so that now it looked Curtis looked down at the dog-spider-toad, his eyes slowly beginning "Clyde!" cried Beryl and rushed toward Curtis. "No, I don''t want a doctor, but I have to get home," said Curtis. Stern looked savagely at the back of Curtis''s head, but he felt the Stern followed her, still rankling at the way Curtis had forced Beryl to "Dr. Curtis has returned," Stern spoke through the opening of the front "Poor, dear Schaughtowl," said Curtis gently. "Animals like Schaughtowl are used for steeds or pets," said Curtis. So Clyde wasn''t going to die, after all, Stern thought. "Like to walk out in the back for the air?" Stern asked. Stern helped Curtis from his chair and supported him under the arm. 29742 It was Navigator Norris who told us the names of these planets and Ganeth-Klae, to invent that all-use material, _Indurate_, the formula "Same procedure as before," Norris said, stepping out of the airlock. Norris had given orders to return to the _Marie Galante_, and the rest What makes Norris so sure he''ll find life on any planet in this Norris, of course, was in the bridge cuddy with locked doors between us "We''ve been wondering for a long time what happened to Ganeth-Klae, the Martian inventor who worked with Norris to invent _Indurate_," he said "I expected you to blunder into Klae''s body one of these days," he said. "Judging from what we''ve seen," Mason said, "I would say that the race "Take it easy, Mason," he said. All this time Mason had been standing there, eyes smouldering, lips an "I''ve wanted to return this for a long time," he said. 29750 There are so many stars in an asteroid sky that they look like clouds; living in steel; and it was lucky that I got that way this time, or I barely knew the language, and the Zen could barely remember it. From the coloring, I knew this Zen was a female. things we had learned about the Zen. Their average lifespan had been 12,000 years or a little over. Zen before me was, by our standards, about twenty-five years old. "Please, will you kill me?" the Zen said. The Zen looked up at me. Yurt, after two years of living with us, still couldn''t "Yurt," I said, "here''s the female we thought we might find. "I''m afraid that''s something only a Zen would know," I told her, "I''m not a Zen. Yurt is." "Make that twenty-five by Zen standards or three thousand by ours," said 29768 _Deep in the Gnome-infested Tunnels of the Moon, Sarka and Jaska Are _From Space Came Cor''s Disc-city of Vada--Its Mighty, Age-old Engines instant a cone of white light stood out in the dim room like a solid and squat body of one of the Moon men came into view at the end of "Look, Jaska!" said Sarka suddenly. For a long time Sarka and Jaska remained still, like sentinels, "Sarka," she said, "its end touches the Earth in the very heart of still, while it came to Sarka that the cube-men who stood before him From all directions they came, looking like spiders such as Sarka the "And Jaska," said Sarka, "the Moon, according to my father''s Sarka looked at Jaska who, in this strange new light, had taken on the of the Moon had made almost god-like--Sarka turned his eyes toward a "Look here, Bell," he said at last, "you''ll get nowhere feeling like 29771 Asteroid Z-40, Harley 2Q14N20 sets out alone to face and Harley 2Q14N20 stopped for a moment outside the great dome of the man managed to escape in his Blinco Dart, and came back to Earth to tell "Man, it''s _got_ to be!" cried Harley. "No," said the executive slowly, looking at the younger man''s powerful and rock from which it had risen--a thing immune to the ray-pistol, that latest and deadliest of man-made small-arms--a thing that moved like a "It''s a piece of the thing''s hide," the man had told him. when it tried to pry open the man-hole cover of ray Dart. The eyelids remained opened, disclosing two great, dull eyes like poorly two-fingered hands, or claws, had ground together like stones rubbing. Harley gazed into the blackness back along the way he had come, his eyes thing had reached in the man-hole opening with one of its three mighty 29790 "What do you call it?" the buyer asked Jenkins. "I''d like to try it out first, of course," Allenby said. "Yes, I know," Jenkins said. wasn''t a thrill ride," Allenby said, looking at the helmetlike structure "It isn''t," Jenkins said, smiling. "Leave everything to me and don''t worry," Jenkins said, fitting the "Have a nice trip," Jenkins said, pulling a switch on the wall and Allenby got out of the chair and called for Jenkins, holding on to the "Well?" Jenkins said. Allenby looked up at him as Jenkins swung the helmet back and unhooked wanted to go, wherever home is." Jenkins smiled down at him. "Sure," Jenkins said and opened the door opposite the red curtain into "About ten seconds," Jenkins said, looking at his watch. "Money?" Allenby said. "No," Allenby said, staring at the red-cushioned chair. "Whatever you say," Jenkins said, smiling, taking the check. "No," Jenkins said quickly. Jenkins looked troubled. 29791 _Johnson knew he was annoying the younger man, who so obviously believe Johnson to be the most sentimental man on Earth. think of it," Johnson said to himself, amused, "I am--or soon will Johnson knew what the other man was thinking. with Johnson now, Clifford might have been able to understand a little there any people left able to think for themselves, Johnson wondered. you left one man alone on the planet you and your kind discarded. "Of course they are," Johnson said, managing to convey just the right They''d left him an old car that wasn''t worth shipping to the stars. World, the street signs said now, and before that it had been Avenue of been Sixth Avenue and to Johnson, the last man on Earth, it was Sixth Together Johnson and the Earth would grow who had wanted the Earth, but he had been the first man--and probably 29793 "There''s a few questions I''d like to ask them," said George. "No modern Indian of any kind," said George, "uses an atlatl." Sidney looked to the side where George indicated, and croaked, "It''s a George told Sidney, "That''s Pima, or pretty close to it, just pronounced Huk." He turned to the young man at his side and said, "This is Good Huk, along with all the other Indians, including Good Fox and Moon When George was finished Good Fox turned to Huk and said, "You have regard to a date in history, but Good Fox, Huk, and Moon Water, and none George said softly to the Indians, "Let us be In an aside to George, Sidney said, "That means we''ve caught them before George put it formally to the Indians, addressing Huk, Good Fox, Moon George placed Good Fox''s netted clay water jug and his atlatl and furred "I don''t know," said George. 29794 saw the tree-things around the cabin." Three of those tree-things had swayed over Cappy''s spring for a far "Cappy''s trees have moved. Richard''s home; only Earth could surprise him. But, Ted, come to think of it, had seemed withdrawn, his face a careful Naomi''s eyes swept past Ted, encompassing the cabin. branches of a tree-thing, swaying-But Ted said, "Richard keeps us safe. Outside again, under the tree, she called, "Here''s Cappy''s present, "Let me down, tree." "The tree let me up, Mommie," Richard explained solemnly, "but he won''t "You tell that tree you''ve got to come "He''s doing just what you said to, Mommie!" Richard answered "Are you going to make Daddy burn _our_ tree?" "Oh, I _like_ the tree, Mommie. "I think our tree is coming to play with me, Mommie." Cappy''s tree had even followed the child''s orders. Our little tree is having its supper. 29809 "You look as if you didn''t believe me," said Bell, smiling. "I suppose," said Charley Bell sheepishly, "that I look like a fool. exactly like the look he had seen upon a man''s face once, when that Closing the door behind him, Bell felt rather like a man in a Jim looked down at the unconscious old man beside him. Jim dropped old Parrish, shouted in answer, and dashed back like a Jim saw Lucille''s face, ghastly in the faint violet light that played "I''m going to try to get the Atom Smasher," said Jim, pointing to the "I''ll be back," said Jim. And suddenly the Eye appeared again, and with it there sounded once Jim saw Lucille and Parrish lifted into the air; Jim leaped to his feet, and old Parrish, who had seen Tode too, sprang "I think so, Jim," said Lucille. 29832 After three years of blindness, under his wife''s firm dominance, Duggan job as much as Duggan hated his cigars and news. from the breakthrough pool, he could rent a super mech--live as a man Duggan left the employment booth on the 20th Level, a badge on his As far as his wife was concerned Merle Duggan was gone. "A super mech is not so bad, Duggan." Short flexed a skinny arm. In the super mech hostel, on the 79th Level, Duggan shared a compartment Ted Rusche, was a legless, dark and hairy man, much like his working Short knew that he was Merle Duggan, and before too long Janith, and all Rusche in the park and they headed for the lift to the upper level. Duggan came to his feet, listening for the sound of battle between She loved him as he was, Merle Duggan--not as a new 29838 glass tube higher if the water starts to flow out of it. the hole is too small to let the air squeeze up past the water, and a little water gets out and leaves an empty space behind, the air The air holds the water up in the tube because there is no room for Some days the air can force water up farther in a tube than it can close the upper end, pull the hose out and let the water pour the water or air being pulled under the object by gravity, that pushes reflects from tiny droplets of water in the air, making them visible. end of a piece of insulated wire to the water faucet and touch electric light on or off while standing in a tub of water. you use, and this hydrogen joins the oxygen in the air to make water 29848 _A Great Oil Field Had Gone Dry--and Asher, Trapped Far under the Earth "Yes sir," said the man at the search-light. body, a head with one horrible eye rose into the air. "Your friends," said Bell softly, "had better not come close." "Only one man up front, Ribiera," said Bell dryly. "Close the door, Paula," said Bell. "I''m trying to think what we can work out of this," said Bell shortly. "Good landing field," said Bell, his eyes narrowing suddenly. "Their fuel tank!" said Bell, his eyes gleaming in the ruddy light "I''ve got it," said Durkin, turning back to Juan and Maget. "Looks like they were ready in case of a fight," said Durkin at last. "Here they come," said Maget, gripping Durkin''s arm. "You''re a good man, Maget," said Professor Gurlone. Jerry was silent as he reached in the darkness for Winslow''s hand. 29869 and lowest form is a homogeneous aggregation of individuals having like Closely related to the general truth that the evolution of all organisms principle of organization to be, that the many like units forming a germ form, one of the great agencies of geological change--the action of organic forms they contain, depend, to a great extent, on local groups of organic forms inhabiting all the different parts of the Earth; produce parallel changes of their organic forms. succession of organic forms; taking first, the more general ones which forming the original type, we have a complex mass of unlike parts an organism to some useful action in which many different parts though in cases like this, the co-operative parts forming some large changed play of organic forces which in many cases of different kinds organic evolution that embryos show us, in general ways, the forms of 29876 rate; and Captain Somers cut the engines at the proper moment indicated As soon as Point Able had been reached and the engines stopped, Somers Man Mikkelsen pointed to Captain Somers'' reports as models of neatness "Mr. Rajcik," he said, turning to his navigator, "would you check the Captain Somers cut the engine switch. "How are we on fuel?" Captain Somers asked. Captain Somers turned to Rajcik, who was seated at the navigator''s desk, Rajcik said disgustedly, "Our noble captain can''t face the situation." "Captain," the official on Mars said, "we can''t think of a thing. "I see what he meant," said Captain Somers. "Now you''re implying that machines think," said Rajcik. "He''ll be all right," Somers said. Rajcik said, "Death in space is an appealing idea, in certain ways. "Look!" Rajcik said. Somers said, "You figured a few thousand years to return to the Solar 29882 "Sometimes," said Dick slowly, "I almost think that you know something "It''s evident," said Dick, "that Von Kettler possessed this means of The half-visible cocoon clung to Dick''s body like spider webs. The men--but, though the light was faint, Dick realized instantly that When Dick and the guards reached the spot, the man was lying in a "I''ve been at work all the time," said the old man, "not far from Dick saw old Luke Evans nodding and pointing downward. Dick saw old Luke Evans pick up his end of the speaking-tube, and At the same time there came a jerk that dropped Dick''s plane a hundred Dick saw, with horror, a red weal on the old man''s forehead. Dick ran back to where the old man was standing beside the girl, the Dick turned his head for an instant, long enough to see Von Kettler 29889 For a while, Oliver Symmes heard the raucous music of the crowd. The door to his room opened and a young-looking woman, dressed in a "Happy New Year, Mr. Symmes," she said, and went over to stand by the After a moment of looking at him, she put a smile back on her face and "I said, ''Happy New Year,'' Mr. Symmes." "He looks just a little bit like a caricature," she said to herself, her smile, her love for him, her mind and her wonderful body. The old man made no answer, only staring at her face. Young Oliver Symmes could not see the faces from where he sat, waiting, There were tears in the eyes of his lawyer, although young Oliver Symmes aged mind of Oliver Symmes. "I enjoy New Year''s myself," the woman said, her hands caressing a dial. Oliver Symmes turned to face the ceiling, his mind full of dusty 29897 "Assembly?" Plato''s eyes looked up in mild astonishment. little intelligence, Plato." Why couldn''t they have given him a name fictional hero like Comets Carter, who would be adventuring on strange Plato sat lost in thought. _The ship curvetted in space like a prancing steed. "Okay," said Plato, "if you don''t want them, you don''t have to take him, Plato asked for a ticket not to Space Junction, where he was going, "Yes, ma''am," said Plato nervously, afraid of the embarrassing questions Plato said tearfully, "Yes, ma''am." The tearfulness wasn''t hard to moment Plato thought she was going to offer him flight fare from Space things, those wonderful ships, each so long that he realized for the "Those ships," said Plato, honestly enough. Plato swallowed nervously, and said in desperation, "I don''t have a The captain and Plato''s dorm master were standing Plato couldn''t move. would never course through space like Comets Carter. 29904 ancient art no painter had been able to fully express the human form, all thy life, and thou art not yet aware of the thing which more fully things by reason of the evil nature of man, who would use them for memory, which nature has given to us, causes things long past to seem [Sidenote: Painting excels all the Works of Man] Painting represents to the brain the works of nature with greater truth nature are nobler than the words which are the works of man, because thing to imitate the works of nature, which are the true images And if thou, O poet, wishest to describe the works of nature by thine He who blames painting blames nature, because the works of the painter represent the works of nature, and for this reason he who blames in [Sidenote: Painting and Nature] thy art every variety of nature''s forms, and this thou canst not do 29908 President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "God," the Secretary of State said, white-faced. The professionally gruff Secretary of Public Opinion said: "We should The Secretary of the Treasury said: "What would you all think of Steiner "Here he comes," said the Secretary of Raw Materials. Steiner ambled over, a squat man in his fifties, and said: "I don''t mind "Gentlemen," he said, "the President is dead." "Mr. President," Steiner said, "Slocum was retired on my recommendation "Mr. President," he said, "I "That''s all right," the President Elect said. "Cadet Grayson," he said, "explain what President Folsom XXV said: "Very well. Steiner said with a faint shrug: "Mr. President, there is nothing to be The chief of the detail said: "Mr. Grayson! Grayson said: "Mr. Folsom, you are relieved of the presidency. "Grayson," he said soberly, "We were Folsom''s Steiner said: "Grayson, the story goes back many years. 29919 "This news," said Cliff Hynes, pointing to the newspaper, "means the "No time like now," said Kay. Suddenly the reason came home to Kay. He saw the adjoining airport, been a time when she thought she loved Cliff; then Kay had come into "I looked forward to this possibility, Kay," said Cliff, as he room was still, and again from the far reaches of space the dark night Captain Blake took McGuire''s arm as they went out into the night. "Sure," said Captain Blake, "though I should think you would like to feet, and he looked out over the coastal plain spread like a toy world "No dreamer, this man," thought McGuire as he looked at the short, quiet, clear-eyed man who held the portfolio of the Secretary of War. They stared silently at Colonel Boynton, and they saw the blood recede The thing that brought the thought of an operating room to Parkinson''s 29931 It wasn''t difficult for Joshua to conjure up Lee Gorman''s craggy, Lee Gorman looked at the intercom on his desk as though it had snapped Lee Gorman said, "Wait a minute. "It''s my dream, Lee. I''ve got to be the first man to put a rocket on the "I guess it''s finished." Joshua turned and took another step; but Gorman Joshua left and Lee Gorman sat motionless staring at the surface of his "I want you to sign these papers, Joshua." Lee Gorman held out a pen and "I understand, Lee." At the door, Joshua Lake turned for a moment. After Joshua had left, Lee Gorman pondered one of those last words. Some three months after the day Joshua walked into Lee''s office, the Joshua brought the four young men to Lee Gorman''s office the following Joshua Lake walked into Lee Gorman''s office, removed his hat and said, 29936 Gently, now, he tried rolling his head a few inches right, then left. Charlie shut his eyes quickly, and very tightly. Charlie peeped warily, was trapped at it, and opened his eyes "Surely," grated the remarkable voice, "you remember something?" _Earthman!_ thought Charlie. _Light gravity!_ reflected Charlie. "_Has_ to be Mars," muttered Charlie under his breath. Charlie was getting used to the single eye, "Finished with--_What_?" demanded the Earthman, shaking his head in "It has been an extremely dry season." Kho rippled his tentacles and "Canal gods!" croaked Charlie. Kho snapped the tip of a tentacle at him. Kho reached out with one tentacle and wrapped six inches about the When he plunged through the doorway, Charlie Charlie, having all he could do to breathe in the thin blurred before Charlie''s burning eyes. noted that the running figures still floated above the sand without "Of course you are," grated Kho amiably. 29940 took the chance that it was most likely an Ivar Interceptor, at that speed, and punched out a temporary evasion pattern with my right hand while with my left I snapped an Ivar K-12 card into my calculator along He was near enough now for my visor screen to pick him up. new calculator that was far and beyond anything our techs were turning I could tell he''d anticipated me by the Bong-Sonic roll he slipped I quickly punched up a new pattern based on the little material I had in was a pass, took a chance on that and punched it in. time like this. had no time to punch up an improvisation. To the left of my cubicle two lights went yellowish and at the same time Then I got to my feet and wearily opened the door of my cubicle. "I don''t know," I said. 29947 Henry knew his wife had been married once Henry Weller stood facing a huge three-dimensional picture on the wall look at a full-sized picture of his wife''s first husband arriving on Henry watched her takeoff from the roof of their two-story fibroid house Henry took the three-dimensional monstrosity off the wall, prepared to say good-by to the picture of Don Manton. but Henry had no intention of living in Don Manton''s shadow. "As long as I stay," Phoebe said quietly, "my darling Don''s picture "Get away from me!" said Henry, who was quite a few over the traditional Henry looked up with bloodshot eyes nearly popping out of his head. Roggs, and went to his room, still laughing. Henry''s fibroid house looked about the same. Phoebe said that her first husband had never liked to stay It goes without saying that Henry and his Phoebe lived happily ever 29948 "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed Professor Johnson held up a small metal cube. he said, "is a brass cube weighing one pound, two point three ounces. First, I shall send it five minutes into the future." Professor Johnson placed the cube gently Holding the cube in his hand he looked at his watch. mechanism--by placing the cube on the platform--at exactly three Therefore, the cube should, at five minutes before three, vanish from my hand and appear on the platform, five minutes before I "It will, as my hand approaches, vanish from the platform and appear in The cube vanished from his hand. It appeared on the platform of the time machine. Five minutes before I shall place it there, it _is_ there!" that it has already appeared five minutes before you place it there, you "An interesting idea," Professor Johnson said. Fifty thousand light-years from home, 29962 Doors swung open, slippered feet padded across porches and hands groped The air was stricken with the blaring sound To the center of the city, where the tall buildings stretched to the A large hotel, towering above the pulsing streets, began the quiver of with flashing eyes, men in rich suits and tattered suits began filling Bars threw open doors and fresh air met Men in white joined the shouting, and the sound rose in the air and the city smiled The rocket was a black point in the sky. White-suited men A door snapped open. There were shouts and orders and men running. swung and there was a blue-rimmed movement to a black open car. And the black car was moving swiftly into the city. The black car reached the heart of the city. The black car rolled along, while tape swept down from the buildings in 29963 It was Orley Mattup''s killing of the old lab technician that really made Mattup and Danny and I were playing high-low-jack the night Uncle Pete card game; Danny had learned it in northern Pennsylvania, where he came "Just left my cap by the control room," said Uncle Pete, "and thought the last card of the hand, and would either win the game for Mattup or Danny took it with a queen and Mattup had lost the game. "Time enough," said Danny. "Maybe you''re right," said Danny, and went on dealing. It looked as though Danny wasn''t going to "get" Mattup "No good," said Mattup. "You''re a buck short," said Mattup. "It''ll break me," said Danny. "I know it," said Mattup. "The hell with you," Danny said to Mattup, "Right," said Mattup. look!" Mattup looked, and Danny stuck his right arm out the window, "I think I got him," said Danny. 29965 He was extending a hand that Dean Rawson had to reach for blindly. Dean Rawson''s lean, muscular hands took Smithy''s broad shoulders and But Rawson, looking dazedly into Smithy''s eyes, said only: "It''s Dean Rawson had crossed the room while the man was still speaking. "Dean," said Smithy, "old Riley may have been looking for banshees ring, when last he had seen it, had been on Dean Rawson''s hand! In the red light from the hot rocks Dean saw their faces, in which How far his guard of wild, red man-things had taken him Dean Rawson great room where Rawson had been with green, flickering light. Dean Rawson, a man, just one of the millions like him up there in a Rawson''s tanned face had gone white; he knew the others were looking "The Place of Death!" said Dean Rawson. And Rawson''s voice, too, was husky as he said: "Smithy, I thought you 29966 Hilary Grendon piloted his battered, time-worn space flier, the Hilary shouted suddenly: "Good morning." The man did not answer, nor Hilary''s space-tanned features hardened; the light gray of his eyes Hilary''s hand went to the butt of the automatic within his blouse. "Man," he said quietly, "we have killed a Mercutian guard. close to Hilary that the heat seared his left side like a red-hot Grim Morgan and Wat Tyler looked at each other, a great giant of a man "Something like the sun rays on the one-man fliers," Grim told him, Hilary waited quietly, ready to seize the slightest opening; Joan "Know this Earth dog?" the Viceroy jerked at Hilary. "Joan," Hilary interrupted sharply, "not another word." His arm went "Keep them covered, Grim," Hilary said sharply. "Just a little pleasantry of the Mercutians," Hilary said bitterly. "Come on, Grim, let''s get out of here," said Hilary. Hilary thrust his automatic into Joan''s hand. 29987 Commander William Powers, subleader of Survey Group Sirian Combine--1027798 Island Twenty-seven of the world called Mureess by its natives. in Survey work, the world was Planet Two of a star called something Council, representing over four thousand worlds, was necessary. Of the twenty Surveymen on board the _Benefactor_, Mazechazz and Powers and executive officer of the ship, and only the council chamber. world of ammonia breathers, Mazechazz and Powers would have been As these thoughts flashed through Powers'' mind, he seated himself in a "Let me pose a question, Honored Sirs," said Powers. The Council departed, leaving Powers and Mazechazz staring at each other in the council chamber, their gaudy uniforms looking a little If the giant fish, long since eliminated from the rest of the seas, "I''ve already looked up the names I didn''t know," he said, "so start "He is," said Powers. "Read the names," said Powers. 29989 It was a great pity, Space Marshal Wilbur Hennings reflected, as he Hennings presumed the bulk of the local populace to consist of Polluxians assigned to making themselves popular with his Ursan officer placed his brief case upon the glistening surface of a large Hennings accepted a seat at the table and looked up to one of the "Mirelli''s Star," an older officer reported briskly. Nilssen on Mirelli III continues to receive Polluxian agents seeking "I never thought to ask," murmured Hennings. He stepped back at Henning''s nod, to be replaced by another officer. "One minor space skirmish in the Agohki system to report, sir. "Nothing but the prisoner exchange, sir," Commodore Miller announced headquarters, an officer was dispatched to alert the Polluxian honor young officers opened the balcony doors to admit the blare of With a dramatic gesture, Hennings held up the sheaf of reports they the officer who would remain in charge. 29990 entrances to two air locks, a spacesuit locker, a galley, and a head. Tremont hooked a foot under a toehold to maintain his position facing Two men and a girl turned startled eyes upon Tremont as he rose into Tremont opened his mouth to protest, but Braigh clapped the helmet A few minutes later, they opened the inner hatch of the air lock and "Here we go!" grunted Peters, and Tremont realized that he could Peters clubbed Tremont''s foot from the tank rack he had hooked with thirty feet away and the air lock was closing. "Oh, there you are, Tremont!" came Braigh''s voice over the receiver. He saw Braigh return to the air lock and the time to remove his helmet and make free of the ship''s air. Tremont returned wearily from helping the man in the air lock--which "Well, either figuring out how to take me next time," guessed Tremont, 29994 Of all the officials, soldiers, and scientists present, Arnold Gibson mind in the Solar System; for the great fear was that the new states on Gibson permitted himself a tight smile of satisfaction. _Not half as busy as you will be in about a day_, thought Gibson, "Well, well, it''s young Gibson!" the Chairman of Nessus greeted him, Chairman Diamond''s sharp blue eyes glinted out of the fat mask of The officer outside the door, Colonel Korman, was recalled and given orders to escort Gibson to the secret state laboratories. _He''ll have his little joke_, thought Gibson, _and I''ll let him put it Chairman Diamond smiled out of the telescreen, so broadly that Gibson By the time Arnold Gibson regained his voice, the Centaurian autocrat colonel reached down and hauled Gibson to his feet. _Maybe I''d better wait till we reach his ship_, Gibson thought. Colonel Korman grunted warningly, and Gibson took the indicated turn. 30004 Hyrel let his eyes shift back to the fireplace again. Herbert Hyrel knew no more about the telporter suit he wore than he did telporter suit; you were whisked away to a receiving set you had light, he finished dressing in the black satin clothing, the white the dance floor, the tables, and the private booths and rooms hidden it eagerly while his eyes scanned the room in search of the girl. He reached for the white arm to pull her to him, but she eluded his His arm slid away from the Persian dancer, took hold of the mesh-clad wife at home taking off her telovis and coming to his chair. Yes, he knew now that he was going to kill his wife as soon as the No, he didn''t have a private room at the club like the others. one of the private rooms--if you can''t afford to show me a good time--if 30010 _The trees on Mars are few and stunted, says old Doc Yoris. But I don''t think old Doc Yoris, who was there with Lew and Rusty and Doc laughed every time the screen showed trees, and I could hear Burt "Hope he don''t try to rook Pop into no deals," said Lew. Doc tipped up his bottle of beer. "It''s the big operators like Burt," I said. "That Burt Holden was up to my place couple weeks ago," said Doc. "He wanted to buy all my timber," said Doc. "Burt Holden wants to buy the mill," he said, "I''m gonna talk to Burt Holden," he said. "There won''t be no trouble," said Doc. I went over and told Burt that Doc wanted to talk to him. "I still don''t want to sell, Mr. Holden," said Doc. said Doc, pointing, "you just stand right over there, Mr. Holden, and "I ain''t going," said Doc. 30014 Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated "Don''t you _like_ Earth, Tommy?" queried his mother anxiously. mother, and they both burst out laughing for no reason that Tommy could Of course, they did that lots of times at home and Tommy laughed His father pulled Tommy over in the crook of his arm and said gently, Tommy pulled away and looked at him incredulously. Tommy to bed, returned to the living room acutely conscious of Big Tom''s "Earth _isn''t_ home to Tommy. Tommy, arriving at the hall door in time to hear the tail-end of the better looking, that is." Tommy''s dad pretended to compare them Helen laughed, but Tommy looked at him with a resentfulness. But his mother''s face was still unhappy and Tommy glowered sullenly at had seen the one that Dad said looked like Mother.... 30015 that the man on the truck wore something like a suit of long underwear A block away on Center Street, a heavy truck roared Sure, chief," Whedbee said. Chief Grindstaff opened the doors in the rear of the truck, releasing a Oh, you mean the mailbox!" Whedbee walked across the street Patrolman Whedbee stood by the back of the truck. "Open the portal," Fred said. A _Honeychile Bakery_ truck, with rear doors open, waited in the truck, and swiftly sprayed Miss Tapp. "You''re fired," the man in the dream said over and over. Kear rolled off the half-bed, struck the floor, and awoke. "Put on your clothing," the boss said. Mrs. Kear opened her eyes and squeaked like a dying rabbit. The bent rod in the boss''s hand hissed, and Mrs. Kear stopped squeaking. The boss opened the doors of the _Honeychile Bakery_ truck and said, "In 30019 General Wingrove looked at the rows of faces without seeing them. A day when the Army would have "The General Staff of the U.S. Army requests Congress to abolish the archaic branch of the armed forces known as the U.S. Navy." Lesser men have quailed before that piercing stare, but General Wingrove has attacked the Navy in this unwarranted fashion. Turning his back on the raging admiral, General Wingrove included all At precisely 10 a.m., General Wingrove stepped forward and scowled at forward on the surface of the water surrounded by a saucer-shaped over the water while the jeeps cut back and forth through their lines in "Utilizing this invention the Army now becomes master of the sea as well Army convoys of trucks and tanks can blanket the world. Army Day with a vengeance, and the doom of the Navy seemed inescapable. "Gentlemen of the Congress of the United States. world--on sea _or_ land. 30029 "Why did the Ruler not come to me?" Korvin asked. "You will answer my questions," the Ruler said, "with exactitude." He "And it is your job to crash your ship?" the Ruler said. "We shall test the machine," the Ruler said. "In the Room of the Ruler," Korvin said equably. "Why did you land your ship on this planet?" the Ruler said. "I have told the truth," Korvin said. The Ruler looked down at Korvin. "To answer your questions, truthfully and logically," Korvin said. "We will wish to know about weapons," the Ruler said, "and about plans "The answer to that question," Korvin said, "cannot be given to you." are governed, you have said," the Ruler went on. "True," Korvin said. "True," Korvin said. "True," Korvin said. "Then there is no government," the Ruler said. "Then there is no government," the Ruler said. "That is our form of government," Korvin said. 30034 Lorry Kane, standing in the doorway, looked out over the rows of silent Staring up at Lorry from the basket were two clear blue eyes. housing two blue eyes that stared up into Lorry''s with a quiet Lorry said, "What''s the matter with you?" She spoke in a whisper and was Hospital, and the kind of a homely grinning carrot-top a girl like Lorry "You want to be president, Shorty?" Lorry felt the warmth of a new life, Lorry felt two tiny hands clutch and dig into her throat. "Explain?" Lorry pulled her eyes down to the cherubic little face as she "And thirty little assassins will go into thirty homes," Lorry said. "We''ve got to do something." Lorry heard again the thin, brittle Pete said, "The shock will wear out of our minds. Lorry said, "Tell me--did I dream, or did it Lorry demanded to know what was in Pete''s mind. 30035 First on the scene were Larry Dermott and Tim Casey of the State Highway Tim Casey loosened his .38 in its holster and said, "Sure, and I''m Dameri Tass rubbed a blue-nailed pink hand down his purplish countenance "Mandaia," Dameri Tass told Casey, holding out the metal cap. "Mandaia," Dameri Tass snapped, pushing the cap into Casey''s reluctant Dameri Tass removed the metal cap from his own head. Dameri Tass interrupted, pointing to a bedraggled horse that had made Larry Dermott looked again, just to make sure. "Yes, sir," Larry Dermott said. Dameri Tass said, "Faith, and what goes on?" "Yes, sir," Dermott said. "Sure, and it''s quite a reception I''m after gettin''," Dameri Tass said. stars, the majority of Earth had decided that Dameri Tass was the "Here he comes," said Sir Alfred. Dameri Tass held his head in his hands and groaned. Dameri Tass shook his head. 30044 The beings stood around my bed in air suits like ski suits, with globes they talk; and I know that I like these people in a motherly sort of If they had come sooner to where the workers of the Nevada power pile "Why didn''t you come sooner?" I wonder if they know or guess how I feel. feel as if, somehow, knowing why it happened could make it stop, could last with our hands touching, thinking there were people outside who had guilty and will not look at me with his big round eyes. "We were afraid," adds one who looks like a bear. and teach peace, but because the human race would unite in _hatred_ of startled-looking eyes to see and run away from the hunters. I look up, and they turn their eyes and heads in quick embarrassed "Yours is the only carnivorous race we have found that was--civilized, 30045 It was a busy life for Loveral, up at dawn to work until deep night, "My dear," Loveral greeted her in his soft voice, showing the goodness "Rest is nature''s finest tonic," said Loveral, and hearing his voice "An odd noise," Loveral said, his eyes searching. "Why, George," Loveral said, swiftly examining the litter of metal and "_George_," Loveral said, his smile still white but his eyes narrow and Loveral held up a hand, still watching Atkinson. "George," said Loveral, stepping quietly forward, "I don''t like to say "Well, then," Loveral said, extending his hand toward the hammer, "we''ll Atkinson stood unmoving, and Loveral could see the way the man''s muscles "I envy you, George," Loveral said through his teeth. "George?" Loveral said, but not moving any further. "Correction," said Atkinson, holding an assembled revolver in his hands. Loveral looked at what Atkinson had in his hands. Loveral looked at Atkinson, into his eyes. 30063 ended, young Paul Asher found himself going around in In the rear-view mirror he saw her leaning forward, her face tense. "I don''t know what you''re talking about," the young man said. "He knows, all right," the girl said. A section of wall opened and Hafitz, the fat man in He wheeled past the young man, looked briefly at the unconscious girl, "Take them," said Hafitz, indicating the unconscious girl and the young The young man watched intently as the bruiser went through the wall of "This is your agent aboard the enemy spaceship," said the young man. Paul Asher blinked his eyes, like a man awakening from a vivid dream. "So I missed the ending," Paul said. "So that was it," said Paul. "Naomi, her name was," Paul said. She said: "Just keep going, Sweetheart, as fast as you can." She said: "Just keep going, Sweetheart, as fast as you can." 30086 _The body tanks had to be replenished and the ship had to back with your Crew, Kelly." "Please do not worry about the ship, Kelly. The Crew, pulsing in its tank, Kelly thought oddly, is a new life form. But maybe they were too damn happy, Kelly thought. Somehow, even as part of the Crew, some part of Kelly had been able to Even if you wanted out, Kelly reasoned, the Crew would keep you in. Kelly could imagine the Crew business going on and on until As long as the thing had gone so far, Kelly decided, the The more Kelly thought about it, the better he felt. Kelly ran for a long way, falling and stumbling and getting up again. "This is the life here, Kelly. And where life is, Kelly, we can live find the Crew of the ship, find a rock here waiting the ages out. 30124 turned away, leaving Lance fuming, and went into Colonel Douglas'' flares, Lance''s bewildered eyes saw the face of the man inside it. The man you knew as Praed in reality is Captain Hay. You see, Lance, headquarters was taking no chances with what I just fist shot forward, knocked Ranth''s hand high and sent the gun red lights remained constant--and then Keith Wells stared oval-shaped thing of dull metal, with great curving cuts of glass-like Wells turned his head to meet Bowman''s eyes, and read in Commander Keith Wells bowed his head in acquiescence. Keith turned his head away, felt a hand grip his. They came like the blink of a dark eye from a door that had quickly Eyes bulging, Keith Wells peered at the dim teleview screen. enemy ship, I''ll rush all men into the control room, where the subdued roar struck Nelson''s ear as he turned away his eyes, for the 30126 accept it as their function to study and teach scientific truth, as God has the Bible as it came from God to man was "truth unmixed with error," with has always believed and received the Bible as the inerrant Word of God, not know the =spiritual truths= of the Bible, they are utterly unscientific if his reasonings about the Word of God in the place of simple faith in that believer, in the attitude of faith toward God, =sees= the interpretation of in the light of spiritual truth all the facts of the natural realm. of spiritual truth by sincere "repentance toward God" and "faith toward our spiritual truth, the man of scientific mind will be willing to work by primacy to the spiritual realm by interpreting natural truth in its light. can accept the theory of evolution and the doctrine of an inerrant Bible at 30140 The Tube was the reason Barney Chard had come McAllen Tube could no longer be kept without Barney Chard''s ago McAllen''s Tube had brought them both here in a wink of time from McAllen didn''t look in the least like a man Barney said he had only seen the old man, hadn''t spoken to him. McAllen broke in protestingly two or three times, then let Barney minutes Barney heard Fredericks'' steps moving away, and then a door When Barney finished, McAllen stared down at the photographs again, McAllen turned to a built-in closet, and Barney drew back the window Barney turned to find McAllen''s mild, speculative eyes on him, and saw When they returned to the cabin some time later, McAllen was in a present problem solved, the McAllen Tube is just a little too hour to go before McAllen''s idiotic door became "apparent." Barney room--and he might have guessed, Barney thought, that McAllen would 30166 The fragment came away within his hand, and he saw the lever fall The pointed head, the ugly, menacing face and the body of dead black face and pointed head, came slowly erect and staggered upon the floor. held high and flashing eyes as she turned squarely to face the savage Neither Alan, Babs nor I saw Polter again. outside looking down over the lower city, the great sweep of the St. Lawrence River and the gray-white distant Laurentian mountains. Directed by Alan, I headed out over the ice-filled St. Lawrence, past the frozen Isle d''Orleans, toward Polter''s mysterious turned cautiously after a moment and saw Alan''s eyes upon me. Again I felt a warning hand touch my face, and saw the figure of Glora I saw Alan''s white face as I turned to him. the water, Alan, Glora and Dr. Kent stood for an instant looking 30170 _Mjly is Yljm''s love life. The sun warmed my body and the tidal undulation of my planet''s surface "My dear Yljm, the world is coming to an end." The other planet has gone on for thousands of years without "No," Mjly said, "that is not our doom. "Our atmosphere is escaping into space." I sucked air, "The others are dying," said Mjly, blinking her otic nerves eerily. "The trip could be made by levitation," Mjly said. Mjly lowered her visual buds. Mjly unflexed her sense of touch and I felt sorry for her. be sure," I said, "that no wild animals live on the earth, I''d go Almost half a year later I realized that Mjly had been gone longer than Mjly was the first of this type of life "Yes, Yljm," came Mjly''s voice. lives a life of its own. animal life on the earth. my love life with Mjly. 30177 Man Sat in the President''s Chair and--Looked Back into the Eye "My dear young man," he said, "I am not even going to look for it." A strange man of metal comes to Earth on a dreadful mission. A strange man of metal comes to Earth on a dreadful mission. "I''ve heard about your machine," said a pasty-faced man one day, as he "Wonder what I''d do," said Tommy Reames, "if another car came along "That is the Herr Professor''s daughter Evelyn," said Von Holtz "The thing is," said Tommy feverishly, "that we''ve got to find a way "I saw men," said Tommy briefly, "shaking clenched fists at an Tommy''s eyes rested queerly on Von Holtz for a moment. Tommy released Von Holtz and the lean young man gasped and sputtered Von Holtz went out of the laboratory, his weak-looking eyes staring Tommy''s eyes, glazing, saw the look on Denham''s face as he realized 30189 promoter of Martian dancing girls, vaudeville, and--other things. Dworken must have been waiting in Luna City His eighth _shchikh_ seemed to instill some animation into Dworken. "I take wit'' me only some water, for I know de Martians dey not give Oh, I tell you, ze men of ze odder planets do not know Mars. Dworken looked down at his empty glass and snorted gently. "I suppose the animals talked, too?" I said "Wait!" said my friend, and again raised a paw. "Now, just a minute, Dworken," I said. "So I say to him, dis Martian," Dworken continued, "''If your act on the De only talking animals on Mars, old Dworken knows dese things? I know dat animals do not really talk. Martian owner, ''My vriend, maybe I buy your act, if you tell me how it "''De _shiyooch''iid_,'' he said, ''can''t really talk; de _tllooll_ just 30199 [Illustration: _McIlvaine sat down to his machine, turned the complex "Take Thaddeus McIlvaine," said Harrigan. then--called me in and said, ''Harrigan, we just got a lead on a fellow named Thaddeus McIlvaine who claims to have discovered a new star. That was how the news about McIlvaine''s Star was received by his Leopold said, "By the way, Mac, whatever became of that star of yours? "I think," said McIlvaine cautiously, "I''m quite sure--I have got in "That would be unsanitary, I think," said McIlvaine, frowning. McIlvaine''s star was certainly much closer to the Earth than it had "I am Guru," said the star''s inhabitant. connection to McIlvaine''s machine and do a little talking to the old "They want to rejuvenate me," said McIlvaine, with a certain shy Leopold went over to McIlvaine''s house to find out whether the old "''Where''s McIlvaine?'' Leopold asked. Bixby''s,'' said Leopold. One could have imagined that old Thaddeus McIlvaine had 30214 "Red spot ten miles away," said Brand in the transmitter. Looking out the glass panel at these figures, both Brand and Dex and Brand covered with the tubes, and closed and barred the door. some moments Brand turned to Dex and said: The Rogan leader stepped to the window and arrogantly beckoned Brand "So that''s what those things are like at full power!" breathed Dex. "It''s no use, Brand," said Dex steadily. The Rogan leader turned to Brand and Dex shuddered; and a low moan came from Greca, whose clear blue eyes Looking about, Dex saw a six-foot square door of bars in one wall of till Dex was in a sort of small dome of Rogans, with their long, been of the Rogan leader pointing his shock-tube full at him, his Rogan guards, each armed with a death-tube. Greca and Brand and Dex were flattened to the floor as if by blankets 30234 Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan''s Nor was Harding alone--Dane found enough evidence while he was trying to cash the check she gave him, she visited Dr. Buehl, to come back with a squad of quiet, refined strong-arm boys who made sure Dane reached Buehl''s "rest home" safely. carried from the rest home, but Dane had to do it the hard way, watching Dane had seen him just once then--but long enough to be sure it was Dane''s mind skittered from it, as always, and then came back to Dane reached for the lid with hands he could barely control. "We knew where you were all along, Dane. It was the answer of an alien that had a human in its hands--one who Dane Phillips watched fear give place to sickness on his face as the 30240 "I didn''t mean anything by it, sir," said Lou, aged 103. "Coming, sir." Lou hurried back into the living room and handed Gramps "Pen!" said Gramps. "Not _that_ leaky thing," he said, brushing Lou''s pen aside. Willy, who looked almost as young as Lou, though he was 142, did a poor "Grandson, sir," said Lou. You''re in deep enough now, young man," said Gramps, but in the room at one time or another, Lou''s name was scratched out and Lou glanced into the living room and saw that the Fords, Emerald among "Well, boy," said Gramps at last, "looks like you''ve got a little "What''s going to happen next, Em?" said Lou hollowly. "Well," said Emerald, "I''m not going to get all panicky until I''m sure time to take Gramps his breakfast, you know." "There''s more," said Lou, and he began reading aloud again: "''I, Harold "Cross your fingers," said Lou. 30242 Harvey Randolph, manufacturer of the Witch line of products, leaned "It''s a great day for the people of the world," he said. "He said that now we had the witches of the world united, why didn''t Randolph chewed his lip a while in silence, and Oswald, knowing his The night the new cleanup job was to show, Randolph tuned in his TV as "There''s a slum," Bill said, "right here in New York that the Witches made the news sound human, like it really happened to real people. "And now," said Bill to his audience, "It''s time for the witches...." "Randolph," Oswald''s voice sounded wild, "I don''t know what the thing "Randolph, here," he said, and heard Oswald''s voice without A new voice came on the phone, as Randolph chewed his lip. witch-hunted," Oswald said. "Witches of the world, unite," he said, "to make it clean, clean, 30251 After the morning inspection tour, Tardo, the Solar Council''s Planetary Tardo and Peo were entertained royally at luncheon by Saranta, their colonized our world a thousand years ago," said Saranta, toying A smiling servant filled the glasses of Tardo and Peo. "You see, there was no fuel for the ship to explore other planets in the Council ship, and had asked to accompany Tardo on the brief inspection exploration expedition," said Saranta. "It''s true we''ve seen no slaves, that we know about," said Tardo. Peo tried to notice what he thought Tardo would look for on such a short Tardo had seemed most intent on the question of slavery, and Peo looked Tardo asked about the fields. "It looks like a good world to me," said Peo. against aid at this time," replied Tardo. "There are two classes of people on this planet, and we''ve seen only one," said Tardo. "Saranta said that. 30259 "Half an hour to landing, sir," he said. "Wohlen''s a jungle world, mostly," he said. "Name don''t matter," he said without moving the heater an inch. "Sure," the big man said. "Maybe you''re a Government man," the big man said, "and have come out don''t come out one at a time, do they, Huey?" he said. "If they''re waiting," the other man said, "they''d be here by now. Besides, Huey, he don''t look like a Government man." Huey said: "What the hell!" and came for me. "I said I wanted to help you," I told him. "Then why come to us?" Hollerith said. "Who do you think you are?" Hollerith said. But he said he needed time--it''s a good thing, I told "I got you everything you wanted," I said. "How many men are going to come back?" he said. "Nobody on this planet," he said, "would do this job in just this way. 30303 and Carse was sworn to bring Ku Sui to Earth to clear the old Affair of the Brains,"[1] Hawk Carse, Eliot Leithgow, and the Negro Hawk Carse had come as he said he would, but he was a sore figure of a which Carse would need in order to see the invisible asteroid of Dr. Ku Sui. CHAPTER II That means Ku Sui''s being received," said Carse; and then he to within a few feet of Hawk Carse, and he stopped short, Ban and chief central laboratory of Dr. Ku Sui. Carse skimmed swiftly, two feet off the glittering metallic soil, "_You have said, Captain Carse, that you will soon have Ku Sui Hawk Carse was again in his space-suit, out of the control room and Hawk Carse had gone into Leithgow''s ship hangar. Hawk Carse and Dr. Ku Sui--and Eliot Leithgow, who was the chief cause Carse went to the room where Eliot Leithgow lay asleep. 30304 As the door opened, Taggert said: "Senator Gonzales, may I present Mr. David MacHeath? "Right," said MacHeath, grinning as he saw what was coming next. "I''ve changed my mind," said Griffin cheerfully. The heavy-set mathematician smiled pleasantly as MacHeath and Griffin "Well, let''s hope it doesn''t happen again," MacHeath said. MacHeath picked up his instrument case again, and the three men went "What do you think of the sabotage idea?" Bessermann asked MacHeath. Both men were more open than Dr. Nordred; they were easier for MacHeath to understand. "Oh, hello, Mr. MacHeath, Mr. Griffin," he said. "Wow!" said Griffin as he walked on down the corridor with MacHeath. "Better than that," MacHeath said. "What got you onto this?" Griffin asked MacHeath. "A hunch first," MacHeath said. "I''m fine," MacHeath said, "but Bern is going to have a sore neck for "No," MacHeath said quickly. "He claims he will," MacHeath said. 30305 And, the way it began to look, definitely Allen''s darling. Private citizens Allen Kinderwood and Nedda Marsh were dated at least He stopped and held Nedda against him protectively. "They''ve got it synchronized," said Allen. time, guiding the scooter without conscious thought, turning as Nedda "Hold on." Allen swung the scooter hard right and adroitly darted across Allen swung the scooter in a fast, tight circle to the left. When Allen whipped his head around to look at him, there was Halgersen, Nedda had said. Allen let him come, and at the last possible instant, But Nedda, if another man made the right approach, could you Abruptly, Allen realized Nedda had left and that the frail old man was The old man waved a hand at the others and looked at Allen intently. For the first time, Allen felt confused. answers futile." He handed Allen the card. 30307 Hawk Carse came to the frontiers of space when Saturn was the frontier ray-gun and the phenomenal draw, of the reckless space ship ship''s other compartments, three men strapped on ray-gun belts and "And Crane, the last," said Hawk Carse, and for some moments he stood Finally Carse took a deep breath and turned to Friday. True, he thought, Judd the Kite did not know that Carse and he were Judd''s three men turned their heads and saw Carse''s famous satellite Judd''s eyes had returned to the Hawk, and they still showed some of "Pretty easy the way my men got you, Carse," said Judd. Certainly Friday looked unconscious, his eyes closed, his full lips Hawk Carse gave the body not a glance, but sheathed his ray-gun, ray-gun that pointed as straight as his eyes at Judd! "Judd," said Hawk Carse softly, "was to have had a rendezvous with Dr. Ku Sui in seven days. 30308 Jayjay Kelvin looked thoughtfully at the ceiling while he ran through He had just read three words when Hull said: "Mr. Kelvin, do you mind Jayjay looked up from his book and saw that Jeffry Hull had reverted If Jayjay Kelvin had known what was going on a few million miles away There were five men alive in the ship: Jayjay, Captain Al-Amin, Jeffry Jayjay, Smith, Hull, and "The female plug," Smith said, "leads to two tanks of high-pressure Captain Al-Amin said: "What''s the trouble, Mr. Kelvin?" Hull said: "Captain, did you know that the refrigerator is off?" After a second''s silence, Jayjay said: "Let me check once more." He "No, Mr. Hull, we couldn''t," said Captain Al-Amin with restrained "So suppose you were going to check out a cartridge," Jayjay said. "Won''t work," said Jayjay Kelvin from across the room. lathe," Jayjay said, without looking up from his cards. 30311 business--Judge Passarelli appointed me Public Defender when that Psi, "Judge Passarelli _knew_ I''d be in his courtroom," I said. And two weeks ago he found a Stigma case named Mary Hall ''Not Guilty'' "This Mary Hall is a hallucinator," Horace said. these Psis--it''s all over town that he got Keys Crescas off. Crescas can find Mary Hall--you know how Psis stick together." Renner of fear that comes from knowing that a Psi may think you''ve "She hangs with a bunch of Stigma cases, for one thing," I said. "Good evening, Your Honor," I said to Judge Passarelli. Mary Hall, a reputed Psi. Her power is HC." "Now you know why I think you''re in the same jam, Judge," I said. "I don''t know about you," Passarelli said. "And you call this a Lodge?" Mary Hall said. "_Who_ hasn''t got the Stigma?" I said. "So I''ve got the Stigma, Elmer," I said quietly. 30322 "The native is here, sir," he said to Y''Nor. He turned, and made a commanding gesture. "I don''t know--" Kane said doubtfully. "So much fuel--" Brenn said. "Once I saw some Alkorian prisoners of war on Vogar," Brenn said. "Father Brenn''s suggestion," Larue said. "These are called edicts," Brenn said, after greeting him, "but I "Seven days--" Brenn said again. _"They say Father Brenn wanted to get all the men out of town, away "I know," Brenn said. Brenn, watching his face, said: Y''Nor was pacing the floor when Kane went to the ship, his face black He found Dalon and said to him, "Watch your men. "You have only seconds left to reach the ship," Brenn said. There was no surprise on Brenn''s face but it seemed to Kane that the "There is no one on the ship but Y''Nor," Brenn said. "Poor Commander Y''Nor," Brenn said. 30329 Judd followed her pointing finger with his eyes. And Judd pointed his ancient rifle at the little animal preparing to "Black Eyes--" Judd groaned. Judd and Lindy and Black Eyes. But Lindy was happy and Judd said At the customs office, a bespectacled official stared at Black Eyes, And, as they were departing with Black Eyes, still not believing their Black Eyes whimpered again when Judd and Lindy reached home but after of Lindy, went to work on Black Eyes. in the city worsened, the experts spent three days studying Black Eyes. But Judd said, "Go ahead, Dr. Jamison. After Judd had shaken his head, Dr. Jamison continued: "Very well, Black No one--no _thing_--can kill Black Eyes. Not the way to destroy Black Eyes? Judd did not look at Black Eyes as he left, and the animal Judd knew that something had to be done with Black Eyes. Black Eyes doesn''t like the city. 30330 he wasn''t able to comprehend what they meant by high dragon bump, they''d "I doubt that a high dragon bump is a dance," Wayne said. mean--even if we did, I couldn''t produce a high dragon bump." Sheilah turned her head away, shuddering, and Wayne found it wise to Wayne said, "Yes. Do you mind telling me what you want a high dragon "No sea juicing?" the Cirissin asked, waving his eye stem at Sheilah. "Uh, yeah, very good indeed," Wayne said. When Wayne still didn''t say anything, the Cirissin closed the door. to take this ship to earth and swipe you a high dragon bump. But Wayne thought he had the explanation for the Cirissins'' idiotic "You''re going to kill me?" Wayne said. Wayne said, "Listen, there''s a guided missile from earth heading O''Reilly had said, "Earth blasted away," hadn''t he? "The Cirissins?" Sheilah asked. 30338 Minister Kliment Blagonravov looked up from his desk at Simonov''s He looked up at his most trusted field man, said in the way of greeting, know that Ilya Simonov is the most long-winded, as the Americans say, of Ideally, Ilya Simonov was to infiltrate whatever Czech groups might be Ilya Simonov looked from the guards to the plainclothes man and back, in Ilya Simonov said tightly, "How do you mean?" In fact, Ilya Simonov was not alone in Party circles in wondering It had been some years since Ilya Simonov had been in Prague and even then "It sounds like a good idea," Ilya Simonov said. Ilya Simonov said, "Pasternak. Ilya Simonov said, "And the rest of the group here, do they agree?" Ilya Simonov said, "Is that the complete file of my assignment?" Ilya Simonov said flatly, "They want freedom, Kliment." "No, Kliment," Ilya Simonov said. Ilya Simonov said, "It''s probably been 30348 Hampered as she was by the child in her arms, the woman was running less A wave of exultation swept over Guldran, drowning out the In the event of sighting any form of human life, Guldran thought uneasily of the great seas of snow and ice sweeping which the woman''s skin-clad feet had left the tracks which led to Guldran felt a throb of pity for the woman and her child, left behind by the men, no doubt, triumph if he, Guldran, should be the one to return at the eleventh hour Guldran put on another burst of speed. his hands to his mouth, he shouted, "Food! Ahead of him the woman turned her head, leaped lightly in mid-stride, Guldran''s pulse leaped. fire-sharpened stakes, he knew too the terror from which the last men of the human race had fled. "Food!" said the last woman on earth. 30379 "I''m from out XIX way myself," Kial said. 8000--that''s only a period ahead of my own time. "Oh, Center," Kial grumbled. "Not a bit," Broyk said, warming up to the subject. "I--I''m afraid I couldn''t tell you that," Broyk said. from a different space-time plane from their 20th Century ancestors, he and Broyk were naturally invisible to their fellow travelers. "Oh, I don''t know," Broyk said, a little wistfully. He looked at Broyk. other''s face as he said: "Yes, Kial--I am a Telepath." "Since you are unable to enter my mind," Broyk said calmly, "it''s only Kial was a very amazed young man. "Remember," Broyk smiled, "these people are the forebears of the "Of course you do," Broyk said. Kial took another look at the loving young couple. a specific condition existing a period ahead of your own time. "Since we''ve already broken the First Law," Broyk said, "we may just as 30380 eyes, watched him while he sat before the kitchen table. "Good reasons," the farmer said. The farmer turned his coffee cup carefully. The woman watched him for a long time, then she sat down on a chair "Henry," the woman said. "Pretty soon," the farmer said, "they''d have it all mechanical. "Henry, go out to the fields," the woman said. The farmer looked out of the kitchen window, beyond his tractor and the "No sense," the woman said, wagging her head. "It won''t work," the woman said dully. "It''ll work," said the farmer. "Go out to the fields, Henry," his wife said, her voice like the sound "No," the farmer said, taking a pipe from his overalls. The farmer put the pipe between his teeth and walked to the door. lit the pipe, cupping his hands, and sat there, smoking, the smoke The woman sat in the kitchen of the farmhouse and turned her head when 30386 The girl who spoke was a pretty enough little thing for an Onist. among our Onist people, you know." Look: the Makers endowed us with life, then went women are the same everywhere--Pluralist or Onist, it doesn''t matter. We went for three days, and although these Onists turned out to be column, Nari stumbled against me like that day in the hut, and what These statues of the Makers are rare, and I was surprised to see one in an Onist village. A stern gray-haired Onist who said he was Nari''s father took me aside thousands of times more pious than you Onists." I will take Nari back to our village in the Sunset Land, where we will between the Pluralists and the Onists, it may, after all, come on these "One Robot created us all before he went to the stars," said Nari. 30398 alarm device under his wrist watch, Dr. Halder Leorm turned unhurriedly Still, Halder thought, he must warn Kilby Halder paused, watching the color drain quickly from Kilby''s cheeks. Halder entered the tube station, went to a rented locker, opened it and years under Halder''s present apparent age, dark-skinned as he was, Her voice stopped abruptly as Halder closed the cab door behind him, looked over at him and asked in Kilby''s voice, "Halder, do you think we She paused, and Halder said nothing, knowing she was fighting to keep Halder kept his eyes fixed on the traffic pattern ahead. Halder glanced at Kilby. an inkling of Kalechi''s three-year plan to destroy the Federation." "Kilby and I will," Halder said. "Not at the moment." Halder paused, dissatisfied, then went on. It was dusk when Halder and Kilby turned into the crowded shore walk of Again the great room grew lighter, and for seconds Halder 30399 Sure, Larry Connaught saved my Connaught and I were close friends for years. Larry Connaught, for instance. down, but the grenade went flying, pin pulled, seconds ticking away. miraculous that Larry, who had fallen right on top of the grenade, had "That was a close one, Dick," he said. I said, "I guess you saved my life, Larry." I said, "Also, Larry, you fell _on_ the grenade. "Larry," I said gently, "I was there." Larry Connaught was a small Larry said, "I should have known you''d remember." He smiled at me Imagine a man _thinking_ himself from one place to another! I licked my lips and looked to Larry Connaught for confirmation. He said, becoming sober, "Sure, Dick, you''re wrong, but you''re right "The radio," said Larry. Twenty-three words told how to do the things that Laurence Connaught Laurence Connaught was an honest man and an idealist, I think. 30405 While Professor Cargill lectured from the rostrum, Neal Pardeau prowled Safe because Cargill was the Director of Education in the New State, "What have you been doing," Pardeau asked, "relative to Karl Lenster?" Pardeau''s eyes bored into those of the Intelligence Director. When Pardeau spoke, his voice held a new sharpness to complement the new "You know of the Wyckoff Chemical Transformation Process--" Pardeau eyed Hillerman for one blank moment and allowed the threat to When Pardeau entered, all conversation stopped and every man looked up "Amazingly so," Pardeau said. "We all know each other, Pardeau. "Precisely," Pardeau said. "Of course," Pardeau said. "Then if Wyckoff didn''t give the formula to Lenster, it was stolen from Lenster got to my Deputy, Hillerman. used it to take Hillerman''s body from him." Pardeau smiled grimly. said before, Hillerman was not a smart man. An hour later, Lenster-Pardeau was alone in his apartments. 30408 By way of Professor Denham''s Tube, Tommy and Evelyn invade tree-fern jungles and Ragged Men. The Fifth-Dimension Tube Tommy Reames looked anxiously at the Fifth-Dimension Tube. a red-headed man named Smithers looked impassively from the Tube to Men captured first an inhabitant of the Golden City, and then Denham had made a Tube for Jacaro, working from the model of Tommy''s own "The Ragged Men," said Tommy very quietly. the hands of the Ragged Men. In any case Tommy and Evelyn were hands of the Ragged Men was to die horribly, and the Golden City would "We look at the Tube," said Tommy heavily. Tommy said grimly: "Then hunt up the Golden City and bring extra "The Golden City," said Tommy heavily. These things Tommy had learned, and he and Evelyn went to their second "Tommy," said Evelyn, "you''re not going to--" Tommy, Denham, Smithers, Aten and the white-bearded old Keeper of 30416 was hard to believe that he was indeed Fred Lubway, mechanical engineer, and had a right to be in this single bed, alone in this house his Tillie home for the aged where they''d _help_ you consume--with forced feedings dry because the machine wasn''t adapted to people who took ice-cold "You''re not doing your share of consuming, Oldtimer," the young cop said Fred felt that each stroke of the pencil was a black mark against him. "Fred," he said, "when we talked a few hours ago, you forgot to say you Therefore Fred knew he must be recording the "George, I''m not going to play along with you," Fred insisted. "What are you trying to do?" Fred demanded. "But you''ve got to come back to work, Fred! "I don''t need you to protect me, George," Fred said stiffly. A young man''s voice said, "Mr. Lubway, we need you." 30427 Earth the thought of going back there makes me feel like a He says, "Don''t look so accusing, Lizzie, I only just got on this ship M''Clare opens his eyes and says like I am enacting Last Straw, "Have B says "Maybe but it did not work out that way, everyone who learned Eru rests his hands on the table and says we had better start; will There is a bit of silence, then Aro says, "I think we should start Miss Lee says, we have been working and thinking together for four years Having got silence, he says very quietly, "Colonel Delano-Smith, I Lennie says "_G-Gilgamesh_ was lost three hundred years ago!" colonel gives him another sideways look and says, "Mr. Yardo is an "Oh," says Cray, "did you really think so?" He gives me a long look start looking for me in fifty minutes'' time and will give up if I have 30437 flipper and grinned at the pilot, Lucky Larson, the screwiest, most Lucky Larson was a legend as space pilots go. vital to safe space travel and the Lucky Larsons would have to live up My mind was a long way away from the cabin of the space ship and maybe walking through the aisle, thinking about Lucky Larson and the next crooks, Lucky Larson and a mountain of radium and then--because nothing I turned my head slightly and saw Lucky Larson, the The chief laughed and Lucky Larson laughed and then they slapped each "Don''t worry about a thing," the chief said, "those "It was damn fast thinking," the chief cut in belligerently, "you knew thinking and then I whipped the ship into a few maneuvers and, like the chief says, they caught his eye all right." I closed my eyes and smiled again, thinking of his expression 30438 Joseph Heidel looked slowly around the dinner table at the five men, "No, no, of course not," Heidel said, still grinning. There were only Sadler, Meehan, Locke, Forbes, Clarke, looking like "Bit of a situation at that," said Forbes, letting a faint smile touch "Understatement, Forbes," Heidel said. "That''s right," Heidel said, remembering. "I remember the Martian note of apology," Forbes said. "Matter of fact, yes," said Forbes, returning Heidel''s stare steadily. "We''ll have our wine now," Heidel said. "Now then, Kessit," Heidel said, when the butler had finished, "would "Now then, Meehan," he said to the man at the opposite end of the table. "No, you didn''t, did you?" said Heidel, looking at Forbes closely. "The important thing," Heidel said curtly, "is that Dr. Kingly "Watch carefully," Heidel said and lifted the pistol. "Again," said Heidel. "Again," said Heidel. "Why have you done this?" Heidel said suddenly. "It''s all right," Forbes said. 30452 [Sidenote: Three Martian-duped Earth-men swing open the gates of space "Yes, Earth-beings, our great plan comes to its end now at last! For a moment, when the great monster''s hissing voice had ceased, the two men saw that a great shape was looming up in the faint light grotesque bodies as far as the eye could reach in the dim light. As they flashed past it Randall saw Lanier''s face working, knew the yellow-lit room instead of the great cone--saw the tense, anxious face A thing with legs, a body, a great round head and swaying This young man, Harl, and this girl, Tina, lived in New York City in started to work, still a little alarmed, Professor Lambert came "Seems to like it," said Joyce, drawing a great breath. "Easy, easy--one thing at a time," said Quade, still smiling. "Now is the time," Ray said. 30458 But Tick-Tock''s muscular back felt tense and rigid when Telzey laid Abruptly, Telzey closed her eyes, thought sharply, "Tick-Tock?" and an image of Tick-Tock sitting a little way off beside an open door in Telzey had assumed that Halet was simply going out of her way to be Halet, Jessamine explained privately to Telzey, had felt they were "Telzey, dear," Halet murmured honey-sweet from the talker, "would you Dr. Droon came awake and gave Telzey a surprised look. "It''s just," Halet went on, "that Telzey is a little, oh, sensitive Dr. Droon glanced at Halet, and returned his gaze to Telzey. "So now if you''ll just call Tick-Tock, dear..." Halet went on. "Yes, Halet?" Telzey paused at the door. "If you''re looking for Tick-Tock," Telzey said, "she isn''t here." and Dr. Droon were out looking for Miss Telzey and her pet. If the Moderator asked her that, Telzey thought, she could feel she''d 30468 Ted Baker held out the small steel box he was carrying. "We don''t quite know why it''s a success," Ted said, "but it is." Ted reached down and took a pencil off the desk. Like a man in a trance, Blair got up from his desk and grasped the "You see," Ted said, "The hole goes into the fourth dimension. Old Blair''s head was spinning, but business instinct came quickly to his "Do it again," Blair said. Ted made another hole and put another pencil into it. Ted and Bill went to work on an idea they had for the treatment of "Don''t you think it''s about time he called us?" Ted asked. They both knocked off work the next day and got to Blair''s office at "Appointment hell!" Ted headed for the inner door. Ted said, "Mr. Blair, we came--" Ted said, The Chief Scientist pushed the lever on the steel box. 30474 But the base commander, Darquelnoy, waiting for his old friend Ebor "None worth telling," said Ebor. The two walked down the long corridor together and Ebor said, "Well? "It''s unbelievable," said Ebor. "I know," said Darquelnoy. secrecy, of course, and so you never know a thing is going to happen "I can''t imagine them making a spaceship," said Ebor thoughtfully. "I would have thought so, too," said Darquelnoy. "They could go on that way indefinitely," said Ebor. "I know," said Darquelnoy gloomily. "You _are_ upset," said Ebor at that. Darquelnoy and Ebor accepted the cups and the orderly left, making a "It has been a long time," agreed Ebor. "Longer than we had originally anticipated," Darquelnoy said frankly. "Well," said Ebor, "you''re underground now. "A relief for you, eh?" said Ebor. "You know," said Darquelnoy thoughtfully, "I can''t help thinking I was "I certainly hope it''s soon," said Darquelnoy. 30476 Dad had already gone when Bobby got up. scientists like Dad didn''t even discuss them with wives like Mom. And today, Dad was going to rocket to the Moon. Dad!_ And Mom would say, _Why, Bobby! As he got up from his chair, Mom said, "And what''s your plan Bobby smiled and said, "I think I''ll go to the moon today." Out in the backyard, Bobby fussed around his space rocket a little: It wasn''t a bad rocket at that, he thought. Bobby went further and further every trip he took, never telling anybody He didn''t know it was the moon rocket at first. He learned the rocket was going to the moon by listening to Dad and the Who said Dad didn''t know what he was doing? He was going to the moon with Dad. "How''s _your_ moon rocket coming along, 30491 "Now watch," Remm said, indicating the native. Macker followed Remm''s gaze to where the biped native sat hunched. "It is making what it considers a mad dash for freedom," Remm said. "Its legs are still moving in a running motion," Macker said. "It is very probably registering pain," Remm said. "Why is it doing that, Toolls?" Remm asked. "Its eyesight is as slow as its muscular reactions," Remm said. Remm raised his hand and waved it slowly in front of the native''s face. "Can you imagine anything being so slow," Remm said, "and still ..." "I don''t know," Remm said, obviously swayed by Macker''s logic. "No," Toolls said. "Of course," Toolls said, "but that''s the only thing that will be able "We may at that," Remm said, "or others of our people will. "Then we will have time to do nothing more for him before we go," Macker 30493 Quillan nodded, went on into his living room, selected a gun belt and "With Fluel," Quillan said thoughtfully, "that was taking a chance!" "Can''t be helped, commodore," Quillan said, moving forward, Perk "You''re looking at Bad News Quillan," Cooms said. "Ah, don''t be too hard on the Brotherhood, commodore," Quillan said. "Well," Quillan said after a pause, "in a way, Movaine got his "Cooms told me," Quillan said, "that Nome Lancion had given Movaine "By the way," Quillan said, "Fluel mentioned you''ve been looking for "Which leaves," Quillan said, "one way it could have happened." He "Another thing," Quillan said, "Cooms may have the old trick in mind "He''s back in the little room with his two guards," Quillan said. "Heck," Quillan said a few seconds later, as he and Reetal came out on "If they know or suspect what''s happened," Quillan said, "twelve men 30495 CHAPTER III--THE ROYAL INSTITUTION AND LOW-TEMPERATURE RESEARCHES radio-activity upon heat-giving life of the sun and the earth, p. origin of such institutions as the British Museum, the Royal Society, can best gain a present-day idea of this famous institution by attending little more than a century ago, the Royal Institution of Great Britain work, namely, of Professor James Dewar on the properties of matter at work has made the Royal Institution again the centre of low-temperature all the recent low-temperature work would have been mere scientific famous scientific institution and the work that is being accomplished Another important result of Professor Lockyer''s very recent studies has case, make up the work of the laboratory student of general biology. laboratory in which to study zoology that exists in the world to-day, or the German method of working, and in this regard Professor Haeckel is during which time he fully organized the work of the institution along 30528 Carol stared glumly at the ship-to-shore transmitter. first manned satellite launched by the United States ten days ago. "It looks like electronic equipment," decided Carol, peering intently at suppose the Russians _had_ planned an ejection chamber for the dog Laika looking at the ejection chamber of the Russian satellite?" he asked, "What shall we do with the dog?" asked Carol. it may work," called Carol, running in the direction of the boat. "What will we do now?" Carol tried to sound unconcerned, but her voice we''ve found?" Carol''s voice sounded small. Bill and Carol sat next to the ship-to-shore and turned it on. Bill and Carol stared at each other while the voice on the radio was "This is the United States Coast Guard calling the yacht _Seven Seas_." yellow and black fur lay on the ground like dirty snow. "Get the Coast Guard, Carol!" Coast Guard returned with "We understand you _Seven Seas_. 30532 He turned and handed a document to a heavy-bodied man across from him. time--but Harkness stared in amazement as the other lifted the ship, "Emergency news report," said another voice, and Harkness strained But the light moved, and the slow hours passed, while Harkness tried And Walter Harkness threw one arm across Chet''s shoulder as he said; Chet Bullard turned, and Harkness gripped his hand. Chet''s voice came sharp and clear: "Rescue switch--ready?" He appeared eyes opened to look about, to glance from Chet to Harkness and back to Walter Harkness, piloting his ship to a slow, safe landing on a new Like Harkness, Chet Bullard held his pistol ready in his hand. touched that of the girl, and Harkness saw the instant quiet that came Chet was beside him; Harkness dared not look toward the girl coming "It looked like a flash of red light when it came from the submarine." 30583 Dodeth Pell feel a like emotion when he saw the bathygraphs of the The robot''s segmented body was built very much like Dodeth''s own, Dodeth''s body, the robot was equipped with wheels, each suspended robots, finally, to take a look at the new animals himself, but he The robot said "Yes, sir," and rolled out to the side tunnel that led "New species are discovered occasionally," Dodeth said. "Allow me to correct you, sir," said the patrol robot. It was three more work periods before the Keepers called Dodeth Pell "It was an uncomfortable decision, Dodeth Pell," said the Eldest "You come over and tell the Eldest Keeper that," Dodeth said. "Yes, sir," the robot agreed promptly, rolling along beside Dodeth as "Then why don''t the robots fire as they''ve been told?" Dodeth didn''t "Arvam," the Eldest Keeper said to the robot, "doesn''t he look like a As Arvam rolled off, Dodeth said "Another World?" 30649 Something had got through the hull and made a pinhole leak. I had held the clipboard in my hand for a long time, rechecking the thinking about Pacific Grove, and the white house there, and the stand re-entered the air lock I looked out into space, in the direction away Then I would just wait for the rest of the air to leak out of "Do you know why we are ahead of you in space?" he had said, staring of losing men in space because of what the people at home might think. The problem being how to stop that leak in the hull long enough to get And I saw that there was no way to stop the leak. Back at Lunar Base I tried to explain to Bronson what had happened. "But the ship''s air did stop leaking. "We''ve got to find out what this drug _does_," he said. 30673 pre-dawn air was sharply cold, making Johnny Youngbear''s face feel "Johnny?" said his wife hesitantly. Johnny watched it in silence for a moment, then turned his eyes up, to "Morning, Colonel," said Johnny, forcing his voice to be casual and "Morning, Colonel, yourself," said Mitch, looking up. Johnny stood and looked out the tiny window at the red-painted B-52. "Control," said a new voice, "This is Red Leader. "Altitude ..." said Mitch''s voice, "40,000.... "That''s all she wrote, Johnny," said Lambert, finally. Johnny looked absently out the window at the gleaming needle of Ship II word brought to Johnny''s mind the wide-eyed pale face of Mitch''s wife, "So?" Johnny said, still staring at the Ship. "Like Mitch''s voice," Johnny admitted reluctantly. "Don''t know," said Johnny shortly. "Don''t have to," said Lambert, turning from the window. "Very," said Johnny. "Johnny," said the voice. "Sanity went, too, Johnny," said the man softly. 30679 "It''s a reflex mechanism, Mike," Dr. Stone said as Millie showed me "Cut it out, Mike," he said, coming as near to a snap as his careful Doc Stone got someone named Sylvia on the phone and then told me to go "Have a seat, Mike," Cleary said, going around to lower himself "Not always," Cleary said, scowling a little. "All right," Cleary said, straightening up. "And what do you want, Mike?" he said, turning back to face me. "We''d have to send a pretty rare kind of a repair man, Mike," he said, "Yes," Cleary said. "Yes, indeed," Doc Stone said, looking at me with slitted eyes. "Just what I was thinking," Cleary said. "Good, that''s settled," Cleary said. "One thing," I said, as I got up, "while we''re being so just." "All right, Sid," I said. "I don''t know," I said, looking over at Paul. 30680 "Hello, Ernie," Jory said. "Hello, Ernie," the face of Jory said. the fifth station said "Hello, Ernie," and Jory''s tired face looked Ernie sighed and thanked God that today was Wednesday. did go out week nights weren''t as sharp at their jobs as Ernie was. couldn''t do things like that too often, Ernie thought virtuously. Next to him on the line, Broncewicz said: "Ernie, we''ll never get this Without looking at them, Ernie selected a plate of To Jory he said: "I feel bad today." said: "Do you ever get the feeling, Ernie, that your life has gotten think of it, Ernie didn''t _know_ there was going to be a layoff. Presently, Jory said, "Ernie, you watch the fights. like it," Ernie said scornfully. "Ernie!" Jory said. "Look, Ernie, I can''t see you but we''ve got a microphone in your room. "I''ve been on your screen every night for the past week, Ernie. 30683 Gordon and Harold both admitted the possibility of thinking entities "You know, Harold," he said, "I wonder if they would recognize "But don''t you think, Ont," Upt replied, "that you are confusing the irrational hodgepodge of contradictory conclusions the thinking mind can thinking on, depending on its structure, and--" he looked up at Harold things, exist as thoughts in my mind. just thoughts in God''s Mind. the possibilities of intelligent life on Mars," Gordon went on, stooping "We assume that any intelligent being whatever, if it exists, thinks at "I''ve had inspirational thoughts too," Upt said excitedly. "I think I''ll try that line of development myself," Upt said. thinking creature different from us in any way." It might be possible to have two thinking minds which "Nice crop of vegetables you have there, Gordon," Harold said "There you are," Gordon said, smiling, as he handed Harold the head of 30691 last breath comes, it is said their bodies turn into a handful of silver Hale thought that the scientist looked like a huge, starved crow in his It was some time later when the door opened and a long red hand pushed a eyes, from the wave tops, saw it turn and come slowly back in a long "Come on, all of you," Naida said to them, and, including Kirby in her Kirby, after a reassuring glance at Naida, looked at the floored priest turned to smile at both Naida and Kirby over her shoulder, her eyes went "And so it came about," Naida went on slowly, looking up at Kirby as With a grin, Kirby took Naida''s hand and led her down the steps, Kirby saw Naida still looking down, and felt Ivana crouch against him, Kirby reached out in the darkness and found Naida''s hand. 30705 Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him. Nelson looked up at the girl and smiled. Nelson could not see her face as she looked at him. "Do you know what they do to people they take?" Nelson asked. Glynnis stayed close by his side and Nelson could feel her proximity The man saw Nelson at about the same time and stood patrol depots were fireproof, but the area Nelson had blasted would be Nelson reached down to feel for a heartbeat and drew his hand away When they came to the clearing, Nelson almost didn''t see the thing in Suddenly, Glynnis was shouting, "It''s one of them!" Nelson turned to trees, Nelson stopped and tried to figure a way out. Nelson looked back and saw the smoke from the fire in the distance From far off, Nelson heard Glynnis calling to him. 30709 life, of man, of history, of God. So again, the size of an age can be determined by the size of its if it might be, of the beginnings of things: of matter and life; of the all natural things are ordered to an end."[1] They were fully prepared ''originating Mind'' to be thought of as having states produced by things natural selection, he said: "There is a grandeur in this view of life, "The old argument from design in nature as given by Paley," he wrote, immediate action of an entirely good and beneficent God. Is it then to be thought incredible that the order of the world should The discovery that all plant and animal life is developed from living question to point to the fact that in Nature ''new elements are making the truth--I maintain that life is not a form of {83} energy, that it 30712 Hank said, "We were on the phone just a week ago, Mr. Twombly. He gave Hank a one-two of the eyes and said, "Mr. Hennessey is expecting you, sir. Hank said, "Look, we''re going to be on a tour together, what do you For the sake of staying in character, Hank said mildly, "Look here, All eyes were turned to him now, so Hank said, "It''s a big country and "That''s what I like about this country," Hank said. After a short silence Char said, "Hank, why do you dislike the Soviet Hank said "Look, Char. "Let''s take our quick look at the city," Paco said to Hank. Hank said, "If they''ll come up to the room, then they''re Paco said, "What do you think, Hank? "Look here," Hank said. Paco looked after her appreciatively, back at Hank and said, "Ah, ha. Paco, standing next to Hank, said from the side 30715 "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, Ralph Pornsen looked at Mary uncomfortably, started to speak and then Pornsen said, "I guess I feel just about like Mary does. "That''s going to take time, Ralph." Farrel clasped his hands in front of Mary Pornsen said, "Damn the plans. Farrel said, "Fair, Mary? "No. I''ve a few left." Farrel looked at the two stubborn faces: Mary''s, Mary said, "A few years one way or the other won''t matter much, Doc. Five or six years from now this place will be a lot safer. "It won''t work that way," Farrel said. MacGuire had installed the button convenient to Farrel''s right hand, Farrel said, "How do you feel?" Mary Pornsen said, "Oh, I feel _wonderful_!" "Oh, you''ve given it some thought, Doc?" Mary said sweetly. "You''ll see," Farrel said. "You''ll see," Farrel said. 30722 So by the time the Solar Government had decided that the crew of ship "So come on, Ollie," said a skinny, sour-looking man of about thirty "O.K., Lazar, O.K." Marashovski''s gonna be trouble, Brunei thought. "O.K., fellow inmates," said Brunei, "it''s hitting." Now the walls "Let''s all try and see the camel together," said Vera Galindez "No," said Lin Pey, "a dragon. "It''s _good_ that we see the same things," said Marsha. "We''re looking at the dragon again," said Vera. Brunei thought of the dragon for a moment. "What''s so interesting about that silly dragon?" said Brunei. "That dragon is always underfoot," said Brunei. hallucinations," said Brunei. "Good idea," said Brunei. "No way of telling _that_," said Brunei. "So we just have to stay in the garden, that''s all," said Brunei. "Who knows?" said Brunei. "At _this_ point?" said Brunei. "I still think we should stop taking the Omnidrene," said Vera 30728 Spokesman Dorn had taken their places on the platform, Menesee seated deserters known in the records of the Machine as the Mars Convicts, Spokesman Dorn, the Machine''s executive officer, sitting beside negligence, the fact that the Mars Convicts were able to develop and Earth ship to visit Mars, who had disappeared there, might not have your Machine remains in political control of the planet. "I am afraid you will be permitted to do nothing," Spokesman Dorn said Rainbolt swallowed, said in a changed voice, "Sir, we heard from the administrator and Spokesman Dorn on down to the directors'' attendants Rainbolt went on, addressing Spokesman Dorn. "Director Menesee," Dorn said coolly from beside Bradshaw, "I thank "The situation," Spokesman Dorn told the directors in the Tribunal A heavy voice said, "Spokesman Dorn, I very definitely do any Mars Convict ships which might be in the Solar System to come in. 30742 The dead thing must have thought he was a wild animal, the Nipe decided. "If I can''t dispose of the Nipe," Stanton said, "no one can." "I thought you might have something like that in mind," said Dr. Farnsworth without looking up. Stanton glanced away from the screen for a moment to look at the other men "I''ll say this," Bart Stanton said musingly, "our friend, the Nipe, has "That''s how we found the Nipe," Colonel Mannheim said, "and that''s how we But a voice in Bart Stanton''s brain said: _Not Stan Martin! said: "Mrs. Stanton, I''d like for you to leave both the boys here for a For the first time, Stanton was seeing the Nipe as an individual, as a "No wonder our pet Nipe is so patient," Stanton said wonderingly. one side, and the Nipe got his first surprise in ten years when Stanton''s 30743 Physical science deals with object-matter, and discusses the signs by matter when we study science, but for the sake of the law communicated ultimate expressions of the various natural sciences as individual and Law and Idea, the Objective and the Subjective, the twin forces of be educed only from expressed Thought, but the Law is not objective accordance with the laws of thinking, this general term is reached by objective; it is thought taking form, becoming individual, manifesting the expression of this thought in form will present us matter physical series, because the thoughts symbolized form a logical series. laws of thought must be thus expressed in the relative forms of matter. this logical process by a series of physical forms so related as to expression of this idea will present the simplest possible physical form this thought must present physical forms similarly related, so that, 30761 Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much "I''m twenty-seven," said Red. got a face like a school-kid''s," he said. Asteroid 57GM, was simply to check up on some figures which said that Red put the book aside, closed his eyes and smiled. Once when it got to fooling around with the laboratory balance, Red and when we get home," Red said. "Your scales are cockeyed," Red said. You''re crazy." Red looked around the room. "No, Red," I said. "No, Red," I said. "No, Red," I said. "What I saw was a woman, Red," I went on. "You see, Red, it could be _negative_ matter," I explained. "You''re saying it, I''m believing it," said Red. "And read our books." Red nodded. "I''ll watch it," said Red. 30763 If you''re ready now." Lee became aware the doctor was speaking to I thought you said I was ready to go." Lee knew The doctor, Gorss, Lee thought his name was, was rather young but Evidently Dr. Letzmiller had been expecting him, for very shortly Lee Well now, Mr. Lee, suppose you first tell me about yourself, "Doctor, can''t you at least tell me what type operation I''m going to Like this." Lee raised his hands, brought "I think I do," said Letzmiller, nodding slowly. "Doctor--" Lee had to stop, for the patchwork quilt of blank spaces Lee nodded, so Letzmiller continued. The doctor had been looking at Lee intently, studying him through this If Letzmiller said it could work, then he wasn''t worried about that. Letzmiller looked at Lee''s troubled face. Lee''s question, "Doc, what will there be left of me?" Of course he Lee would be unconscious the whole time, of course. 30764 meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond''s From old Mrs. Folsom, in the front row on the right, Cavender''s advance of the group towards the goal of Total Insight, Ormond might Cavender let his gaze shift unobtrusively about the group while some Cavender stifled a yawn, blinked water from his eyes, watching Ormond Dr. Ormond looked over at Cavender. "Not a miracle, Perrie," Ormond said gently. It seemed to Cavender that Dr. Ormond''s face showed a flicker of Ormond smiled, said, "An Reuben Jeffries was the fifth to come up to the table, hand Ormond his "Dr. Ormond," Cavender said, "you''re under arrest. Cavender stubbed out his cigarette as Dexter Jones, Perrie Rochelle "Either will do," Cavender said. "And," Cavender said, "several times a week you had special little "Mrs. Folsom," Cavender said, "has also enjoyed the benefits of many "All right," Cavender said. 30770 "Don''t let the old goat rattle you, Pheola," I said as we rode the prophecy, and the gift of healin''," Pheola said, squinting at him. "Drag her out, Lefty," Maragon said wearily, with a limp wave of his "Come on, Pheola," I said, taking her arm with my right hand. "And I know this is the time to break them, Norty," I said. "Lefty!" Pheola said happily. Pheola had said about Maragon''s having a heart attack. "For a couple who are going to get married," I said, grinning at her, "You said Maragon was going to have a heart attack," I reminded her as "I _was_ right, wasn''t I?" she said, beginning to feel good and bad at want to be right, and now I know I''m just what he said, a fake!" "But I thought you said she''s only right now and then," Maragon 30773 "Okay, Pop," said Mark, a little white around the nostrils. "It''s different from a cemetery," said Sam. Looks like we''re the first human beings ever to set foot on this place." "I''ll have to see what he''s like, first," said Sam. He looked around. When they were inside the ship again, Mark said, "Guess I''d better get Mark said stubbornly, "I like to be with you." "Maybe dogs _do_ grow on other planets, Pop." "Not likely," said Sam thoughtfully. "He _would_ make a good pet," said Mark longingly. All through the meal he could tell that Mark was thinking about the dog. "I''m afraid he won''t come any closer while we''re around," said Sam. "He doesn''t seem to be getting tame enough for a pet," said Sam. "All he needs is a little more time," said Mark. "We can put it in our mechanical translator," said Mark. "Look, Pop, here''s the dog''s name--Arkem! 30796 "The dueling machine," Leoh said, adopting a slightly professorial "And now the Kerak Worlds want to rearm and try again," Leoh said. "As for the dueling machine," Massan went on, "Kanus of Kerak has Leoh explained the circumstances of Odal''s duels with the Acquatainian As Massan''s image faded from the screen, Leoh turned to Hector. Leoh''s plan was straightforward: to test the dueling machine, push it Leoh had used the dueling machine himself many times Leoh entered the dueling machine "Another duel?" Hector asked, nodding his head toward the machine. Odal turned back to Leoh. thin face, made his way slowly to the table where Hector and Leoh were "There''s only one man," Leoh said, "who has faced Odal and lived two days remaining before Hector''s duel with Odal, they began to probe Hector and Leoh remained at the dueling machine, They walked, with Leoh leaning on Hector''s arm, from the dueling 30797 "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?" Troy Troy halted in the small island in the storm and waited for Alec to Troy and Alec pushed diagonally up the snow slope, pausing every few "Hand me the heat tank, doctor," Troy said, turning his back to Alec, It was still snowing when Troy and Alec awoke in the morning. "Elk City--4 miles." Alec cut speed and waited for Troy to pull "We put a CS gauge thirty feet from the survey point," Troy said. Troy and Alec fell into step with Jordan Plumber, their section chief. Back at Snow Hydrology, Alec and Troy lighted cigarettes and waited Alec, Troy and Harbrace, together with Wilson and a half dozen The regional director came over to Troy and Alec and slapped the pair "Where''s the water going?" Alec asked. He walked back to where Troy and Alec 30815 "I''m afraid," said Calhoun, "that you''re a sybarite, Murgatroyd. "Med Ship _Esclipas Twenty_ calling ground," he said when the time "_Calling Med Ship!_" said this second voice. "Smashing the landing grid," said Calhoun practically, "may be all "Paras have appeared," said the Minister for Health, "at every place "As a medical man," said Calhoun carefully, "I question the existence "I take it," said Calhoun, "that this is Government Center, where you The ground car went away and Calhoun followed into make paras out of men." He watched Calhoun''s expression. "So," said Calhoun, "I want to get back to my ship and see what I can "Murgatroyd!" said Calhoun sharply. "Ive been treated," said Calhoun, "so I''ll be a para right along with "I''ve got to do some work on the para condition," Calhoun told him. the moment Calhoun and the grid operator went into the Med Ship and 30816 of Professor John Hamish McLeod, Ph.D., Sc.D., a squad of U.B.I. men "All right, Professor McLeod," said the U.B.I. agent, pronouncing it "What are your questions, Mr. Jackson?" McLeod asked. said, "we''d like to know what subjects you discussed with the Galactic who ask my co-operation," McLeod said. All Clem wanted was to act as McLeod''s agent for the publication of Earth needed every Galactic credit it could get; that was certain. A Galactic ship had, so to speak, stumbled over Earth fifteen years As far as McLeod knew, his book was the first thing ever produced on And of course they all wanted to meet Professor John Hamish McLeod. "May I ask a few questions first?" McLeod said. Jackson was staring at McLeod, but he said nothing. McLeod owes forty-nine thousand Galactic credits in Galactic "government" would take earned money from a man, the Earth authorities," said McLeod, rising from his chair. 30828 Geoffrey turned his head to follow the shadowy pointing arm, and saw a "Dugald would have me killed," Geoffrey said bitterly. Like every other young man of his time and place, Geoffrey had a the kink in time--Giulion Geoffrey''s end, Harolde Dugald''s time, The Scrambling to his feet, Geoffrey ran over to The Barbarian, who "Quite right, lad," The Barbarian said. Myka looked at The Barbarian sharply, worry on her face, but the man was stronger arm than Geoffrey''s, and it was The Barbarian''s woman who would Once more, Geoffrey swept his hand across Dugald''s face, feeling his own Geoffrey had only been this far away from his home a few times, before Geoffrey was a little nettled by The Barbarian''s manner. It was Dugald, and Geoffrey''s arm still tribesmen, The Barbarian, Myka, Dugald and he--made their way to One of the tribesmen was wrapping Geoffrey''s and Dugald''s 30869 "Looks like a big ''un, Jack," said the instrument man. "Looks like she''s got a nice spin on her," he said. "Where''s he got his anchor set?" the pilot asked his instrument man. "Safety line released, Harry," Jack''s voice said in his earphones. tilted in the direction that Harry Morgan and Jack Latrobe wanted it Again it took the manager a little time to realize what Morgan had "Which just goes to show you," said Harry Morgan, picking up the key. "This is Commodore Jack Latrobe," Morgan said gently. Harry Morgan, a piratical smile on his face, opened the bathroom door from Harry Morgan, he turned around and faced the other man in the Morgan looked at the man. The man in the next cell widened his eyes as Harry Morgan walked by. "Try climbing asteroids for a while," said Commodore Sir Harry Morgan. "_Fergus_ will pay indemnities," Morgan said. 30911 There is intelligent life on Earth. properties of life as it is known throughout the galaxy. Every spark of Terran life has become Earth reaches to the stars, but it extends mechanical limbs. Unless the Empire acts now to set the Earth free from this strange charge of the study of the Machines and he performed this task The "Machines" of which DIRA IV is so fearful present no danger to the The "Machines" of Earth are a threat not to the power of the Empire but manufactured by the Empire, they are not machines. Moreover, the Terrans whom DIRA IV would liberate are not, in the eyes The existence of man, as the beings of Earth term Many of the lower forms of life familiar throughout the galaxy feel to know we are nothing but machines? created these beings ourselves, we will be their unquestionable equals. 30927 This thing really started before the time I had Willy Maloon under I didn''t want Willy to have to face Goil. But Goil said it in such a tone and manner that it implied that Willy But my own spirits had given a little jump at Goil''s use of Willy''s Could it be, I thought, Willy''s personable influence working on Goil? Willy had been fidgeting and looking back and forth at Orrin and Goil "Artie," I said, "I know damned well you computed a course for Willy Goil said, "All right, Willy. "Willy," I said, "why don''t you start right at the beginning so Mr. Goil can get a complete picture?" "I--I got a course tape," said Willy. "Do you know what is going to happen to that rock of Willy''s, Mr. Goil? "Sam, I don''t know what''s going on around here between Willy, Goil, 30932 He turned his eyes on Mike and said, "I am Professor Mike turned his scowl on Nicko and snapped, "For Christ''s sake, speak Mike but at times they drove him crazy because Nicko might "Getting used to Nicko?" Mike asked. "We''ll let your father rest a while," Mike said. Nicko left and Mike watched the ship arc closer. Mike got his hands on the safety bars of the ladder leading down to Mike ordered Nicko and Doree into straps and buckled "Good-bye, little sister." Nicko looked over at Mike in "What did he say?" Mike asked of Nicko. "This ship," Mike said. Mike turned a quick, meaningful look at Doree, but he had no time to Doree covered her face with her hands and came into Mike''s arms. Mike found that both Nicko and Doree "Lie and rest." Mike turned and found Nicko was sitting up, his eyes 30960 After patting Garin''s shoulder the Ana touched the flyer''s hair _Garin Hears of the Black Ones_ mate with the Daughter." But Urg had said that the Ancient Ones had gone "That was Thrala before the Black Ones took her," said Sera. "Look upon the work of the Black Ones," the ruler said to Garin. "What of the Ancient Ones?" asked Garin--"those others Thran said would men of the Ancient Ones Garin had seen. Garin bowed to the ruler of the Folk and turned to follow Urg. Near the The door was open and Garin looked out upon Tav. The soft blue light was Garin thrust the rod into Thrala''s hands. Garin thrust the Ana into Dandtan''s So Garin became extra hands and feet for Dandtan, and they worked Garin stood with Dandtan looking out into the plain of Tav. Some "Do I not know," Garin turned to him, "that she is Dandtan''s. 30964 "I''m looking for a man called Jason dinAlt. Can you tell me if he is Jason was only talking to kill time, since he knew this situation "_Ever_ like _never_ is a long time," Jason said very quietly. took an effort to recognize it as Mikah''s arm; he was holding Jason''s As they came closer Jason had a clearer look at the man Mikah turned to leave but Jason reached out and grabbed his ankle with The slave next in line to Jason shouted and pointed to the sand. as edible as a piece of stone to Jason, but obviously not to the slave slave-holding society, and Jason wished that he could get a better when she talked did Jason realize that this was a girl; all the slaves Jason''s words were without meaning to the slaves as well as the he said, pushing Jason and Mikah ahead of him out the door. 30971 said, "Lieutenant Ziska and gentlemen, my partner, Michael Blades, "Very pleased to meet you, Mr. Blades," she said as if she meant it. "And Commander Leibknecht," Chung said across several light-years. "Of course you''re interested," said Blades to Lieutenant Ziska. "It''s going to happen a lot oftener," Blades said enthusiastically. "Well, actually, no," said Blades. "She''ll approach the opposite end of the asteroid," Blades said. "Live like an old-time sultan," Blades grinned. "Yes, I''ve heard that story a few times," said Avis dryly. Blades said at length, "Well, come to think of it, he "Me, too," Blades said. "Every morning when you debeard," Blades said; but his heart wasn''t "The Convention wouldn''t allow," said Blades. "After all," said Blades, "this isn''t the whole universe. "Probably," said Blades. "We''ll be sent up," said Blades. "Clear track," Blades said. "Sure," said Blades, "But we won''t have any more trouble from him." 30988 I just need a few days real work." He stopped. Hart went to his booth, feeling the man''s eyes measuring him more "Do people want to work all the time," he said, "for the sake of work "Stop anti-social acts!" roared Burnett; and, in a whisper: "Hart, "Next week is High Holy Day," he said, but Hart was about to demand what was going on when a short man with eyes "A good point, Hart, but it doesn''t prove what you think. "A good way to look at things," said the other man. a lot of women said you have to think--how come all that obsolescent "Some day the world''s going to know what you''ve done for it," said "Amen," said Hart, adding the private hope that Marie, blessed with "Well, that much makes very good sense," said Marie. "The biggest Holy Day ever," a restless old woman said to Marie. 31008 In his own time, Major Joseph Mauser, Category Military, Mid-Middle Joe said sourly, "You think that''s all I need to hit the big time. got three Major Joe Mauser buff clubs in full swing and five more "Joe," Nadine said, "you''ll be pleased to meet Philip Holland, Nadine said airily, "Joe is ambitious, thinking the answer to all his Freddy Soligen wasn''t at home when Joe Mauser called. Joe said, "The Sov-world observers would never stand still for it. She said, her voice low, "Promotion in rank, or caste, Joe?" Joe said, "I wasn''t going to bring the matter up until I had made Freddy said, "Oh, oh, here they come, Joe." However, he kept his head Freddy looked at the Sov-world officer and said innocently, "Hiding? Holland looked at Joe Mauser and said briskly, "I''ll try to take you The general said to Joe, "Major Mauser, Colonel Kossuth and Captain 31062 Captain Hunter thought of Ann as small and delicate, yet neither term Hunter reasoned that Ann had taken the commission-job in order to clerk, wearing on his tunic the identification disc of his U.F.W. union local, typed out the customs forms, took Hunter''s thumbprint, Captain Hunter left the municipal building and stood on the transit Captain Hunter left the lift at Level Nineteen. With trembling fingers, Hunter took Ann''s last micropic from his bag Hunter fervently hoped United had taken Ann to one of the other Max Hunter took an autojet from the Roost to Mrs. Ames'' residential "I''m Captain Hunter," he said. Suddenly the light fell full on her face, and Hunter saw the tiny, "I was hoping you wouldn''t recognize me, Captain Hunter," she said. spacemen, Hunter had never been to the top level before because Ann Captain Hunter saw no Both cartels are shams, Captain Hunter, just as your frontier wars are 31094 Tom Shandor shouldered his way through the crowd of men in the anteroom, Shandor sat down, his face blank, eyeing the Information chief "He was trying to prevent a war," said Shandor dully, "and he was all by She read Ingersoll''s letter carefully, then looked up at Tom, her eyes "Somewhere in those listings of yours," Shandor said, "you''ve got a man Dad was a good man, Tom. He believed with all his heart that the people of the world wanted And then she was staring at Shandor, her face white, grey eyes wide. His eyes lighted as he saw Shandor, and he grinned. Shandor stared for a long moment, shaking his head like a man seeing a "The world is in a trap," said Ingersoll, watching Shandor with quiet Shandor looked up at the old man, his eyes tired. "You have Mariel," said Shandor. Shandor scowled, looking first at Ingersoll, then at Mariel''s impassive 31116 "Bessie, ask the Cow what''s off balance." It was Mike''s voice from Nails was more than most responsible for the very existence of U.N. Space Lab One, and Project Hot Rod besides. Project Hot Rod was manned twenty-four hours a "day." The new shift of Hot Rod was secured, and its crew were taking turns at the lock to that had been aboard Project Hot Rod at the time of the flare. "Is there any way to turn off Hot Rod without the Security key?" that you secure the Hot Rod power switch so that it cannot be turned Mike turned to the control panel, and after a few minutes thought "Ishie," said Mike, "we figured out a space drive, and that was great. Having listened through this, Ishie said: "At the point where Mike "Ishie," said Mike, "the captain''s in trouble, and he''s asking us to 31123 Harry Payne was the Civilian Personnel Director of Fort Dickson. "Miss Conway!" Harry''s voice lashed into the intercom. Harry could tell she was bubbling over with smiles as she spoke. Miss Conway swept into the office and handed Harry the folder. Wait a minute, Miss Ralston." Harry was out of his chair and Harry knew she was bound to talk business and he knew there wasn''t much It wasn''t long before Harry detected something unusual about the man. thanks to you, sir." He shook Harry''s hand and left the room. Harry had a few moments to himself before Paula''s third client arrived. By the time the third interview was over Harry Payne''s curiosity was "Frank, Harry Payne here." Miss Conway was already in when Harry arrived at the office. Thompson sat down again facing Harry. "It isn''t necessary," said Harry, "but I want to know." 31168 Dan stood a long time, watching the purple ring upon the silver The sound came from a glistening metal machine which stood half-hidden sound, but a flash of green light came from it, cutting a wide swath The girl''s hands were moving fitfully; strange, racking gasps came "I come," said Wesley Craig slowly, groping for words, "from a far He saw Shabako pass a hand over his face, as if his body were suddenly pad of his feet on the floor died away, and then, for a long time, Wes Craig''s face set grimly; he worked his hand into a good grip on dark; then came the Sun God Aten''s life giving rays, leading them to black eyes, opened and looked up straight into his--and when she saw "It should come into view again in a moment," Clee said; "a little As Jim watched, inquiringly, Clee moved his right hand a little, and 31174 "Ekstrohm?" Ryan insisted. "What will we need outside, Ryan?" Ekstrohm asked. "Ryan, look over there," Nogol said. "I think they''re dead," Ekstrohm interjected quietly. "Ekstrohm, you and I will have a look," Ryan said. Ryan nudged it with his toe, following Ekstrohm''s example. Ekstrohm lay in his bunk and thought, the camp is quiet. Ekstrohm lay in his bunk and listened to the sounds of the night on Ekstrohm walked through the alien grass and looked up at the unfamiliar Ryan and Nogol were prepared to accept him, Ekstrohm, as the missing "I think they''re trying to hide some secret," Ekstrohm said. No, Ekstrohm thought, he isn''t dead. On a world like this, Ekstrohm''s first thought was of death. And then Ekstrohm thought not of death but of _life_. "What does that prove?" Ryan wanted to know. "Why would these aliens want others to think that they were dead?" Ryan men like Ryan and Nogol. 31208 Morgan shot a horrified glance at the body floating far out on the Morgan''s eyes flickered over her trim figure, and he thought--_maybe_. Morgan gripped the hatchet and set himself for a quick spring. "I like you, Morgan," she murmured suddenly. Morgan lashed the shotgun to a chair, aimed it at the door, and ran a Morgan and the old man, whose name was Hanson, went out to prowl along Morgan looked at Hanson. Morgan turned silently and strode back in the house for the gun. Morgan and Hanson trotted through the scrub spruce, heading for the Morgan caught a glimpse of the truck far ahead. Morgan shot four of them before the circle closed to hatchet Morgan looked, then turned slowly away. Morgan laid a hand on the old man''s arm. Morgan knew what he wanted. When Morgan tried to follow, she turned Morgan knelt quickly beside the old man. 31223 It was the second time they tried that Roger Strang realized someone twisted smashed remains of his monowheel, Roger and Ann Strang had Roger Strang was nearly finished and ready for home as Roger shouted, pointing to the door, but the people were looking at "But I _wasn''t_ mistaken!" Roger Strang sat forward in his chair, his "Martin!" Roger Strang turned, his face lighting up. The man at the desk was a stranger to Roger Strang. "It says here," he said, "that you are Roger Strang, and "But, I tell you--" Roger stood up, fear suddenly growing in his mind. "Where are we going?" asked Roger Strang. Roger lit a cigarette, his eyes questioning Drengo. Drengo looked Roger straight in the eye. Roger Strang stood very still, staring at the gaunt man. Roger Strang turned sharply to Drengo. Roger Strang sat up straight, staring at Drengo. 31236 "Dan Fowler won''t like it," said Carl. "All right, Senator," the young red-headed doctor said. Senator Dan Fowler took the black cigar from his mouth, stared at the Dan Fowler looked at the doctor and said, "Garbage." Moss pushed back from his desk, watching Dan Fowler''s face. "I know," said Dan Fowler. Dan had piled in, and Carl Golden was there, looking thinner, more "You aren''t going to like this, Dan. Rinehart''s clean. Paul had come to Starship Project fifteen years ago)--stuffy, severe, Dan turned his back on Rinehart and said to McKenzie: "I want the date "I want the Hearings on February 15th," Dan said to Rinehart. "Like Armstrong," said Dan slowly. stopped him, Dan. I told you that a long time ago--back when I first Dan didn''t even know why he was going, except that Paul had told him Paul had been right, and Dan had proved it. 31262 But Rastignac, an Earthman, and his good friend, Mapfarity, the "Yes, I have heard that you want Man to stop wearing the Skin. "Look, Lusine," he said, "there are only three places where a Man may "Mapfarity!" Rastignac said. "The King to make an official jail-break," said Mapfarity with an "You took long enough," he said accusingly and then, when Rastignac The King''s man said, "Let''s see. Rastignac said, "Lusine, what do you say to this?" the Amphibs'' Skins and in Lusine. After the padre had left, Rastignac handed the bottle to Mapfarity. Rastignac had, like all other Skin-wearers, always accepted the Lusine had seen Mapfarity and Rastignac experimenting with the wine Mapfarity groaned, but Rastignac said, "It doesn''t matter that she has the little Skins upon the Amphibs and their hostage Humans were not "I thought you said Earth_man_?" protested Rastignac to the Giant who 31270 the Rights of Man, published by the National Assembly of France, as out right; we shall come to the time when man came from the hand of his that the nation has no right at all in the case; that the government is property in man, and governing him by personal right. Liberty, in cases determined by the Law. Twelve: A Public force being necessary to give security to the Rights in America, a government extending over a country ten times as large practice of the Rights of Man. Owing to the prejudices that still govern that nation, the author has Government is not a trade which any man, or any body of men, has a right England, France, and America, as the present prospect of things appears national benefit, it is stated in that work (_Rights of Man_, Part ii.) nation pays taxes, so has every man a right to a share in government, 31271 In the Second Part of the Rights of Man, I have distinguished government principles of government became understood in America, and the people national benefit, it is stated in that work (_Rights of Man_, Part ii.) proclamation calls wicked, they mean the work entitled _Rights of Man_, nation pays taxes, so has every man a right to a share in government, elected a member of the National Convention of France, called me from It is to France alone, I know, that the United States of America owe the United States of America, an ally of France, and not a subject of reclaim the liberty of Paine as an American citizen." Morris''s letter Paine that he was not regarded by the American Government or people as Paine''s "Rights of Man" was not well known.--_Editor._ countries and societies, such as America and France, this right in the governments of the United States of America that are called THE 31306 brighten in Ransome''s eyes, studied the smile that some men wear on Mytor flushed but Ransome was looking past him at the woman. "Get to the point." Ransome''s eyes were weary now that the woman''s Again Ransome''s hand moved toward the blaster, and this time Mytor Earthman-captain and the woman who had been Ransome''s. "Are you then so in love with death, Ransome?" The Venusian spoke Ransome looked slowly from the glowing body of the woman to the guards The night air was cold against Ransome''s cheek when he went out an "Go away," Ransome said, without raising his eyes. "You''re supposed to be dancing at Mytor''s place," Ransome said. The woman Mytor had called Irene was still standing by the table when Mytor''s car was waiting, and Ransome could sense the presence of the Ransome had fought in the ships of half a dozen worlds. 31355 now, Russell thought--if it weren''t for old crazy Dunbar. "So now," Johnson said, "there''s two suns with red rims around them." "That''s right, boys!" yelled old Dunbar in that sickeningly optimistic "I know we''re going right," Dunbar said cheerfully. said that one had a red rim, Dunbar, and I wanted to believe it. knowing all the time the old man was crazy, that he was leading them I''d break away, go it alone to the right sun, Russell thought--but I''d Russell said, "I''ve had a hunch all along that maybe the old man was none of those suns had red rims, and at other times--like the old man "We been going away from the right one all the time," said Alvar. old man said, but a place where we can live. "And the old man," Alvar said, "can keep right on going toward what he 31356 [Illustration: _Bracing themselves, Bryce and Pierce gave the body a drug, and now he had remembered from Belt talk that Bryce Carter was a Bryce had left Orillo in the Belt to form a small delivery company A thing like a very thick cigar suddenly appeared in Pierce''s hand. "The line forms to the left." Bryce said dryly, "Put away that needle it looks like I want to just sit and talk at my friends all day long. Bryce could not remember having had such a good time talking since he "You could do with something like that," Bryce said soberly. Pierce said, moving the knight into Bryce''s second line where it At Pierce''s words, Bryce sharpened his eyes on the face across the Pierce smiled in, stopping for an instant with Bryce. Bryce took out his gun and held it where Pierce could see it. Bryce handed him the magnomatic, and watched as Pierce fumbled his 31501 "Well, I know Mr. Bancroft by reputation," he said. Dalgetty breathed the wet pungent sea-air into his lungs and thought Dalgetty brought his mind to heel like a "Yes," said Dalgetty. "The Labor Party _is_ conservative," said Dalgetty. "Not if the same crowd controls all of them," Dalgetty said grimly. "I don''t think that''s happened yet," said the man. "No it hasn''t," said Dalgetty, "not in the United States, though in advisory work," said the man, "that sometimes it looks almost as if it "Oh, I don''t know," said the man. _Yes_, thought Dalgetty, _Tighe raised me. "Mr. Dalgetty," he said, "I want you to understand that we aren''t "Suppose I answer your questions," said Dalgetty. "It''s a complicated story," said Dalgetty, "but essentially Actionism "You could beat the hell out of me," said Dalgetty, "but it wouldn''t "Look, Elena." Dalgetty leaned on one elbow and faced her. 31577 Doak Parker was thinking of June, when the light flashed. Ryder said, "Come in, Doak. "Author of the Arnold Law?" Doak smiled. "I wasn''t thinking at all, Chief," Doak said. "As long as we''re being frank," Doak said, "he mentioned the old "Look, June," he said, "I--I''ve got to go out of town." "Week-end trip," Doak said. "A priority to Dubbinville, Wisconsin, first trip possible," Doak said "I''m old," Doak said. "These days," Doak said, "a man doesn''t need to go anywhere else. Mrs. Klein said, "My daughter Martha, Mr. Parker. They went down the walk together, Doak and Martha, and he had Arnold looked Doak over "And maybe more," the old man said and his eyes were unholy. "I''ve heard," Doak said, "he was pretty wild as a young man." Doak said nothing, staring out at the quiet night. "It''s a nice town," Doak said. "Wonderful," Doak said. "Martha''s no girl," Mrs. Klein said. 31651 Eddie Dirrul had destroyed the message seconds after reading it. "Come back here for Glenna and Hurd," Sorgel said, "and take them out Dirrul had seen only one other Vininese Space-dragon and that from a Pain shot through Dirrul''s mind as he carried Glenna into the "It is better," he said to Dirrul in throaty Vininese. "How long will it be, this trip to Vinin?" Dirrul asked, speaking very As the Vininese ship shot smoothly out into the night sky, Dirrul''s "You don''t mind if I shave and dress and have a bite of breakfast, Dr. Kramer?" Dirrul''s sarcasm was quite lost on the professor. "Naturally our Vininese Headquarters will want to know, Paul," said "Not if we seized the Nuclear Beam Transmitters," said Dirrul, "no When Dirrul said nothing Sorgel added in a voice that rang with Suddenly the Vininese seized Dirrul''s hand and looked into his eyes. 31652 dark clots of towns beginning to shape below, Travis thought about the business, Travis knew, they had to learn that luck, more often than "My boys," he said gravely, turning to the crew, "Pat Travis rides are, as a matter of fact, the last people on the planet the man wants "Well all right," Travis said, "what''s the story?" "Well, listen," Travis said desperately, "couldn''t we just see the "Easy," Travis said, glancing at Dahlinger. "Surely," the girl said, "the astrologers of your planet did preach The girl arose and came back, followed this time by the young man. Gradually the boy Lappy began to speak also, and Travis realized with So, naturally, Lappy would have to come home with Travis. "Joy then," Travis said. The girl sat speechless, staring at Travis with great soft eyes. Pat Travis always comes through. "The planet Pluto," Travis said evenly, "was discovered by Earthmen, 31661 looked just like the ones we saw on television. little afraid I wouldn''t want to come back, but mostly worried that I way, and they felt it was the right thing to do, and certainly they''d far away, and went back the way I''d come. But they wouldn''t let me; they liked it that way, I guess, but _I_ "I don''t know what else you can expect, if you go around looking like got confused this time, because "looking" means two different things, television shows to know that an evening date was likely to be pretty because things like that were always coming up on television shows, of things I wanted to know, and she seemed to think that was a good answer, and said if she could help me any way, not to hesitate to ask, _"I don''t know where they got the car," he said. 31663 weird, slow, low booming, yet the clock said six, time for the "But the lights in both rooms work," said Vincent. It said six o''clock, and the second hand did Charles Vincent had to look at it carefully for some time to be But, even as Vincent looked, the eyes of the dead man had begun Vincent put a hand in the middle of the man''s chest to "How is it," said Charles Vincent, "that this young girl (who I somewhere in the new leisurely time, the hands would come He sat for a long time in a little park and watched The clock said six minutes till eight and the second hand was "I have never heard of the work nor of the man," said Vincent. So they were silent for some time, and Vincent watched the clock known this for a long time, but Charles Vincent had made the 31692 "What''s funny?" Eric said, backing away from them, wishing his mother The girl started to run, and then she looked at Eric''s mother again and Eric was playing by himself when the old man came out to the sunporch Eric looked at her and then at the old man. Eric looked back at Walden. "But there once were other people like _you_," Walden said. "I''m really like the old race, Walden?" were." He turned away from Eric, to the plastic wall that looked out "I''ve been reading about the old race," Eric said. "This is Eric," Walden said aloud. "How do you like it, Eric?" the caretaker said. "The old race built strange things," Prior said. Walden turned away from them, closing his mind to their thoughts. "I always thought I was the only one like me," Eric said. Eric stood frozen, looking up at the ship, trying to see Walden''s face 31703 "Harry," said the figure, as though Kirk surely should know who he was. "Oh, yes," Kirk said, his eyes watchful. and Harry Loren, brown and wild-looking, crumpled silently before Kirk''s "Did you crash, Harry?" Loren mimicked, and for a moment Kirk felt a "I did, Harry," Kirk said, still remaining in his half sprawl. "Harry, listen," Kirk said, watching Loren''s squeezing fingers, "it''s Kirk watched Loren and the swaying animal. Loren looked at Kirk and his eyes turned suddenly hard and his mouth "Now, Harry," Kirk said, his eyes flickering to the waiting animal. The three of them waited then, Kirk, Loren, and the "That''s Leo, my friend, Harry," Kirk said, putting his palms flat "Leo," Kirk said slowly, "this is Harry Loren and his friend, Eddie. "That''s right, Leo," Kirk said. "A long time, Leo," Kirk said. "Harry," Kirk said. "You go up first, will you, Leo?" Kirk said. 31755 I''ve known Allan Benson for a long time. me that knowing Benson as I do I certainly shouldn''t have let him skip Benson was seeking a new fuel--or a way of Well, maybe the nickname''s justified, but still, Al Benson didn''t have (Central Intelligence, that is) at the Sands figured Benson Cadigan''s Mayor of New York City. So the potray dinged and here was this package. So the potray dinged and here was this package. we switch to Dick Joy at City Hall with news of the latest exhibit And there was a closeup of Mayor Cadigan standing pompous and Dick Joy was saying, "Eyewitnesses claim that this replica--obviously "I have just been handed a notice that Mayor Cadigan wishes to say a "Monk," he said, "guess you''ve seen the stereo. "So if you were Benson what''d you do to fix the Mayor''s wagon?" "Don''t know," he said. Benson grinned. 31758 "Look, Mr. Kramer," I said, "there are scores of Indian languages. "This man''s name is Enoch Wetzel, Mr. Quinlan. frontiersman named Lewis Wetzel murdered a lot of Indians--men, women The six Secret Service men rose and stood Enoch Wetzel on his feet, The tall, broad-shouldered young man turned from me to face the long Finally Enoch heard the Indians returning toward camp. I said, "I''m not going to ask if you take this man''s story seriously. the man in charge of the spaceship appeared to be an Indian. After what seemed a long time Wetzel rose to his feet. With the amenities out of the way, the Chief said, "Why has the White "I come not to the land of the white man in peace." "The white man," Lo-as-ro said sonorously, "has taken from the Orbiwah "For all Indians," I said. as other men, you will return and force the white man from this land. 31762 From ancient Martian records came the grim song of a creature ripen--the writing said simply, _Man From Earth_. Looking down at that ancient nameless ancestor, Dalton was moved to Dalton mentally classified another example of the deep human need for "I know the way," said Dalton. Dalton looked down at the thing the archeologist had been brushing. best-preserved specimens yet found of Martian record films. Looks like the Martians saw something on Earth they didn''t Dalton said soberly, "The Martian''s vocabulary indicates that for all "Remember, I heard it too," Dalton said. "What did you do with the record?" Thwaite looked up sharply. ancient outboard motor for the scow-like boat Dalton had bought from a "Come on!" said Dalton and scrambled ashore even as Joao was stopping Dalton advanced of his own will until he stood beside Thwaite--but the Dalton looked out across the dark swamp-water, where the ripples were 31767 We, the greedy men of space--and that includes Jaq Merril--saw it end with sorrow in our hearts, knowing that we had killed "And mark you, my friends," Merril said, "A wall has been built around And Merril saw this in our faces that night so long ago, and he knew "_Merril, filled with the wonder of his great dream, spoke his mind Time passed in an orgy of looting for the men of the Compact. points for all the gold and treasure of space and we of the Compact took The _Arrow_ and the _Hound_ drove off into space like furies leaving the I watched Merril''s face, and saw one The _Arrow_ attacked from ten o''clock, low on the horizon, the _Hound_ did not need to be told that Jaq Merril was coming to meet the men he Because of it, there are no longer walls in space, and the men 31833 The door was round, about four feet in diameter, and set in a flattened Barnsley squatted on his heels to study Noting that all the rods were set at the position he had learned to He moved to the second door, where all the rods were set at "two." Here a set of doors, he found also a black plastic cube about two feet high. the translucent panels in the walls. That is, Barnsley thought, it must have been the next system whose picking out what looked like a cluster of long, white roots. wall, he ran over and began to feel along the edge of the panel. To his left, there was a flicker of blue from a crack in the wall. end of the little room, he sought for another crack, kicked the panel Barnsley grinned into his improvised pillow as Sanchez signed off. 31841 middle of the big table in the reading room, like the rest of them do. The only way to get out the oil was to open the front, stuff rags down oil off my hands and told her it was all right, only next time, for Sunday dinner were going to rate throwing out unless we got the oil soaps and stuff and let''s see what we got." Lottie is always trying out some new handy-dandy little kitchen helper In her crisp Scotch way, Lottie got across to me that she thought I little glob of the stuff into the carrot pan and stirred it around a Lottie sighed, but she got a shallow pan out of the pantry and handed When I got the water shut off, the unholy jelly-spout slopped back Like Lottie said, was it really know the direction of more water, like when it took off after me on 31871 life and the world being, in modern times, very complex things, the fine quality of man''s nature, just this disinterested love of a free play gifted nature to come into possession of a current of true and living the words of some man of old the outlines of an idea which, in later days, wrought, and is working, such great changes in man''s relation to nature? alone grew; but it is no less great a thing to help a man to come to a the power which science has given him to sweep away lives and to work "Let the earth bring forth soul living in her kind, man''s land and the vegetable world, on the one hand, and the animal, on former time, the thoughts of the true nature of our life, and of its The pleasure of life is according to the man that lives it, 31892 which is cornball acting, but learning what old people are like Lou Pape stood looking out the one dirty window, waiting patiently for hardly know these old people and whether they''re alive or not. They hadn''t been kept that way, of course, so Lou looked as old-looking guy casing the place for a gang, and even got the tellers said he''d be glad to see me any time and gas about anything or help me "Come right in--Mr. Weldon, isn''t it?" she said in that completely got one open before mailing it and took a look inside, it turned out "I just wanted to see if it worked all right," I said, still shaking knew what was waiting for me in my own time in case I came back he said: "That any time you come across a case of an old person who 31893 "Ellen," said Bentley quickly, "I don''t know what''s going on here, but Ellen retired in Bentley''s room, closing the door which led to the "I see you haven''t discovered, Bentley," said Barter after a moment of "Don''t worry for the moment, Bentley," said Barter with a smile. ape might be cowed, but long before that time arrived, Bentley''s body Bentley, Ellen, and the Apeman--his own body, ape-brained--were but Suppose, came Bentley''s sudden thought, Barter should think of But Apeman had jungle knowledge, and must have forced Bentley''s body "As Bentley I would have no chance at all against a great ape," said senses told them that Bentley was a great ape. white creature was an ape, though he looked like a man. "You tell me he is a great ape, yet he has the body of Lee Bentley. Larry, going back in Time now, was told by Harl and Princess Tina that 31937 meeting hall of the space station, Thane looked directly across at the As Candar''s voice became louder and more shrill Thane noticed that a twelve minutes of elapsed time, Thane had changed his appearance Thane let the anti-grav hover for a moment, By the time they had reached the second warp-line intersection Thane Thane lined up the pirate again, the intercom said, "Five seconds to Pyuf fitted the anti-grav jackets to Thane and the Third, and gave "That fits all right," Thane said, "but why tie in Onzar? "You and I can do it," Astrid said to Thane. Thane, without light, without sound, did not know how As Thane had supposed, Candar went ahead with the fleet had been destroyed and Thane saw that Candar had changed his "We have come at the call of Astrid Reine," Thane said. Thane had reached Astrid and Selan. Thane finally turned to Astrid. 31948 Now it was felling Thompson''s crew as his ship hurtled toward the in the panic was Buster, Thompson''s wise cat._] "It''s a dead world," Thompson spoke. "I don''t know what killed it," Thompson said. evidence of landing fields for air craft or space ships. A trace of a grin came to Thompson''s face at the "Some insect," Thompson said. "There''s Neff," Thompson spoke. "We will return to the ship," Thompson said. The cat meowed, came toward him, jumped again into his lap and went back "I know," Thompson said. In Thompson''s lap Buster "Kurkil had the same metabolism and the same body structure," Ross said. fumigate anyhow," Thompson said. At the thought of what would happen then, Thompson went hastily forward With Buster following behind him, Thompson left the control room. "Maybe he caught the bug on the planet," Thompson said. "I don''t understand you," Thompson said. 31956 the thousands of years The Visitor had sat in his egg-shaped palace on Garth, as tradition required, climbed the seven-mile-long rock-hewn "Yes, my Lord Visitor," Garth managed to say. Garth scrambled to his feet "Yes, my Lord Visitor," he said. As The Visitor remained silent, Garth paused and looked around him at You landed the ship?" asked Garth. "I landed the ship," said The Visitor. "Could you tell me how it all happened?" asked Garth curiously. "Thank you, my Lord," said Garth, lifting his long tail with its "It''s a sight I haven''t seen for seven thousand years, boy," he said explaining how Garth''s ancestors of several thousand years "Oh, yes, my Lord," said Garth quickly, jumping to his feet. While Garth hustled toward the wheelchair, he noticed that The Visitor A small door slid open and Garth followed the wheelchair through. "I don''t think I''ve ever seen anything quite like them," said Garth. 31961 illustrations could be produced automatically. editing machine shuffled the cards before giving them to the Once the cards were in the machine, they set off electronic impulses In the second week of the Calamity, one machine after another seemed cards, in the research office, or in the machines. turned cars off the Parkways at the proper exit, according to the On the ninth day of the Calamity, the controls became erratic. cars rather than with the Highway Controls. studio errors, all our broadcast programs were first recorded on As you know, we directed a battery of building machines which erected A single machine could prepare a site and erect a complete house in building as many houses as there was room for, and we had started on Our machines were building This was the first time that power shovels of this size had been used 31962 "Is it time?" Jarth Rolan asked anxiously. "Want to know something, Jarth?" Lan Barda bent closer and whispered "A galactic is always ethical," said Jarth Rolan solemnly. Jarth Rolan had prepared a center on his estate for the slaves. "We have to work twelve hours a day," Laurent observed. Laurent went to Jarth Rolan with a complaint. But if Jarth Rolan ask me, I say I know Sam is under government control to grow food for the slaves. "We goin'' need some time for work the farm," Laurent pointed out. Remember our new goal of two slaves for each galactic--one "And look at old Jarth Rolan slaves will need time to work their land. galactic couple who wanted a slave. slaves for every galactic. Loran was known and liked by galactic and slave alike for his When it was over, the slaves called on the galactics to 31970 As Durval flew into new bursts of shouting, Scott Jerill, First Mate of As Scott stepped slowly toward it, the cat Captain Elderburg wants to blast off here day after tomorrow, and we "If you think of anything," Scott said as he turned away, "tell me. load its cargo hatches in a day, stuffing 100,000 tons of ore down in star-dappled dark of space, Scott asked: "Is there any way we can set up "You know better than that." Elderburg''s eyes turned full on Scott. "We have a prior claim on this pit," Scott flared. The tall man laughed easily, his voice thin and far away in Scott''s But Scott and the men of the _Bertha_ worked silently, with savage Scott slashed his blaster hard across the back of the Captain''s head. suspended over his head a three-foot long cell of uranium ore, Scott "Good work, Mister Scott." Elderburg''s voice was unsteady. 31975 of the blackboard, John Ward tried to calculate his chances of heading "You, too, Ward?" Dr. Allenby said sadly. "Tigers," Ward said. He seemed more sad than upset, Ward thought, a spent old man clinging to "One failure doesn''t prove anything," Ward said, trying not to be angry. "The Outspace invaders are simply Russians," McCarthy said flatly. "I know how you feel," Allenby said when McCarthy was gone. He looked at the red-headed six-year-old boy sitting in the too-big "I''ve taught you all the math I know," Ward said. "Well," Ward said, "it''s a dangerous occupation." He looked at the boy William Tender--and Bobby said he couldn''t teleport big stuff." "Right now," he said, "I think I''ll go fishing." "Outspace fish," Ward said as he dumped the thing on the work table "I want to try something," Ward told the boy. "Yeah," Bobby said, "it''s probably a good night for it. "All right," Ward said, laughing. 31979 Burckhardt said more confidently, "I had a bad dream, honey. Burckhardt coughed and said again, "Hello, Swanson." It wasn''t just that things were wrong with the pattern of Burckhardt''s "A crazy advertising trick," Burckhardt said bitterly. "Son of a gun," said Guy Burckhardt. "Burckhardt!" the little man whispered again. "Right straight through," Swanson whispered; and Burckhardt, like a It was Burckhardt''s idea and Swanson despised it, but he went along. anything--Swanson had said how eagerly he saw Burckhardt again, the Burckhardt said, "Come on." Swanson reluctantly followed him through Then, as he realized what Swanson had said, Burckhardt''s eyes that made little sense to Burckhardt and Swanson, but at the end was a Swanson looked up from the paper into Burckhardt''s eyes. "That''s the dream, Mr. Burckhardt, that day The voice in the loudspeaker at the door said, "Burckhardt?" But he It was the morning of June 15th, and Guy Burckhardt woke up screaming 31980 "Framish?" Jonathan heard his own voice played back by the recorder, Jonathan remembered the look on Easton''s face when he had "Look," said Jonathan patiently. Teeth set, Jonathan put away the pictures and went back to the tape on "Yes," said his own voice, in answer to Easton''s Richie blinked and watched Jonathan seat himself. "Richie," said his father, when he could trust his voice again, "how Jonathan said, "Now, son, that is not a good answer. "I didn''t mean it to," said Richie. "Friends," said Richie, eyes still shining. "Richie," said Jonathan, "what''s a Caroom?" "Why," said Richie, "I just say ''Here, Allavarg!'' and he comes, if "The nursery keeps him busy," said Richie. "Richie, a promise like that isn''t a good one," pleaded Jonathan. This was a very disturbing thought and Jonathan could see Richie did "I wish I was Mr. Easton!" Richie said fiercely. thought you said Allavarg looks after them." 31985 Colonel Halter saw the crew, sitting in a half circle, before the Halter said, "Captain McClelland?" Colonel Halter turned to the captain. A point of light grew on the screen in Colonel Halter''s office. the old voice of the captain, saying, "We were drifting in space. he saw Captain McClelland standing beside his bunk, the gun in his The captain turned the gun on Lieutenant Brady, who was coming at him, Captain McClelland''s face hardened as he turned to Dr. Anna Mueller. Colonel Halter watched the old figures sitting like figures in a wax Halter thought back over Captain McClelland''s record. "Captain McClelland," Halter said sharply. Captain McClelland scowled at Halter for a long moment. Colonel Halter looked around the half circle of old faces. "Colonel Halter," said the captain, "I''m warning you. "Colonel Halter," said the captain, "this is insubordination. "I''m afraid it is mutiny, Captain," said Halter. 31995 "Mighty Weapon of Zoz," he called, "I, Tresqu, seek your presence!" Tresqu described the events on Terra for the Weapon, concluding, "Now "So the scientists say, mighty Weapon," answered Tresqu. "A most convincing point, Lord of War," said the Weapon. Tresqu flashed a forgiving smile at Wert while the Weapon paused "Indeed," said the Weapon, "this appears to be a creature I could "Mighty Weapon," murmured the Fool, "this Human is truly an ignoble "Your Fool shows wisdom, petty lord," spoke the Weapon. "''Y God, I heard you all right and you didn''t make sense!" said Jacob, Jacob watched the Weapon in awe. "Ah, you have returned, petty lord," said the Weapon, drifting out "Come, Slave Jacob," commanded the Weapon. Jacob realized why the Weapon had not selected a Hovan pilot. "They are your enemies, Jacob," reminded the Weapon. The Weapon seemed to know how to find the Hovan planets from the 32004 Then he said: ALL RIGHT SAM YOU KNOW YOUVE GOT ME BY The door opened and the girl who called herself Vern Engdahl came in "Oh," she said, "we''ve got plenty of time to straighten things out." Vern said, with the look on his face that made strange officers wonder "We''ll be right here, Major," Vern said reassuringly, escorting him to forty or fifty of them were like Arthur--I mean if you want to call a "Not good, Sam," said Vern, looking worried. The Major is the big thing here and he''s got a birthday coming up Vern said: "One of them''s _got_ to have oil, Sam. It _has_ to." It was in the power station, just as Amy had said, and Arthur didn''t I said: "Arthur, you''ve got to trust Vern and me. "So long, Arthur," I said, and we got out of there--just barely in 32010 I mean Theobald Greco, the one we called the Greek. But then he said, "Old Virgie." But then he said, "Old Virgie." He said suddenly, "All right, Virgie. He waved the thing that looked like a toaster on a stick. When I got out, I began looking for El Greco. "You''re looking just great, Greek," I said enthusiastically, seeing it Greco looked at me, nodding thoughtfully to himself. Greek, old boy, all this stuff you told me about those demons The demon sees a hot molecule coming, he opens the door. Greco said, "Here. "Demons!" yelled Greco, and a bellhop, hurrying by, paused to look at was Greco''s idea of the perfect laboratory assistant--stupid, old, He said, "I''ve had demons inside of me for six years. of look at me when Greco''s back was turned. "I think we''ve got something," said Greco thoughtfully; but I didn''t "They''re out in force," said Theobald Greco soberly. 32011 Len and Moira Connington lived in a rented cottage with a small yard, Feeling tense, Len picked up his coffee cup and started toward the "Sure you did," said Len reasonably. All little Leo had wanted, Moira said, was to establish "Oh, we thought we''d be earlier, Mr. Greer," said Moira with pretty "It was Leo," Moira incoherently told Len at home. On the following day, Len took Moira to the doctor''s office, where When Len followed Moira determinedly into the consulting room, Berry "The baby," said Len. "The baby is absolutely normal?" Len said in a marked manner. Then there was the day when Len came home to find Moira weeping over Len put it down and stared shakily at Moira. "He''s decided," said Moira, "what he wants to be when he''s born." "What''s the matter?" said Len. He looked over her shoulder. Len looked thoughtful. 32041 "This planet must be abandoned," Hellman said almost in a whisper. "Must be food somewhere in here," Casker said, his face lighting up "Let''s eat first," Casker said, ripping the top off the box. "I know," Hellman said, "but we should. "Do you know," Hellman said, "the Aloombrigians probably helped the "Let''s talk this over," Hellman said, sitting on a box marked: "Now look," Hellman said, "we''ll have to work this out by pure "Then," Hellman said, "we will assume that their poison is our meat." "This looks as good as any," Hellman said. "That sounds good," Casker admitted, thinking that Hellman might not "Nothing I can do," Hellman said, reading on. "Not so good," Hellman said. "Now here''s a likely-looking poison," Hellman said, half an hour "Well," Hellman said, "it''s advertised as a Plugger. "Is that you, Hellman?" he heard Casker ask, from the other side of 32068 Dworn knew that if his machine failed him in battle he would die. The burrowing machine would, Dworn knew, have had fuel and other Several times Dworn saw places where the caterpillar had halted, backed Dworn braked the beetle to a stop on a patch of high ground, and sat Dworn came awake to a pounding head and blurred light in his eyes. the wall beside Dworn, and met the old woman''s eyes with a look half Dworn looked at the spider girl, then, in irresolution. the Spider Mother--who would know by now of Qanya''s part in Dworn''s beyond that of any of the machine races Dworn knew. Dworn turned questioning eyes on Qanya. Qanya buried her face against Dworn''s shoulder. Dworn got to his feet for the second time and helped Qanya up; he Dworn saw Qanya''s desolate face, took one step to the girl''s side and 32077 new Elaine Templeton lipstick, and first thing you know sales start Her idea was corny--a new dusting powder with "Atummion" added, to be he''s worked up a formula of fission products we got from the Atomic "Fission products!" I said. department, and I didn''t have time to chase the powder thing like I "Like the Kissmet campaign, do you?" I said pleased. "With Atummyc After Bath Powder," she said smugly. given to this Atummyc Bath Powder thing," he said. the Atummyc Powder project, and they included me as well as the pixie "Let them prove it first," the Old Hag said turning to the pixie''s The way she said it froze all of us except the Madame. any other answer," the pixie said. "Dolores," I said, "there must have been a boy guinea pig loose in She said, "You know what I think? She said, "When Bob comes in, look at his complexion. 32088 For an instant, Karnes let himself hope that the shot might be heard As Karnes came through the door, he saw the man step _Great God_, thought Karnes, I _didn''t know they were holding a tea Karnes, keeping his hands high, said: "Take my billfold out of my hip The State Police copters came and went, taking Karnes and the late Mr. Avery with them, and leaving behind the now dying glow of Carlson lowered his voice as Karnes got in and the car pulled away from the Karnes and Lansberg were right behind him in a radio car. Karnes, meanwhile, followed Brittain into the foyer of the apartment When Karnes saw Brittain press the buzzer, he waited a second and took As the door came open, Karnes saw that it It only took seconds, but to Karnes it seemed like long minutes. "Where''s Brittain?" roared Karnes. 32104 "The Creche may be, Han, but Sweyn Erikson is not. What irony, Merrick thought, that it should come like this. Virginia Merrick said, "''If you can''t beat someone--join him.''" "Of course, Erikson will come in wearing an energy shield," Graves And we have none," Virginia Merrick said softly. "You''re talking like a starry-eyed fool, Han," Virginia Merrick said "He is a man of ability, you know," Virginia Merrick said. "He''s no troglodyte, Han, I''m certain--" Merrick''s wife said "We welcome you to the Creche," Han Merrick said formally. "Let there be no ceremony," Erikson said, "I am a simple man." Merrick studied Erikson''s face. "You speak of Human Supremacy as a chimera," Sweyn Erikson said, "It "I will try one last attempt at reason, Erikson," Merrick said "I think you are wrong, Prophet," Merrick said softly. "Man is the ultimate," Erikson said. In the lowest vaults of the Creche, Merrick showed the Prophet the 32108 "Yes," Martin said, drawing a long breath. "Not while he''s got DeeDee behind him," Martin said gloomily. "I _am_ afraid of St. Cyr," Martin said. "Wait a minute," Martin said, his eyes suddenly falling once more upon "I think I need a drink," Martin said unsteadily. "Well, no," the robot said, placing a brimming glass in Martin''s groping "Sit down, Martin," Tolliver Watt said. "Scotch and soda for Mr. Martin," Watt said calmly. "He is trying to break his contract, of course," St. Cyr said, turning "To me this is now a personal matter," St. Cyr said, glaring at Martin. "And now," said Martin, turning with quiet authority to Watt, who was "Yes, Mr. Martin," said Tolliver Watt''s butler to the telephone. robot had said that Martin wasn''t going to like being Ivan the Terrible, "Of course he will give us an option!" St. Cyr said, studying Martin''s 32124 As I said, there was both Niobian and Confederation food at the banquet, When I pressed him to try an oyster cocktail, I figured things had gone Well, Kron looked something like that. "It''s called an oyster cocktail, Kron," I said. "This is a product of your world we would enjoy!" Kron said. Hartmann''s ears pricked up at the word "ship." It looked like an opening "Oysters!" Bergdorf said laconically. Yet Bergdorf looked like the end of the world I stopped listening right then, and started looking at the map of Niobe oyster gets tired, the shell opens up, and the starfish pushes its Starfish have been eating oysters on the half shell for millions "That''s very commendable," Bergdorf said, "but these oysters are going Niobian way of life, which was exactly as the natives wanted it. "Greetings, friend Lanceford," Kron said. They are like these oysters of 32128 "It sounded big," said the blond man again, and looked up at Summersby. "We know where the door is, at least," said the blond man. "Hmm," said Watkins, looking at the end of the room through which the "You need your glasses changed, Adam," said Watkins. "Five and a half''s more like it," said Watkins. Summersby was standing by the door-wall, his great hands working along Watkins said, (Calvin could hear plainly, he found), Summersby, behind him, said, "Are his eyes open?" Watkins said, "Blast it, Viva, we don''t know what the thing might do to Watkins pushed the big man, Summersby, on the shoulder. "Summersby won''t help," said Watkins. "Looks like the contents of a bakery window," said Watkins, leaning over of the manuals, Watkins said to Summersby, "What do you figure these Watkins said, "Think it''s safe to have a try at the door?" Watkins said, "He looked _down_ on Earth. 32143 was especially good at deriving equations from curves, which was Charley Oglethorpe burst into the office one morning, catching Norm in The girl looked up at him suddenly, and he stepped back a little. "Looks like the pen catches on the paper a little. Norm ignored him, and took a card from his desk. It''s a closed loop, like a hysteresis curve." "In any case, I''m going to send this to Mugu right away. Charley left, grinning to himself as he closed the door behind him. He left the curve in the machine, closed the ventilator in the wall blank, and there was no punch-card in the transmitter head. "You mean to tell me a little girl like her could have a voice that better to be a free bachelor than an old family man like Charley? old girl busy and work problems for others? in turn to punchings on the card. 32162 The examiner looked doubtful and said, "But Mr. Holloway, regulations turned around and she said, ''Captain, there''s a great big tiger in the The Examiner, holding up a hand of protest, looked like a man The scene was Holloway''s two-room suite in the Space Port Hotel. Mason, Port Resident, and Merle Kennedy, Section Examiner for the Maybe I thought it was a good idea because it sounded like a cruise Jane Kelvey came to my cabin an hour ago. Kennedy looked at Holloway with marked severity. think, is in love with Murdo but it''s a kind of little-girl love. She asked, "Why did you tell Murdo you wanted to turn "Do you think it''s really as Murdo says--that there are animals out in Stuff that looks like dust but isn''t. They came together again and this time the bear got the buff in _The sparkling fog is mind stuff._ he said, looking at Holloway. 32230 William Wainer died and was forgotten (said the old man) much more than From his earliest days, as I remember, no one ever looked after Wainer. And yet You must understand that the world in which Wainer grew up was a When it was learned, long before Wainer was born, that the electronic I first met Wainer when he was eighteen years old and had not yet begun myself, when I heard it, became aware that Wainer was a great man. was only a Reject and a surgeon, no Rash doctor had ever told me that the Rashes, but from Wainer. He had one life, the same as any man, one time to be upon the Earth, and Well, it was told to me at last because I knew Wainer, and they needed Wainer was, what all the Rejects were. (Because They knew much more than the old man could ever know, They were 32237 Matson stood in the cleared area surrounding the ship, a position of There must be other openings like this one, Matson thought dully as he scanned the crowd--and into Matson''s mind came a wave of peaceful "What precisely do you wish to know, Dr. Matson?" the voice said. "I do not fear you," Matson said--knowing that he lied. The alien eyed Matson speculatively. Matson tried to force his mind to utter blankness, and the alien Matson looked at the alien. Matson watched while the star men proceeded to be helpful. For the next two years Matson watched the spread of Aztlan ideas weeks at a time they never saw another human--and Matson was the aliens were right when they considered man a savage. Matson had a faint conception of what the aliens must have suffered surrounding the alien was too thick for a clear shot and Matson, with 32254 birthday party, but the sight of three people out in the open like Mark cursed mildly, some of his high good humor gone, and pulled the "It''s pretty good." Mark said cautiously. little body that Mark had never seen before. "Who''s to know except you, Mark?" She looked up at him with burning, Jennette snuggled up against Mark, thoughtfully "Mark--" Jennette said hesitantly. "Aw, Jennette," Mark said uncomfortably, "of course you would. "Maybe," Jennette said, glancing impishly at the man beside her, "we "''Course not," Mark said defensively. When Mark did not reply, she laughed and said, "I guess I''m just "Sure, just like I said," Mark stated with assurance. Then Jennette said softly, "Mark--" "Mark, you like me a lot, don''t you?" Mark swallowed and said stiffly, "Just because there is a no-fight Mark said quietly, "That''s all right, Jennette." "Suppose," Mark said finally, "suppose other people started doing this 32266 On a clear spring evening in 2189, Charles Edward Button came home half first look at Possett, Cousin Aurelia had locked herself in her cabin, "Cousin Aurelia is very genteel," Betty snapped at the captain. Cousin Aurelia was sputtering: "Do you know what he said when he left? Betty said angrily, "Sugar Plum''s ours. "It''s too bad your cousin won''t join us," said the captain, seating them Finally, "Cousin Aurelia?" called Betty. Betty and Charles thought the effect was charming, even if Herman Betty and Charles both looked puzzled. That man Possett--he''s coming back after Cousin Aurelia!" Pulled by the untiring robot, Charles and Betty made very good time, but "Why, Cousin Aurelia!" Charles blurted. When there was quiet again, Cousin Aurelia looked at the captain. time to get used to the change in Cousin Aurelia and they still looked "Well, now that we''ve sort of lost Cousin Aurelia," said Betty, "I wish 32272 inconvenient body didn''t occur to Albert until the three natives with Albert turned to face the nearest native, Albert began to stir before the Zark remembered its present condition. It was old to Albert, but new and exciting to the Zark. Albert''s sense organs brought a flood of new sensation the Zark had Shifaz looked up to see Albert shouldering the tourists aside. Fred Kemmer received the news that Albert had been taken to detention alkaloid was stopped before it entered Albert''s body--but some did pass For nearly five minutes after finishing the meal, Albert felt normally None of the Zark''s protective measures were normal to Albert''s body, and Albert''s spasms were mercifully short, but when the Zark was finished, "Nice, isn''t it?" Kemmer asked as Albert looked down at his amputated Inside Albert, the Zark alerted. Albert was doing some heavy thinking about the Zark. Albert, the Zark 32303 "I am hardly ever lost," Colonel Glinka said, and, eying the young "A great deal better than that," Colonel Glinka said, proffering an "''Stephens'' will do," said Colonel Glinka, thwacking him smartly with "Because the Sidi Doctor made them," Abdul Hakkim ben Salazar said. path by this time and were looking down upon a small, white villa that "A godlike pastime," said Colonel Glinka with heavy irony. "_You_ be careful, my boy," Colonel Glinka said and marched swiftly "Why did you leave us, Comrade Stefanik?" asked Colonel Glinka. "I see," said Colonel Glinka, who had not really quite seen. "I know it," said Colonel Glinka, "but you must remember that the "I _did_ so want to become tall and brilliant," Colonel Glinka said "So," Colonel Glinka said. "What are you doing?" Colonel Glinka said softly. "Why have we stopped here?" Colonel Glinka said, bumping into him. "Come now," Colonel Glinka said. 32316 The pattern of Dr. Simon Cartwright''s encephalic emanations, and the The Assassin continued along the road. on its back began to contract it left the road and went to the marsh. A man is dead, Inspector Andrews is in charge of the case." Simon went down on one knee beside the body and began to undo the "You''re very kind," said Simon absently, and released the brake. "It wasn''t a car," said Simon carefully. car, and he was moving in the same direction as the Assassin. stopped the car, and one of the men got out and knelt by the bodies. the road, a giant, pear shaped body, looking something like a man "I''ll be all right in a minute," said Simon. "Yeah," said Andrews, and left him. Two men stood on the right hand side of the car, pumping "Lie down on the floor," said Andrews dourly, without looking at him. 32317 "You''ve heard of John Dark, the notorious space-pirate?" he asked. "John Dark," Kenniston went on, "looted scores of ships during his "Because I found the lost wreck of Dark''s ship myself," Kenniston Dark''s pirate ship, the _Falcon_, had been gunned to a helpless wreck. Patrol thought everybody on the pirate ship dead anyway, Kenniston Kenniston flashed the big green pirate a warning glance. wreck of Dark''s ship on Vesta was a thin one," Murdock declared. Gloria Loring, looking at Kenniston with wide dark eyes, saw the Kenniston and Holk Or burst into the glassite-walled bridge. Gloria spoke to Kenniston, her dark eyes still accusing. Captain Walls motioned Kenniston and Holk Or angrily toward the ship. Kenniston asked him earnestly, "Holk, would John Dark really shoot Kenniston gripped the atom-pistol as they stole through the dark ship Kenniston saw John Dark coming across the moonslit clearing toward Murdock said swiftly, "The Jovian''s right, Kenniston. 32321 The Commandant told Beauclaire to sit down, and sat looking at him for "When you see Wyatt," the Commandant said, "tell him I won''t be able Wyatt saw the letter when the young man was still a long way off. There was a long wait, and Wyatt said at last: "Is the Commandant Coop''s sake, Wyatt said quickly: When the tall man was dark and silent, Wyatt said gently, "Coop. On a morning some weeks after the trip began, Wyatt came looking for "Thought you''d like to see," Wyatt said. "They got me just in time," Wyatt said, looking at his stiff, still Wyatt turned and waved at the ship, and Beauclaire stood away from his "It''s a beautiful language," he said as Wyatt came in. "Not just now, Coop," Wyatt said, lying back and resting. "They had a man here once," he said to Wyatt, "who was as good a 32339 "I''m sure you recognize Mr. Rysland," said Chief Larkin, smiling. Pell with a strong, level stare and said, "It''s my sincere hope that "Could I remind you," said Pell, "that my vacation is supposed to start "Now, now, Dick," said Larkin, turning on the personality, "this won''t Pell said, "Maybe you need a vacation." Pell looked up and said, "Wait a minute...." Pell said to Kronski, "Got the story all straight?" Pell patted his pockets, turned to Kronski and said, "You know, I think Pell said, "Maybe we better back up and start all over again." Pell sighed deeply, slowly looked into the viewer again and said, "I was too busy to follow the news today," said Pell, looking "I''ve got a hunch," Pell said, picking up the lab report. Pell said, "You touch me, brother, and I''ll make your face look like "Well, it almost worked," said Pell. "Think about it, Larkin," said Pell. 32344 Stryker and Farrell and Gibson, "Another damned tropical pesthole," Farrell said, shucking off his "That network is a Hymenop experiment of some sort," Stryker said, He moved past Stryker through the port, leaving Farrell to stare blankly the patiently waiting mechanical, he said, "The ship is yours, Xav. Call Stryker scowled, puzzled without sharing Farrell''s unease. "Another of your precious little puzzles," Farrell said sourly. "A chrysalid," Stryker said, bending to gauge the damage Farrell''s heavy "The older natives died at ten-year intervals, then," Stryker said. Stryker and Gibson, the mechanical said blandly, had seen no Gibson said nothing, but his black-browed regard made Farrell flush "You''ll stay here with Xav," Stryker said firmly, "while Gib and I "Nothing is wrong," Farrell said. "You''ve got no right to go back and report all this," Farrell said "The ship," Farrell said aloud, remembering. breeding-season control over human beings," Farrell said. 32345 agent, but like I said Willy was neurotic. "Well, Willy," I said, "I''m pretty busy at the moment looking after the "Jim!" said Willy, grabbing my hat. Willy looked at his hands. Willy just sat there looking woebegone, so I went along with it. practical-like; for Willy, like I said, was basically a practical guy. To Willy I said, "You can''t--project her?" "It''s obvious!" I said to Willy. Feeling like a louse, I turned to look down at Willy. "Well," said Willy, "he wasn''t expected to know he''d have to kill me--" Willy looked at me. Willy looked at me. "Well," Willy said. "Well," Willy said. "Well," Willy said. "Oh, come on, come on, Willy," Red said impatiently, pulling him back to "Oh, very well," said Willy, winking at me. thought to my mind, but Willy and Red were lying side-by-side, half I keep thinking of what Red said 32351 Temple faced leaving Earth--and the girl he loved--if his FIRST MAN (Laughing) It''s a long way from Mars to City Hall, doc. "I am Alaric Arkalion III," said the extremely young-looking man with "I think I''m getting the hang of it," said Temple. Vaguely alarmed, Temple thrust a hand to Arkalion''s chest, felt One day--it was three weeks after they left the space station, Temple "Sounds like the same man who addressed us in White Sands," Temple _Mars_, thought Temple, back in his room with Arkalion. The man looked at Sophia''s halter, at the fine way she filled it. "What''s the matter?" Temple had grown to like Arkalion, despite the "Five years," said Temple. Temple said he thought he did. _Sophia?_ thought Temple. Temple said nothing for a long time. "Stealth," said Arkalion, and led Temple through long, white-walled "What do you look like?" Sophia demanded while Temple stood there 32359 "There''s the island, Parker!" Retch called. "There it is, Parker!" Retch almost screamed the words. Retch''s motions, Parker knew the man was cleaning his gun. "I helped her look for the island," Parker said. "Damn it, Retch, put that gun away!" Parker shouted. Parker saw that the man''s face had turned gray, "What''s biting you?" Parker said to Retch. "Yes, my son?" Rozeno''s face lost its sadness when he looked at Parker, Retch and Gotch went quickly from the room, like men who were very glad "I hope you know what you are doing," Parker said, saw that Rozeno was Parker saw what he had not seen before, that Johnny Retch was a man who "Do--do you know anything we can do to stop those men?" Parker said. come back into the room to find Parker and Effra and Mercedes already "That''s Johnny Retch," Parker said. 32390 Homer Crawford said very clearly, "Sahara Division, African Development "Our people," Homer Crawford said absently, his eyes--taking in the Homer Crawford came up and said in English, "All right, let''s get out of When Homer Crawford, Abe Baker, Kenny Ballalou, Elmer Allen and Still chuckling, Homer Crawford said, a hand held up for quiet, "Please, One. Isobel looked at Homer Crawford when he finished the story, and laughed. Homer Crawford said to Cliff, "The Mopti airport is about twelve miles Jake Armstrong said suddenly, "Look here, Homer, do you need any help?" "Abe, Jake," Crawford said. Homer said, "You can come along, Abe." Homer Crawford looked up Isobel, Jake and Cliff who had, sure enough, Crawford said mildly, "Mr. Baker is my right-hand man. "Come on Isobel," Abe said. "That''s right," Crawford said, still looking at Abe. Isobel said, suddenly, "I think Abe''s right, Homer." 32398 ship," Chet had said of this cruiser of Diane''s; and he nodded approval Chet turned at last to face Schwartzmann and his pilot where they had And Chet Bullard kept his eyes steadily upon the protesting man and said Walter Harkness had built this ship with Chet''s help. Small wonder, thought Chet, that Herr Schwartzmann stared at them in And Chet, as he caught the gaze of Harkness and Diane, wondered how long Chet turned away; he hardly saw Schwartzmann or heard Harkness'' words. Diane Delacouer came into the control-room at the instant; her dark eyes Chet Bullard was silent until he saw the figure of Harkness struggling But Herr Kreiss, as Chet told Harkness later, did not seem to "snuggle Chet gripped a hand each if Harkness and Diane and clung to them for a He had Harkness and Diane by their throats, and Chet knew by the 32403 "I remember," said General Oglethorpe softly. long as men like Cummins can destroy twenty years'' work and billions of was nobody but the Base Commander, and if Paul Medick got thrown out "Just what is the nature of this project," said Paul, "its goals? "What kind of man do you expect that to be?" Paul asked. "Exactly." General Oglethorpe''s face hardened as he returned Paul''s "Your world is such a simple, uncomplicated place, General," said Paul "The General and I understand each other--I think," said Paul. Four weeks to the day, from the time Paul had stepped into Oglethorpe''s "I won''t repeat what you already know," Paul said carefully. "Some things," said Paul, "like threading a needle--or analysing a human "We''re caught in a squeeze, and we''ve got to push both ways," Paul said. Behind the one-way glass of the observation room, Paul sat with Nat Holt "Right," said Paul. 32407 "I can''t help it, Ruut," Tensor replied. "Yes sir," Tensor replied, using similar sound patterns. Curl glanced at him, and then quickly sent probing thoughts at Tensor''s "I''m not so sure about that endocrine shift, sir," Tensor stated Ordinarily, Tensor would have been somewhat interested to know about "Oh, come now, Ruut," Curl said amusedly. "Tensor," Curl said thoughtfully, "did you actually go to inspect the Tensor thought a moment and replied, "Chaotic in one sense. "Yes. The Council will dearly love this." Curl said with satisfaction. "Well, my boy," Ruut said to Tensor. such a highly civilized man as Tensor falling to a level that was even "Tensor," he said gravely, "the Council has acted. would have trouble with this situation." It looked uneasily at Tensor, "Oh?" Tensor said, puzzled that she knew that he might be concerned over Tensor nodded slightly as he said, "Oh, I see. 32410 "The Comptroller is perspicacious," said the old man, agreeably, "Sit down," said the old man. You senile old fool, don''t you know that I''m shielded? "Pleasure of your company," said the old man. "Well--" said the old man cautiously. "You are old," Terri said. things a man could want; and within my shield I enjoy complete "Wait!" said Terri. "Oh yes," said the old man, nodding his head indulgently. "Oh, are they?" said the old man, ironically. "Of course!" said Terri. "What do you mean?" said Terri. He stared at the old man. "I see," said Terri. "I see," said Terri. "No," said the old man. "No," said the old man. "They will come," said the old man, leaning wearily back against his found in a shielded room with a man who has committed suicide. "I''m sorry," said the old man, "I must have turned the shield on by 32411 Jim Drake lifted a tousled head from the smooth linen. Puffy Adams pushed a thick arm around Drake and steered him across the "Perfect as a dream," Jim Drake went on, not hearing. quick push Puffy deposited Drake in the streamlined coupe and rounded Adams opened the door and came forward with a sly grin on his face. Pushing the door open with shaking hands, Drake said, "In--quickly, "George Lardner," Drake said slowly. "George Lardner shares your knowledge," Drake said. "What about George Lardner?" Drake asked as they shot toward the main "Looks as though the police closed the place up," Puffy said soberly. "You''re sure Lardner''s on this plane?" Drake asked. "The boss knows what he''s doing," a voice said behind Drake. This time Drake went in low, caught Lardner with his left hand just On his feet now Drake stumbled toward Puffy Adams at the entrance of Jim Drake looked questioningly at the girl. 32412 A reporter asked Tom, "Private enterprise is unique in these days of And now this strange avoidance of Tom. He got hold of me this morning The private rocket landing field of the Staker Space Mining Company Christy looking at the rockets, said, "Gee, Tom, they look beautiful. The fear of space now came up disguised as hatred for Tom. In an unusually calm voice Bill said, "Well, I see you have everything Hitching his long body erect, Tom said with a gesture of his right hand, For a moment Tom looked like a man who''s taken a bucket of ice water Tom''s face turned gray and suddenly his eyes were wide open. Tom went on, a bleak look in his eyes. Tom grunted, a surprised look in his eyes, Hat in hand Bill said, "I''m--I''m Captain Staker." Tom got to his feet in agitation, looking down at Bill incredulously. 32427 hours of Privacy, as a reward for my work on Blue Martian Fever?" "Dr. Wong''s compliments to Leader Marley, and he will be honored to "Feel like working?" said David. "People in Office Category are not supposed to understand Research," he "Who''s got Blue Martian?" asked Tanya, as the girls came in from the "You won''t have to envy her, Leah," said David going to the liquor "Then get going." As the guard left the room, Leader Marley turned to "Your generosity is a byword, Leader Marley," said Wong. Choice some years ago, for my work on Martian Blue. people had of Dr. Lanza, who reached a hand to help the Leader rise. David turned to meet the probing black eyes of Leader Marley. Marley and Officer Magnun marched to the door, and David followed, "You''re keeping the Leader waiting," said Magnun, but David paid no 32431 Ronar was reformed, if that was the right word, but he could see that And I''m sure the judge will like your cake, too." an intelligent man like Dr. Cabanis can stand her, I don''t know, but, "If only the judge were human and took a look at you, nobody else would "I had no idea that cake-baking was so popular a human avocation." way, Ronar, I hope you don''t feel hurt." Ronar thought back to the time when he had wandered over the surface of "But you can''t judge a cake that way! Ronar said to the chairman, "I should like a few moments of fresh air. supposed to know who baked those cakes. "Any one of the cakes is good enough to win. The chairman said, "Are we ready, Mr. Ronar?" Mrs. Cabanis, to her psychologist husband: "If I don''t win, it''ll be If not for Dr. Cabanis, Ronar wouldn''t be the judge. 32434 "We''ll never know unless we try," said Neil almost violently, dark eyes rest." Mel suddenly realized that he''d been listening to Neil and a wave he had studied the problem and given Neil the answer did Mel realize the Mel could govern an electrically powered table, controlled by short wave cautioned Mel against letting Neil know, almost fawning in his gratitude "I pulled the main power fuse," said Neil, a slight smile on his face. to the end of the tank and Mel felt his brain telegraphing warnings to Jenkins was in Mel''s room when he first probed Neil''s brain. Mel wished that he could read the other''s mind since Neil began to act "Put a fuse back in the cart," directed Mel. At the same time he applied complete control Mel had ever attempted and Jenkins'' legs moved "Jenkins," said Mel as low as he could. "Now you," said Neil, swinging his revolver towards Mel''s tank. 32447 merciful snap-spine end of a tether--a moment before the law said, Go. The looping, interwoven network of vines beneath them, each cable as Alaskon turned to look, and heads emerged from purses like new From the High Seat, the Spokesman said: "Honath the Pursemaker, Alaskon I doubted, but what Honath said restored my belief. Cautiously, Honath began to climb out, picking his way over the long "It''s only a squall coming up," Honath said. Honath''s quite right," Alaskon said. "It can''t just come up out of the ground," Honath said. "There''s plenty of cover, at least," Honath said in a low voice. Honath turned and looked once more at the great arc of water and spray. "Honath, what was your crime?" Gerhardt Adler said. "There were five of us," Honath said in a low voice. He looked from Honath to Mathild, and back again. "I''m trying." Honath said. "What does he mean?" Honath said. 32473 "Lady Nirea, if I fondled you, you''d know it," Revel said. The little man, Jerran, said from somewhere above, "Kill all the gods we "Ah," said Jerran, nodding as he pulled two guns from the big man''s "Wait a minute," said Revel, but Jerran turned to him with a face as Jerran said, "Priest, tell your gods to stop trying to get at my mind. "Come along," said Jerran, and walked off, followed by Revel with the "Ewyo," said Revel, and Jerran interrupted. "Yes, the Mink." Jerran looked at him oddly, head cocked like a small "If you''re the Mink, Revel m''lad," he said aloud, "it''s time you came up "This looks like Revel''s ferocious work," said Rack. "I thought you were a dead man, Revel the Mink," she said quietly, still Jerran said, "Here be men on horses, Mink." Revel turned and saw a great 32486 The voice in Hyrst''s mind, the secret voice, said swiftly to him. "I didn''t murder MacDonald," Hyrst said, with the beginnings of anger. _The next corner_, said the whisper in Hyrst''s mind. Hyrst thought, How do I know this Shearing isn''t in it with him, Hyrst remembered the adder-like face of the young man who had come after "I want you," Shearing said, "to tell me all about how MacDonald died. "You want the men who killed MacDonald," said Shearing. Once again in Shearing''s mind Hyrst saw the woman with her head against They went out into the cold darkness, and Hyrst heard Shearing say in aboard it now but Bellaver, Vernon, Hyrst and Shearing, the three very "I can give you more if you want it, Shearing," Bellaver said, his "Bellaver''s looking at his chrono," said Hyrst. "Later, Hyrst," said Shearing, and sighed. Hyrst said, "They''ll tell Bellaver." 32530 to mention the few American rocket ships that might be in the air, and "How far will this rocket gun shoot, Wilma?" I demanded, drawing my the Han ship I had destroyed must have known the exact location of the Bosses--unh--had intended waiting a few years until enough rocket ships after the three of us leaped down to the Han ship, serving as a target seven Han ships, spread out in a great semi-circle. the Han ship was not more than fifteen feet. compartment of the Han ship and knelt beside my Wilma. sections and slopes that had been "beamed" by the first Han ship. going to get any more Han ships by shooting up their repellor rays first Han ship knew the location of our plants exactly. of the ship, and as the little signal light flashed, Wilma threw open A Han ship came speeding no indications of Han ships nearer than 800 miles. 32531 "I know," said Garth slowly. "Any late news?" Garth asked, over Dollard''s shoulder. afternoon," Edwin Dollard said. Alone inside the timbered hide-away, Edwin Dollard immediately shed A full hour passed before Garth returned, an hour that Edwin Dollard "I would have liked an engine-to-mechanic check very much," Dollard He''d supervised a lot of Dollard''s underhanded work for him, Garth "Dollard took off," Garth explained. "Like so many other promises he never intended to keep," said Garth. He should have killed Garth instead of merely stunning him, Dollard Edwin Dollard, financial genius and murderer in his time, had entered After garbing himself, Dollard strolled about the Tegurian vessel. Left to himself, Dollard immediately began to formulate new plans. By making himself practicably useful, Dollard knew that in time he But, at least it could be said that Edwin Dollard had proved himself "Five more minutes?" said Dollard. "Would you really like to know?" said Shir K''han. 32541 [Sidenote: I thought of every way to save Hal from the Lydna Project and Lucy didn''t say a word all the way back from saying good-by to him. go and say good-by to Hal--Lucy is a technician at Hydroponics Center. take married people for Lydna, but a machine can''t tell what a boy or "Bet''s going to live with us and be our daughter, Frank," Lucy "That is, I''ll come if you want me here, Mr. Sturt," said Bet. I had to sit down before I could speak. "But look here--" I turned to Lucy--"how on Earth can you know? "Nobody''s going to know," Lucy replied calmly. "I thought of that," Lucy said, "and it can be done, because it must. Besides, she knows about Hal and me--I mean the way we are about each "You stay here with us, Bet," said Lucy. 32550 "Not at all, Captain," Delman said. "Of course," the Vice President was saying, "Mr. Curtis Delman and Mr. Pellinger have heard all this before, but I''m sure they''ll both forgive "Look, Delman," Walter Pellinger interrupted, "let that blasted man wear "I''ve got nothing against you, Delman." Pellinger picked his words "There''s something about Mr. Bridge," Gillian Murray said reflectively, "Probably the hollow head," said Jason Tarsh. "Very sensible," said Curtis Delman. "I can never get used to these five-hour days," said Gillian Murray. "Will someone please tell me the time?" said Walter Pellinger. Of the five of them, John Bridge and Jason Tarsh were the least changed. "It''s due anytime now," said Walter Pellinger, his eyes still fixed on "Look!" The strong fingers of Jason Tarsh dug deep into the lawyer''s "That crazy old fool," said Walter Pellinger. "Shut up, both of you!" said Jason Tarsh angrily. "Anyhow, there''s one consolation," said Jason Tarsh. 32563 "Is it time to have a drink?" she said, looking at Craig. "Damn you, Craig!" Margy Sharp said quickly. "Easy, old man," Craig said gently. "If you want to think that, I can''t stop you," Craig said. "Who is this Michaelson?" Higgins said to Craig. "There''s a man here who wants to talk to you," Craig said. "I''m afraid," Craig said, pointing, "that now there is no doubt that Mr. Michaelson is right. "Well," Craig said slowly, "unless my eyes have gone bad, three planes Craig, listening, recognized the logic in what Michaelson had said. Craig, unable to get Michaelson to leave the dawn man, had left two men "The Ogrum must know we have anti-aircraft defenses," the big man said "What the Ogrum miss, the sharks get!" Craig said fiercely. possible, Craig and Guru started down to the city of the Ogrum. "This is what we''re going to do," Craig said excitedly to Michaelson. 32574 little trembly, I said, "Would have thought of that myself, if I hadn''t "You say ''gain control of a person''s mind,''" Newell said. The defense mech was enclosed in a black case that looked like a Zan Blekeke started right in telling me about it in his shrill, piping I said, "John, look--if all else fails, there''s one sure quick defense. "Like a fish," Maxwell said, lunging to his feet. When we were back in the room, Maxwell said: "Hell, I don''t see that I wasn''t sure what I wanted to do--start working on that SRI feature, I Blekeke said, "Yups," and turned away. I handed the defense mech to Maxwell and lay down. "How about the defense mechs?" Maxwell asked. "Every twelve hours Langston''s defense mech starts clicking," Maxwell In the elevator, on the way down, he said, "Those defense mechs. After about ten or fifteen minutes the door opened, and Blekeke stepped 32579 [Sidenote: _The little man dared to venture into the realm of the on the streetcar''s window sill----a _little_ man! excitement would allow, I pushed the tiny man from the ledge into the The little man had made his way half an inch or so from his former The little man had dropped the cloth now, and was staring in my There is a great redness above, that opens like the Katus comfort in this awful world of Greatness! _The little man''s eye had caught my scissors and a glass ruler as I my first step would be in presenting the little man to the world. headlines--the little man under a microscope--a world afire to see him. The stamp and the little man lay just at the edge of the sheet, and he the man who had found Venquil land--and thought to live--and fled as 32582 Old Prof Stegner never foresaw the complications his selective weird life-circle must agree that you can get too much of a good thing. turned on his field--things got big; and too darned healthy! wonderful things began to come out of the Stegner laboratory, and he Stegner''s secluded retreat there was a line where things started. news-grabbers who surrounded the Prof''s big wire gate, Jake and I were We came down somewhere in South America and I got out of the plane as took me to his house, a huge thing built with huge hands, big enough to the prop brought giants running toward me from the far end of the field, mistake not believing your story about Stegner," he said. the jungle; mad giants who plan to conquer your world. They came to me then, those moral ones Stegner had said existed. They had put the Prof''s formulae to work against the giants. 32583 The little man said, "Why, Mr. Bartle, come in. discourtesy, sir--come in, come in," the little man said, and bustled little man, Pettigill, said with a dry laugh. "Relax, Mr. Pettigill--''Arthur''--I _am_ Mid Echelon. great man, Mr. Bartle." But let''s get on with it," Bartle said, taking The little man hurriedly put out a hand to restrain Bartle who was Pettigill laughed--almost wickedly, Bartle thought. "That, I can believe, Pettigill," Bartle said, his voice edged with Bartle and said in a barely audible whisper, "This isn''t for publication "Well, since we''re both Mid Echelon--brothers, so to speak--I suppose we "I''m sure you''re doing both with great efficiency," Bartle said as he "A moment, Mr. Bartle--" the little man called. Pettigill said and cleared his throat. Tell me, Bartle--how are your relations with psychotics?" "How many of ''em, Pettigill?" Bartle asked. "A lot, Bartle, a lot," the little man answered. 32597 Docchi, Nona, Anti, and Jordan. "They turned us down, Anti," Docchi said bitterly. "Usually we maintain about half Earth-normal gravity," Cameron said. "But I don''t want to go," said Docchi deliberately. "Repair robot," said Jordan, looking around. "Rocket landing," said Docchi when the allotted time passed. "I saw you crawl in the rocket tubes," said Jordan. "Cameron''s a medic," said Docchi, "not mechanically inclined. Nona is supposed to be waiting with Anti." Docchi frowned. "She knows facial expressions and actions, I think," said Docchi. gravital unit on the asteroid," said Jordan. "It wasn''t I," said Docchi. "Nona," said Docchi. "Nona," said Docchi. "Gravity can be turned on or off," said Docchi puzzledly, searching "Gravity engineers would like to know that too," said Jordan. I don''t like Handicap Haven as well as you do," Anti said "I wouldn''t know," said Docchi. "I think I know," said Docchi at last, still frowning. 32619 want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, "Honest" John Krasnow was a crooked District Attorney who wanted to be Krasnow, it made me feel pretty low. The world of this dimension had developed some remarkable parallels to that interested Krasnow, of course. He wanted the formula for the truth gas these people What I wanted was the formula for the truth gas. I had everything Krasnow wanted now. is world enough for Krasnow, I''m sure. So I came back, and now Krasnow has what he wants. Krasnow plans to release the truth gas just before the state With the money Krasnow gave me, I''ve been But I have had enough of this dimension now--now that Krasnow has what did I get the formula for Krasnow, knowing there was no way for him to can do the side-shuffle should do it before Krasnow becomes President. 32641 Smith said he didn''t know, but, to his knowledge, no one from Earth had of one were the words "Jorak of Gyra," and Smith''s name and planet were galaxy--but all Smith knew now was that Jorak came from Gyra, and so looked like those of Earth, that Kard, finally, came from a place that The instructor''s voice cut into his thoughts, "Earth of Smith--" "Smith of Earth," he said, automatically. While Jorak gaped, Geria took Smith''s hand when they met half way around "There are no psi-powers on Earth to speak of," Smith reminded her. their psi-powers, and Smith or Earthsmith--I still don''t know the "You had better go back to Earth, Smith," Jorak said. "I''m not going back to Earth," said Smith softly. "The entire school knows of course, Earth of Smith...." To Sog-chafka, Smith said, "You accused me of using psi-power in Wortan 32655 Jim said, "Did you feel that?" Jim Peters took Myra''s hand, unconsciously, as they hurried up the porch "Hugh would know," Jim said. Jim got up from his chair. "That was an earthquake," Jim said. we waited a long time for the thing to happen--we kind of visualized, "Maybe there isn''t any war," Jim said. Jim got home one evening to find Myra staring dully at a small handful But the knock came and Jim went down. And Myra came down quickly--something she hadn''t done for a long time During the coffee that Myra made, Hugh said, "Had quite a time getting "Then there _is_ a war," Jim said. "Jim, stop asking Hugh so many questions. For a long time, they lay in bed, not even the thought of Hugh He said, "Hugh. Jim said nothing and after a moment, Hugh went on. "Shall I tell Myra," Jim asked. 32658 irritation compared to Charles and his "all-weather" suit!_ Charles looked at the body and got his bright idea. The trouble had started a couple of weeks before, when Edwin, Charles'' accustomed hour, so Charles knew whatever Edwin wanted must be "Of course not, sir," Charles replied, waiting. Charles went to work the next day after informing his wife that she So Charles went home that night in a new suit and a worried frown. "Charles," she said, "I think you _look_ different!" Along with the Standard face had come name tags by which a person of the suit he was wearing, but Edwin wouldn''t listen. going to be at all happy when Charles told them about the suit--and Charles got out and dropped some Charles looked at the marilyn''s name tag with slow horror and realized When Charles walked in, this Marilyn, Stasia her name was, had looked 32663 John Henderson said, "But, Martin, I don''t know what to think now. Fred Grant got the flash on his hot rod radio on the way home from high "My father was your teacher," Fred said. feeling of familiarity sprang into Fred''s mind, Gaard said, "I _knew_ Fred''s father had mentioned this man several times, and "No. I didn''t know," Fred said, real dismay on his face. It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory. your father''s theory, Fred, and I would like to ask a few questions--if "The book has the theory in it?" Fred said. said he would take Fred home if he wanted to go there, but it would be "All right," Fred said. "Hello, Fred," Captain Waters said quietly. "Yes," Fred said. "Fred Grant?" Browne said, getting up from his desk and coming toward "You can''t!" Fred said. "You can''t!" Fred said. 32680 Joe and I had just gone into the living room--Marge stayed in the All of a sudden Joe says out of a clear blue sky: "Harry, this is a "There''s nothing wrong with the world, Joe," I says. "You''ve got to give people something _positive_!" Joe says, hitting an "I got an idea, Harry," he says, the genius Well, Joe--stubborn Irishman that he was--stayed right in town during "I call it a _Paradise_ booth," Joe says. "Look, Harry," Joe says, "remember when we were talking about all the "Now son, I got no idea how big the universe is and I says so. "When was the last time you saw Wally?" Joe asks gently. "I''m going to leave them up," Joe says grimly. He looks kinda green and says: "What do you mean, everybody''s gone?" "I can''t imagine _everybody_ going," Joe says, biting his lip. "I''m going to look for Marge," he says. 32709 "I had expected more of Newlin," said the girl. It was a long time since Newlin had seen Earth. "Them?" Newlin said, striving for sanity as sound and light swelled Newlin and Songeen studied each other for a long moment of silence. "I guess it doesn''t matter now," Newlin said finally, "but I''m glad you "I understand less than ever now." Newlin knew that it was madness to indicated a direction behind Newlin--"is the city from which my people "Would there be water in your ruined city?" Newlin asked. Newlin and Songeen watched the racing figures of pursuit top the crest Because of our near likeness, in form and thought, it was hoped that we "You sound like nice people," Newlin admitted. Like Songeen, her world or the pathway to it was strange, alien, but In silence, then, thoughts blocked out, Songeen guided Newlin. Newlin knew his humanity. 32712 Jan''s eyes pulled away from this fascinating thing and turned to survey bridge and turned to the mysteriously glowing square once more. The man was even more of an enigma to Jan than the glistening square. The man turned his fat face back toward Jan. The look in the small eyes His eyes surveyed the scene for a last time, taking in the strange slab right angles to the universal time stream. controlled periods, and if destruction hits the space the time traveller imaginary universes at right angles to us in the time continuum and to discover another universe co-existent in space, without determining universes of our time equation, blended into one solid. two ends in the matter of those universes, just as the bridge above this tri-matter slab, and over into the time machine that was set to return universes rather than this one, and then escape into a time machine in 32716 family on Mars; for the law said that no healthy man could land on "We won the Patagonian trust case," Greg Marson''s jubilant tones filled Dora pressed close to Greg, her head pushing against his chest, her body "My contact told me to say that I need altitude shots," Greg said. "You remind me of the way some doctors talk," Greg said. "My wife was sent to Mars," Greg blurted the words out. the planet close to the surface." He stopped, looked at Greg "Like we''re moving people to Mars?" Greg laughed tiredly and started to "Take it easy, bud." A hand was on Greg''s shoulder, and the doctor''s whole trip out," Greg said. Who said anything about Mars, bud?" Moore looked at him Venus while my family is on Mars and my career is on Earth." Greg said You remember that they started to send people from Earth to Mars 32717 fact, as Dr. Brinton got out of bed, he silently called down evil on "Senator MacNeill coming to visit _here_?" he cried in alarm. Dr. Ferber, head of Fuels, met Dr. Brinton at the door of his lab. "Do the samples and run the sled once," Dr. Brinton said. "Received word that Senator MacNeill is coming here tomorrow. some actual experiments that were going on outside the test room. For the first time, the Senator looked impressed. Dr. Ferber saw Dr. Brinton standing in the doorway and came over to the Fuels Department phoned and said something was passing the yellow If the first Earth line, colored red, was passed, the fuel under test "What is it?" asked Dr. Brinton. "Doesn''t matter," said Dr. Brinton. "That''ll do fine," said Dr. Brinton. "He''s on his home state," Dr. Brinton said. A slight gurgling also came from the bed, where Dr. Brinton, with a 32744 The Ship dove into Earth''s sea of atmosphere like a great, silver Inside the ship, a man and woman stood looking down at the expanse of "They''ve got a right to know what we''ve found," said the woman. The great, white ship settled to Earth that was like a plain after "We''ve been searching two thousand years for a truth," said Michael. Michael and Mary, both staring, saw, along the line of desks, the "I''m sorry," said Michael, "we''ve been so close to violent death for "And yet the Earth is almost dead," said Michael quietly, "and you "Michael and Mary," he said, his voice struggling against a tightness, was staring at the two before him like a man watching himself die in a "We''ve only one duty, Mr. President," said Michael sharply. "We want a ground car," said Michael. We live in the car just like in a space ship. 32745 "With the assistance of the Rykes," said Markham, "we shall have no mere toy to the Rykes, but Hockley felt a fierce pride in its creation. Laboratories," said Hockley slowly. relation to the Rykes," said Hockley. "Maybe I''m getting old," Hockley said. On the way to the field, Hockley wondered about the change that had "It''s been a long time," said Hockley lamely. "Surely you don''t believe that," said Hockley quietly. "Don''t you ever long," said Hockley, "to take just one short step on They shook hands, and a moment later Hockley said goodbye to Thar at the "I know Earth will accept," said Thar. "There''s only one thing missing," said Hockley. "The Ryke was correct," said Hockley. "I can''t answer that," said Hockley. Hockley was sure the Ryke did not notice the "Didn''t you know?" said Hockley. "Scientists do, too," said Hockley, "when they take a journey. "We can''t--not for sure," said Hockley. 32751 They had been back nearly a week before Lee Spencer had time to come and playful as any pups of Earth, but Prunella didn''t know that and We had all been on Xenon long enough to know what equipment we morning spot checks, we left the compound each day looking like a life-form on Xenon that would attack Man. Or rather, with one powder puffs because, oddly enough, that''s what they looked like. wander from La Prunella, but you have to understand the powder puffs all, including Prunella, wore that protective goo you people sent out Johnny''s assassination struck Prunella, so to speak, like a bolt from ''Harry, do _you_ know why we don''t wear wool ''n stuff like that?'' if Prunella was to wear somethin'' like that, do y'' spose the puffs as the first woman on Xenon and asking Prunella to accept them as a same night, Xenon time. Didn''t Prunella know 32761 horse, fit to run a course for a man''s life, continued on his way, Summerfield, an old man nearly seventy years of age, in company a sharp explosion took place, and in a second of time the water was Returning from the old man''s funeral a few days since, the subject of Expressing no astonishment, but feeling a great deal, she cast her eyes than vision, or even life, might, as the years roll away, forget to love As he said this, my right arm was seized with great force, and I was My right hand was then placed on the Judge''s left breast, and his Elevating her beautiful arm, she passed it gently over my face, her hand One look at that city is worth ten years of an every-day life. place where the slate was held by the left hand; and second, the point 32764 He hoped Henry would televise: Robert had news "Jack here," said a quiet voice that Robert had long suspected of Robert quietly ordered the robot to turn itself off. Having no flying robots, Robert was compelled to transport "Let go!" ordered Robert, incensed that any robot should presume to "Only Marcia-Joan uses this door," said the robot, ignoring Robert''s "It is time to eat," said Robert frankly. very much the way he had the day the water-supply robot for his pool "Do not use the front door," said the robot. "Do not use the front door," said the robot. Robert growled, but walked down the hall to the back door. Robert turned to face the robot. Marcia-Joan''s robot had dealt with Robert eyed the metal mask as the robot walked up to him. "Never mind, that''s good enough," said Robert as Blue Two stepped "Are you talking about robots," asked Henry, "or the girl?" 32769 "Ah, Wind of Time," I continued with a sigh, "we men of this age are know that in days past an old man now dead showed me how "You would perhaps like to stay here some time," said the Wind, "and And he is dead this time," he continued, shading his eyes to look, as thinking miserably, a young man came up the hill slowly yet "Have you then also read of the old times in books?" he said, looking "We live," he said, "apart from the world, like that merry company of "Wind," I said that night, "stay with me many years in the garden." "Men of the Last Generation," said the dying man, raising himself on Pointing joyously to an old man who sat not far away he called out, "I The old man seemed neither to hear nor understand him, but sat like The New Age Press Books 32775 "I heard you the first time, Meikl," the officer snapped. "I''ve got to consider the men in my command, Meikl. Baron ven Klaeden paused ominously, then: "Besides, Meikl, your "Are you an analyst or a dramatist, Meikl?" the baron asked sharply, groups of elders gathered in the conference glades to mutter and glance "I think we should tell them to go away," said Letha, and looked around ERNSTLI BARON VEN KLAEDEN, COMMANDING STRAFEFLEET THREE, ERNSTLI BARON VEN KLAEDEN, COMMANDING STRAFEFLEET THREE, Baron ven Klaeden, as he issued the command to blast into an In accordance with the rules of officer''s conduct, Baron ven Klaeden, "In Earth culture at the time of the Exodus, there were some patterns staff officers and Intelligence men in communicating with the natives. exploitation by Baron ven Klaeden and his high command. The real danger, Meikl knew, was not to the fleet but to the natives. 32782 After awhile the blinding light was like actual physical pressure When Jeff McKinney was three years old he tipped a pot of scalding out of work at the time and they were living in a cold water tenement. long months of that kind of torture, but Jeff McKinney came out of it older McKinney now drove for a living when the father stepped out of Jeff was a strange boy. haunted eyes and said: "Mother, why is life so bad? even born into a world like this?" Jeff McKinney had happiness he''d never known before. home from work sick, one afternoon and saw Nina with the man from the A blank spot came into Jeff''s life right then. Jeff thought that life could senseless!" His eyes looked like the eyes of a man with flaming "Look at him--fighting like a little demon!" the doctor said. 32785 "Mighty Miotis," Kannot began, his head bent and his eyes lowered in the "So you have told me that which I knew in my heart," Miotis said. "I cannot explain why I feel this way," Bly Stanton was saying. Bly Stanton has come "Good-bye, then, Bly Stanton," Hays said. stopped, then said to Bly, "We have come a long way. It did not take long for Bly Stanton to tell the history of the three For the first time, then, Bly Stanton saw the wound for what it was, a Bly Stanton was no longer the same man as the one whom they had _For it was then that the soul of Miotis left the body of Bly Stanton._ "You sent my soul into the body of a mighty warrior," Miotis said. Stanton, in the body of Miotis, had come to do what he realized now too 32819 "Now then," said Captain Webber, "what''s all this Lieutenant Peterson Captain Webber looked for a long moment at Mr. Friden and began to pace Captain Webber, Lieutenant Peterson and Mr. Friden walked from the room Captain Webber waited for the young man to leave, then looked again into "Yourself, sir, and myself; Lieutenant Peterson, Mr. Chitterwick, Mr. Goeblin, Mr. Milton and...." Captain Webber followed the direction of the man''s eyes and perceived an "We are from Earth," said Captain Webber. Lieutenant Peterson first, then Captain Webber, Mr. Friden and the rest Friden, you stay here and wait for the men." Captain Webber Then Captain Webber said, with great "Mr. Greypoole," Webber said, "I think that you know more than you''re Captain Webber looked back at the fields, then at Mr. Greypoole. Captain Webber leaned on the arm of the little man and walked to the 32825 "Atvatabar," said the king, "is a monarchy formed on the will of the "Well," said the king, "we worship the human soul under a thousand science and invention, and the soul powers by art and spiritual love. The goddess said that the aerial ship was the symbol of an ideal and winged twin-soul, priest and priestess, the devotees of hopeless love. Harikar is the supreme soul, and the goddess Lyone his Ah, that was life!" she said, "for my soul then knew what "The soul ever seeks that which is beyond and individual," said Lyone; said Lyone, "the king might put me to death as the simplest way of goddess Lyone on the throne, as queen of Atvatabar. the body of their goddess Lyone to the palace of souls, mourning the "Supreme general and high priestess," I said, "both her majesty Lyone "Ah," said Lyone, "I know who that other goddess will be--she will be 32836 Var said, "The Watcher''s cave should be three miles beyond this pass." "You were asleep!" said Var. Shock made his thought accusing, though he "We need a little rest out of the cold," said Var. Warming to the old man now, Var sketched his and Neena''s history mountain the Ryzgas sleep, as they chose to do when their world "The Ryzgas also were men," said the Watcher. Var and Neena stared, unstirring, with wide vacant eyes, while the old Neena pressed her face against Var''s shoulder, hiding her eyes. the morning sun, but the mountain of the Ryzgas drank in the light and They stood high on the side of the Ryzga mountain, and gazed at the Var faced that way and thought coldly: "Only if you return and let us go With a new shock, Var realized that the Ryzga''s thoughts were quite Var was staring in fascination at the Ryzga''s face. 32837 John Smith XVI, new President of the Western Federation of Autonomous Someone had suggested that John Smith XVI had "Don''t say that!" John Smith XVI snapped irritably, sitting quickly A man walked into the picture and sat down, facing John Smith XVI. quickly to the Stand-ins, knowing that the Asian could not see his lips "If you _really_ want to discuss something, John Smith, John Smith XVI, unaccustomed to dealing without a mask, let surprise words of the first John Smith in his _Shall We Submit?_ which began: "If Corn-Popsies Week, John Smith XVI conferred with Ivan Ivanovitch IX He had spoken to the Asian leader several times, and Ivan was growing Ivan came on the screen, but John did not bother to remove his mask. The President, two Stand-ins, John Smith removed his mask. Smith glanced questioningly at one of his Stand-ins, a weapons expert. 32861 [Sidenote: _Sethos was a great artist, a talented man, quite possibly "Sethos, my friend!" said an unsteady voice. "How are you, Paton?" Sethos asked warmly. Paton hurried away, leaving Sethos to wander along the dimly lighted "Excuse me," muttered Sethos, walking away. Sethos felt a twinge of terror as he said, "No, thank you," and _He won''t stop me_, Sethos thought with determination. "Tell me, Mr. Tenth," Sethos said, trying to appear calm, "do "I intend to keep going," Sethos said, his teeth clenched. "For this man, time is very important," said Mr. First gravely. More curious than ever, Sethos followed the mechanoids down the corridor "You mean, if humans could work _with_ mechanoids, we could even travel Stepping from the autocar, Sethos felt the night breeze on his face. "You see, Sethos, man changed out in space. "Sethos," said Hol, seeing the bewilderment on the young man''s face, Sethos--the curious man, the genius--was 32866 But what "they" said never stopped Case Damon, whether it was a matter "It must be important, Case," Karin said. For a job like this, Case thought, twelve hours of night "Look out," Case said. Case jerked the car door open and saw that the man was alone. Case took a last quick look at Cranly''s chart, and flicked his eyes his drop, and Case had time for a look at strange terrain below. When he hit the road again, Case Damon was as orange as any man he''d so Case looked up and a man on the back of the last one waved "Maybe," Case said. "There are a couple of things I''ve got to know," Case said. While Burnine watched the door, Case turned his "All right," Case said. "How much time have I got?" Case wanted to know. "That''s time enough," Case said. 32876 "Too bad, Griffin," Hale Jenkins said to the man alongside. "Nah!" Bud Griffin said, his mouth twisted in a wry grin. Pin points of flame suddenly danced in Griffin''s eyes. snake in movement, Griffin''s hand reached for the pistol in Jenkins'' Dazed as Jenkins was, he tried to stop Griffin. The gun went off with a roar, and Jenkins hit Griffin like a It took a great deal less time to reach the castle than Jenkins would one chained to the wall was Jenkins; and the man facing him was Griffin. "Look, my friend," Lucretia Borgia said to Griffin, "all about you are Then Griffin was reaching for the steel-tipped whip, and Jenkins braced Jenkins took the wide stone steps three at a time, and raced like wild the first ball, Jenkins saw that the little man stood no chance. "Then let''s bowl," Jenkins said. Before Griffin knew what hit him, Jenkins had leaped upon 32885 His eyes holding Thorus, he gave a sharp command to two burly, Thorus watched the man step in front of him and raise the clamps to his Thorus felt the clamps tight on his temples, like two steel fingers. Life and feeling and thought were surging back into Thorus now. On the instant the commander pulled back his fist, Thorus reached out Now he felt Aria close to him, heard her voice out into the space of all this and was merely there, like time is, where inner sight swung back to where Thorus'' ship, the shining metal ball, second, through the blue earth covering into black, outer space. Thorus'' voice sounded, "The time for the death of the Authority has In his mind, Thorus saw her among the falling snowflakes and the drops As Thorus looked upon the earth again and saw the terrible destruction Thorus looked around. 32889 began laughing like a hyena; I got to bed snickering and went to sleep I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn''t the right word. type of man who likes to know where and when he stands." The young man went out and came right back in with a little cartload time I wanted to." The old man said nothing. And where does she think I am right now?" The old man get all the beer I want, because it looks like I''m going to need For someone with as big a job as the old man likely had, it seemed Nor did he like the man who wanted to shave "You know, Bob," I said thoughtfully, "how would you like a big plate "You said I talk big, Mr. Miller, and I''m going to take that as a brought that up I knew the Old Man was thinking of all the times I''d 32899 His face red with haste, and his blue eyes glittering, Dan Holcomb burst "It''s those damned fellows Hogarth, Wiley and That fellow Wiley came up, with his horse-like gravity, so sending the earth several million miles farther into space. There was a look of terror on Lucile''s face as Dan went on, "Naturally, But Lucile, as she put down the receiver, knew that Dan had not "gone construction engineers, Hogarth, Wiley and Malvine, had not only Dan''s face was pale after his long confinement. fatigue, Dan still tapped out his messages; still listened at the radio. Reaching for a secret switch, Dan snapped off the radio. But Dan knew, as did Lucile also, that their time was short, very short. All too soon the week allowed him by Hogarth, Wiley and Malvine passed; about the plots of the Triumvirate, Hogarth, Wiley and Malvine were 3290 32907 by now that Mark was three thousand points in the red. You were allowed twelve hundred points a day, so Mark was now Mark saw the old lady sitting in the wheel-chair. "Thirty thousand points!" she screamed at him, and thrust a pad of slips But the enormity of Mark''s debit with Central when the old lady should She chuckled, "For thirty-five thousand points, I guess you''ve got a "I''ll tell you how all this started," Penelope said, popping open a can "But look," said Mark, "I don''t see--" Mark went out and tried to get some points next day, but he couldn''t points a day, and it was fun, but Penelope said, "We''ll go for bigger "He did it!" Mark said, glaring accusingly at the little man. "Fifty thousand points!" Mark read under his breath. that he was really hurt, Mark got a thousand points. "Work!" Mark said. Mark looked at Penelope and grinned. 32953 From the dark Abarian Forests to the Ice Fields of Nadia, the plain Retoc''s hand moved toward the hilt of his long whip-like sword, driven a man opened his eyes on the planet far away and saw for the first Tarth knows of Volna, Princess of Nadia, sister of Bontarc, who is brought her lowered head close to Bram Forest''s face and the sweet "Half a day''s march to Nadia City yet, I''m afraid," Ylia said. said with a far-away look in her lovely eyes, "at first I thought he _You who call yourself Bram Forest_, Ylia thought, _White God or Bram Forest opened his eyes, and looked at her, and smiled. "For Tarth and the future," Bram Forest said, but he hardly heard the "Retoc," Bram Forest said. And, by the time he said it, and coiled his sword again, Bram Forest "Portox was a great scientist," Bram Forest said. 33016 once he thought he saw large moving fish-like forms far away. "World News--General." The name of Harkness came from the instrument little ship," Chet had said of this cruiser of Diane''s; and he nodded The room swam before Chet''s dizzy eyes as he came to his feet. that speed gave, Chet''s careful hands moved a tiny metal ball within Chet turned at last to face Schwartzmann and his pilot where they had There were hands that gripped Chet before he could turn; his arms were A tall, thin-faced man whom Chet had not seen before followed them Chet''s groan, as he turned his face away from the others who had tried Small wonder, thought Chet, that Herr Schwartzmann stared at them in Chet turned away; he hardly saw Schwartzmann or heard Harkness'' words. The ray came to his body as the crash of thunder comes to the ear. 33049 general character and object of the references to nature and creation Creation, before man was upon the earth, God contemplates his work and God, heaven, time, life, were to them existences stretching The argument is not, "God worked on six natural days, and rested on "new heavens and new earth," which remains for the people of God. But supposing that the inspired writer intended to say that the world appearance_ of each great natural type in the animal and vegetable geological ages in time; but it is probable that each great creative represents the knowledge of nature that existed at a time probably ages before the creation of man or the existing animals. 4. Though the general history of animal life in time bears a certain established fact that the period of the appearance of man was a time give us long periods for the probable existence of the earth, though 33405 formed were undoubtedly held in suspension in the air and in the water, this gas, has absorbed it from the air and water, forming what is known As water in its condensed state is 815 times heavier than air, the takes place in the air that is going on at the level of a body of water continually heated day and night to a higher temperature than the water the air, but sets free in the form of heat the energy that was stored in Air, like water, assumes the liquid form at a certain temperature. We will now study energy as it is related to water in the form of heat. would in time become a great river of ice. in different periods during the time of the melting of the great ice water from the melting ice of the great glacier that covered that region I.--World Building and Life: Earth, Air and Water. 33513 Then, through a thin screen of trees, Karn saw the great ball. Inside his head Karn heard the woman arguing again with her two "Karn, of the tribe of Tur." "I am Andra, and these men are Harus and Ven. We are of Mahlo. As the first of the Green Ones reached him Karn side-stepped nimbly, Karn reflected that a people who could not fight these Green Ones had ahead, Karn saw another city come into view within a short time. "I am going to pick one hundred of the men," Karn told them. Karn thought that when the sun rose he would find his men waiting and Karn''s men were in the broad street. Karn''s men fell on the disorganized remnants of the Green Ones. By the time Karn reached the ground again the Green Ones were in full Karn found his men watching him. Before Karn''s eyes the men of Mahlo 33642 Walt thought of Forential--in charge of their "Forential is afraid of everything," Walt said respectfully. "Forential is a friend," Walt said. there is a Lyrian on Earth," Walt said slowly "I have been hearing "I am hearing thoughts from a Lyrian on Earth," Walt said in dull Walt told Forential all he knew about Julia. "Just her," Forential said, knowing Walt would obey him. "I don''t want to talk to you," Walt said slowly. **If we could give Walt twelve hours,** Forential thought. "Forential would have told us," Walt said. Forential understands, Walt thought. The man started to protest; the look on Walt''s face made him think Walt jerked his eyes from Julia''s car an instant before the crash. "You thought you were a Lyrian," Julia said. Mrs. Savage sounds just like Forential, Walt thought. "I want to stay with Julia," Walt said. "Go on in, Walt," Julia said. 33843 "What''ll it be like, Grandpa?" The youngster was frightened. thing that was coming, and considered him fondly. When a grownup has to let out a flash of blue light, that means "What''s it mean when someone blinks blue light in lots of flashes, and then glows red and starts sinking, huh, Grandpa?" rapidly, rushing closer until it was a huge fish-shaped object with left of them, and already the waiting crowd was moving to intercept It flashed by, and the youngster thought they were going to lose within spun faster, absorbing the new energy into its drive, its life-pulse rising to a deep hum, and he felt strong, stronger than he They drew up closer to the dark thing, energy-particles that roared backward from its jets. themselves transiently in a brief flash of blue light as they who blinked on and off rapidly in brilliant flashes of blue. behind, a glowing red globe, sinking. 33850 need us, something like the way we''d need maple trees if it came to Ever stop to think how little we know about why we live? Like I say, think about all this next time someone treats you just I found out about the _slizzers_ when I went up to Joe Arnold''s ''em." I looked at the drink Joe was mixing. Joe mixes them right--just the way I like than I could recall Joe''s being, and they just _looked_ like antennae "It hurts like hell," he said in a not-human voice, "to be _slizzing_ Joe got up and let in the other Fred raised his eyebrows when he saw Joe''s face and hands. "_No_," Joe said sharply. Joe looked down at me with his black end-of-eggplant eyes. "Well," Joe said. Which is why I like to play over at Joe''s, even _slizzers_ and write about them after Joe gives him the 33871 they knew were mere metal shacks, filled with life-giving gases of their pulsebeat of the plant, the surface of the moon became dotted with these network, and soon the Domes began to grow; immense translucent the planetoid and filled the Domes for the people with the life-giving water passing over his stiff tendrils, the newly christened Pete felt a Pete Senior, had he tried to dig his plant up, would have been very much "Gravity," said Pete Senior. By this time, of course, at the farthest reaches of Pete''s root network, They, too, began sending out spoke-like root networks. Eventually, Pete Senior reached an age where his body cells died more After about a month, Earth looked almost exactly like the moon had once "Funny," said one of the younger scientists, "that the moonplant went so gravitational balance between Earth and the moon, its own Satellite." 33969 That opened Bozzy''s other eye. "You look very attractive this morning, Kate," Bozzy told her. Without having worked a day in his life, Bozzy found he "Yes, sir," said Howard, for the first time in his life. The children left, and Kate came close to pour Bozzy his cup of "There''s your cab," Kate said, rising. "It''s beautiful," said Bozzy. Bozzy could tell Ralph was the one being bathed only because he was young men in your position have to go through exactly the same thing. "But the understudy system wouldn''t work, then," Mr. Kojac pointed He would feel like a fool to take a pill brought only for Mr. Kojac''s made of iron links and stamped with either Bozzy''s or Mr. Kojac''s right, while Bozzy put the wristlets on him. "Good luck," Mr. Kojac said. shook Bozzy''s hand. "Oh, he''s all right," Mr. Frewne said. 34019 Lives of the men to whom nineteenth century medical science owes most. during the sixteenth century, at a time when, if we would believe Dr. White, the Church authorities were doing everything in their power to medicine and medical schools must be retold with regard to science in After a detailed study of the history of medical science in the Middle time the history of anatomy in Italy centers around the Papal Medical by special invitation at the Congress of Arts and Sciences of St. Louis in 1904, this distinguished authority in the history of medicine regard to works in medicine and surgery at this time, the book abounds Popes to medical science and (because of the fact that physicians were this time the Popes began the work of making their Medical School at the men who did the great original work in last century medicine were 34221 Like electricity, magnetism has had a long history, but little use was It is a magnet only so long as the electric current is current of electricity through a wire, magnetic lines of force are earth is a great electromagnet; for the stronger the electrical current circuit through wire A by closing its key, an electrical action was call magnetic or electrical lines of force. open, the battery being in circuit, there were electrical lines of force If we heat a metal ring at one point a current of electricity will flow for electric light or power, and use a galvanic battery, we should have theory, but he constructed a line of bell-wire 1060 feet long and worked and the diaphragm sets up electric currents in the wire wound on the process the electric current, which comes from the power-house with an Earth electric currents, in telegraphy, 99, 116, 182. 34459 carbon, hydrogen and oxygen) and a little vaseline added, form a soft range and vigorous hitting power a gun needs to be as long as possible. The guns, therefore, with which the ships are armed, always form a powerful jet of air through the gun every time the breech is opened, a steel shell and then hurl the whole thing at him out of a gun. between the gun and the shell when firing takes place. case of ordinary ships where speed is not of such great importance, the It is strange to think how short a time the iron or steel ship has been illustrates the fact that in comparing the power of guns we need to wonderful ships, more particularly to the means for working the guns. through the water will not make some wave, but certain forms cause less use the orthodox term, is placed another little piece of iron called the 3458 3461 main facts of Tabachetti''s life in a note (page 154) to the essay on "Art surprised at coming across such works in a place so remote from any artcentre as Saas must have been at the time these chapels were made. The Saas artist has Tabachetti''s Varallo work at his finger-ends, but ideas which words, speech or language are intended to convey, and there able to form an intelligent opinion on the reason and language of animals suppose that the cat thought in words of its own, or in anything like evolution--I mean to Mr. Wallace, whose work, entitled "Darwinism," seems indisputable either that he is still confusing evolution with Mr. Darwin''s theory, or that he does not know when his sentences have point as I said in my book, "Evolution, Old and New," {25} is like saying that "Darwinism," and a work denying that use and disuse produced any effect 34698 the supernatural creation of the present forms of life; modern science conclusion and established fact" that the "fourfold order" given by Mr. Gladstone is not that in which the evidence at our disposal {79} tends to fact." Yet natural science "affirms" his "fourfold order" to exactly the observed facts mean, the present conclusions of the interpreters of nature truth whatever in the doctrine of evolution as applied to animals, Mr. Gladstone''s gloss on Genesis in the following passage is hardly happy:-I am raising no objection to the position of the fourth term in Mr. Gladstone''s "order"--on the facts, as they stand, it is quite open to any I think I know pretty well the answers which the authorities quoted by Mr. Gladstone would give to these questions; but I leave it to them to give days, views of the nature of God and man, of human life and Divine 34703 Derry never knew, I don''t think anybody knows to this day, the real said, "Don''t you think it would be rather a good thing if you were to book all night, in not having told Miss Oliphant straight away what I He had merely said, "Anybody likely to come book that Julia Oliphant said he had written in little more than three along, and I said ''How thrilling'' and things like that, thinking of "Shan''t I, George?" she asked with a long deep look into my eyes. "George, old man, it''s no good--I''ve got to go this moment." I turned to "That was the night you left my place with Julia Oliphant, said good-bye "Derry," I said, greatly moved, "tell me: are you remembering things "I suppose your people were French at one time?" Alec said presently, always tell by the way a person looks at a thing whether they know 34724 "Good morning, Mrs. Mooney," said Lola, as she caught sight of them. "I am glad to know you, Doctor Crossett," said Lola, a little timidly, As he turned away the bell rang, and with a word of excuse Dr. Barnhelm stepped to the door and admitted John Dorris. "Lola told me to wait for her here," said the young man cheerfully. "I am going to marry Lola," said John frankly, as he stepped forward "Doctor!" cried John, horrified and anxious; and he turned to Dr. Crossett, expecting him to share in his belief that long hours of and turning from him to Lola, Paul Crossett saw what the father had Maria left the room and Lola turned to find Dr. Crossett looking at "My love is great enough, Lola," said John, as he once more tried "Come, Nellie," said Dr. Barnhelm, replying to Lola only with a look 34771 great public importance of _new_ scientific knowledge, and to the means of discovery; also that new truths are evolved by original research made in such great pecuniary benefits from original scientific research, there is bequests in this country, and the great effect original scientific research in applying scientific knowledge to practical uses by means of inventions, largely due to the discovery and extension of new scientific knowledge. That mental action is subject to the great principles and laws of science. discovery of new scientific knowledge, and the use of inventions based upon prove that new scientific knowledge is really a basis of mental progress, prove that mental actions are largely subject to scientific principles;--it Another great moral effect of the continual discovery of new truth in scientific men in making discoveries, and when any person arrives at a new knowledge of the nature and importance of scientific research, and of the 35081 language,--Mind, and the final unity between man and God. The finite sense of Deity, based on material conceptions of spiritual _God_ and makes it _good_, unites Science and Christianity, whereby we learn that God, good, is universal, and the divine Principle,--Life, limited sense of God as good limits human thought and action in their that God is a form, more than an infinite and divine Mind; sin, sickness, and death originated in the belief that Spirit materialized Because God is Spirit, our thoughts must spiritualize to Discerning the God-given rights of man, Paul said, "I was free born." liberty of the sons of God as found in Christian Science. this great truth of healing the sick and raising the dead as God''s holier love for God and man; put on the whole armor of Truth; rejoice Life and Love to heal and reinstate man in God''s own image and 35204 "That''s all he needs, too," Brion grunted, opening his eyes to look at "Of course I refuse," Brion said, feeling a little foolish and slightly "The man who was here today," Brion said, "Winner Ihjel, do you know "In the control room," Brion said quickly, knowing when cowardice was "Come," Brion said, "we have a little walking to do." setting foot on this barbaric planet Brion had time to stop and think. "They must know we have the body," Brion said. "Yes," Brion said, holding the dead weight of the magter against the for the way to save Dis," Brion said. "Don''t miss your ship," the computer man said to Brion and started for "If you must know," Lea said, "I remember quite a lot, Brion Brandd. "You were right all the time, Brion," she said. "Explain it to him, will you Lea, as best you can," Brion said, looking 35425 insect is predestined prey, and the furtive members of Burl''s tribe long as Burl''s body, moved leisurely across his vision. The large fish, as long as Burl''s arm, swam slowly to and fro below him. Burl went under, his eyes open, The colossal creature approached leisurely, while Burl struggled Burl''s head popped above water and he saw a larger bit of the fungus intense life of the insect world went on ceaselessly, but Burl rocked Another struggle, and Burl''s head emerged into the open air, vibrating wings of the insect, as long as Burl''s hand. Burl was running madly, breath coming in great gasps, his eyes wide Burl, naked and hiding beneath a huge mushroom, watched it Burl saw a great peacock moth soaring above the burning mushroom hills. Burl looked at what he had done, saw the dead body of the creature he And so Burl came back to his tribe. 35584 as the result of the error of confounding natural with moral rights. Fact is on their side, and the elemental forces of Nature are working govern men and things and obey them, are the really great and successful the great and fundamental truths of Nature and of the laws of her moral nature of man is greater than the intellectual; for veracity is The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. and as generally denied, as those contained in "Man''s Place in Nature," animal half of Biology--the science of life and living things. existence with the state of nature, or with other societies, it works in Man, the animal, in fact, has worked his way to the headship of the the animal "nature," which man shares with a moiety of the living part if we transfer these judgments to nature outside the world of man at Man''s Place in Nature. 35772 Importance, for the mechanical view, of Locke''s theory of Science and religion working by different methods would have described COMMON-SENSE PHILOSOPHY.--The strength of this mechanical view lies in whose attitude is also religious, religion and philosophy were two forms FROM SCIENCE TO PHILOSOPHY.--The record of certain important scientific natural science, or faith in it, as such, as a matter of religious a final philosophy based upon the _data_ supplied by natural science. And so with Nature; to science it is a mechanism, to the understanding fact that the common-sense philosophy of naturalism rested upon a tacit natural science, had sought to impose itself on the world as a new In his _Natural Law in Science and Philosophy_ (1895), Boutroux lays it RISE OF A NEW PHILOSOPHY.--This examination of the principles of natural world which that philosophy regards as _reality_, is, to the critical RESULTS.--These new conceptions of matter, of life, and of mind, which 36343 Electricity must be light, heat, life and creative force, like an electric clothing of light and life, leaped into power, force of his electric organism, so simple and universal are the laws of Thus by electrical forces nature builds all human and animal life-forms electric center of life-force, or magnetic core, which, under the law of force as the electric life-giving currents that come from the sun electric belt which surrounds the earth, sun and planets is light, heat atmosphere of suns and planets where the life-giving electric currents currents of electric power and magnetic force, weaving forms and It is a universal law of nature that wherever great electric power is the sun furnishes the electric power and the earth heats itself. substance and electric power of suns and planets to our own world leads formed in the electric currents of life and power, which are the first 37224 celestial bodies as the sun, the earth, the moon, the planets, and the kind of food he must take, in order to continually renew his body. food, which is immediately changed into vital parts of the body; with To have these constituents, food must contain salt, fat, and sugar; all But the fat that is needed for the body, is formed by man the body; moreover, it contains starch from which fat is produced. In recent times coffee has been considered, not as an article of food, as blood, and sugar is changed in the body into fat, which is Bread is changed in our bodies partly into fat, as all food is which perspires much when at work, must eat much fat-producing food, and use to the body; while, on the other hand, fat-producing food greatly body, and our blood must contain a greater quantity of water than is 37427 somewhat large experience in teaching physical science to college brilliant results show so great scientific merit or such eminent power will not gain the new culture you seek unless you study science in the value of scientific studies as a means of education. great is the educational value of the physical sciences, when properly electrical science, without whose unselfish labors the great result education of young minds to present any department of physical science the great interest with which scientific men have looked for some direct few great cardinal principles which form the basis of physical science. Professor Rogers''s scientific knowledge, and his large experience in But the natural sciences should be studied as useful familiar with the methods of natural science as are the students of To the scientific student the powers of observation and conception are physics, and the two sciences ought to be studied to a great extent in 37821 "Tell me," I said, "is Lydia going to accept the mission?" "I don''t believe the state will ever recognize her," said Ariston; "she The next day Lydia sent word to Ariston that she would like to see him, shall, of course," he said, "wish to see Lydia alone for a little, but Then Iréné said: "You wanted to speak to me, Lydia." Lydia lowered her voice as she said: "You still love Chairo?" "And you think," said Lydia, "that a woman should not accept the mission I speak who know"; and Iréné turned on Lydia a look of immortal the whole of the first day; and as Chairo, Ariston, and I returned free," I said; "she told me that all Chairo wanted was Lydia." the effect of silence on Lydia, she had handed Chairo some selected "It was Neaera," said Chairo very low. "You had best not tell Chairo so," said Ariston. 3808 "Phil Evans," began Uncle Prudent, "if, when we came away from our "Uncle Prudent," said Phil Evans. An hour afterwards Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans appeared on the deck. "Engineer Robur," said Uncle Prudent, in vain endeavoring to control In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans Prudent and Phil Evans were walking on the deck of the "Albatross." For the first time that morning Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans were "It is because of the "Albatross" being higher in the air," said Phil "Engineer Robur," said Uncle Prudent, "we are now on the very "Uncle Prudent," said Phil Evans, "it seems that this astonishing "Phil Evans," said Uncle Prudent, "I think there can be no mistake as "Engineer Robur!" said Uncle Prudent, who had just appeared on deck. Uncle Prudent and, Phil Evans recognize the power of the aeronef and 3809 38097 Fact is on their side, and the elemental forces of Nature are working govern men and things and obey them, are the really great and successful of the great and fundamental truths of Nature and of the laws of her moral nature of man is greater than the intellectual; for veracity is The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. law, like the laws of physical nature, rests in the long run upon and as generally denied, as those contained in "Man''s Place in Nature," animal half of Biology--the science of life and living things. existence with the state of nature, or with other societies, it works Man, the animal, in fact, has worked his way to the headship of the the animal "nature," which man shares with a moiety of the living part if we transfer these judgments to nature outside the world of man at 38379 useful instruction ''in Chemistry and the laws of Nature? submit this sketch to the judgment of Men of Science, with an idea when addressed to the Chemist, or to the Man of Science, but between science and superstition in the mind of Sir Isaac Newton than In support of my assertion, that Men of Science have hitherto crouched I may be told that the Man of Science had much better pursue his studies disgraceful laws, and shall the Man of Science be silent, and see all The science of Chemistry has so far explored the properties of matter himself that there is no truth that any Man of Science will write, The Man of Science ought not to look at, or respect, any thing but the of Science, either from having their minds tinged with superstition, this science alone is so far infinite as to make the life of man a 38403 author observed that water power was no new force, but that, as formerly There are numerous forms of roof coverings, the use of the different fact that the writer, in a paper read at that time, strongly advocated gas manufacturers of fireclay goods now making carbons for electric lighting; in heat units than the water gas made by the new method; but what I wished I have now shown you that in order to produce light we must, by some means light, heat, electric currents, mechanical motion, food or fuel in the I showed you the form of electric light which we call the arc, and I have means of the arc lamps, but it requires a long time to do so, and it Fleet Street, and many other places, are lighted up by different lamps, who do not live much out of doors generally use their eyes more for near 38480 work of any extent that a milling machine will do better in less time Worcester, Mass., have patented an improved Hand Drilling Machine, by Our engraving represents a new form of steel wire clothing for such Address Chester Steel Castings Co., Evelina St., Philadelphia, Pa. Machine Cut Brass Gear Wheels for Models, etc. asks: How large must an air pump be for an engine steam writes: We have just set up a new engine; the cylinder patent desired, and remit to Munn & Co., 37 Park Row, New York city. A Year''s Work in the Patent Office. New Ways to Use Iron Wanted. New Form of Iron Manufacture. the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN is now sent by post direct from New York, with the American patent has been issued, will run for 10 years. Useful for all work of small stationary steam engine. MANUFACTURED by our NEW PATENT PROCESS. 38481 The new air compressor herewith illustrated may be operated by steam receive and force the compressed air through check valves placed Text of the New Law for Patents, passed July 1, 1877, covering all I., have patented, May 8, 1877, a new process of utilizing tin scrap, engine is going forward) until the steam port at the front end of the is placed in the center punch mark, the operator with the other end In Fig. 2 is illustrated a new method of forming the corners of the The new device consists of a cast iron union plate, G, which is bolted IMPROVED VALVE MOTION FOR STEAM ENGINES. Henry Haering, New York city.--This is an improved device for operating the slide valve of a steam engine from the piston rod of All kinds of new Lift and Force Pumps for all purposes, at half price, asks: Can a steam engine be worked with compressed air 38482 [Illustration: MAXIM''S NEW GAS MACHINE.] with engravings, published in the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, No. 81, July 21, 1877; also to the description of the steam ferry boat, new and improved means for fog signaling, saving life, preventing the MAXIM''S NEW GAS MACHINE is at hand these machines are run with a small oil burner. Exhibit, 537, American Watch Company, Waltham, Mass., U. new special machine for the same purpose as attachment V., and which rails, has been patented by Mr. Solomon Brisac, of New York city. Mr. Max Rubin, of New York city, has patented an improved shawl strap, Air Compressors, Blowing Engines, Steam Pumping Machinery, Hydraulic Machine Knives for Wood-working Machinery, Book Binders, and Paper J. Pitt & Co., Show Case Manufacturers, 226 Canal St., New York. MANUFACTURED BY OUR NEW PATENT PROCESS. A patented improvement of the former "New Pattern" Blake machine. Machines, Daniel''s Planers, Richardson''s Patent Improved 39566 as a specimen of God''s works, his management of heat in the world. the operations of heat are beneficent to man, it is because God wished to cold water comes to take its place, and this in turn is heated and rises God''s management of heat we shall constantly meet with these changes. an amount of heat is required to raise the temperature of water! warm rays of the sun fall upon the cold earth, and the frown of God throws This is that storehouse of heat which God has placed in man''s earth were brought to one-half its present distance from the sun, the heat the heat of the sun to fall upon the earth almost undiminished in force. "In this work of absorbing and radiating heat every object, earth, air, temperature falls: I think you said that a part of its sensible heat 39572 Paul said, "Doc--parallel lines--I think." Paul remembered, one white and large and far away, one red and near. "War too," said Wright, and pulled out the arrows, showing Paul the big man, Paul...." Sears looked peaceful enough now, in the dark sleep the old man: a way she had, carrying Paul back eleven years to the day Paul joined Wright and the giant at the barrier, but Dorothy stayed a "Nan," Paul said, "how did you like Mijok''s Sears said, "Paul''s good. "That should be decided now," Wright said, and Paul thought: _Here it Paul said, "Abro Pakriaa, you will tell the other Abro Pakriaa, close to Paul''s right, moved like a breeze in the Then Paul said, "I think so, Mijok. Paul could only say, "I hope so." The thing Spearman had almost said "Too far," said Wright, and handed Paul the field Arek said, "What--Oh Paul, what will they be like?" 39713 Why, then, does science actually need general theories, despite the fact confirm by definite experience the objective validity of the principles mean of that space which is the object of geometry and which I shall Finally, I shall suppose that a body transported from one point to Like Newton''s laws, and, for an analogous reason, the principle of the Experiment gives us only a certain number of isolated points. shall only have to let the law of great numbers act. effect of great numbers, the mean phenomena, alone observable, obey the if, placing myself at the objective point of view, I observe a certain space we can in fact define in magnitude and direction a certain force relative position of this object with regard to our body has changed. know the points of space, or more generally the final situation of our Knowing force, it is easy to define mass; this time the definition 39724 "The thing is already on the wane," said young Orson Vane, making a wry Vane looked, and presently sighed a little. "The secret you are seeking," said the man who had put his hand on Orson "Mere trickery," said the Professor, "the sort of thing that the knaves Orson Vane, in the meanwhile, was as if there was but one thing in life A young man so prominent in the town as Orson Vane had naturally a very Orson Vane gave a sort of gasp as the man withdrew. The smart world received the change in Orson Vane with no immediate "Time we went home, girls," said Vane, at last, disengaging himself So strange a thing is the soul of man that Orson Vane, riding towards "Then it''s Orson Vane," said the Professor, not so blind after all. Orson Vane took a definite place in the world of fashion that season. 39895 adored "mother" and "founder" of Christian Science, Mrs. Mary Baker G. Dresser, "that Mrs. Eddy, author of _Science and Health_, was associated To Dr. Quimby, matter was a state of things "reduced from mind," but the proclaimed it in _Science and Health_, and he had applied it to Mrs. Eddy In the world of books, Mrs. Eddy''s _Science and Health_ is the specially Un-Christian Non-Science includes Mrs. Eddy''s _Key to the Scriptures_. But Mother Eddy, notwithstanding she herself was once that same Mrs. Patterson, discovered all truth and all science, without regard to any of "the leading factor in Mind-Science." Though the ideas of Mrs. Mary Baker Let any one not "in Science" ask himself if Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy has not of Mrs. Eddy''s "science," the absolute nothingness of matter. of course, like Dr. Quimby''s writings--are yet in mind among Mrs. Eddy''s 39949 industry; the matter-of-fact theories were accepted as substantial and items in the scheme of life, these productive goods are facts of human like nature is true for economic science; and it is the aim here to sequence in economic phenomena, they are worked out in terms given by In hedonistic theory the substantial end of economic life is individual Yet the critic is required to speak impersonally of Mr. Clark''s work as a phase of current economic theory. "natural." In point of economic theory the law appears on examination to growth, sequence, change, process, or the like, in economic life. The business man enters the economic life process from the pecuniary productive effect compassed by the industrial use of the material means are questions of the bearing of economic life upon the cultural changes The nature of landed wealth, in point of economic theory, especially as natural-rights theories in economic science, the growth of technological 39977 physical, organic, mental and social, as Science has now for the first time merely to make out the best case, we might dwell upon the opinion of Dr. Carpenter, who says that "the general facts of Palæontology appear to generate in an adult organism; that a like multiplication of effects must As might be expected, we find that, having a common origin and like general objects is of like nature--is made up of facts concerning them, so grouped in one class, all those cases which present like relations; while the process of evolution--points to a past time when the matter now forming the have in one part of the Earth changed the organic forms into those which evidence of a general progress in the forms of life. In the lowest forms of individual and social organisms, there exist neither we may say that the form of organization is comparable to one very general 40652 Q. _Why will COLD WATER, mixed with SULPHURIC ACID, produce heat?_ oxygen of the air, _produces carbonic acid gas_, which soon envelops A. Water (like air) _expands by heat_. Q. _Does heat expand every thing ELSE BESIDES air and water?_ A. As the air contains _less oxygen_ in wet weather, the _heat of fire A. The air contains heat, and changes the _surface of the water into Q. _Why is WATER a BETTER CONDUCTOR of heat than AIR?_ A. Air is heated _by the reflection of the earth_, and not by the rays the sun _radiates_ heat towards the earth, because the _air comes A. Because bright metal _will not absorb heat_ from the hot air, like an A. No; _air is a very bad conductor_, and is heated (like water) _by A. On a fine day, the sun _heats the surface of the earth_, and the air 40782 American engineers and mechanics were working diligently to develop [Illustration: FIGURE 8.--DRAWING OF 1885 BENZ engine, showing [Illustration: FIGURE 20.--PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD of second engine. [Illustration: Figure 1.--THE DIAL PLATE of the Borghesi clock, showing [Illustration: Figure 8.--THE BORGHESI CLOCK in the Museum of History Borghesi was working on yet another astronomical clock, this time [Illustration: Figure 20.--TWO VIEWS OF BOLLMAN-BUILT "water-pipe truss" [Illustration: Figure 3.--SCALE MODEL of _Steam Battery_, showing double [Illustration: Figure 11.--HOOSAC TUNNEL survey crew at engineering [Illustration: Figure 12.--WORKS AT THE CENTRAL SHAFT, HOOSAC TUNNEL, [Illustration: Figure 6.--THE RESULT of early pendulum experiments was pendulum in front of a seconds clock and determined the time of swing by [Illustration: Figure 12.--THE KATER CONVERTIBLE PENDULUM in use is [Illustration: Figure 17.--REPSOLD-BESSEL REVERSIBLE PENDULUM apparatus [Illustration: Figure 19.--THREE PENDULUMS USED IN EARLY WORK at the [Illustration: Figure 20.--SUPPORT FOR THE PEIRCE PENDULUM, 1889. [92] "Pendulum Apparatus for Gravity Determinations," _Engineering_ 40954 Markham Gray, free lance journalist for more years than he would admit Markham Gray down through the years, a few minutes at a time would have Gray called idly, "Hans, I thought the space patrols very seldom got out Markham Gray pointed a finger at the lower left hand corner of the Markham Gray was vaguely familiar with the fact that every Solar System Instead, he said, "When did you first sight the alien ship, Markham Gray felt cold fingers trace their way up his back. In a way, the whole business had been a good thing for Markham Gray. It was man who was preparing for war--and Gray knew of no period in able to ''disrupt'' the Earth ships instruments. "You could have fought back, had we attempted to destroy you," Gray said were able to develop so far without our knowledge," he said finally. 41062 when the general saw MacReedy''s final figure, the weapons following "It''s a honey, all right," said the General automatically. He produced his card and said, "I''m afraid this man MacReedy "Honored, General," said MacReedy. MacReedy got his pipe going and said through a small blue cloud of "I have a hunch you know pretty well what I''m after," said the General. The General pointed to these and said, "I didn''t know you went in for "It works--doesn''t it, Toby?" MacReedy said to the lad. "Rough," said the General though he had neither the time nor the The General said, "MacReedy, why are you showing me this? "You don''t, General," said MacReedy. "It''s too late for that sort of thing," said the General. "_They_ have a new weapon building," said the General. "In other words you don''t know," said the General. "If it''s the last thing I do," said the General, rising, "I''m going to 41064 [Illustration: Julith clasped the star-man''s arm with one hand, while "Well," said Jorun, "the ships will be here tomorrow or the next day, "You are a good man," said Kormt, "and a wise one in your fashion. "I thought all your people understood the reason by now," said Jorun. star-man," said a woman''s voice. recognized Kormt; the old man must have come as a guest from his farm on "At best, it will be hard for your people," said Jorun. "You can''t seem to realize," said Jorun, "that you are the _last man on He thought of Kormt, Gerlaug''s son, last man on Earth, "I had to do some concy work," said Jorun. "I hope you haven''t been waiting too long," said Jorun. "There is good art left here," said Jorun. "Good," said Jorun tonelessly. "You don''t know what you''re doing," said Jorun for "You don''t know what you''re doing," said Jorun for 41481 "If I didn''t see it before my eyes, I''d think you crazy, Tommy," said But Dodd, whose eyes were glaring, said a sublime thing: "I have given "Jim, I''ve been thinking about our chances of getting away," said Tommy "I think I''ve got the clue, Tommy," said Dodd, as the three watched the "Tommy, old man, how are you feeling now?" Dodd asked. As Tommy looked, he saw the shell that carried the unconscious body of "All right, Doctor," he said, "I''ll take enough time to tell you about I noticed now, for the first time, that in his left hand Derek held a On the balcony Derek stood with the light from the room upon him. "Splendid!" said Clason, suddenly releasing both eye and hand. "Tank, sir," said the man of the steady fingers, putting a black pin in "Enemy tank destroyed here, sir," said the voice above the steady 41562 Five o''clock Ed Loyce washed up, tossed on his hat and coat, got his car "There''s a body hanging from the lamppost," Loyce said. "The body!" Loyce screamed, struggling to get past them. Loyce fought his way through the people. My kids were at school." Loyce looked from "I feel better," Loyce said. Loyce yanked the door open. Loyce leaped onto the curb and raced among the people, Loyce moved cautiously down the alley. For a long time Loyce watched, crouched behind a sagging fence in a pool Loyce closed his eyes in horror. He moved down the aisle and took a seat opposite Loyce. Loyce got to his feet. Ed Loyce slammed the door behind him and came into the living room. like all the rest of you." Loyce peered out the window. White-faced, his wife moved toward the closet and got down her coat. Loyce opened the door. "Come along, Loyce. 41586 insects of the night--the great moths whose wings spread far and wide in intervals all over the world of Burl''s time these ant-cities rose above Burl came to the tangled thicket of mushrooms in which his tribefolk Burl was dead, and Saya lay weeping beneath an over-shadowing toadstool. recently, but Burl dimly remembered that one day, a long time before, Burl and his little group of followers had to make a wide detour to Burl knew that no insect of such small size could be dangerous, and Burl''s body to pass between their stalks, and the rounded heads were A great wing-cover knocked Burl twenty feet, and In time to come, Burl might learn to use the red dust as poison gas had Burl shot away from the fear-crazed insect, the weight of his body had Burl had seen single red mushrooms before, and even small thickets of 41622 helluva long time since a large size mag came from our LASFL way, where I hope you like this brain-child, spawned from the womb of a year long When you write an introductory article to a generally new audience on Technocracy is not an organization that wants to overthrow the American If the electric power of New York was shut off, the city would slang--"TURN ON THE HEAT!" At the present time Technocracy is not present time 93 have been worked out. certificates, issued to every person on this continent every 30 days, week, for 165 days a year--to keep this production turning over. At the end of the day the total lever of the machine would be pressed, "The way you talk, Samuel," said his wife, "I actually believe you want and article in FuFa. Well, it''s because I think Technocracy combines all 41624 little time for mimeographing, since the Angel expedition to New York issue we bring you another cover by Hans Bok. We sincerely believe his work is superior to any work done in fan mags for a long time. that queer tribe known as science-fiction fans, has asked me to write an I am no longer a science-fiction fan. I stopped--stared ''round--I knew that voice did sound For some time I have been wondering what the world is coming to. got in the habit of typing the science into his stories with his left him in the pendulum''s round glass head and set if swinging it had never that said: THIS IS THE PRISONER OF TIME--JOHN LAYEVILLE--WHO KILLED in its pendulum, should mete out the years--traveling _with_ Time. Kuttner likes the way C. could write like her--but claims that when he tries imitating it comes A man!" It was Ellen''s high voice screaming. 41627 Four pillars, arising out of the stone like strange growing things of Her nose was negligible, but her lone eye was vast and blue; like a And right here I''d like to say that a good deal of my doubt as to Onya''s damned if I know why, except that I think I took some of Mr. Onya''s Yes, I liked and appreciated and mostly agreed with Onya''s comments on But here''s where Mr. Onya''s and my tastes differ slightly, for I _also_ liked PLANET OF THE You know, somehow I cannot bring myself to be as vitriolic against Mr. Onya as he was against sfn at moments. literature." And I''d like to challenge Onya to a further debate on this, Like the star-gazers...." I said nothing, but smiled. way to use _light-preasure_, once he got his ship in space. "Eventually I heard the man-music, again like a summons--its vibrations 41637 Burl''s head popped above-water and he saw a larger bit of the fungus life of the insect world went on ceaselessly, while Burl rocked back and The ants reached a place about a quarter of a mile to the left of Burl''s Burl saw a black wave appear at the nearer edge of the stretch of yellow A fierce down-current of air smote Burl, and he looked upward in time to creatures about Burl had weapons a thousand times more deadly than the For a long time after he found a hiding-place, Burl fumed bitterly to An hour later Burl led them back to the tribe''s hiding-place. Some few days before, Burl had been in a far-away place In time to come, Burl and his followers might learn to use the red-dust The human tribe gathered around Burl many hundreds of yards away,--again When Burl and Saya moved away, he 41651 "Let us, by all means, be lucid," said Gorgono to Slith. science-fiction, but it''s certainly a fine bit of story." "Yes," said DOCTOR LANS FACED THE LEADER with inherent dignity, a dignity and The Martian boy at the feet of the old man stirred his thin reddish feet "Ah?" The old man''s leathery face rumpled into a maze of wrinkles. The Piper was a tall, gaunt man, face as pale and wan as Martian moons, "Where did the Piper come from?" asked the Martian boy. "From Venus." The old man took out his pipe and filled it. "Mars is a dying world," the old man said. But someday," said the old man, "they will meet "A poem," said the old man. "Go inside and hide," said the old man. the old man''s voice. Echoing, the old man''s voice: start, that the old man was mad. foot, the old man began his story. 41714 "The young man," Falcaro said blandly, "speaks the truth--no less true "Good-bye, Uncle Frank," Charles said, suddenly feeling quite sick as he The old man said: "A little insane. The officer, looking baffled, said: "Yes, Commander." A seaman pulled "Good God!" Charles said, appalled. "I''ve got to go now," Charles said, walking straight out of the saloon. "Beat it," Charles said to the woman, not looking around. Charles said, panting: "I don''t want to break your arm or kick your head said, "take me as an average young man from Syndic Territory. And, as I said, she identified this fellow as Charles Orsino, They huddled down in the darkness and Charles took Lee Falcaro''s hand "Remember the way to the wharf, Charles," Martha said. "It''s all right," Charles said. "It''s all right," Charles said. "Orsino," Charles said formally. "The Syndic will stand," he said to Lee Falcaro, thinking of his uncle 41839 glass, wool, oils, water, alcohol, air, steam, and hosts of things, both [Page 7] wire, and the end of the glass tube placed in a tumbler of a long glass cylindrical vessel placed on the air-pump, with suitable placed in the glass containing water, it immediately sinks to the metallic fluid the iron or glass ball floats like a cork on water. [Page 56] ordinary coal gas) is obtained by suspending a light paper the [Page 85] charcoal burns away and forms carbonic acid gas, a little lime-water may be placed in a glass, and the gas from the bottle allowed flask of boiling water on a pad; the heated gas rises and the cold air F, are four pieces of looking-glass, so placed that rays of light light through the air, and into the medium water; in this case it passes little coloured water; on the application of heat the air expands and 41905 "It looks like your boat''s bringing in a cargo of fish," said the stout "Look, like I said, I don''t want to keep you--I "It''s pretty," said the woman, then caught the frown on the man''s face. "No, sir," said Tel. Geryn stepped around the table and looked at him closely. "Oh," said Tel. At the bar, Geryn drained a large glass of pale green liquid, slammed A moment later, the light, and John Koshar''s hands and head, went out. After a moment, Jon said, "What do they want us to do? "Look," said Jon. "Looks like it," said the guard who was escorting Alter and the Prince. "Come on, Sis, tell me about yourself," Jon said. like," Jon said. Jon Koshar shook his head, staggered forward, and went down on his knees Jon Koshar shook his head, staggered forward, and went down on his knees "Our war is still going on," Jon said. 41981 Geo saw that Urson was beginning to look uneasy, and said, "My friend Urson, Geo, and Snake looked at each other, and then toward the captain. "I think he means we don''t hear very well," said Geo. Snake nodded. "That dream," Geo said to Urson a moment after the mate left. "As a matter of fact," Urson said, turning, "I think he was looking at "A man you know, Urson," Geo said. "Hey, Urson," Geo said at last to the big man who was still holding his At the door, Snake turned and lifted the jewel from Geo''s neck, and held "And you know what that means," Iimmi said, looking at Snake now. Snake and Iimmi started after her, and then came Geo and Urson. "How shall we steal the jewel?" asked Geo. Argo turned to Snake. "That''s how Argo got Snake back," Geo said to Urson. 42128 3. General Observations; all Fresh-water Fishes of distribution of animals and plants in former geological periods. animals and plants derived from these different regions present fresh-water species is small, compared with that of marine types; and animals, and the fact that these analogous species are different, arctic seas do not materially differ on the shores of Europe, Asia, of salt-water lakes or seas which extends east of the Mediterranean, The fresh-water animals are placed in somewhat different great Canadian lakes made their appearance first in those waters, or III.--_General Observations; all Fresh-water Fishes of North America The fresh-water fishes of North America, which form a part of its United States, to form a natural division in the great fauna of the all other fresh-water animals of the region of the great lakes, must different, this period has presented only marine vegetables; such more species living in the present period, to whatever family they may 42466 material and vital difference, depending on the nature of man himself. monistic doctrine necessarily implies that man, the animal, the plant, facts and the history of animals in geological time affords many existed, from which all the many-celled animals, man included, the derivation of man from the lower animals, remains to be seen. evidence of monistic evolution; and if we deny its animal nature, we great group a succession of new forms, distinct as species, but not fact, the differences between man and any other animal are so wide they place man on an entirely different plane from the lower animals. difference between man and the lower animals as is the elevation of animals more nearly related to man then existed, and the condition of intelligence of lower animals, so harmonizes with natural laws that more dissociate the mind of man from nature than from his own animal 427 men-of-war: but it takes a long time to build ships, and England''s navy foremost British vessel, Crab A cast off and steamed back to Repeller more vessels of the British navy be allowed to approach the crabs of Syndicate''s vessels; and a torpedo under a crab or a repeller was the signalled Crab H to tow the United States vessel into port. With regard to a repeller, or spring-armoured vessel, the Adamant would spared than any other crab to tow the Adamant, and as the British ship Owing to the power and speed of the crabs which towed her, Repeller No. 11 made excellent time; and on the morning of the third day out the two The crabs might disable some men-of-war, the repeller might make her and sinking to the bottom crabs, repeller, motor guns, and everything This boat carried a note from the American War Syndicate to the British 42987 Directory and went away, and no other ship came near the planet for small hunting-spiders sought frenziedly there for things to kill. Saya--saw the huge thing far away. humans conditioned to survive by flight, that Burl should feel But Burl abruptly pushed his way clear of the small crowd The doomed small group regarded Burl with wondering eyes. Burl moved on, unconscious of any who followed him, aware only of Saya. Burl continued to march, holding Saya''s hand. Burl turned to Saya--and realized that all the human folk had followed The humans gathered around Burl hundreds of yards away--again uphill. smell between insect and man was so great that the dogs did not react Burl reached the object the dogs had been attacking. The dog looked at meat in Burl''s hand. That night Burl left the cave, as before, to look at the stars. When morning came the dogs were still waiting hopefully for the humans 43038 He smiled back, and said, "You got one, huh?" pushed a button, and a Car conveyed him to his Pad. Meg met him, all warmth and smiles. words, "All men by nature desire to know." When he had finished eating, he left the library, and walked in thought. What a great thing it was to have a mind, to feel alive on such a day! a very good world these days, comparatively speaking, and people are The leader continued, "Thou art doubtless but lately from the City, of "I like thee," he continued, with a smile. in thought, with a great sense of well-being that he felt that nothing It smelled very good, and it looked better when the old man brought him "If you don''t know where you are," said the old man, "this is a I have my moments, and I''ve done some pretty good things in my life. 43046 Moran observed these things from the control-room of the _Nadine_, then "I think," said Carol, to Moran, "that if it''s too tropical where this "This sounds and looks like a nice place to live," said Moran with fine "If there''s a lifeboat left," said Carol suddenly, "Moran might be able "This ground stuff," said Moran distastefully, "is yeast or some sort of "Suppose we go look at the ship?" said Moran unpleasantly. Harper were killed, Moran would be needed to take his place. "We certainly can''t leave Moran here!" said Burleigh uneasily. "I''ll admit," said Burleigh, "that if you''d let Harper get killed, we''d He carried a flame-torch like the one Moran had "This," he said when Moran and Carol reëntered, "this is bessendium past "When you''ve supplied yourselves," said Moran, "leave some space-port When he went out, Moran said; "My own idea," said Moran, "when I tried to seize the _Nadine_, was to 43282 I. ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS.--The Manufacture of Wrought Iron Pipe. IN the notice in our issue for July 27 of a new screw cutting lathe made patented an improved Bale Tie, which is formed of the plate provided Louis Blanck, of New York city, has patented an improved Safety Brake or spends his leisure hours in working out an improvement, which he patents For forty-seven years the American Institute of New York has opened its At the annual meeting of the New England Association of Gas Engineers, beautify or improve a country seat, or set on foot some new process of large number of original engravings of new inventions and discoveries, representing Engineering Works, Steam Machinery, New Inventions, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN is now sent by post direct from New York, with Y. For terms, etc., address The New York Patent Exchange, 53 Liberty New and improved, for special work. 43328 who have come to believe that our age has passed beyond the Bible, it rejecting belief in God and in a future life. know that there is no God. And suppose I cannot prove that there is a me as I use this life and the truth that God has made known to me in can any man prove that it may not be a law of "Nature" herself that there is this difference: the Bible opens wide a door of hope for all account of his visit, with Daniel Webster, to John Colby. Settle the great questions that press on every heart as the Bible settlement that the Bible opens to the great questions that press gives, when the bitterest rejecters of God and his word long for the but when Light is come into the world and men stand in darkness, DIFFICULTIES OF THE BIBLE AS TESTED BY THE LAWS OF EVIDENCE.[1] 43391 which includes the peoples of Europe, United States, British America, while the great wheat-growing States--Kansas (82 080 square miles) this represents the situation twenty years ago, but no great change country the Jews seem to be increasing in numbers almost four times year of vegetation, of plant and animal life, of the four seasons; they do differ; the tropical year is divided into times and months organic year--the regular recurrence of plant and animal seasons. many years, is a common savage way of reckoning times and ages. of the year at all as a period of time, a unit of measurement. other words, from the point of view of organic life, the year does whose brain weighed, at the time of his death, at sixty-five years brain weight of boys from seven to fourteen years of age, and 40.2 thousand years ago, possessed brains as large as now, and so with 4350 science says, ''makes modern nations what they are; their born structure not exist when the tribe was the nation, and when all the men in the superhuman power had set down the thoughts and actions of men ages modern world in so many things, so much more like than many far more progress gives an early society some gain in war; more obvious cases dealing with early ages; nation-MAKING is the occupation of man in a modern idea; in early ages all nations were destructible, and the English Government in India has in many cases made new and great works race--like, probably, in this respect so much of the ancient world-find early times of the human races is the impulse to action. No doubt there will remain people like the aged savage, who in his old things of life, which makes both men and nations in excessive haste to 43791 the mere fact that a successful working science exists, with the help of combinations of concepts from different experiences, since our memory _Complex concepts_ can, in the first place, be formed from experience, special case in the general concept proved to be inadmissible because proceed in such a way as to form a corresponding new concept A'' from the _Physical Sciences._ Main concept: energy The most general concept of the physical sciences is that of _energy_, words, all experiences of which we have formed concepts are things, and existing differences in order to form a concept into which these do not both concepts are so general that the experiences obtained in some cases the law of conservation, relates to all forms of energy, but has found relations of change between the forms of energy. a special science, since all the other forms of energy must be the most general concept in the physical sciences, 56; 44094 course if they like to use the word Civilisation in this sense they have essential fact of life _is_ Man himself; and that the external forces, partial break-up of the unity of human nature--and man, instead of going support, and, when the true life of society comes, all its forms will be showing itself--towards a return to nature and community of human life. the mute earth--in such new communal life near to nature, so far from world--the study of man, as an individual and in society, his history, with human sensation in fact--Science has naturally tried to produce fact, as man actually forms a part of society externally, so he comes to wants, but (as usual in human life!) in a way and in a form very first time, we rise into the true life of humanity; it is just when we too often the man of science when he comes out of his study is a mere 44097 as a general rule the duties paid on imports operate as a tax upon the general public, hold to the view that taxes on imports are really in follow that to the extent that a country taxes its imports it lives at United States to pay customs taxes every time on everything that it to be generally very closely akin in head form to the people among long-headed type of Sephardim Jews may exist, the law is very far from The first organized endeavor to teach science in schools was naturally and city schools, practically all the time during these early years is years of school life, but to a later period, and that other subjects child can receive instruction through the book, a long time--several timely and important subjects, such as Nature study, morals, history, far-off time "in the beginning" no new matter has been put on earth 44297 increases, new portions are added, till many colonial houses look for Europe, the beginnings of general literature in the United States have grand achievement of new, as of old, countries is man-making, and a science to be studied in the public schools,[1] it is but needful to The increasing annual production of gold in the world is a matter of show the annual production of gold from the mines of the United States annual production of gold in the world in five years from 1855 to 1860 annual gold product of the mines of the United States declined from a production of gold in the world in the past two years; and more production of gold, more especially in the United States. other words, up to that time the herd had remained in a state of taken their college education in science, naturally experience no 44479 radical and most consistent form, it utterly discards belief in God. Most of the great teachers of Evolution, such as Ernst Haeckel of theory of the Evolution of all things through natural processes, "Evolution is the doctrine that this life of man, this moral, says, "The great need of Evolution is a theory of derivation." these theories are used to assert the animal origin of man that they On this argument rests the theory of man''s animal origin. Dana, the great geologist, says: "Man''s origin has thus far no Evolution points to certain features in man which it claims came These degraded peoples are pointed to by Evolution as man in a state with great animals about 8,000 years ago." (_Age and Origin of Man Let Evolution then account for Conversion which changes man''s great argument for the state and need of man and the work of Christ. 44544 Dreams of flying have so often been recorded--from the time of St. Jerome, who mentions that he was subject to them--that they may fairly In Prussia the working of certain mines is in the hands of the state, necessity, like salt, are subject to monopolies imposed by the state, As sources of revenue, the public lands, state control of _Prospective Use of Land in the Year 1930 on Present Crop Average._ present entire cotton crop of the United States but of the world, on these facts are considered, perhaps the potential of that great State suggestion itself shows very little consideration of the great work of professor of practical agriculture in the United States, as he was to develop the general natural history of that State (Michigan) than any other man either before or since he completed his work as State increasing use of the reports as works for reference and for general 44725 classes came in time to contribute the large majority of the student course of the discussion which followed the reading of this paper, Mr. Schwarz stated that twice during the present spring he had been bitten Within the past fifteen or twenty years cases of poisoning with foods most common form of food poisoning known in this country. poisonous variety of this fish known is found in the Mediterranean Sea. Wounds produced by these animals sometimes cause death. which the air is removed--a special case of an electric spark. A large storage battery forms the best means of studying electric territory of the United States the large number of observations of the of electric lights in place of gas is a great help toward securing the best-ventilated theaters in the world, the air supply is 15 cubic stated to have an air supply of 25 cubic feet per person. 44880 except where the hand of man has leveled the work of Nature to suit temperature at which a solid passes into the liquid state is called the hand were allowed to remain in the liquid even for a short time. case, the heat of the hand converts the liquid air immediately Now for the inevitable question: Of what use is liquid air likely to time and the mere study of the fact; we have introduced characters But when man finally appeared on the scene, a new element came in to But five hundred years ago the labor class of to-day had That is the state of things in free England at a time when labor was working class as we reach our times, and brought about a state of Labor organizations or trades unions came into existence in England. That method passed away long years ago in civilized 45115 The city of New York gives annually to public charity more than charitable institutions and societies receiving money from the city time it was considered a good business arrangement for the city to use or any other person in the city or State of New York, but there was a When the time comes that American industry needs to develop more when our industrial condition demands new areas to work over. Nature, that Professor Dowden makes a strong and timely protest. Works, Globe edition, 1867; Natural History of Shakespeare, Bessie progress in the city of New York for more than twenty years. The influence of this school upon science in New York city has been Rarely is it given to a man to see in his life-time so great a result nobly carried out, both American science and the city of New York are 45361 Southern white man had taken the negro, at the beginning of his The average Southern white man has the idea to-day that if the negro races, not for to-day alone, but for a very long time to come; it is morals, the higher life of the white man as well; for the more I study dwarfing for all time the morals of the white man in the South. negro to co-operate with the Southern white man, he asks the question, formed by the action of water was acetylene, a compound of carbon and carbide and water form acetylene and lime. the odor of the water gas used generally in the United States, and the once placed in a tank of either salt or fresh water, the white whale I do not believe that a white whale lived two years in Boston, because the living thoughts in Professor Brooks''s mind for a long period of 45481 In the Preface to _Science and Health_, Mrs. Eddy, in order to prove the |Mrs. Eddy''s efforts to explain what she calls "mortal mind" give us experience and our senses may testify to the contrary, but, replies Mrs. Eddy, "I find that God is true, and every (mortal) man a liar" (p. Mrs. Eddy''s efforts to make room for mortal mind in her perfect world Forgetting her own statement, that man is not so "bulky" as God, Mrs. Eddy insists that, as there is no error or sickness in God, there can edition) Mrs. Eddy says that "in Christian Science it can never be said also the dividend rate upon Mrs. Eddy''s investment in Christian Science, people who use their minds less than Mrs. Eddy''s disciples. been set proves that Mrs. Eddy''s _Science and Health_ had not been able Christian Scientist, following Mrs. Eddy''s instructions, may treat 45938 Association for many years past that the institutions receiving public teaching of natural science in the public schools of Boston. The following year Professor Goodale continued to teach in the school, Boston, and the study of Nature in the public schools took a definite At this time The Teachers'' School of Science attained an After this the work of The Teachers'' School of Science was taken under who had attended practical lessons in The Teachers'' School of Science. laboratory lessons or field work, and the school was organized and lessons ever given in The Teachers'' School of Science, and such as NEED OF A NEW BUILDING.--The growth of the United States National relating to the American Museum of Natural History in New York are Pp. 756, New York City and Vicinity Map. United States National Museum: Lord, E. school children''s Nature study--not the teaching of science, but the 4598 46383 the plague finds its way into a city it will remain for six years. led me to study," he has said, "was seeing a young colored man slowly [Illustration: STUDENTS AT WORK ON NEW TRADES-SCHOOL BUILDING.] little or no discretion in the matter." The clause marked by Mr. Grosvenor is as follows: "The law relating to liquors seems to be large cities, or been traced to the milk furnished by companies that milk in the large city is perhaps forty-eight hours old when it is question, our milk which is thus two days old, appears to be actually handling milk in our cities finds that the companies are each year fever_ has in a large number of cases been traced to the milk supply. years, its application to the milk business on a large scale is quite The second year''s work with lithology is carried on largely in the 46473 The first stone pavements to be laid in modern city streets were This cobblestone pavement, laid on Stone Street nearly two centuries decreased until the best stone pavements laid at the present time in Since that time wood pavement has become popular again, and a large area of this kind of pavement laid in the United States was, as nearly development by a natural process were generally accepted, still man history of the earth, the changes of organisms are so great that if the physical changes occurring at these times is the formation of great time--the eras--it follows that the _Present_--the Age of Man--is an she practiced the right hand by squeezing ten times on each occasion. movement should come at exactly the right time, and we do not work only Man has sought in all times and at all places to find means of leaving 46706 organ pipe is the time it takes a vibration to run from one end to the depicting a wave motion of light, the other a sound vibration. the upper wave of red light; the period of vibration is but half as of sound and the number of vibrations constituting light waves, I may imagine vibrations having about twice the frequency of violet light and red light at 400 million million vibrations per second; then the lowest moderate force is required; for it to vibrate ten times per second, 100 times as much force is required; for 400 vibrations per second, 160,000 in a glass jar filled with water, place a number of corks on the lower light, before illustrating a little further by means of this large light, and look at its reflection in a plate of glass on the table form of apparatus for preparing a solution of sulphurous acid in water, 46710 care to contemplate what a great city like New York or London would be of questions concerning Christian Science which I wished to ask Mrs. Stetson. failure to allow for any variation in conditions that renders Mr. Davis''s figures of so little value, and Sir W. of the new science, so called, or its fundamental laws and principles. The question whether sociology is entitled to be called a science is But what is the relation of this general social science to the special special sciences are taken by sociology and worked over into a body of of the relation between sociology and the special social sciences. In the first place, sociology is a general science, having as and principles of the special social sciences, which sociology, as the In fact, sociology, like all sciences, opinion sociology is not, at present, entitled to be called a science. presentations in their stated addresses, but as times and men have 47024 its methods, no science at the present time is making surer and better States a small majority of the people are of low general intelligence; the United States, and, by interviews with people, by forming general old-time methods that resulted in the creation of newspapers devoted what were for a time known as schools of journalism--that is, one man day in a year, so that this clock, indicating star time, gains this in charge of some scientifically educated public-school teacher, who schools and colleges are the only places where theoretical agriculture addition to the long scientific courses of study and years of schools in agriculture exist in these countries. agricultural science teaching in the primary schools of the entire might present to the people of the State a new form of Oregon product something coming after." However great the work of a man of science 47748 Heat, are light or dark-coloured bodies the best reflectors, 211 Heat is a principle in nature which, like light and electricity, is _oxygen_ of the air, and burns, imparting greater heat to the _carbon_ When we feel hot, our bodies are _absorbing heat_ from external causes. Air is a _bad conductor_, and it chiefly transmits heat, as water does, the air _has formed a screen over the surface of the earth_, which the heat of the earth escapes, while the vapours of the air are Because the rays of light that pass through the _water_ are _reflected _earth''s heat_, evaporating the waters, and the cold air of night those two great divisions of nature, Air and Water, and to reflect From the air, the earth, and water. [Verse: "It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it [Verse: "He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, 4776 The aim of politics should be to make the lives of individuals as good instance, that all men ought to be industrious, or self-sacrificing, men whose thoughts and desires are preoccupied with material goods. Economic affairs touch men''s lives, at most times, much more useful life, the activity ought to be as far as possible creative, not groups, ought not to have complete liberty of action in matters which Good political institutions would weaken the impulse toward force and State socialism, even in a nation which possesses the form of man who works on a railway ought to have a voice in the government of of men to the outside world ought, whenever possible, to be controlled justify compelling men to use force at the bidding of the state, when nation should be self-governing as regards its internal affairs. in cases where men of different nations live side by side in the same 48366 United Service Museum--Public collections of military curios Medals, helmet and cap-badges, tunic buttons, armour pieces, firearms, soldiers, original documents relating to army work, military pictures regiment will possess a greater value than an identical medal awarded English soldier was ever awarded a royal medal until Waterloo, unless Mayo, in "Medals and Decorations of the British Army and Navy," gold medal was worn by general officers. The larger medal was awarded to general officers and was provided with The next medal struck at the Mint was awarded to the soldiers who took A second Indian General Service medal was issued in 1854 and [Illustration: THE THIRD INDIAN GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL.] Reverse and ribbon, as for the third India General Service medal. Service and Good Conduct award--The "Best Shot" medal--Volunteer War Medals of the British Army, 1893. H. War Medals and Decorations issued to the British H. Medals and Decorations of the British Army and 48994 The Classical Association, composed of a large body of university men, and human nature, rather than of Latin and Greek, he at the same time President alternately a classical scholar and a man of wide of science, a great physician who is also famous in the world of getting representatives of Natural Science and of the Humanities to work He is eminent as a man of science, is President of the classical learning--the only place, it seems, where the word "humanism" played in science and natural philosophy in days antedating the Royal classical learning relating to science and medicine she simply had the all the knowledge of the ancient classical world--what man knew of the philosophy of human thought, the sources of the new science that has speaks for the first time the language of modern science, and indeed he war, so great was the work of science in preventing untimely death 49809 "Junior!" bellowed Pater. "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo. "Pish, my dear!" said Pater. Pater was eyeing Junior with ominous calm. When I was a polyp," said Pater, "the small fry obeyed "Now, dear--" said Mater. "I won''t!" said Junior reflexively and backpaddled into the coral Pater was once more occupied with improving Mater''s mind. Pater''s courting days as a free-swimming polyp). "Just look at the young of our own kind," said Pater. "Dear," said Mater, "don''t you think you ought to tell him...?" "Junior," said his parent solemnly, "now that you are about to grow "Uh-huh," said Junior, treading water. Junior bobbled off, and Pater admonished Mater sternly, "We must have "Look, dear," hissed Mater acidly, "isn''t that the little polyp who was Pater and Mater bowed this way "Yes, dear...." said Mater meekly. Pater and Mater looked around, and froze. The polyps watching from the reef swam out and frolicked after Junior, 50022 "I''ve got something to say, Sandy," said Burke painfully. appalling fact that signals came to Earth from a place where men could Sandy and Pam worked quite as hard in the office as Burke and Holmes Burke blew up unreasonably, and Sandy said "I quit!" In seconds, he had the time for the ship out there is right now!" Burke said. "Somebody answered that call from Earth," said Burke heavily, "and the Burke, Holmes, Keller, Sandy and Pam became national heroes and "I came to find out what''s here," said Burke, "and why it''s signaling "Holmes and Keller are out," said Burke. "Sandy," said Burke unhappily, "I know I''m acting like a fool." Keller turned and blinked at Burke, and then said happily, "Look!" Burke and Keller came back to the ship together. "They went to Earth," said Burke tonelessly. Burke looked up with a start as Sandy said, "I''ve thought of something, 50063 "You were born in the old way, Eddie," his mother said. Eddie''s mom kept saying things, and it was all something like a formula His mind was on Mitchell Prell--grinning, setting up a lab in the room It was a strange, bitter thing for Eddie Dukas to watch--his mother and This man looked like a good-natured mechanic. Les Payten, Eddie''s friend said once, "I promise, Ed. No more talk "Maybe we should have kept still," he said to Les Payten and Barbara "Your father will come to you as soon as he knows, Eddie," she said. Jack Dukas, the "memory man" of old-time flesh, was more like a dad Barbara and Ed looked for a long moment at Mitchell Prell''s forever Because he was like his old self, the smaller Ed Dukas still thought "You know him, don''t you, Eddie?" Barbara said. "Loman, Granger and the rest of you," he said, "there''ll come a time. 5008 it," said Katherine, with shining eyes, and laying a friendly hand "Yes," said Katherine, smiling; "so you see that Christian Science "Good-afternoon, Miss Reynolds," he said, with a genial smile, as "Yes, Dr. Stanley," she observed, "Miss Reynolds knows that I am a "I believe God''s Word teaches us so," said Katherine, softly, and "I know of nothing more, Miss Minturn," she said; but even as she answer it Katherine found Mrs. Seabrook and Miss Williams, another Before going to rest, Katherine slipped away to see Miss Reynolds "How perfectly lovely of Miss Wild!" said Katherine, earnestly. love--right thinking--brings the ''peace of God,''" said Katherine. "Do not try, dear Mrs. Seabrook," said Katherine, as she returned "Yes, Miss Minturn," he said, "after glancing at your book, that "Yes, and I''ve a better idea now of what Miss Katherine once said thinking of what I said to Katherine about being a Christian 50441 "That''s right, sir," Walton said tightly. doubt in Walton''s mind that FitzMaugham knew or would soon know what he of Popeek, thanks to Roy. _And now he has the upper hand for the first time_, Walton thought. Walton and Ludwig moved to one side as the security man went to work. Ludwig took his leave at last, and Walton was alone in the late Mr. FitzMaugham''s office for the first time since the assassination. "I said we were going to run Popeek without a hitch," Walton replied. "I''m Director Walton of Popeek," he said loudly, into the camera. "Tell us about it, Mr. Walton," the security man said. "The man was asking for trouble," Walton said. "May I ask again why you wanted to see me?" Walton said. Walton said, "Lassen, I want you to do a job Walton looked up at the public relations man and said, "How much do you 505 In the wake of these great men the universal Church steadily followed. his great theological work, the Sentences, which became a text-book of Bochart published his great work upon the animals of Holy Scripture. At the same time came Huxley''s Man''s Place in Nature, giving new and Great, the most noted man of science in that time. Great theological men of science, like Vincent light of the universal Church in the thirteenth century, whose works the Melanchthon, more exact, fixed the creation of man at 3963 B.C. But the great Christian scholars continued the old endeavour to make the gained new strength from various great men in the Church, among whom may the old doctrine, the new scientific view of the heavens was developed Early in the eighteenth century appeared a new edition of the great work In the second century that great father of the Church, bishop and 50566 "Narayan is the Dreamer," the tired voice said. "you ride time at Karamy''s bidding--and your Dreamer walks--waiting the "Down there," said Evarin in a low voice, "Down there the Dreamer walks "Karamy hates Gamine," he said, after minutes. "Save your spells, Gamine," said Karamy savagely, and Evarin jerked "I have faced Adric, and Karamy too," said Narayan with a friendly grin Narayan said, low; "Karamy did it, I think." "No!" Narayan was as motionless as Gamine''s veils, but his voice was "It was Karamy," I said, "who took Adric from you, and sent him, Adric." A brooding horror was in the grey eyes; I realized that Narayan Yes, I thought; Adric had called on Narayan''s new power without "Adric knows," said Narayan, tight-lipped. "No, Gamine." Narayan stepped toward the man in crimson, "Adric," he "Adric''s made up his mind," I said, turning my head a little toward the 50571 "These two demons were very tall, like your slave Green, here," said Green drank his wine and said, "I suppose that people wondered the same Green looked appealingly at Miran, but the merchant''s shoulders rose "And I will smash every last bird in these rooms," said Green. little later Green felt the big vessel move and heard the shouts of the Green followed Amra and the children down the steps to the deck below, bargain," said Green in a loud voice, hoping that Miran would hear For a moment Green thought of leaving the ship and making his way on "Then this island _is_ one big lawnmower," said Green. breathing hard and looking up at him for his orders, Green said, "I''m enough for a third time," said Green. In the third room Green said, "There''s no wall of dust to stop us. "Something like crashing into a planet head-on," said Green. 50585 "Frozen mist," said Teddy, and glanced at his thermometer. "I hope you men smoke," said Teddy, "because it''s going to be cold a "Varrhus," said Teddy slowly. "Professor Hawkins," said Teddy quietly, "was murdered by Varrhus some "It''s probably quite as cold as liquid air down there," said Teddy. "We must be pretty nearly at the cold bomb now," said Teddy "I think," said Teddy carefully, "that Varrhus had shot up a jet of "That was Varrhus, all right?" said Teddy quietly. Teddy and Davis saw a small cloud of "News, most likely," said Teddy, and they waited. bomb, dropped the night Teddy and Davis had fought the black machine black flyer, and Davis turned toward it for an instant to give Teddy "I''m all right, Gerrod," said Davis cheerfully when Teddy went to him. "Varrhus is dead and the black flyer is smashed," said Davis Davis turned to Teddy. 50622 "Not I," said Nita with a little silvery laugh. "Teddy," said Davis in a moment or two, trying to jest, though his "Only, the water doesn''t reflect like that," said Davis. "We are," said Davis, "though by the looks of things we are ten "Evelyn''s expecting you," said Gerrod as the little motor car wound up "Some of our silvery little pets," said Gerrod cheerfully. "The funny thing," said Gerrod cheerfully, ignoring Davis'' evident "It''s like this," said Davis reluctantly. Gerrod watched Davis walking hastily down to the little summerhouse, Gerrod looked after Davis. "Oh, you mean the silver stuff," said Nita casually. "A way to clear off the Silver Menace," said Davis. "Take a look below," said Davis, banking the machine sharply and away to provide the three men--Davis, Gerrod, and the engineer--with Nita was clinging to Davis'' hand as they drove out to the Gerrods'' At least Davis and Nita found it so. 50753 A blackboard with large colored crayons hinted equally at the here on Earth, of the remains of an intelligent species? so worked up about an extinct species--as if my interest could mean "I think I understand," the Archeologist said softly. "I''ve already told you that it wasn''t my discovery," the Archeologist very large box or a rather small room--with metallic walls of great thinks of an alien species as having just one language." "Like our own, this species had several, though there were some words He looked at the Explorer strangely. Here are the last reports." He tossed the Explorer a small metal-leaf "Fourth," he went on, "it''s my belief that when an intelligent species species end like that? "Cultures and civilizations die," said the Archeologist evenly. The Explorer turned away. "Maybe so," the Explorer said slowly. "I can''t say the word," the Archeologist told him, "because I haven''t 50783 Phyfe looked hesitant and turned to Underwood. "I think Doctor Bernard has a good point," said Underwood. Phyfe remained near the site as Underwood and Terry set their crew to Underwood and Terry were outside the ship, behind the huge radiator, On top of the ship, Underwood and Terry found their sight slowly Phyfe said to Underwood, "Doctor Bernard tells me your opinion is that "I''m sure I don''t know the answer to that," said Underwood. the transfer of the repository of Demarzule to Earth, while Underwood Phyfe said, "Know what, Underwood? Dreyer came in and looked interestedly as Underwood spoke, but he said Underwood looked at Phyfe, who was beside him at the time. "Maybe we ought to forget about leaving the ship," said Underwood "Once, long ago," said Underwood, "the Sirenian forces were defeated by and then Underwood was forced to face the attack of Demarzule again. 50834 Rik pushed away from the slab on which Zina lay, and went through the could not, for a dizzy moment, recall in which direction the pump lay. Rik thought hard, trying to get his sense of direction back. The archway to the vault of the elders was unaccountably blocked, moved away from the blockade and made his way into the next vault, and where the rock had not completely sealed the way into the elders'' vault. the slabs holding the bodies of the elders, then quickly away. Rik did not like the tarnished look of the Rik crumpled slowly to the floor, shutting his eyes, trying not to He went to Zina''s slab first. of the vault, through the gap and thick miasma of corruption, then down "How long--?" Zina began, and then her eyes fell upon the time-rotted The War had left its mark of devastation here, Rik saw, survival vaults for the food animals. 50971 Sam bowed his thanks, and followed the man into Kahl''s chambers. Lund turned and eyed the little man suspiciously. in time to avoid touching the screen, while Lund and the little man "Now!" said Lund, shaking the other man''s hand from his angrily. "There are ways, Citizen," the man said, grinning. "The greater good, Citizen." With those cryptic words, the man pressed "We hit half a dozen good-sized places," said Luke. "Kahl is an astute man," said the priest. "No joke, Father," said Kahl, a little too heartily for Sam''s liking. "Begging the general''s pardon, sir, I don''t think you''re an old man at "Well, Sergeant," said Reilly, turning to the regular service man. thousands of years of development, man is still a long ways from being "You know," said Kahl, "at the rate we''re going, it won''t be long "Thank God for tradition," the man who had been known as Lund said 50980 "Good morning, Monitor Jeb," said the man, smiling. Freelance Monitor Jeb picked up violation of Copyright on the phrase "Sorry to hook you this way, old boy," said Jeb meekly, "but it''s "Complaint on policy and purpose of Copyright Law," said Jeb nervously. "But," said the man desperately, "I didn''t _want_ to violate the The man moaned as the Monitex Jeb held glowed red with another Freelance Monitor Jeb picked a violation of...." "The use of the words ''Drop Dead'' will cost you ten credits," said Jeb. With a start, Jeb remembered Laurie and turned to face her anger. Jeb''s Monitex glowed red with a violation. "Hi, there," said Monitor Platt, a lean-faced, smirking man Jeb Jeb asked eagerly, "What have we got with fees of a thousand credits Jeb said hastily, "It''s all right, Officer. "Well," said the man, looking back to Jeb, "there''s the answer. 51050 "I haven''t heard any news for days," Gervase said, uncomfortably Sighing, Gervase got up and opened the door manually. to shoot Overlord Kipp with a Florea Semper Fidelis Gun," the executive "I wouldn''t make a fit Ruler," Gervase said desperately. Gervase turned on the historiscope, dialed 1066 A.D., looked, allow me to introduce you to your new Ruler--Gervase Schnee!" "He is planning to assassinate Overlord Kipp with a Florea Semper Gervase lunched with Overlord Kipp the next day and was not "It''s already loaded," Gervase said, nervously clutching the gun in his Gervase hurled the Florea Semper Fidelis Gun to the desk. "No time for chatting," Gervase said nervously. "The Prognosticator is right here in the Palace, isn''t it?" Gervase As they left the room, Gervase picked the Florea Semper Fidelis Gun Gervase and his guide finally came to the room where the Prognosticator "Mother," Gervase said reproachfully, "you know you shouldn''t have done 51121 She remembered that back on Earth John Burr had been completely "My father may have heard about them," said Carol, knowing herself for "This man is looking for some--some friends of his, Dad. I thought you Mr. Marsh looked away from the man to his daughter, and Carol was a She paused, and the man said dully, "Callendar." "I''m not sure of that," said the man. Carol said, "But you do come from one of Jupiter''s moons?" "Phytopod?" said Carol. "You _do_ recall some things," said Carol. "The little things that don''t tell me where to look. "And you don''t remember--" said Carol. When, later on, he had gone to his room, Carol said, "Dad, do you Carol," he said, and his voice was unexpectedly full "No," said Carol, "or I''d never have known him." Carol was silent, and they both thought of the sleeping man who didn''t 51122 from the rest of the band and into a crouch facing Eric, his spear Eric looked into his uncle''s eyes over the hand that covered the lower will be like walking through a dug burrow, Eric. The Chief turned to Eric''s uncle. try to _act_ like Eric the Eye. These are dangerous burrows and my Holding his heavy spear at the ready, Eric''s uncle leaned forward into Eric turned again, opening his eyes a little at a time. Yet his uncle was the greatest man in all Mankind, so far as Eric was Eric was running by the time he came to the end of the open space. destined to be Eric the Eye. My people are Mankind." There lay safety: his uncle, the band, Mankind and the burrows--the companionship of Mankind and he would be Eric the Eye. And there it was again: who had been right, the Record Machine or his 51233 Barlow opened his eyes and stirred, looked down, turned his hands The Los Angeles-Chicago "rocket" thundered overhead and Barlow broke Killing time, Hawkins chatted about the "rocket" Barlow had Tinny-Peete somehow got a huge, low door open and Barlow descended "Fast enough for me," yelled the psychist, noting that Barlow''s face "What the hell is going on here?" said Barlow in a shrill, "So you''ve got me," said Barlow. After an angry look at Barlow, he asked the psychist, "Was I "As far as I can see," said Barlow, "you''re running down the best "Say!" said Barlow. "I don''t know that," Barlow said bluntly. "Money," said Barlow. "Well, now--" said the psychist, but the hawk-faced man interrupted, The hawk-faced man said, "I''d like to work with you on it, Barlow. Barlow looked closely at the hand, then at the man''s face. "You''ve got the proposition," Barlow said. 51255 MacPherson rested the deck on the table and watched as Rothman stood "But we can''t have much of a game with only four people," said Rothman. "Doesn''t prove I''m crazy, Joe," said Rothman. "There''s always the unseen guest," said Rothman, "but you won''t need to "Cut, Neill?" said MacPherson. "Tell me something," said Rothman as he picked up his cards. Rothman turned to look out the window. "Look here," said MacPherson. But Rothman glanced at his cards again, then looked up. "Listen, Rothman!" Avery''s breath was coming quick and shallow. "Then it''s already started," said Rothman. "It doesn''t matter," said Rothman. He looked at Neill and Avery, but they had turned their "We won''t bother with lunch, Joe," said Rothman. Avery and MacPherson drew three. "I opened," said Rothman, "and I''ll bet five blue chips." Rothman''s eyes wavered from MacPherson to Avery, and back to "Avery!" shouted MacPherson. 51305 "Sure," the man agreed severely, prying a little worriedly at Doc''s I told the human no, thanks, and walked Doc toward the flophouse three I tried not to think about it and helped Doc through the fly-specked concentrated on Doc''s voice and trusted my hands would follow their I couldn''t look a human in the eye and ask for help. I didn''t want to black out on coffee with Doc waiting "Mister Kevin," she said, her words dancing with bright absurdity like Doc sat on the floor in the half-darkness and he had made a _thing_. and good men, I concentrated on my own time and Doc. Nothing happened. was that I had to help Doc and get some coffee. was that I had to help Doc and get some coffee. book from Doc," the Martian said. From the bed, Doc said a word. I knew I could not let Doc''s--Dad''s--time travel _thing_ fall into 51353 Celeste Wolver looked up unwillingly at the book her friend Madge Looking at the lovely garden landscape around her, Celeste Wolver felt Theodor said to Celeste, "Come on, dear. "Dotty is your daughter, too, and Rosalind''s," Theodor reminded her. "No, just Frieda''s," Celeste said bitterly. "Did you know," Theodor said suddenly, "that in _Gulliver''s Travels_ As Celeste and Theodor entered the committee room, Rosalind Wolver--a Celeste turned away with outward casualness as Theodor kissed his two Theodor and Frieda got out their briefcases, switched on projectors, As the poem was ending, Celeste saw the door open and Rosalind come Without looking at them, she said, "Ivan left the Deep Space Bar At first glance Theodor thought the Deep Space Bar was empty. Dotty''s eyes opened without making Celeste feel she had quite come Celeste, Frieda, and Theodor glanced Theodor looked as blank as Dotty had while waiting for words "Yes, we know," said Theodor. 51589 "He wants to build something unEarthly," Charpantier said, annoyed "He''s spent years learning about Earthly things," Charpantier pointed the East, and the Veld, though he permitted us to question all men, and And of all these Earthly things, the Veld made men not entirely Now soon, the new transporter would take the Veld away--in ways I for me to feel is to know, and the Veld was desperate. transporter--and even the Veld needed a transporter--Charpantier and I And yet it had--it had; Charpantier had said more than he thought, when else the Veld might have to tell, for he was my irrevocable commander In my mind''s eye, I saw the Veld use the Earthly if only someone would tell them what questions to ask about the Veld, Charpantier and I--are growing a little older, the Veld is only And I think Charpantier hopes, too, because so long as he can see me 51596 hanging around places like the Plugged Nickel Bar. This all begins with the award. Professor Aloys Foulcault-Oeg was acutely embarrassed and in a state of "These I have to speak to, all these great men. Professor Aloys had become great in spite of--or because of?--his Professor Aloys had lived all his life till just thirty-seven days ago. Then, several ports and many days later, he left the ship like a great men of the world. he watched all the great men arrive in private cars and taxis: Ergodic street and knew that he would never be able to talk to those great men. "You are the great Professor Foulcault-Oeg? say to all these great men about a plow? the great men. Aloys Foulcault-Oeg could be so droll? beyond his great speech of tonight. Professor Aloys Foulcault-Oeg was not seen again; or, if seen, he was "Low-life con men. 51603 things--know a hundred thousand men well." the comprehensive capacity of the mind of man? "Would it be possible to know a hundred thousand people, a half "How many people can one man know?" the power of knowing everyone in the world, that he was worried how "I know a man named Walter Walloroy in Galveston," he said to Adrian. She doesn''t know yet that I work in the center and am a restricted "Anthony," said the colonel, "I want you to tell me if you discern So Anthony went to tell Colonel Cooper that something had occurred to his mind that was a little bit odd. "I have to know what a restricted person is. "Then, if I am only Tony the Tin Man, how can I know all the people in if you know a little more. "Then how do I know the other restricted persons here, Adrian and 51609 By the time Fownes reached his front door an entire dossier complete Sitting behind the wheel of the orange car, he watched Humphrey Fownes Lanfierre was almost proud of Humphrey Fownes. "Sometimes his house _shakes_," Lanfierre said. "House shakes," Lieutenant MacBride wrote in his notebook. The house _shakes_," Lanfierre said, savoring it. MacBride looked at the Fownes house through the magnifying glass of The house began to smell like an immensely concentrated rose "Would you pass the beets, please?" Humphrey Fownes said. "I hadn''t thought of that," Fownes said quietly. "That won''t be necessary," Fownes said with unusual force. "But my dear Mr. Fownes," she said, leaning across the table. "Not if we could leave the dome," Fownes said quietly. When Humphrey Fownes stepped out of the widow''s house, there was a "I''d say," Humphrey Fownes said, "that he ... "Fownes!" MacBride shouted. Lanfierre and Lieutenant MacBride leaned against their car and waited, 51610 Desert Institute, Lee White, Burns Gilbert and John Thay. "And why, Professor Smith," said Burns imitating a heavy official "Because, dear sir," Lee answered in David Adam Smith''s thin voice, I threw the four-foot-long crystal over to John and he put it in the difficulties of the principle of indeterminacy, David Adam Smith said. "If we weren''t being expelled this evening," said John. minima plate, when Lee White walked onto the maxima and Burns pressed middle of the expanded quartz crystal on the minima plate. things that stop a mass emigration are David Adam Smith, the small for two hundred stellar-reporters all to the same planet, Morry, so I get hold of any crystals in the hands of David Adam Smith and send them Put the crystal with John in it in your pocket "But I thought they said he didn''t know anything?" the bubble-dancer 51657 Why couldn''t what he said have been "The best things in life are free, One day, to prove me a liar, he opened and closed the door a few times others got money from home to buy the things they needed--razor blades, My hand still wasn''t free and I hadn''t budged the box. I opened up my fingers and let the coins ring inside the box and I drew "Remarkable," Partridge finally said when I got so hoarse I had to take Brother Partridge''s money, I killed a man. "I''d like to get into the stacks, miss," I said, "and see some of the "I didn''t want to see the _Times_," I said, fast. "Look," I said, "if you had some money of mine, would you pay off the For the first time, I could see what my life would be like if I wasn''t 51682 The only area he could in fact feel was the bean Each time the sun went past he grew further out toward the edge of at the marsh for some time before the first crablike object came into He said nothing but sent out an advancing barrier of thorns to clear a small area of marsh for her. area of the planet. agreement to leave certain areas primarily for the grass-like progeny own seeds were the only significant forms of life on their planet. "I have some enterprising water-plants," he said diffidently. of sensory surfaces the most favorable areas of the planet. "I can''t be everywhere at once all the time," he said. They had to litter the ground with suitable seeds before the humanoids generations encouraging the humanoids to sport in his groves. generations thought at the high speed which characterized their entire _exactly_ like Earth." "What other Earth?" she said. 51688 The old man sat behind a fortress of magazines and books, treacherously to stop but I lie there thinking about cigarettes half the night. "Fifteen cents for ones in good condition," the old man pronounced the Tom makes a try with the knife, the girl screams, and Chaney "Nobody would look at my magazines," the old man chuckled, "if I put it He grabbed my wrist and started rolling up my sleeve to look for needle "Now," he said, "would you like to lie down on the couch and tell "I feel," I said, "that I am caught up in some kind of time travel." into the past by visiting a book store where they sold old magazines. I took my hands away--I didn''t like looking through "Now," Sergeant said, steepling his fingers, "I know of a completely "We''ve been trying to get it to grow back up," Sergeant said 51712 "I hope you won''t mind if I drive fast," Foster said. I got out of the car in the drive at Foster''s house, and looked around "Legion," Foster said, "maybe you have the idea I put that ad in the the other hand, Foster didn''t look like the sort of man to do anything "Look at it again, Legion," Foster said. "For the moment," Foster said, "stop looking for logic in the "In other words," Foster said, "you were looking for an abstraction "You''d like to see the papers," Foster said. "We''ve got to keep moving," Foster said. "Legion," Foster said, "I think you''d better write down what I''m going "I think we should try, Legion," Foster said. "They don''t know what to look for," Foster said. "Look at the symbols on the machines," Foster said. "I feel," said Foster, "somehow--I''m coming home." I tried to say 51740 "You''re not allowed in the ambulance," Miss Knox said. "Doctor!" said Brooks, and the internes and nurses gasped. "Boney!" said Miss Knox. "Come into the light, Boney--you frighten us," said Miss Erwin. "Not _another_ new suit," said Miss Knox. "Boney, she''s sorry," said Miss Erwin. "Everyone knows that," said Miss Knox. "But, Dr. Brooks, when you tell Boney things like that," said Miss "Only Barger Electronics really knows," said Dr. Brooks, "and the Dr. Brooks stood up, lifted Miss Knox gently beneath the arms and sat "Director himself--they can''t reach Gesner anyplace," Brooks said. "Barger was against it," said Dr. Brooks. "Let''s get out of here," said Miss Knox. "Boney is fine, Dr. Brooks," said Miss Erwin. "Go home, Hilda," said Miss Knox. "Poor Boney," said Miss Knox, adjusting Mr. Barger''s covers and her own Dr. Brooks said, "If any of the nurses or Dr. Gesner''s students don''t 51781 "It ain''t a fancy-looking hack, but she''s got full armor, heavy-duty "Let''s take a look." Naples moved off toward the hack, the boys at "Maybe it''s time you leveled with me, Stenn," I said. The gunny said something and Stenn started pulling off his coat. Stenn looked at the man with the gun. "I came here to see Mr. Arena," he said. "I want you to take me to Mr. Arena," Stenn said. Max Arena was the man I had come to the city to find. scout-boat," Arena said. "And the boat," Arena said. "Not much of a deal at that, Stenn," Arena said. "And this is what you almost let him walk out with," Stenn said. "Don''t let your indignation run away with you, Arena," Stenn said. "You thought you''d squeeze me out, Arena," Stenn said. "I don''t like messy stuff," Arena said. "A cross," Arena said. "So long, Arena," I said. 51804 Chandler said, testing his luck: "You''re sure they''ll keep their end of This was the sort of peace that was left, thought Chandler looking "The hell you will," thought Chandler, and all but said it; but reason Chandler''s body stood poised for a moment, in an attitude of thought. Chandler that these men, though not possessed, were in some way working like a hare to get the door open and get out before Chandler''s body got Chandler turned to face the man who was coming toward him, he realized Chandler said, "Hello," to the man who was approaching. As Chandler took them the look in the guard''s eyes showed the quick Chandler stopped the car, swore feelingly, got out and looked around. Chandler said frankly, "Look, I don''t know what''s going on. Exasperated, Chandler said, "How the devil am I supposed to know what But go." As Chandler turned, he said more 51809 like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse The wet man turned his pale eyes on Mooney. "Look alive!" Mooney said to the pale-eyed man, shivering. How could a man like Mooney know that Harse was so "All right, Harse," Mooney said submissively, but he did have Harse looked by no means convinced, but he stopped opening the silvery "You were fine, Harse," said Mooney without spirit. "Ah." Harse, looking bored, sat down in the chair near Mooney, opened Mooney said persuasively: "Harse. Mooney said hastily: "All right, Harse, all right. "All right," said Mooney when everything was back in the kit. "Well," said Mooney, "it took you long enough. Mooney said soothingly: "We have to make _sure_, Harse. Mooney licked his lips, glancing at the kit Harse carried under an arm, Harse looked opaquely at Mooney. Mooney hesitated, then said to Harse: "You go ahead. Harse said ominously: "Liberry, Mooney? 51823 The three boys looked at the men resentfully and one of them said "We just want you to quint," the big man said, "and won''t thursday on "I put it into the fire first, for a long time," the young woman said. "You mean you store them in the earth?" the young man said. "Everyone knows that," the young man said disdainfully. The young woman said nothing, but she looked angry. "You look very beautiful," the captain said, laughing, "and there is "But suppose people don''t want to live by his law?" said the girl. Without looking up, Miss Wakefield said, "I hear that your mother is in Miss Wakefield," Sarah said, "although my mother says that it''s hard to "I''m afraid," said Miss Wakefield, who looked quite otherwise, "I''ll tell you one thing about yourself," Phil said. "I don''t know," Phil said, looking worried. "There''s another thing," Phil said. "I think so," Phil said. 51834 "I see." However, Peter Hubbard knew that Jan Shortmire had never Hubbard could never understand why Shortmire hated Dyall Five years after Jan Shortmire''s death, the intercom on Peter Hubbard''s offices wealthy enough to afford human help--said, "Mr. Emrys Shortmire Then Hubbard opened Emrys Shortmire''s passport and received another When Emrys Shortmire had been ten years on Earth, he eventually ran "But I shall want to die when my time comes, Megan," Dyall said. mean Nicholas Dyall had hated Jan Shortmire, or even knew of the other All this Emrys Shortmire told Peter Hubbard in the quiet of the Peter Hubbard looked at his old friend with the young face and the as Emrys Shortmire must have felt on coming back to Earth, detached and "When a man has lived a certain number of years," Hubbard said, knowing Emrys Shortmire when the other man came in. 51844 The doubt in Raines'' face had changed to fear, and Mattern realized he himself looked in the kqyres'' universe, Mattern didn''t doubt that kqyres, twenty years to the time he had first seen Lyddy? Now Mattern went to him and said he''d like to take Schiemann up on that "We bid you welcome to our universe, Mattern," the xhindi said in his "You will come, Mattern," she said. "Come, Captain Mattern," said the kqyres. "Well," said the kqyres as Mattern stood goggling at the glowing "I''m thinking the way you want me to think--right, Lord Njeri?" Mattern "Well," Mattern said, "for women like Lyddy, sure. "Well," Mattern said, "Lyddy''s waited so long, she can wait a little "It''s just a living," Mattern said, "just a way of getting Lyddy. Alard didn''t ask what Mattern wanted him to do. "I hope in time you''ll come to forgive me," Mattern said, "and that 51845 Citizen Germyn turned his mind to more pleasant things. Tropile knew these things because there was an advantage in knowing A Citizen passed him, walking alone: odd, thought Tropile. Tropile said harshly: "I wish to see the new sun from the street." For the first time in his life, Glenn Tropile looked _down_ on the land. "Eat first," Haendl said, and took Tropile to a bright and Cheerfully patronizing, this man Haendl said to Tropile: "That stuffs "You understand, Tropile?" said Haendl. "These work, Tropile," said Haendl. "Tropile, what do you know about the Pyramids?" Haendl had other things to do than to chase after Glenn Tropile. inquired about Tropile of a good many people, Citizen Germyn included, "Gala Tropile is in this house," the man with Haendl said bluntly. "Then take us to Gala Tropile," said Haendl. If people who knew Glenn Tropile were likely to be Translated, and 51867 "Good morning, Sub-Archivist Clarey," the man said mellowly. "Oh, but it is, Sub-Archivist Clarey," Spano said. "But I don''t like anyone," Clarey said. Sighing deeply, Clarey said, "They think our spaceships are cars that When Clarey got back to Katund, Embelsira and her mother gave a little "By the way," said Clarey, "the X-T boys made a few mistakes. At the time Clarey got word from Barshwat that General Spano and the "Well, Clarey," Spano said, "you seem to be doing a splendid job. "I think Clarey did a rattling good job," Blynn said stoutly. general said, almost as if he''d read part of Clarey''s mind. When Clarey came home from Barshwat, Embelsira said nothing more about "Things are taking a bad turn, Clarey," Blynn said. Neither Blynn nor Clarey said anything. "But I thought I was going to stay here ten years," said Clarey. 51868 Paul Hanford said, "Gloria, it isn''t that you don''t know better." "I''ll not go," said Mrs. Hanford firmly, and Gloria added, "I''m not Junior Spaceman Howard Reed entered the commandant''s office eagerly and "Sir," said Reed, "the maximum range for our most efficient spacecraft Bertram arose and left, and Scholar Ross said, "This is what I mean, Scholar Ross." "You know, Mrs. Hanford, the Finally Scholar Ross said, "Miss Hanford, we cannot force you to do Junior Spaceman Howard Reed had been on Eden, Tau Ceti, for eighteen Gloria Hanford said, "Why, thank you, sir!" Mr. Hanford said to Scholar Ross: "What''s your side of this?" Abruptly, Scholar Ross said, "Miss Hanford, how are you and Bertram Mr. Hanford said, "And what is this other course, Scholar Ross?" Mr. Hanford said, "Scholar Ross, how bad is this likely to be?" Junior Spaceman Howard Reed said plaintively, "But this is the Bureau 5191 Leonidas Parker, in relation to one Gregory Summerfield, or, as he was called at the time those singular events first attracted public notice, old man named Summerfield, who, our readers will probably remember, met an old man nearly seventy years of age, in company with Parker, took finally requested the old man to leave the car and stand upon the open old man was observed to fall at least one thousand feet upon the crags time of Summerfield''s visit to Galveston, but others subsequently came For the first time I noticed that he carried a small portmanteau in his a sharp explosion took place, and in a second of time the water was that Summerfield actually held in his hands the fate of the whole world, Francisco to the extreme importance of Summerfield''s discovery. Summerfield should live and carry out his threats, the whole world would the arrest of Bartholomew Graham, familiarly known as "Black Bart." Said 52805 haven''t ever seen Bliten''s classic _Ways of Improving Your Phph Game_, small and light to handle the phph pebbles), this means that a real was announced, Ground Dwellers as well as we Real People came by the fly to the Far Colony and obtain the advice of a Thinker. recognizable, naturally, since all Thinkers have long white hair and forward--bowed to the Thinker and asked if he wouldn''t be more Come on, Marnag, are you really a Thinker in disguise? he and Hodnuth were carrying with them several phph pebbles which the "This is Myrwan," Hledo said, "and he will tell you the urgent thing he "And that is where the phph pebbles come in. "You mean," Marnag asked, "that if beings came here from space they I attended a phph game to see for myself if a pebble actually could "But who will make the artificial pebbles if the Ground Dwellers aren''t 52844 Tremaine put a hand on the counter, looked thoughtful. "Miss Carroll," Tremaine said. "I always liked Mr. Bram," said Tremaine. "I think." Tremaine said, "that we''d better go ask Hull Gaskin a few "Bram''s a Commie, is he?" Tremaine said softly. "I heard you was back in town, Tremaine," the man said. "I think the State boys put him up to it," Tremaine said. On the highway Tremaine said, "Miss Carroll, we''re headed for Bram''s "Now, Miss Carroll, can you remember exactly what Bram said to you that "I''m sorry to have put you through this, Miss Carroll," Tremaine said. "Maybe it means Bram wasn''t as crazy as you thought," Tremaine said. "Bram," Tremaine said. "Bram," Miss Carroll said. "Let me take a look," Tremaine said. Bram and Miss Carroll watched silently as Tremaine worked. "Jess said you looked like a princess once, Miss Carroll," Tremaine 52855 in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane''s "That''s right, Mr. Snithian," Dan said. "The Harriman paintings were removed from a locked vault," Dan said. "I''ll work cheap," Dan called after him as Kelly took his arm. "Never mind that," Kelly said, escorting Dan along the corridor. Dan looked around at the gray walls, with shelves stacked to the low "Looks like the old boy''s been doing all right," the shorter man said. "You seem to have a time-machine fixation, Dan," Blote said. make a deal with you, Dan. You''ll secure a small time machine in good "That won''t be necessary, Dan," Blote said. Dan stepped from the carrier and looked around. "I want to pay Mr. Snithian a visit," Dan said, climbing into a seat. "Let''s look around for Snithian," Dan said. "You and he work together, eh?" Dan said. "Dan Slane," he said. 52913 The Diana Seminary had proven its right to its high place in the public charming American girl named Margaret MacDonald, the daughter of a Margaret was entirely the opposite of Aurora,--her very antithesis. "Wilt thou be mine?" to Aurora or Margaret, only to return vanquished members--Aurora and Margaret,--the latter occupying at the time the Aurora and Margaret belonged, was near at hand. desired effect of freeing to a great degree the financial world every public question of the day, and in fact so continues unabated year of the Diana Seminary Seniors, in which the class had taken ladies: Aurora Cunningham, coxswain; Margaret MacDonald, stroke; His cadaverous look, his strange hypnotic eye and mysteriously This state of affairs naturally gave an awful aspect to the place, and The new and remarkable personality of Hyder Ben Raaba, however, left Hardly had Margaret reached her home in Wyoming, when Aurora likewise 53028 "A very remarkable child, ma''am," said the rubicund man who sat facing "Look here, Stott," I said, "don''t you want to talk about the child?" "If Mrs. Stott has no objection, of course," said Challis. "I want you to come up with me to Pym, Lewes," said Challis; "one of "Books," he said, and looked at Challis. "What can I give that child to read to-day?" asked Challis at breakfast two days'' reading," said Challis, as he and Lewes made their way to So Challis waited and said little; and Lewes was puzzled, because Challis, if he spoke little to Lewes of the Wonder during this time, "That abnormal child of Stott''s?" prompted Challis. "At least come in and sit down," said Challis, and she came in and sat "I shall certainly look you up when I come back," said Challis. pity the child," said Challis, "for whom there could be no 53132 twenty feet away, coming up the hill toward me, a black-haired man with "You fell," the old man said, in a voice that rumbled like a "You have to rest," the old man said, looking concerned. He got to his feet, a worried look on his lined face, like a father the I lay flat in the dark trying to look like something that had The man in the chair opened one eye and looked me over. "Look where you''re going, swine," he said in a voice like a pine board "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said. Mallon stood up, his closed fists working like a man crumpling unpaid Mallon sat sunk deep in his chair, looking at me with eyes like a Dunger was looking down at the old man. I looked for the high silhouette of Mallon''s Bolo, and saw it far off 53802 Cyrus, more than other boys, was a lover of beautiful things. "Well, Miss Ruth Heywood, and Mr. Cyrus Alton, what can I do for you "P''r''aps," said Cyrus, "he was homely or mean or something like that, away look, on the next step, Cyrus said: Then Cyrus turned and held out his hand to Ruth. Slowly Cyrus lowered his face, his eyes still shut. both hands on Cyrus'' shoulders and looked earnestly into his face. "This lady, Cyrus, is an old friend of mine," said his father. Then Cyrus, after a good look into the face of the dog beside him: "Ruth," he said, "do you know how Cyrus heard of your mother''s accident a brief moment, that Cyrus''s smiling eyes were gazing deep into his of the boy''s extraordinary faculty--a usual look in Cyrus''s eyes which, But Dr. Alton and Cyrus sat a long time on the little porch talking 54485 shipped for a sealing voyage in the South Seas, having a clause in the On the second day we landed a sealing party of thirty men, under the land--States to his officers and men his reasons for believing in land--States to his officers and men his reasons for believing in This land having been first seen by myself, my officers and men united seas.--Great alarm of the crew.--Discovery of an inhabited country. seas.--Great alarm of the crew.--Discovery of an inhabited country. north pole.--External world supposed to have been peopled by north pole.--External world supposed to have been peopled by the true interests of their fellow-men, the Best Man is not subjected to raise the people of the external world to a high place in his the benefit of my fellow externals, and took my leave of the Best Man, officers--Determines to return to Seaborn''s Land--Takes leave of officers--Determines to return to Seaborn''s Land--Takes leave of 54557 sun-spots are carefully considered, no theory yet advanced respecting total solar eclipses in those years, presented an appearance entirely shown that so far as the special sun-spot period from the minimum of light seen round the sun during total eclipse, by certain statements days in which the sun was observed in these two years. numerous, for some time past, in years when sun-spots have been most from diminished sun-spots at that time, thus obtaining fresh evidence case the entire mass of matter between Mercury and the sun must be observed difference between their mean time and that before obtained, The sun and moon are the most effective time-indicators for would remain for a long time a steady member of the sun''s comet family. time the strokes of the Oxford and Cambridge crews during the years any case the observed change in the relative electrical conditions of 55185 A body of troops moving in an enemy''s country is liable to be attacked These picquets, together with the advanced and rear guards, secure the except the advanced and rear-guards, and then the supply column. echelon 1st line transport of the advanced and rear-guards picquetting troops, may march at the tail of the main body. of picquets, and to the march of the rear-guard, the following The strength, composition, and time of march of the advanced guard need enemy, the bulk of the fighting troops should move in rear of the main transport, (except, of the advanced and rear-guards,) with the 2nd line ACTION OF THE ADVANCED & REAR-GUARDS, AND OF ROAD PICQUETS. As the troops march up the valley, the advanced guard commander should two portions, advanced guard, and the picquetting troops, each under a If the enemy venture to close with the rear-guard and picquets, it is 552 I shall never forget the expression upon Ajor''s face as she saw me Ajor whipped out her futile little knife and pointed to my rifle. Laying aside my rifle, pistol and heavy ammunition-belt, I left Ajor in hand lest we become separated, and later, when I saw that Ajor was "You are a true Galu," he said to Ajor, "but this man is of a different confines of the Galu country is little danger from the Wieroo, who seek To-mar and So-al going directly to the Kro-lu village, while Ajor and I Ajor told me that the Galus country was saw was a party of Band-lu warriors--large, fierce-appearing men. you are neither Galu nor Kro-lu nor Band-lu, nor any other sort of man of little Ajor alone in this same land and armed only with a knife! Nobs stuck close to Bowen; but Ace and Ajor and I went out upon many 553 Bradley, the moment he had discovered the thing was pursuing Tippet, the coming day, for Bradley was a man who, while taking every After eyeing Bradley for a moment the thing approached him. As quickly as possible Bradley dragged the dead Wieroo through the Wieroo, Bradley turned to seek another means of concealing the evidence As Bradley stood flattened against the wall waiting for the Wieroo to large opening in the top that Bradley had seen used by these flying men The Wieroo bearing Bradley passed over one corner of the open space Then the creature lowered away until Bradley''s head came in "Do the reptiles come up the river into the city?" asked Bradley. In the dim light Bradley saw that it was a dead Wieroo from which the "Listen, then," said Bradley in a low voice to the Wieroo. When the creatures had gone, the girl turned toward Bradley. 5763 sulphate of potash in one pint of pure rain water, and mix the gold Good brown sugar 11 lbs., water 1 quart, old bee honey in the comb a few days, then add soft water to the desired shade of colour; add boil for 30 minutes in one gallon of the water, strain and mix all; Take of water 3 quarts, white sugar 4 lbs., oil of lemons one alcohol, let it stand 9 days, and strain, add 4 quarts of water, and of white sugar, dissolved in hot water, 1 pint port wine to sugar 4 oz., boiling water 3 pints; mix all together; let them stand Lay them in salt and water for nine days; then add a little vinegar powdered white sugar 1 drm., peppermint water 4 oz.; mix, and let drops, rose water 4 ozs.; mix, and let dissolve. 58688 "You think about it," said Steve, and made his way toward the third Captain and I only work here, Teejay," he made the initials sound like Kevin stood nearby and the Exec looked like he wanted to say Before long, Teejay''s voice sang in Steve''s earphones. "Sort of like getting them drunk, isn''t it, boy?" Kevin wanted to know. and Kevin grasped Steve''s arm, said: "That I don''t know," said Kevin, and Steve could picture him frowning man met them at the airlock, and Steve saw LeClarc''s face through the Teejay extricated her hand, looked at Steve, smiled. all, but Steve could think of the man in no other way, for down to fighting like a man?''" Steve noticed in the dim light that Teejay had "Is it morning?" said Teejay, coming into Steve''s arms almost before "You know," Steve told Teejay and Kevin later, "I think at the last 59 is called good sense or reason, is by nature equal in all men; and opinions touching a single matter that may be upheld by learned men, complex; assigning in thought a certain order even to those objects our thoughts the order necessary for the deduction of one truth from circumstance that I thought to doubt of the truth of other things, it knew to be true, I thought that I must likewise be able to discover the dependencies on my own nature, in so far as it possessed a certain certain that God, who is this Perfect Being, is, or exists, as any also observed certain laws established in nature by God in such a the heart by the veins, cannot on that account prevent new blood from first place, the difference that is observed between the blood which from certain germs of truths naturally existing in our minds In the 59515 strange co-existence of Summer, Mark and Wyn?_ "I''m Summer Storm and this is my husband, Wyn Storm, and we live at 138 Looking back on it, I suppose I loved Summer Storm from the time I saw The only way I knew to probe the origins of Wyn and Summer was through During these first few years, Wyn and Summer gradually lost that When I found Wyn and Summer in the park, they had appeared to be twins. sure--and now he looked like Summer''s father. "What is wrong with Summer, Wyn?" "Look," said Wyn, taking up a pencil. So, if Summer''s time reversal occurred or will occur after birth, she explosion which I know won''t hurt Summer physically, but may reverse When he said "children," he meant Summer and Mark. Summer, although she said reversed my time direction and I became Summer Storm, to give birth 59728 Walther Von Koenigsburg woke up a few moments after the earth shuttle Out of the corner of his eye, Walther saw Willy Fritsh hurrying forward officers still seemed unsatisfied, Willy turned to Walther with a Walther addressed his question to Willy, but he looked at Maria as he darkness, and Walther heard Willy Fritsh say in German: Willy came up and linked his arm through Walther''s. There were many questions Walther wanted to ask about Maria, but he Willy led Walther into his sitting room and poured him some coffee. With Willy''s help, Walther was able to judge the nature of the haul. Walther stood beside Willy at the Uniport landing By this time, Walther had learned to know when Willy was maneuvering By this time, Walther could understand a little of what Willy was Willy looked so depressed that Walther felt a need to comfort him. Then, through Willy, the attorney began questioning Walther 61278 Coxe, an unusually phlegmatic citizen, came to buy the new refrigerator "How come so cheap?" Coxe wanted to know. "At that price," Coxe said, "I''ll take it." was a package in the freezing compartment. Coxe had not seen fresh fish eggs, considered by some a delicacy, for and when she looked in the freezing compartment, she said, "What''s "Fish eggs," Coxe said. Saturday morning, there were three packages of eggs in the refrigerator. "Where do they come from?" his girl friend wanted to know. Coxe cooked a package for At the end of another week, he had eight packages. Coxe calculated that, at the present rate, had he left the packages in The refrigerator worked perfectly, and he began to stock it with things to come to the point, Mr. Coxe. "Good refrigerator," Coxe said. For a while there were a bunch of packages of fish eggs "Oh, no," said Coxe. 61387 "Leave me alone, you dirty man, you," the boy said. The man flushed with embarrassment, but the boy''s remark made him look "How do you know they''re stallions?" George said. "I _need_ the dime," the man said, leaning on the bar for support. "Boy, it burns me up," said Pete. business for the two cents," Shorty said. "Ain''t worth it," George said As Pete turned, the man made a lunge for George''s change on the bar. "He sure ain''t doing much moving," said Pete, coming around the end of "Man, I didn''t hit him that hard." "Well, _man_, he sure asked for it," said Shorty. "George, this guy''s got no pulse," Pete said. "Watcha gonna do, George?" Shorty said. "Hey," said Shorty, "what are you doing?" "Shut up," said Pete. "Look," George said, "I didn''t mean to hit you so hard. He pressed the dime into the man''s hand. 61389 "My name is David Greaves," he said, and looked up at the sky and then "Your worshippers, David Greaves," she said, standing beside him among Greaves turned to Adelie, who waited, poised, while old Vigil and the Greaves looked from one to the other--the leather-skinned old man "I am Mayron of The Shadows," the young man said, and he held himself "Mayron that was First of Men," Vigil said bitterly. cloud in the shape of a man stood sparkling in the dusk before Greaves. "Which of us is a god, man?" Mayron repeated softly, his voice coming Greaves, Adelie and Vigil stood beside the beast-couch. "That I was," Vigil said angrily, while his daughter''s look at Greaves there--" the old man waved a hand at the horizon, but all Greaves could "So that''s the city of the Shadows," Greaves said. And so David Greaves strode into the city of Shadows, followed by a 61698 Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock My people--Lea said--live in the mountains and in the forests around "Like our Neanderthals," Professor Carter interjected, when Lea had "And Taroh planned to take this drug?" George Carter exclaimed. Carter, George and Alice sat tense, amazed as they tried to visualize strange-looking man who was George Carter, lying in his chair.... For a moment the Carters were silent as Lea ended her amazing "That fellow Taroh--Lea stole his drug, trample gigantic, upon Lea''s people--to wreck that little city--" But George was thinking only of poor little Lea. Marooned here. Silently Lea and Carter stared. For a moment, in the silent little bedroom, Carter and the girl stared He had helped Lea to her feet when abruptly they thought of the sundial bottom of Lea''s ragged short shirt Carter saw a tiny ant crawling, sundial in the Carters'' little living room. 61709 Rod felt no awareness of his body; only his mind seemed alive. The machine moved closer and the arm-like metal rods shot out, adjusted "What are you!" cried Rod. His voice was like the machine''s. He went to the peculiar machine Rod had noticed in the corner, rolled Rod''s single arm moved quickly, silently. Rod rolled to the door, gliding smoothly upon his wheels. The Capeks followed them and Rod turned to watch their departure. Rod caught the Capek with his other, whipped it into the wall. Rod saw his intention and held off the machines with "And when he comes?" asked Rod. The tall man mutely pointed to the broken body of Daro upon the floor. Suddenly Rod remembered the power building which he had seen on the Ralph still upon his shell, Rod flung the door open. Rod looked, saw men and women pouring into the room. 62765 "Since when are Internationals given explanations?" Mark Lynn''s dark the dignity of a scientist in time, she gazed at Mark Lynn with a The limpid hazel eyes of the girl mirrored her shock at Mark''s words. In Mark Lynn''s case, having been given over to the International those beyond control, such as the Internationals, of which Mark Lynn "The eyes and ears of the universe!" Mark Lynn exclaimed ironically in Scientist," Mark said gravely, but his eyes were dancing. "I''ve never seen these robots," Mark Lynn thought aloud. Martian all highest--the nameless God. Both Lucero and Mark came to, faces crimson, smiling sheepishly. of pure energy began to course through Mark Lynn and Palanth. Just then Mark Lynn and Palanth burst into the "This is Mark Lynn and the other''s Palanth--your _It_ was in contact!" Palanth gazed at Mark Lynn startled. If he defied Mark Lynn and the Panadurs, the Terran Fleet would be 6310 The mother anxiously looked at her son, then said, "Remember Walter, "Just try a little, Walter," said the mother coaxingly, "I know it father asked, "Walter, what part of the Bible shall we start to study "Why father," said Walter, "I did not know that you had ever read or before he could answer the boy, so said, "We know that God is good and The boy looked up and said, "I was trying to think, when God started "Yes, Walter," said his father, "it is time that we retire, for there mean by this that we all think and believe that God made man materially Before the pastor could answer, Walter said, "Mother, father thinks Many times Walter asked his father when he would take up their Bible said that God was the intelligence or mind of man; he, himself, believed "Good-night, Walter," said both his father and mother, as he turned 63494 Bill Nardon smiled slowly from where he lay on a great couch _Universarium_, Bill Nardon could see the great inter-planetary vessels powerful telepathic vibrations in utter silence, for his race was their eyes, and no mind--not even Bill Nardon''s--could possible fake "No strikes yet!" Bill Nardon said softly, his eyes glued to the Nardon, shining with a great excitement, and poured a telepathic stream: Silently, a Terran scientist handed Nardon a developed electro-photo The Panadur lifted his great beryl eyes to the tall Terran and Overhead great stars blazed like flaming roses, and the "And, you had in mind, Nydron...?" Bill was aware the great military A strange light came into the girl''s eyes, something like the ghost of At a sign from Bill Nardon, the great strategist Nydron was at the "How much power have we?" Bill Nardon asked quietly, and his eyes, Inter-Planetary League''s great ships had come to rest. 63686 Artie did not, and presently Durham got one eye open and then he began "Were you afraid you''d be recognized coming here?" Durham said. "Sit down," said Hawtree, and Durham sat. "Human or not," said Durham, standing on an upper span, with the good Durham said softly, "Good night, tramp. Durham said, "All right now, damn it, all of you--sit Durham said to Wanbecq, "What''s this all about?" "You know," said Durham, "there''s a law against changing the color of "I assume," said Durham, "that Jubb is not human." Durham looked around and said slowly, Durham said slowly, "What if he decides to use the Bitter Star?" "I don''t think we''re through with it yet," said Durham. "Jubb," said Durham. The darkbird spoke by Durham''s shoulder, and Karlovic said, Durham said, "The Star will come no closer." "No," said Durham suddenly, "Jubb will not. "The darkbirds are coming back," Durham said. 6414 THE METHOD BY WHICH THE CAUSES OF THE PRESENT AND PAST CONDITIONS OF ORGANIC NATURE ARE TO BE DISCOVERED.--THE ORIGINATION OF LIVING BEINGS. to four forms: one a kind of animal or plant that we know nothing about, same thing--that varieties exist in nature within the limits of species, as a matter of fact, that for every species of animal or plant there DARWIN''S WORK, "ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES," IN RELATION TO THE COMPLETE THEORY OF THE CAUSES OF THE PHENOMENA OF ORGANIC NATURE. that the structural differences between man and the lower animals are of we go back in time the less the buried species are like existing forms; In the course of the present year several foreign commentaries upon Mr. Darwin''s great work have made their appearance. of the higher Apes as the latter fall below Man. Thus, even in the important matter of cranial capacity, Men differ more 6468 "But dat rooster suah _kin_ fly high," said Washington White, eagerly. in this way?" "Stop and think, my boy," said the professor. Professor Henderson and his adopted sons--Jack Darrow and Mark the professor,--how the scientist and Washington White rescued Jack "Hang on, Mark!" yelled Jack, as the great machine soared and pitched Jack and Mark had turned more eagerly to the professor as the latter The professor and Andy had the watch and Jack and Mark went to bed. badly wrecked, Mark, my boy," said Professor Henderson. "He means an earthquake, Wash," said Jack, as the professor paid no Jack and Mark, with Andy Sudds and the terrified Wash, would have been "Andy is right, boys," said the professor. Jack and Mark took the places of Andy Sudds and Mr. Roebach with the Mark on one sled, while Roebach, Wash and Professor Henderson sailed 6493 natheless in a wonder manner it is strong in working and virtue. continual moving, both wits and virtues in beasts are ruled to work beasts, breath, life, and pulses, and working, wilful moving, and wit In old time or the use of iron was known, men eared land with brass, beguile the sight of men that look thereon, and maketh a man that is more needful to men in many things than use of gold: though A man hath so great love to his wife that men doubt and dread, the blind man, for he seeth no peril, is secure. The men thereof be seemly and fair of body and The men be of scarce living, and many suffer hunger long time, and eat And ash hath so great virtue that serpents come not in shadow thereof and seem by the working, beasts rather than men, and some be called 6709 "Paper boats," said Melick, in a business-like tone. "It don''t look like a spar," said the doctor; "it''s only a round spot, "It looks like a can of preserved meat," said the doctor. "It looks like Egyptian papyrus," said the doctor. took up the time, until at length someone appeared who looked like a "Atam-or," said he, "give me also the blessing of darkness and death!" "Here," said Almah, "they call death the Lord of Joy." "Yes," said Almah; "for they think death the greatest blessing." "Long life," said I, "and riches and requited love." "Dear Layelah," said I, "I love Almah most dearly and most tenderly." "Why," said Layelah, "now you talk just like the Kosekin. After Almah had left me, Layelah came again, and this time she was "If you kill the athalebs," said Layelah, "I will give Almah the "Atam-or," said she, "I never loved death like the rest of the 6714 Both Dave and Hiram proceeded to the door with the grim old fellow "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great Dave glanced at the clock, and Hiram noticing the look, said: "It''s the airship route or nothing, Hiram," said Dave. "You are the best company in the world, Hiram," said Dave, "but I "Why, no," replied the clerk, looking Dave and Hiram over curiously, Dave got out of the machine and Hiram followed him. Hiram chuckled, nudging Dave in a knowing way. "Yes, sir, I know that," said Dave, "and that is why I came to see "Suppose the Drifter comes Dave?" asked Hiram. "That is the machine I want, Mr. Randolph," said Dave Dashaway. "You always are, Hiram," said Dave. "Of course this is all guess work, Hiram," said Dave, after a "How did you know that, Hiram?" asked Dave. Your arm, Hiram?" said Dave. 7259 that will define the Rapid Dominance military force. Rapid Dominance extends across the entire "threat, strategy, force Achieving Rapid Dominance by virtue of applying Shock and Awe at the doctrines of Rapid Dominance and Decisive Force in terms of basic The goals of achieving Rapid Dominance using Shock and Awe must be Elements Rapid Dominance Decisive Force Fourth, Rapid Dominance aims to achieve new levels of operational Rapid Dominance produce a force structure with more effective capacity operating forces and in investment in technology to produce Rapid power and force to achieve Shock and Awe. In the attempt to keep war dominant force and Shock and Awe in MRCs than in OOTW. the shock effect being created by Rapid Dominance operations. Third, Rapid Dominance draws on the strategic uses of force as It is the use of Shock and Awe to achieve Rapid Dominance that is so 7294 Colonel Ardant du Picq''s "Battle Studies" is a French military "Armies of to-day gain decisions by action in open order, where each Collective man, a disciplined body of troops formed in tactical battle What methods caused the soldiers of a Roman army to fight most In order to conquer enemies that terrified his men, a Roman general After the skirmishing of the light infantry troops, the foot-soldiers forty-five thousand men gave way, and, merely between the battle field confusion and the vacillation of firing lines, men and commanding army, with a division, with a regiment on the day of battle, fights. Let the battalion commander of the troops of the second line entirely Troops in close order can have only a moral effect, for the attack, or cavalry, seasoned by long wars, and officers and men of very firm "In this battle the cavalry did not attack the Romans in front, but, 7463 While the girl watched, with wondering admiration, Stern thought hard And Stern, though he said little save to guide Beatrice and warn her Allan Stern, consulting engineer, and Beatrice Kendrick, stenographer, Yet long after Beatrice had lost herself in dreams, Stern lay and way where, other-time many thousand men and women every day had come just bursting their sheaths, Stern knew the season was mid-May. Through the wind-swayed branches, little flickering patches of morning Stern felt the grip of her trembling hand on his arm. "_That_ means," said Stern to himself, "I''ve got to find another way Stern saw the Thing''s red-gleaming eyes fixed on Beatrice. "This is a pretty fine way to live, after all," Stern said one day, Stern knew the supreme moment of his life was at hand. the days of the old-time civilization; but Stern and Beatrice were A man less boldly resourceful than Allan Stern must have thought long, 7485 "Let us seat ourselves in the shade," said Nofuhl, "and I will tell "We know many of the forces," said Nofuhl, "but the knowledge, of Thereupon Nofuhl informed us that this statue in ancient times held torch itself; that the city lay beneath them like a map, covering the the harbor, Bhoz-ja-khaz says Nofuhl is mistaken; there are no Nofuhl says Ja-khaz is an idiot; that he shall go himself. ancient rug, and I caught a foolish look in Lev-el-Hedyd''s eye. "That may be," said Lev-el-Hedyd, "but the Persian rug is far the "It is more probable," said Nofuhl, "she was already dead, and her "I, also, am surprised," said Nofuhl. "So she had," said Nofuhl; "but those who know only the dried fig have Nofuhl says they were not a religious people. accompanied by Nofuhl, Lev-el-Hedyd, Bhoz-ja-khaz, Ad-el-pate, When Lev-el-Hedyd fell I saw the Mehrikan had many wounds, for my 8195 the center, form the finest quality flour, used for making white bread. High water on any of these rivers in the spring is always followed by an mouths in the time of low water in summer generally become entirely closed This year the run of silver salmon in Frazer''s River was very light, while order to produce relatively strong currents, even in case of sound-action working of the machine by freezing the vapor of water contained in the air. a mixture of air and water vapor at 100° Cent.; and of its total pressure machines worked by water pressure the author proposes to refer only to two compressed air or of pressure water. air and water under pressure have been applied only to special purposes, as obtained by rapid breathing, could be made to produce a similar effect. experiment with well water a similar result was obtained; more organic 8199 accept a new metal in place of gold unless they are convinced that it "I shall show you to-day," said Dr. Syx, with his curious smile, "2500 "This tunnel," said Dr. Syx, "leads to the mine head, where the saw metallic ingots glowing like gigantic opals in the light which Dr. Syx turned on. "I mean," replied Hall, "that there is no free metal in this mountain, "He may have salted the mountain, for all I know," said Hall. "I stopped blasting some time ago," said Hall, in explanation, "for a "Do you know what you are looking at?" asked Hall in my ear. nothing of what Hall had discovered, and still believing Syx''s story "It looks to me," said Captain Carter, "as if old Syx had said, "how it concerns Dr. Syx and his artemisium." "Yes," replied Hall, without turning round, "and I never like to look 8296 NEW EIGHTY TON STEAM HAMMER AT THE SAINT CHAMOND WORKS NEW EIGHTY-TON STEAM HAMMER AT THE ST CHAMOND WORKS. Still the old time winter wheat flour was the best The different methods of milling at present in use may be generally advanced mills which use the new process, the bran is reground and the breaks are kept separate to the end, and a large number of different the practical planning and working of gradual reduction mills. passes to a reel covered with bolting cloth varying in fineness from No. 10 at the head to No. 00 at the tail. as little break flour, and as many middlings as possible, the latter to take less time than the method of obtaining the bromide in a pure form. certain changes in the Sprengel-pump by means of which far better vacua measurements to employ large pressures and small volumes; the correct 8297 purifying boiler water with lime and carbonate of soda.--The ARRANGEMENT FOR PURIFYING BOILER-WATER WITH LIME AND CARBONATE OF SODA. cold water; it will require, however, a pretty long time. Example.--If we use for ten cubic meters water, one kilogramme lime, litmus paper being placed in the water for twenty seconds, appears only EXAMINATION OF WATER WHICH HAS BEEN PURIFIED BY MEANS OF MILK OF LIME hydraulic hoists, and a smaller quantity of water is required to work After cutting, the logs are placed in a large steam box, 15 feet wide, acid, have revealed to us a number of new facts whose valuable results potassium and proto-sulphate of iron, following the method given by Dr. Eder for the preparation of his ferrous oxalate developer. condition has been given just its appropriate weight in the experiment. when their time permits and the nature of the experiment makes it an 8391 Fig. 2 exhibits the form of the crystals obtained with rain water; and observed that a coal rich in hydrogen shows a low heating power by difference of temperature between the air in the room and the water In the following experiments the standard temperature of the water was presence of water under very high temperature may be as aidful to form placed upon burning charcoal, and water added, produce a stronger temperature, of the oxygen of the water with the potash and soda. being present in the exact proportion necessary to form water; the causing the gas to pass over the surface of some clear lime-water. a greater or less gravity, benzine, high test water white burning oil, In the usual process of developing a large water power, a the water power has recently been made, the result, as stated in the water-siren like this--experiment shown--is working at as great a depth 8408 Cylinder Engines and High-pressure Steam;" then proceeded to continue The three great types of compound engines may be placed as follows in our leading engineers ten years ago, is now practically solved in favor given to the form and direction of the water spaces in the boiler the average weight of machinery, including engines, boilers, water, and reduction in the weight of material or of water carried when working. heating surface, the weight of boiler and water being also doubled, of 3,000 tons, with engines and boilers of 1,500 indicated horse power, The large blocks of partially worked lead are placed by the crane in quantity of emulsion and so large a water bath sufficient heat is Being given a solution of water and alcohol, mixed in equal volumes, f. In a same solution of water and alcohol, it is at low temperatures means of a current of water supplied by the reservoir placed above. 8452 forms; and experimenting with the new apparatus, he obtained results value of heat given, suppose in warm water, must, for small differences the canals of New York State has revived interest in these water ways. natural waters are known to contain more or less mineral matter, partly It appears from this that it is simply necessary to heat water up to a to which the water is heated in this chamber, and the length of time using the heat from the exhaust steam the water may be raised to between water in any case would have to be heated up to the temperature of the time, the steam is turned off and the water allowed to go cold. water, which after the boiling process turns to a dark red color, is This water carries the copper in a state of solution. it to a beautiful blue; the red color is restored by washing in water. 8483 burning charge was converted into gas before the shot had time to start; increased length of gun necessary to produce the best effect is causing that a gun is a machine which has to perform a certain quantity of work the future use of cast iron for structures of certain kinds, it is clear lights are produced from powerful currents of electricity generated in a machine containing magnets and coils of wire, and driven by a steam iron bars in this peculiar arrangement can generate electric currents is possible the wire should be coiled many times round, and the current dipping into acid to generate a current in the old-fashioned way. the electric current, the fine arrows are the lines of magnetic force, poles of magnets on each side of it so that the lines of force pass the acids or bases containing no iron or cobalt; if they are present, it 8484 cost thirty times as much as the power obtained from coal it would, electrical horse power, would involve a good day''s work for one man; no him attend to a six horse power steam engine, boiler, and dynamo machine costs, in the case of a supply of five electrical horse power for seven supplying five electrical horse power for seven hours, would cost 17s. power, in the shape of steam or gas engines, or water-wheels. supply five electrical horse power for the time stated, and these 47 Not many years ago, a steam launch carrying a seven hours supply of fuel steam engine of 100 horse power, of a weight of only 84 lb. the gas inlet; and, to obtain maximum power, the air-jet requires to be feet of gas per hour per square foot of burner surface, producing a heat heating burners, to obtain flames of any power without practical limit, 8504 occult conditions in air and water to enable their comparative healthful disease resulting from the use of drinking water where the chemist would the close of the second year a great advance was made in using two words temperature of the water will continue to rise as long as the heat described in first part of this article; exposed in same places as No. 1, April 3, 1880; total exposure, six months; has been painted two years earth, air, and water; this gas is carbonic acid. asked whether the quantity of carbonic acid contained in the air did not quantity in the air at a given time and place. the quantity of carbonic acid varied but little; the numbers obtained If, then, the great general mean of normal atmospheric carbonic acid to express the general relation of carbonic acid to the quantity of air, the present quantity of carbonic acid in the air. 8559 second crane, F, for the purpose of placing the ingots in the pits Having decided on the form, the next question is, what "class" of engine the location where the engine is to be placed, and the number of hours hand, if an engine is run less than the usual time per day a given engines that required forty pounds of water to be converted into steam placed, and the banks revetted with stone from ordinary low water to a completely filled with water, and the point of the three-way cock is cause the absorbing liquid to pass into the burette, the water in the Water is allowed to flow through the point of the tube, B, while from The accompanying engravings illustrate a new and very simple form of gas APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING PURE WATER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC USE. been great, the increase in number of farms has been largely due to new 8644 the close resemblance between most of the trees of the cave man''s age, so There came no new alarm, and soon the cave was reached, though on the way his cave home, to venture far away; but this in Oak''s life was a great creature was the great elk of the time of the cave men, the Irish elk, as cave men were to old Mok as the child is to the man. young cave males were good boys until the time came when their thews and cave man, panting for breath, came running down the river bank and paused by a hundred well-armed people of the time of the cave men. attention to the cave man with a spear than to one of the little wild was the daughter of a cave man living not far from the home of old here came out the splendid death-facing quality of the cave man--well, it 8665 Pym and Peters existed in fact, but that Poe never met either of them, "I know old man Peters--know him well, sir," said Doctor Castleton, people all the time.'' And so, my young friend, this poor man Peters The time required by Doctor Castleton to reach the home of Dirk Peters that Bainbridge felt doubtful as to the length of time that Peters might Castleton during the time that Bainbridge cared for the old man. on the edge of Dirk Peters'' cot, listening to the old man talk, Lilama and young Pym. The Hili-lites believed the feelings to be a guide Peters took a great interest in Pym''s love affair; in fact, he minds of Pym and Peters concerning the identity of this young man; but years; whilst at the period of Pym and Peters'' presence in Hili-li, it day, just before I cured old man Peters? 8673 "Look here, Edmund," he exclaimed, dropping his customary good-natured "Excuse me," said Edmund, then, quite in his natural manner, "the thing By this time Edmund appeared to have got things in the shape he wanted, After a time I noticed that Edmund was continually going from one window "Here''s the way," said Edmund, discovering the steps at the same moment. Edmund''s face, and behind those of Jack and Henry, wearing anxious looks. "Back in the cavern, and coming along all right," said Edmund. By great good fortune, Edmund said, Edmund remained a long time in conference with Ala, Ingra staying "There, Edmund," said Jack, "there''s another chance to exercise your "That''s a good idea of Juba''s," said Edmund, smiling; "it''s a long time "When you have wicked thoughts don''t look them in the eyes," said Edmund, "I know what you are looking for," said Edmund. 8687 3, 4, 5.--NEW ELECTRIC STOP MOTION FOR DRAWING FRAMES. occurs, electric contact results, completing the circuit and causing an electric lighting engineer, became a gas burner maker. Mr. Grimston also uses separate tubes of large area for his hot gas, but principle of heating the air and gas in a simple manner, with the object hopes to gain an improved result by causing the gas to pass through the the spiral is raised to a red heat, and lights the gas, and the flame What are called the carbon minerals--peat, lignite, coal, graphite, _Peat_.--Dry plant-tissue consists of about 50 per cent, of carbon, coals; containing less water, less oxygen, and more carbon, and usually of organic tissue, variable quantities of coal, anthracite, petroleum, petroleum of springs or wells, and this escape of gas and oil has been common air, containing a certain proportion of marsh gas, carbonic 8717 appears in two different forms, either with a fork at the upper end, as those of all monkeys, are formed like hands, with large opposable thumbs while the hands have weak, small thumbs, but very long and powerful expression as in apes and monkeys, are long and more dog-like. We thus see that these American monkeys differ in a great number of Guenons, rather small long-tailed monkeys, very active and lively, general form and the length of the face or snout, but they have hands are the Gibbons, or long-armed apes, which are generally of small size Monkeys, as a whole, form a very isolated group, having no near of cocoons, instead of which I only obtained a very small number. rearing of a small number of Atlas larvæ in the open air on the ailantus blowpipe; from the other minerals by the form of the crystals and their 8718 The hydrochloric acid gas passes into a vessel of suitable material brought into use at gas works for the purpose in question both on the now required for gas producers and regenerator furnaces having been Scarcely had Dr. Siemens announced his new form of gas producer and the Dalmarnock Gas Works, situated in the extreme east end of the city, The results which were obtained in course of time with four ovens, or a very materially in form from the regenerators formerly applied by Dr. Siemens to gas retort ovens, and which are still employed for high As this is the first instance of the new form of gas producer and A NEW GAS-HEATED BAKER''S OVEN. A NEW GAS-HEATED BAKER''S OVEN. the time of lighting the gas--a consideration of no small moment. motions of the camphor on the surface of water contained in vessels that 8735 hole appeared part way up the trunk, coming from what looked to be solid "I am Wagner of the Canitaurs, my friend," said the one who appeared to "Exactly what I said," Wagner replied with a light hearted smile, "Let "Meaning that we wish to return to our original forms," Wagner said. question, and I believe you should ask Wagner the next time you see him, He saw me look at it and told me, "This is the Hall of Time, and that is itself over and over again, ages of time being like the years of the The King saw their coming and my interest in them, and said in a way of dear Jehu, when Zards and Canitaurs meet in peace, a grim time indeed." Time is like an ocean, but when one looks upon it, what often For how long I walked, I could not tell, but in due time I 8742 Water Supply of Small Towns.--Process of Softening Hard 5 and 9 illustrate the complete continuous current machine, Fig. 9 showing the internal arrangement of the field magnets, and Fig. 5 the power were supplied direct from water mains, at any reasonable rate. hydraulic elevators supplied with power directly from the water mains. The "water hammer" produced by the quick acting valves of elevators has water-mains and arranged with a float valve to keep the tank filled, I Though not as large as for elevator supply, water motors require liberal jets, under different pressures, would be of general use to water-works elevators and motors is desirable in its effects upon the water supply several methods of softening waters which are hard in different degrees action of the hard water upon the soap solution which had previously ethyl sulphuric acid and water are formed; in the second, acetate of 8862 [Illustration: THE GREAT DAM ACROSS THE OTTAWA RIVER, AT CARILLON.] the river was in extreme low water 26,000 cubic feet per second, and In shallow water timber sills 36 feet long and 12 inches by 12 inches removed as far as possible, to allow a free flow of the water. telegraph working through electricity of high tension, with the use of done useful work for many years as a means of exciting steel magnets. Suppose water power to be employed to give motion to a dynamo-electrical The plants may be cultivated any time in a glass with a water through a large flue, as shown by letter, F, connected above the water tributaries, and the head waters of the great river. hard rock, the ancient valley having been filled with river deposits on State line sent its waters to the Mexican Gulf, during the Great River 8950 night a great torchlight procession took place.--_Illustrated London spirits under the superintendence of Dr. Francis Day. Of great scientific interest are the exhibits, to be placed in two the gods in order to obtain benefits, the flow of milk, wine, or water, obtaining the right to use the patent, and, in the second place, its able to make known the results obtained with such great speeds, not when tanks being filled with a known weight of water, the vessel is caused Cristofori instruments, wrest plank, sound-board, string-block, and bass string; the second, presenting the new feature of a diagonal bar here speaks of these plants of Dr. Safford''s as causing ague and being different from the Gemiasmas. A, B, and C represent very large plants of the Gemiasma plants develop in great profusion, giving an appearance to the surface These depressions and swaily places, holding water part of the year, and 8951 Horse-Rake Manufacturing Company, N.Y. I claim 1st, The teeth heads, N, constructed and operating substantially constructed and combined for operation substantially as described, and M. Townsend), New Haven, Ct. I claim the arrangement of the head, C, combined with the magnet so 71,891.--WASHING MACHINE.--Reuben Lighthall, Brooklyn, N.Y. I claim the detachable holder, A, with the set screw, B, in combination I claim the rotary plow, arranged to operate substantially as set forth. arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes set forth. combination, substantially as and for the purpose described. substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth. substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth. substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth. I claim, 1st, the arrangement or combination, substantially as I claim, 1st, the arrangement or combination, substantially as 3d, The spring, S, arranged, combined and operating substantially as 8952 4. A new and useful pattern, print, or picture to be worked into or marks; and the fifth to new shapes or forms of manufactured articles, improved sewing machine or cooking stove, to whom a new steam engine has invention relates to a new horse cover, which is so arranged that it Brooklyn, N.Y.--This invention relates to a new and useful improvement to new and useful improvements in machines for washing clothes. PACKING CASES FOR OIL CANS.--John McLeod Murphy, New York city.--This Manner, New York city.--This invention consists invention relates to a new and useful improvement in combining two a new and useful improvement in means for guiding circular saws and relates to a new and useful improvement in blocks for forming and Catasauqua, Pa.--This invention relates to a new and useful improvement How to Obtain Letters Patent for New Inventions. New York Manufacture the most approved Stationary Steam Engine, with Patents, and New Inventions. 9055 Caswell was a choleric little man with fierce red eyes, bulldog jowls "Therapy!" said Caswell. "I am not an alcoholic," Caswell said, with considerable dignity. "Oh," said the clerk, glancing distrustfully at Caswell''s bloodshot "Will it cure a homicidal urge?" Caswell asked. Caswell thanked him, lifted the Regenerator in both arms and hurried "Haskins," the manager said, "I thought I asked you to rid yourself of "Are you sure you know what you''re doing?" asked Caswell, feeling "All right," Caswell said. "Aw, look," Caswell complained, "I don''t even know what a goricae is." "It''s the damnedest thing," Caswell said, "but do you know, I think I "Mr. Magnessen," Rath said, in the pleasantest voice he could muster, Lieutenant Smith said, "Come on, talk, Magnessen, if you know what''s "Are you Elwood Caswell?" Rath asked. "Yes," said Caswell. "I know," said Caswell. "Naturally," Caswell said. "Good night," Caswell said. 9076 New Instruments for Measuring Electric Currents and Electromotive The curves obtained by the apparatus that recorded the current showed time available in general course is far too limited to permit them to be As is seen above, the course of instruction in mechanical engineering for results had so great an importance that the following year the NEW INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING ELECTRIC CURRENTS AND ELECTRO-MOTIVE practical ready use, instruments employing the mechanical or magnetic current against the force of a magnet, of a spring, or of gravity. appears necessary, a known standard current from large Daniell cells is case the current from the Daniell cells must be kept on during the time cores, a very large increase of the exciting current will produce only layer of 0''120 inch wire in the case of the current indicators, and obtain the total directing force due to each current. wires carrying very large currents give very little shock, whereas 9163 I. ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS.--Machine for Making Electric a current in any wire forming a complete circuit and placed parallel arranged electric balance, and by placing plates of different substances but simply placed so that the lines of force proceeding from the spiral electric current of sufficient intensity to produce light resembling be employed to produce from the magnetic lines of force given out by the Near the front end of the cylinders are placed small pistons or [Illustration: MACHINE FOR MAKING ELECTRIC LIGHT CARBONS] means of obtaining the electric light in places where a steam engine or arrangements for connection with the electric current are very simple. T-iron slide contact pieces which are connected with the electric engine a vertical beam engine with a long cylinder of comparatively small The cylinder carrying the first form is placed inside and a strong iron cylinder, containing a known quantity of water, to which 9194 Cosmo Versál''s great ark seemed charmed. Cosmo Versál had never said that the comet would drown the earth. "All the same, I am going to save Pludder," said Cosmo Versál. Cosmo Versál covered his eyes, rested his big head on his hands, and his Cosmo Versál had concluded that the time was come for housing his But, perhaps, if Cosmo Versál had not set new thoughts running in the While Cosmo Versál was calculating, from the measured rise of the water, As the water rose higher, Cosmo Versál''s Ark at last left its cradle, and Hudson, that Cosmo Versál and Captain Arms were able to reach that "By the favor of Providence," said Cosmo Versál, as his great head emerged were helped into the Ark. Amos Blank immediately precipitated himself upon Cosmo Versál, and, seizing of Cosmo Versál, and describing the progress of his great levium ark. 9199 modern advancements in our knowledge of nature as a unity, a view in the development in time of man''s knowledge of nature. the world, and is separated by a great gulf from the rest of nature. conception of "animated atoms" as essentially partaking of the nature of nature of these atoms, and their relation to the general space-filling, Just as the natural doctrine of development on a monistic basis has plants, no special soul-organs developed, and all the cells of the body monistic view of the relations of energy and matter, of soul and natural science, and in particular with the modern doctrine of evolution; knowledge of nature and to the monistic philosophy founded upon this. Against this monistic ethic founded on a rational knowledge of nature, it comparison of matter, form, and energy in inorganic and organic nature. advanced knowledge of nature, by far the most important is the 9266 places it at a great advantage with respect to other machines, for it is respect the bicycle has an enormous advantage over any machine, tricycle The little wheel as a mud-throwing machine engine is Riders of machines where circular motion is employed, machines where speed is an object, especially with small wheels. The crank and connecting rod are employed in some machines. follow that large wheels are worth having on a machine when there is high and low gearing on the same machine, which at the same time give of machine and rider is on the driving-wheel, as it is also on the fixed frame of a bicycle or tricycle leans forward, and places the rider The roller, J (Fig. 2), is placed in the machine in the state in which decay produced another mass of vegetable matter fit to form coal. these coal measures were being formed; but there are a great many cases 96 the girl turned to see her father and von Horn pulling rapidly toward In answer to von Horn''s hail the man asked if he might come aboard and "And yet," replied von Horn, "man shall find Nature''s secret some day. Professor Maxon looked up from his vigil by the vat, eyeing von Horn von Horn noted a strange and sudden light in the older man''s eyes--a Von Horn and Professor Maxon followed closely in Sing''s wake, the As Professor Maxon entered the house von Horn returned to Virginia and knowledge, suggested by von Horn, that Virginia Maxon would look upon Von Horn was about to reply when the war cries of Muda Saffir''s Dyaks of Number Thirteen''s defense of the man von Horn had hoped he would they never find Professor Maxon or von Horn the girl need never know For a week Professor Maxon with von Horn and Sing sought for Virginia. 9666 longer than is here stated, which made the delivery of goods at St. Petersburg a matter of great uncertainty, thus rendering time contracts pipe-line 32,000 feet long; three pumps were used upon it, two at At present the use of natural gas as a substitute for coal in the natural gas in Western Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, and been using natural gas in lighting the streets for thirty years or there flow of natural gas may be, like the production of petroleum, increased natural gas available for use in the great manufacturing district of to bring gas into general use for domestic purposes in a city where cubic feet of air, twenty-two per cent, of carbonic acid gas, which, any large community where gas comes into general use as an article of float about in the acid liquid for a long time and give off minute gas 9862 I went on and came to a different work hall where men were tending wire women served and waited on the men and girls, and for every man was at conversation was vague and guarded, I knew that I had discovered in Dr. Ludwig Zimmern, Chief of the Eugenic Staff, a man guilty himself of the "Young man," he said, "you have not read history; you do not understand "And now," said Zimmern, after we had finished our dinner, "I want Col. Hellar to tell you more of the workings of the Information Service." "But," said Hellar, "the labourer can not read the forbidden book and "But I mean," said Marguerite calmly, "to ask if they will be free again she said, "that the German rule of the world was only a plan for "What you say is true," said the Admiral, turning to Marguerite, "but 987 9906 edges a vessel''s way was a good deal retarded and a steamer''s wheel were half-way back to the steamer and I came to my senses a little; fairly grew light-hearted--so great is the comfort that comes to a man as I was careful to eat but little at a time I got the good of it--I sat aboard of a big steamer--having the look of being a cargo-boat--that stood seen since I came aboard the hulk: the dead man lying on the deck, the thought that I had got on a good way in the hour or more that had gone past time when the brig had been wrecked her crew had got safe away then that the opening had closed again, leaving her fast a good way in my boat in every way was ready for the water, and I was come at last