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Polter's arm was around Babs. I had not realized how small they were until I saw Polter lift the rope of the little four-inch fence, and he and Babs stooped and walked under it. The fragment of quartz lay a foot from them in the center of the white surface. They walked unsteadily toward it. But soon they were running. My horrified senses whirled. Then abruptly I felt something touch my face!
Cochrane said suddenly, in a pleased tone: "This is a pretty good break if we can keep them from finding out about it back home! We'll have an entirely new program, good for a thirteen-week sequence, on just this!" Babs stared at him. "Main set, this control-room," said Cochrane enthusiastically. "We'll get a long-beard scientist back home with a panel of experts. We'll discuss our problems here!
He was cleaned out. So I gave him all the money I had I told you I cleared out my savings-account before we came up, I think for half his shares." "Either you got very badly stuck," Cochrane told her cynically, "or else you'll be so rich you won't speak to me." "Oh, no!" said Babs warmly. "Never!" Cochrane yawned. "Let's get out and take a look at the ship.
Her voice trembled; and Eric, ceasing to weight justice or consider provocation, wished that he had Jack Waring's throat between his hands. "Well, I mustn't keep you from your work. Thank you for telling me, Eric." "Good-bye, Babs. I suppose it wouldn't amuse you to lunch or dine with me anywhere?" "Not to-day, I think. But I love you for asking me. Good-bye."
In truth he was not thinking much of the sea, but of Barbara. It was plain that she was in trouble of some kind. And the notion that Babs could find trouble in life was extraordinarily queer; for he felt, subconsciously, what a great driving force of disturbance was necessary to penetrate the hundred folds of the luxurious cloak enwrapping one so young and fortunate.
I saw that Babs was being held gently between his thumb and forefinger. He lowered her to the ground, and she stood beside the bread and the meat he had placed there. And she had the courage to laugh! "Why this this is an enormous sandwich! You will have to break it." He was leaning over her, half turned on his side. The vial came free. I shoved it; but I could not control its weight.
Everybody laughed so that Babs soon sat up and looked about in surprise. "Oh, see out there the funny place!" exclaimed Dot. "That's the city where we shall stay over night," said Mr. Starr, carrying suit-cases and grips toward the door. A surprise awaited the Starr family as they descended from the train, for Mr. and Mrs. Latimer were there to greet them. "Well, when did you get here?" asked Mr.
But just as he and Babs had never been conditioned to be afraid of animals, they had been conditioned by air-travel at home and space-travel to here against alarm at movements of their surroundings. Temblors were evidently frequent at this place. Trees were anchored against them as against prevailing winds in exposed situations. Landslides did not remain poised to fall.
There were reservation-desks, and freight-routing desks, and tourist-agency desks ... "Hmmm," said Cochrane suddenly. "D'you know, I haven't heard of Dabney in months! What happened to him?" "Dabney?" said Babs. She beamed. Women in the terminal saw the clothes she was wearing. They did not recognize her Cochrane had kept her off the air but they envied her. She felt very nice indeed. "Dabney?
The widow took a chair uninvited near Helen. "You look tired, Helen dear; why don't you go to bed?" "I could not sleep if I did." Helen passed a nervous finger across her eyes. "But don't let me keep you and Babs up; it won't take me long to arrange to-morrow's market order for Grimes."
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