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Updated: June 8, 2025
Five men came in, all coolies, three of whom had ray-guns which they kept scrupulously on the white man and black while the other two rigged up an apparatus well up on one of the cell walls. They remained wholly unaffected the several times their dull eyes met those of the Hawk.
A horrible eternity passed. Again came the inhuman voice: "I have answered that question before. Yes." Dr. Ku broke the stunned silence that followed this verdict. "Don't forget that several ray-guns are centered on you, Carse," he remarked casually. "Others, black, are on you. Earthlings would no doubt consider your emotions very creditable; I only suggest that you keep them under control."
Tersely he gave the two men orders: "We've a bare chance if I'm lucky. Now listen, and obey me exactly. Put on your space-suits. Shut them tight. Lie flat. You, Friday, use your ray-guns and keep the guards from coming close. Wait here. Do absolutely nothing save keep them off. And keep your suits intact or you're dead!"
But, as it was, the barrage of shots from the ray-guns was directed at their legs, with the intention of bringing them down and their legs were moving very rapidly.
An ear-piercing screech rent the bedlam and the door fell, half twisting, to lie in the doorway. As if by a signal the crashing at the other doors stopped. In an extraordinary silence a mob of gray-smocked bodies pressed forward. Orange streaks laced the dim laboratory. The Hawk shouted, "Up, Eliot! For God's sake, up!" as, with deadly effect, he poured his two ray-guns at the advancing men.
So, may I request you to withdraw your ray-guns with two fingertips and put them on the floor? Observe your fingertips. Will you be so kind?" The Hawk looked at him for a minute. Then silently he obeyed.
Sailors and pirates paid off at her and stayed as long as their wages lasted in the Street of the Sailors; not a few remained permanently, their bodies flung to the beasts of the savage jungle that rimmed the port. There only the cunning and strong could live. Ray-guns were the surest law. Modern scientific progress stood side by side with murderous lawlessness as old as man himself.
He peeped through, Friday doing so also over his head peeped right into the muzzles of four ray-guns, held by an equal number of coolie-guards waiting there. "So that's it," Friday said, dejectedly. "He saw me workin' on the lock an' sent those guards here at once. Or else had them there all the time." The Hawk closed the door and considered what to do. Ku Sui's voice returned.
Three peering faces suddenly were in Hawk Carse's line of vision ahead: three ray-guns were settling on him.
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