The Angel in the House

ing of

d on his brow. He came very slowly to

n was feverish, pumping turmoil. When he at length opened his eyes he fo

, suh? How do

temple and tried to collect his senses. Sitting up helped; he glanced around.

I tel

Mr. M.

't quite remember

didn't hear you, but Ku Sui said you told him where M

verwhelming consequence, and something of its old familiar mold, hard and gr

ht I could resist it. I took that risk, and failed." He stopped short. His body twitched with uncontrolled emotion, and

raid; he guessed what must be going on in Carse's mind, and had no idea what t

, to limber its muscles. "How lo

en they brought me here myself. But I

wk, surprised. "You fought,

sheepish and scratc

"I was aimin' to butt in som

id you get

assed. "Don't know, suh, Dog-gone, I j

suppose," he went on seriously, "you couldn't tell whethe

atched his

" he replied. "I haven

or is l

s, suh.

lease be silent.

e bangs of flaxen hair and with a slow regular movement began to smooth them. Lost

s with Dr. Ku Sui, but he had never thought he would be endangering Eliot Leithgow al

follow on after. The scientist would prefer it so. For whatever Dr. Ku's exact reason for wanting t

inations-not much hope in that avenue. Judd's ship, resting above: could he reach it, and raise it and douse the buildings with its rays? No; Dr. Ku had spoken of defense rays-they would certainly be far more powerful than the Scorpion's. Then, somewhere

he odor of tsin-tsin flowers, followed by t

t, my friend. I trust it indi

ame bodyguard of three armed men behind him. H

n old, dear friend of yours. An illustrious friend: he already honors

a lesser man would have blanched a

lp you,

helps those who help themselves. But come with me, if

a perverse satisfaction to see the coolie guards bearing their ray-guns unsheathed and ready. Ku Sui's general attitude did not fool him. He knew that the m

nds of the Eurasian his most loved and loyal friend. Betrayed him! Despicably egotistical he had been in submitting to the chair,

Leithgow was not there. The wire-ball device was gone, but otherwise the details of the room were unchanged, even to the four white-clad assistants whose fine heads had eyes so lifeless and faces so expre

dly for what he

isoners and pressed one of the switchboard's ar

his is a pleas

-eyed guards, a frail figure in

the transparent skin of his forehead; his light-blue eyes, set deep under snow-white eyebrows, darted from side to side, dazed by the light and perhaps still confused by the events which had snatched him so suddenly

ords, but could no

ve ever been sorry to see