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152 ASTOUNDING SCIENCE-FICTION really. \Yhy, a bride has got to buy
her own clothes !"
" Say, I never thought o'f that!" Kin- . "Why, Dr. Lacy was just intimating '"She"s right. Haynes," Lacy an-
nison blurted, ·and, as thoughts began that I had resigned, goose," Clarrissa ' ' nounced. The admiral stared at him in
to race through his mind . of what . he chuckled. "I didn't know a thing about wrathiul astonishment, and even the girl
could do, with Chris beside him all the it myself, but I imagine that it must .!-ccmed disappointed at her easy victory. LEVISIII
time, to' straighten out the mess in the have been just before this conference •· Hut listen to this : As surgeon gen- APTED OIASSIS
Second_ Galaxy : started. Am I right, doctor ?" she asked eral. ct cetera. in• recognition of the un- I
"Oh, K im !" Clarrissa squealed in innocently. selfish services. et cetera. unflinching 1 rom 5to17Tube1, • '
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ecstasy, squeezing his arm even tighter "Or tomorrow, or even yesterday- hravcry under fire. performance beyond • Write for F II E E 1 9 ¼ 0 eataloc, • .
up to G w a,e Band1.
against her side. any convenient time will do,"· Lacy and above requirements or reasonable lhowlnc complete line. (U1tr•a11nts
■ah txlra ■1neyl) SM IIIDWEST'S Auw,r tt TIIADE•tNSf
"H ooke'd !" the surgeon general chor- blandly assented. "You see, young man, expectations. et cetera, et cetera. Sec- MIDWEST RADIO CORPORATION
tled in triumph. MacDougall has been a mighty 1usy tor Chief N urse Clarrissa MacDougall. Oc;it . ~ Cinc,nn.:,t, . Ohio
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"But I'd have to retire !" T hat girl, and wedding preparations take tune, upon the occasion o[ her separation from
thought was the only thorn in K inni- too. T herefore, we have . very re-luc- the service. is hereby granted a bom~s·
son's whole wreath of roses. "I tantly accepted her resignation." . of ten thousand credits. That goes on
wouldn't like tli.at." " E specially, preparatio11s take. time the record as o[ hour twelve tqday.
when it's going to be such a wedd111g as Now. you red-headed young spitfire, if
"C ERTAI N LY you wouldn't," Haynes the Patrol is going to stage," H aynes you refuse lo accept that bonns. I'll
agreed. "But remember that all Stich volunteered. ''That was what I was cancel your resignation and put you back
to world \Vhat do you say to that?''
assignments -are conditional, subject to· starting· to talk about when I was so
'·I say QX. Dr. Lacy. T hanks a mil-
approv<!l, and witl1 a very definite can- rude! y interrupted." .
lion. both of you- you're perfect dar-
cellation agreement in case of ... w.hat the · "Nix-not in seven thousand years !" ling$ and I love ail two of you !"' The THE SHADOW
Lensman regards as an emerg.ency. If K innison exploded. " Cancel that, right
ga~pingly happy girl kissed them both.
a Gray Lensman had to give up his right ' now. I won't stand for it. I'll not- "
thc·n turned to her betrothed.
t~ serve the Patrol in any way he con- " Close the pan, young follow," . the A Motion Picture
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sidered himself most able, th~y'd have adniiral advised him, firmly. "Bride- '"Let s go and walk about ten miles,
to shoot us all before they could make grooms arc to be seen- just barely visi- shall we. Kim ? I've got to do s0111e-
executives out of us. And finally, I ble-but not heard, ever. A wedding is l hi11g or I'll explode all over the place !" 1s scheduled for release
don't see how the job we're talking about where the girls really strut their stuff. And the taH Lensman-no longer un- .
can be figured as any sort of a retire- How about it, you gorgeous young men- attached-and t he radiant nurse swung
ment. You will be as active as you are ace to civilization?" down Lhe hall. January 5th
now-yes, more so, I think." "I'll say so!" she excla_imed i~ hig!; Side by side. in step, heads up. laugh-
. "Q'X. I'll J:>~ there-I'll try it," Kin- animation. " I 'd just lO'lJe it, a<lmiral- ing-; a beginning symbolical indeed of
nison promised. the life which they were to live to-
She broke off, agha:st. H er face _fel;.
'•Now for some more news,"· Lacy "No I didn't mean that, really. K 1111 s gether. Be sure to ask your local
announced. . " Haynes didn't tell you, righL Thanks a million, just the same, - TUE E ND. movie house to show it.
but he_ has been made president of the but-"
Ga_Iact1c Council. You are his first ap- " But nothing !" Haynes broke in. "I
pomtment. I hate to say anything good know what's the mattei-. Don't try to
about the otd scoundrel, but he has one fib to an old campaigner, and don't . he
outstantltng ability. He doesn't know silly. I said the P atrol was throwmg CLOTHESPIN NOSI
much or do much himself but he cer- this wedding-all of it. All you have to
tainly. can pick the men wl~o have to do do is to participate in the action. Got Sensat ional extra help for colds - with Luden's!
•he work for him!" any money, K innison ? On you, I These famous cough drops not only help soothe
"There's something vastly more im- 111ea11." throat, but release a menthol vapor-which, with
every breath, helps
portant than that," H aynes steered the " No," in ·surprise. "What would I penetrate clogged
acclq.im away frqm himself. be doing with money ?" n asa l p as sa g e s,
h e l p s r e l ieve
"Just a minute," K innison interposed. "Here's ten 'thOt\sand credits- Patrol "clot11espin nose!"
"I haven't got this all straight yet. funds. T ake it and- "
What was that crack about active nurses ~•H e will not !" the nurse stormed.
a whfle ago?" · "No ! You ca11't, Adrniral I-Jaynes,