t into his
bedroom, still chuckling weakly, still wiping the tears from his eyes,
stomach muscles still aching.
Dr. Wallace Fincher stood there by his bed. It _was_ Fincher--the same
stocky round-faced man with the steel-rimmed glasses he had always
known. It was either Fincher or the darndest hallucination he had
ever ...
"I'm sorry, Lyman," said Dr. Fincher in a kindly but impersonal voice.
"You were getting a trifle too close. I'm afraid you have left me no
choice."
He pointed a little silvery tube at Professor Dane and there was a soft
buzzing and the smell of ozone and Professor Dane was no longer in the
room--or anywhere else.
Dr. Fincher sighed, adjusted his glasses and faded into the dimension
that would take him back to Los Angeles and his interrupted work.
Transcriber's Note:
This etext was produced from _Fantastic Universe_ Aug-Sept 1953.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S.
copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and
typographical errors have been corrected without note.
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