Transcriber's Note

This etext was produced from "Future" combined with "Science Fiction Stories" September/October 1950. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the copyright on this publication was renewed.

Section Number "1" has been added at the beginning of the narrative.

The following typos have been corrected in the text.

I'll go first,I'll go first.
himseelfhimself
diasdais
posesspossess
vengancevengeance
alitmeteraltimeter
HrakzkaHradzka
insignainsignia
posessedpossessed
instandinstant
had none," He indicatedhad none." He indicated

One instance of "spacetime" has been changed to "space-time" to conform with the majority usage in the text.

The following words occur with equal frequency in both the hyphenated and unhyphenated forms.

farm-yardfarmyard
hydro-carbonhydrocarbon