CHICKEN FARM
By ROSS ROCKLYNNE
Harvey was a most unusual little man. A Cosmos-minded
man with great singleness of purpose. He could discover
asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and
"perp" planets, too.... But could he find Anna from
Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Planet Stories March 1953.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk. The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled. The smile was of such quality that Harvey's singed brown face set into a mold of utter attention.
Finally he let out his breath.
"I want a room," said he, "on the Deimos side."