The warriors

by Tom Purdom

The WARRIORS

By TOM PURDOM

Illustrated by ADKINS

Non-violent resistance: a paradox in terms. Yet
all mankind knows that, with another war sure
to sound the death-knell of the race, that an
effective non-violent means of settling disputes
must be found. Here is an original approach to
what may be the most important problem of our time.

[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Amazing Stories June 1962.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

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Lights out, the convoy crept away from the Institute. MacFarland rode in the lead car with a driver and his chief psych technician, Crawford Bell. Three flat decked personnel carriers, flying the colors of a mercenary band, Sabo's Own Highland Regiment, patrolled their flanks. The scientists rode in the third and fourth cars in the line.

Crawford Bell had hooked a computer and a full communications set to the rear of the front seat. Now he pressed a button on the commo unit.

"Fourteen," a voice said over the loudspeaker.

"What's happening in town?" Crawford Bell asked. He spoke with the slow, gentle accents of Tennessee.