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A Journey of a Jayhawker
by W. Y. MorganWhen one decides to make a European trip he immediately becomes impressed with the importance of his intention, and thinks that everyone else is likewise affected. Of course this is a mistake, but you have to stop and think before you realize it. You go down the street imagining everyone is saying, “There is a man who is going to Europe.” In fact, ..
An Eel by the Tail
by Allen Kim LangIt all happened just because Mr. Tedder was fresh out of college, and anxious to make good in his first teaching job. He'd been given Physics II, a tough class for a new teacher. His pupils, a set of hardened II-A boys, were sure of themselves and so were the few girls in the class. It was with hopes of shaking that assurance that Mr. Tedder had sp..
Gold Hunting in Alaska
by Joseph GrinnellThe following story was originally written in pencil on any sort of paper at hand, and intended merely for "the folks at home." It is only by a prior claim to the manuscript that the young gold-hunter's mother has obtained his consent to publish it. The diary has been changed but little, nor has much been added to make it as it stands. The narrativ..
Menace From Vega
by Randall GarrettJim Lawrence looked at the intruder without answering. He knew Bette Bauer—a tall, beautiful brunette with deep grey-green eyes. There was nothing behind those eyes. She had been in St. Paul's Neuropsychiatric Hospital for three years—a schizophrenic catatonic, completely out of touch with the real world. As he led them down the hall toward Ward 3,..
The Miserly Robot
by R. J. RiceThe old robot was one of the few remaining hand-made productions of the Rotulian era—an era which had seen each individually constructed robot reach the zenith in the various professional fields. An era totally unlike present-day Cornusia and its slip-shod electro-assembly line robotic productions. And indeed slip-shod were these productions, many ..
Voyage to Procyon
by Robert SilverbergIn the deepest level of the mighty Starship I, Peter Conroy lay hidden in a cornfield. Around him waved the tall stalks of ripening corn; high overhead, near the distant ceiling of the level, blazed the actinic lights that irradiated the broad field.And nearby, Conroy could hear the stealthy footsteps of Bayliss Kent and his men, searching desperat..
You'll Like It On Mars
by Tom W. HarrisOn the way to the preview room I mulled it over. Nice simple assignment. Find out how Renn Kettering of PGP Studios had shot those startling sequences Mars Hazard, an international hit. It was super realism—the critics were calling it "Art's answer to the newsreel" and stuff like that. The scenes had been shot on Mars. Renn had fabulous influence. ..
How to Study Fiorillo
by Edith Lynwood WinnHow to Study Fiorillo: A detailed, descriptive analysis of how to practice these studies, based upon the best teachings of representative, modern violin playing.FEDERIGO FIORILLO was born in 1753, at Brunswick, where his father, a Neapolitan, lived as conductor of the opera. It seems that at first Fiorillo was a player of the mandolin, and later on..