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THE MAGAZINE OF f ontosv AND Science Fiction JAN VARY 40¢ · Pacifist by MACK REYNOLDS DAMON KNIGHT ISAAC ASIMOV ZHURAVLEVA VA WENZELL BROWN Including Y enture Science Fiction Pacifist MACK REYNOLDS s Starlight Rhapsody ZHURAVLEVA VALENTINA 21 The Follower WENZELL BROWN 29 Books A VRAM DAVIDSON 40 The Tree of Time (2nd of 2 parts) DAMON KNIGHT 46 Thaw and Serve ALLEN KIM LANG 88 Nackles CURT CLARK 97 Science: Round and Round and ••• ISAAC ASIMOV 104 The Book of Elijah EDWARD WELLEN 114 Ferdinand Feghoot: LXVIII GRENDEL BRIAilTON 122 Appointment at Ten O'clock BOBEB.T LORY 123 F&SF Marketplace 129 Cover by Ed Emsb (illustrating ''The Tree of Time") Joseph W. Ferman, PUBLISHER Avram Davidson, EXECUTIVE EDITOR Jsaac Anmov, SCIENCE EDITOR Edward L. Ferman, MANAGING EDITOR Ted Whitt, ASSISTANT EDITOR The Magazine of Fantasy and ScieNCe Fiction, Vol..,.e Z6, No. 1, Wlwle No. 1,Z, Jan. 1964. Published monthly by Mercury Press, Inc., at 40~ a copy. 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Revolutions, civil wars, underground movements-all uni­ formly dedicated, of course, to the triumph of ethics, have often employed and with clear conscience the most unethical tactics: what we might term The Brazen Mean: that mean which is fusti­ fied by the end. World traveller and political student Mack Rey­ nolds grasps another nettle here, and carries certain premises to their logical confusion. Suppose ••• fust suppose • • • PACIFIST . by Mack Reynolds IT WAS ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER along, son. I've been sent to pick space, another continuum. you up." The boy saw a man in his mid­ Warren Casey called, "Boy! thirties, a certain dynamic qual­ You're Fredric McGivern, aren't ity behind the facial weariness. you?" He wore a uniform with which The lad stopped and frowned young McGivern was not familiar, in puzzlement. "Well, yes, sir." but which looked reassuring. He was a youngster of about nine. "Me, sir?" the boy said. A bit plump, particularly about "You've been sent to pick me up?" the face. "That's right, son. Get into the Warren Casey said, "Come car and I'll tell you all about it. • 5 6 FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION "But my father said • • ." her as he lit the pipe. "It's all "Your father sent me, son. Sen­ been worked out, Mary." ator McGivern. Now, come along "Of course," she said. Her or he'll be angry." voice tightened. "I'll have him in "Are you sure?" Still frowning, the cell behind the rumpus room." Fredric McGivern climbed into Down below he went to the the helio-car. In seconds it had room that had been assigneJ him bounded into the second level and stripped from the uniform. and then the first, to speed off to He went into the bath and show­ the southwest. ered thoroughly, washing out a It was more than an hour be­ full third of the hair that had fore the kidnapping was discov­ been on his head and half the ered. color in that which remained. He emerged from the bath, little re­ Warren Casey swooped in, freshed and some five years olJer. dropped two levels precipitately He dressed in an inexpensive and brought the helio-car down suit not overly well pressed and in so dainty a landing that there showing wear. His shirt ''"as not was no perceptible touch of air clean, as though this was the sec­ cushion to garage top. ond day he had worn it, aml there He fingered a switch with his was a food spot on his tie. left hand, even as he brought his At the small desk he picked up right out of his jacket holding a an automatic pencil and clipped badly burned out pipe. While the it into the suit's breast pocket and garage's elevator sunk into the re­ stuffed a bulky notebook into a cess below, he was loading the side pocket. He stared down at the aged briar from an equally an­ gun for a moment, then grimaced cient pouch. and left it. He departed the house In the garage, Mary Baca was by the front door and made his waiting nervously. She said, even way to the metro escalator. though she must have been able to The nearest metro exit was see the boy, "You got him?" about a quarter of a mile from "That's right," Casey said. "I've Senator McGivern's residence given him a shot. He'll be out for and \Varren Casey walked the dis­ another half hour or so. Take over, tance. By the time he arrived he will you Mary?" had achieved a cynical quality in The nurse looked down at the his expression of boredom. He crumpled figure bitterly. "It didn't bother to look up into the couldn't have been his father. We face of whoever opened the door. have to pick on a child." "Jakes," he said. "H.N.S. Mc­ Casey flicked a quick glance at Givern expects me." PACIFIST 'l "H.N.S.?" the butler said stifHy. He went over to the heavy "Hemisphere News. Hemis­ door which the butler had indi­ phere News Service," Warren cated as Senator McGivern's Casey yawned. "Fer crissakes, we study, and knocked on it. In a gonna stand here all day? I gotta moment it opened and a husky in deadline." his mid-twenties, nattily attired "\Veil, step in here, sir. I'll and of obvious self-importance, check." The other turned and led frowned at him. the way. "Yes?" he said. Casey stuck a finger into his "Steve Jakes of Hemisphere back. His voice went flat. "Don't News," Warren Casey said. "The get excited and maybe you won't editor sent me over . ." As he get hurt. Just take me to the Sena­ talked, he sidestepped the other tor, see? Don't do nothing at all and emerged into the room be­ might make me want to pull this yond. trigger." Behind the desk was an older The butler's face was gray. edition of nine-year-old Fredric "The Senator is in his study. I McGivern. A Fredric McGivern warn you . sir . the po­ at the age of perhaps ,fifty, with lice shall know of this immedi­ what had been boyish plump ately."" cheeks now gone to heavy jowls. "Sure, sure, 1\bc. Now just let's 'What's this?" he growled. go to the study." Casey stepped further into the "It's right in there . • . sir." room. "Jakes, Senator. My edi­ "Fine," Casey said. "And what's tor ..." that, under the stairway?" Senator Phil McGivern's abili­ 'Why, that's a broom closet. ties included cunning and a high The downstairs maid's broom survival factor. He lumbered to " his feet. "Walters! Take him!" he Casey brought his flat hand snapped. "He's a fake!" He bent around in a quick clip. The ser­ over to snatch at a desk drawer. vant folded up with a lung-emp­ Walters was moving, but far too tying sigh and Casey caught him slowly. before he hit the floor, dragged Warren Casey met him half him to the broom closet, pushed way, reached forward with both and wedged him inside. He da_rt­ hands and grasped the fabric of ed a hand to a vest pocket and the foppish drape suit the secre­ brought forth a syrette. 'That'll tary wore. Casey stuck out a hip, keep you out for a couple of twisted quickly, turning his back hours," he muttered, closing the halfway to the other.
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