 Who is John Smith?
Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. THE ULTROOM ERROR by JERRY SOHL Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders—and a few thousand years. Tendal 13. He was gurgling happily, examining a ball, a cheese grater and a linen baby book, all with perfunctory interest. He was a little taller than her husband, had piercing blue eyes and a rather amused set to his lips. It was her brother who lived in Kankakee. As he did so the baby's knees hit the side of the play pen and young Laughton let out a scream—half from hurt and half from sudden lack of confidence in his new handler. Around the corner and after the man came a snarling mongrel dog, eyes bright, teeth glinting in the sunlight. I can't say I dreamt it because there was Reggie with his bleeding knees, squalling for all he was worth on the grass—Oh, I don't even want to think about it." "I'm going with you," Nancy said, hurriedly rising and coming over to him. The police sergeant looked at the father, at Nancy and then at the dog. "No ... Nancy had taken a sedative and was asleep by the time Martin finished cleaning the .30-.30 rifle he used for deer hunting. He put it by the stairs, ready for use, fully loaded, leaning it against the wall next to the telephone stand. "I came as soon as I could, Martin," the young doctor said, stepping inside with the other man. I think it's $32, isn't that right?" Martin went over to his desk, opened it and started looking for his checkbook. Dr. Stuart stood by him, making idle comment until Dr. Tompkins came down the stairs with the sleeping baby cuddled against his shoulder. Dr. Tompkins pitched forward on his face. The figure of a woman ran from the house, retrieved the now squalling infant and ran back into the house. Once inside, Nancy slammed the door, gave the baby to the stunned Martin and headed for the telephone. One of them was the same man who tried to take the baby this afternoon. There's supposed to be two of them. Shot with a .30-.30." "There's no bodies out here but there's some blood. If we keep Reggie in the house much longer he'll turn out to be a hermit," Martin said at breakfast a month later.
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 Mr. Laughton  Tendal 13  Kanad  Arvid 6