Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930

Issued monthly by Publishers' Fiscal Corporation, 80 Lafayette St., New York, N. Y. W. M. Clayton, President; Nathan Goldmann, Secretary. Entered as second-class matter December 7, 1929, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under Act of March 3, 1879. Title registered as a Trade Mark in the U. S. Patent Office. Member Newsstand GroupMen's List. For advertising rates address E. R. Crowe & Co., Inc., 25 Vanderbilt Ave., New York; or 225 North Michigan Ave., Chicago. here was no use hiding from the truth. Somebody had blundereda fatal blunderand they were going to pay for it! Mark Forepaugh kicked the pile of hydrogen cylinders. Only a moment ago he had broken the sealsthe mendacious seals that certified to the world that the flasks were fully charged. And the flasks were empty! The supply of this precious power gas, which in an emergency should have been sufficient for six years, simply did not exist. He walked over to the integrating machine, which as early as the year 2031 had begun to replace the older atomic processes, due to the shortage of the radium series metals. It was bulky and heavy compared to the atomic disintegrators, but it was much more economical and very dependable. Dependableprovided some thick-headed stock clerk at a terrestrial supply station did not check in empty hydrogen cylinders instead of full ones. Forepaugh's unwonted curses brought a smile to the stupid, good-natured face of his servant, Gungahe who had been banished for life from his native Mars for his impiety in closing his single round eye during the sacred Ceremony of the Wells. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 29768
Author: Various
Release Date: Aug 23, 2009
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Editor: Bates, Harry, 1900-1981