Authentic Science Fiction, December 1951 — page 85: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

THE MOON is HEAVEN 83 “ How’s that?’’ you ask. “* Just a little more—hold it! Right. I think that will do, She is working beautifully again. You can come in now.’ ~ ; You don’t want to but you must. It’d just seem damned silly if you fboth stayed out on the Moon when there’s warmth, air and food inside the dome. But somehow those things don’t seem as attractive as they did a while back. Even so, you’ lead her to:'the dome. As the outer door swings back, you send a casual glance towards the generator. It seems to be all right. Your eyes move up to the sky, down to the rocks—and you catch a hint of movement in between two of the lower ones. It doesn’t take long for you to realise what that movement is caused by. Even if the Moon isn’t heaven, fate couldn’t be playing into your hands better than this. You give Reina a gentle push into the lock and say: ““T’m for a cup of hot tea and an hour’s rest on a nice soft mattress. No reading, no talking. Just sleeping.’’ But she looks mightily surprised when you stay outside and close the door on her, motioning for silence with your other hand. Just as the door closes, you see her surprised expression change to one of near-understanding. Another moment or two, you reckon, and she’ll have sized it up. Good girl. ; Then you drop down behind a pile of equipment and lie in wait for Schnabel. Reina must have done a pretty quick job of letting the others know what’s happening, for within a moment or two Clavier’s voice ceases and Atah’s take over. “Okay, Mike.. That was a fine job you did. Now you can take the rest you wanted. Here, have a cup of tea.” _ Good old Atah. That way, Schnabel will think you’re in. the dome with..the others. He’s going to get a surprise. _“" Can't we take our helmets off now?” says Reina. ‘‘ The air’s all-right, isn’t it?”’ : comicbooks.com