Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 52 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION ning to realise that. There’s a new world down there waiting to be exploited and you’ve no right to deny my request. If you insist on running from something you don’t under- stand, then I’ll see to it that the publicity breaks you.” “You young fool!’’ Barker surged to his feet, his heavy features mottled with rage. “T’m the captain of this ship and you and every man and woman aboard will do as I say. Damn you! I'll have you thrown in irons for this. Hurage!”’ “Wait.” Williams stepped back as the radio-man rose from his seat. ‘““Never mind the rights and wrongs of it. Just imagine what the public will say. A new world, a potential granary, and you ran away from it without even a second thought. And it isn’t your skin that I’m asking you to risk. All I ask is that you land me and my people as you were directed to do. What do you think the press will say? The public? They are short of food, Barker, and they pay 10 too much in taxes as it is. Do you think that the Bureau will hesitate to throw you to the lions if it would calm the people? If you think that, Barker, then you’re a bigger fool than I thought you were.”’ “T...” The captain swal- lowed, his eyes glaring his hate of the young man, but he gestured Hurage to return to his chair. ““What about the others ?” “My people?’ ‘Williams shrugged. “Ill take full res- ponsibility for them. You will land us?” “You know what you're doing, don’t you?” Barker glared his contempt. “I know just what your threats are worth; you aren’t concerned with what the people will say and think; all you're worried about is Josing your own little world to play the dictator in. To satisfy your own conceit you’re willing to risk the lives of fifty innocent people on an un- known, and as far as we can determine, lethal world. I comiclooks.conm