Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 67 — page 58: what you’re looking at

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GRANT IN AID “Suppose you start from the beginning, Mr. Wilson...” “Dr. Rhine of the Duke University isn’t the only one interested in psi research,” Wilson said. “I’ve been work- ing at it myself, quite in- dependently, for the last three years—and I’ve been aiming to take the whole business a step further. What I’m after is a practical application of psi.” He paused, with an ex- pression on his face that showed he expected me to be impressed. So I nodded. “Three years,” he repeated. “I was just beginning to get somewhere when my money ran out. It looked like I’d have to throw in my hand and find a job. Then I was tipped off about Lazarus—he might help if I showed him the results of my work.” “Who tipped you off?” I asked. *“A friend of mine, Charlie ' Miller. He’s been researching into hypnosis. Lazarus helped him with money when he needed it, so I wrote to 57 Lazarus, enclosing my results and projected programme. I received fifteen thousand by return of post and no strings attached.” “I’m in the wrong racket,” I said. “‘I’d sure like to meet this Lazarus.” “So would I,” Wilson said, staring me out. ““Mystery man, huh?’ - Wilson nodded. “He has an office on Wall Street. I went along there to express my thanks in person. I didn’t get to see Lazarus—the man I saw called himself Tracey. He was small and old, cagey as hell—told me Lazarus never met anybody, that all communications went through him.” Wilson pulled a sheet of paper from his pocket and passed it across the desk. “I did some digging on my own account,” he said. ‘“This is a list of people, and the work they were engaged upon, who have received money from Lazarus.” I read down the list: Gordon—clairvoyance comicloooks.com