* * * * *

Jonathan rubbed his eyes. He could move now. He opened his mouth and
waggled his jaws. Now that the room was beginning to be cleared of the
gas, he realized that it had had a pleasant odor. He realized--

Why, it was all so simple! Remembering his sessions with Easton,
Jonathan laughed aloud. So simple! The message? _Stay away from Mars!
No room there! They said I could come back if I gave you the message,
but I have to come back alone because there's no room for more
people!_

No room? Nonsense! Jonathan reached for the phone, dialled the
Institute and asked for Dr. Stoughton. No room? On the paradise that
was Mars? Well, they'd just have to make room! They couldn't keep that
to themselves!

"Hello, Fred?" He leaned back in his chair, feeling a surge of pride
and power. Wait till they heard about this! "Just wanted to tell you I
solved the Easton thing. Just a simple case of hapsodon. You see,
Allavarg came and gave me a tressimox of gladdisl and now that I'm a
Caroom again--What? What do you mean, what's the matter? I said I'm
not a Gunderguck any more." He stared at the phone. "Why, you
spebberset moron! What's the matter with you? Don't you blikkel
English?"

From the depths of the big chair across the room, Richie giggled.

--JEAN M. JANIS

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