t put on the
other headband yet."

"Oh? I thought you could establish communication with only one headset,
so long as you were in the same room."

Bond smiled ingratiatingly. "Only sometimes, sir. Some people are more
susceptible than others."

"I see." Morely looked again at the headband, then set it on his head.
One of the engineers hurried forward to help him with the power pack,
and he looked around the room, becoming conscious of slight sensations
of outside thought. As he glanced at the engineers, he received faint
impressions of anxious interest.

"_Can you receive me, sir?_"

Morely looked at Bond. The younger man was staring at him with an
intense expression on his face. The district leader started to speak,
then remembered and simply thought the words.

"_Of course I can. Didn't you expect results?_"

"_Oh, certainly, sir. Do you want me to go outside for a further test?_"

The headband was bothering Morely a little. Unwanted impressions seemed
to be hovering about, uncomfortably outside the range of recognition. He
took the device off and looked at it again.

"No," he said aloud. "It won't be necessary. It's obvious to me that
this thing will never be any good for practical application in any
community communications problem. It's too vague. But it'll make an
interesting toy, I suppose. Some people might like it as a novelty, and
it'll give them some incentive to do extra work in order to own one.
That's what luxury items are for. And the district can use any royalty
funds it may generate."

He laid the headband on his desk. "Go ahead and produce a few samples.
Offer the designs to Graham's employer. He can offer them on the luxury
market, if he wishes, and we'll see what they do. If people want them,
it might be profitable, both for the district and for Consolidated." He
shrugged.

"No telling what'll make people spend their credits." He started to nod
a dismissal, then hesitated.

"Oh, yes. I think I'll keep this one," he added. "And you might leave a
couple more. The regional director might be amused by them."

He accepted the two headbands and their power packs, put them in a desk
drawer, and sat back to watch the three men leave the office.

* * * * *

After the door closed, he still sat, idly staring at the headband on his
desk. He put it on his head again, then sat, looking about the room.
There was no unusual effect, and he took the band off again, loo