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Scienti Tales, v. 1, issue 1, January 1939

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JOHN GUINTA   SCIENTI-TALES  PAGE 10

chief, Captain Luritan of the Americania, and Captain Storkes of the Ethopian.
     A smile banished these thoughts from his mind as he saw Squeaky. A group of beautiful exotic Earthian and Martian women clustered around him, as he recounted experiences that had occurred
to him, or rather his imagination.
     "...and then the ten foot gorilla man grabbed me, I felt his hot breath down my throat, his hands, with spiky thorns sticking out of them, slashed deep cuts into my back..." The girls listened with wide eyed horror contorted faces. 
     A Martian girl lisped in consternation, '"Did th'
bad man'th thpik'th hurt you horrible?"
     "Hurt? Of. course they did, why my back was cut to ribbons, I'll show it to you some time. Well! Anyway,
I was not scared. I stiffened my body and stared at him in
the eye, in fact his three big, bloodshot eyes and... and... and I... I..."
     Squeaky's face was red, and looked just like a boy would look when caught stealing some doughnuts. For, Hawk was towering over him, a
wide smile wreathing his face and lips mischeviously. "And what?"
     He looked around embarrassedly while the girls stared at him worshipingly,
and wondering why he was stuttering, One of them urged, "Go ahead Squeaky, what's the
matter you feel ill?"
     However he was saved from an embarrassing moment by  the microphone which
buzzed forth, as a voice issued. The two policemen looked at each other, only to run out of the room heading for the vault room. The voice still ringing in their ears.
    "Respectlvely calling Captain Luritan, respectively calling Captain Luritan. You are wanted at the vault room, you are wanted at the vault room. Resp..."
     Arriving at the vault room they found the captain already there. They rushed to him, and gleaned the facts.
     "Well, he did it," smiled the captain, "he did it. He robbed all the money cases. Although  we did not catch him, we fooled him hawk, oh?"  
    The crew which had gathered and had heard their chief speak, looked at each other in puzzlement. The captain, noticing this, smiled a bigger smile, and continued. "Men! Men! listen to this! The Space Patrol has won a round on The Invisible Master. Our Captain Hawk here, figured  that the Master would attempt to rob this ship. So before we took off, we exchanged loads, with the Ethopian. Which would take off only a
few hours after us. Only Captain Storkes knew what it was about, his crew and my crew only knew they were  taking out of this ship, cases of American toys!"
     "Say Captain! You don't mean that the money. is in the other ship and that The Master has robbed only toys offa' us?"
     "That is right, my bucko! But only that the cases he robbed had nothing in them, nothing at all. Only they were heavy cases, heavy enough to fool him Haaaa! Men! The credit goes to Captain Hawk! The only man to outwit him so far."
     Dropping their formality, the crew slapped and cheered Hawk. Then returned to their work blithly, smiles wreathing  their faces.

An hour later the ship's messenger entered the captains' room. "A message
for you sirl" Saluted the messenger to his Captain.
     "Alright Sparks! That will be all."
     Excusing himself in the presence of the two policemen, he scanned the tel-typed message.
     "Good Godl Read this Captain Hawk and Dorsan!" Hawk with Squeaky looking
over his shoulder, read the message...
     :Captain Luritan;
     "This is to Inform you, with my deepest regrets, that we have under-estimated The Invisible Master. Quite a while after you informed me of the success-

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JOHN GUINTA SCIENTI-TALES PAGE 10 chief, Captain Luritan of the Americania, and Captain Storkes of the Ethopian. A smile banished these thoughts from his mind as he saw Squeaky. A group of beautiful exotic Earthian and Martian women clustered around him, as he recounted experiences that had occurred to him, or rather his imagination. "...and then the ten foot gorilla man grabbed me, I felt his hot breath down my throat, his hands, with spiky thorns sticking out of them, slashed deep cuts into my back..." The girls listened with wide eyed horror contorted faces. A Martian girl lisped in consternation, '"Did th' bad man'th thpik'th hurt you horrible?" "Hurt? Of. course they did, why my back was cut to ribbons, I'll show it to you some time. Well! Anyway, I was not scared. I stiffened my body and stared at him in the eye, in fact his three big, bloodshot eyes and... and... and I... I..." Squeaky's face was red, and looked just like a boy would look when caught stealing some doughnuts. For, Hawk was towering over him, a wide smile wreathing his face and lips mischeviously. "And what?" He looked around embarrassedly while the girls stared at him worshipingly, and wondering why he was stuttering, One of them urged, "Go ahead Squeaky, what's the matter you feel ill?" However he was saved from an embarrassing moment by the microphone which buzzed forth, as a voice issued. The two policemen looked at each other, only to run out of the room heading for the vault room. The voice still ringing in their ears. "Respectlvely calling Captain Luritan, respectively calling Captain Luritan. You are wanted at the vault room, you are wanted at the vault room. Resp..." Arriving at the vault room they found the captain already there. They rushed to him, and gleaned the facts. "Well, he did it," smiled the captain, "he did it. He robbed all the money cases. Although we did not catch him, we fooled him hawk, oh?" The crew which had gathered and had heard their chief speak, looked at each other in puzzlement. The captain, noticing this, smiled a bigger smile, and continued. "Men! Men! listen to this! The Space Patrol has won a round on The Invisible Master. Our Captain Hawk here, figured that the Master would attempt to rob this ship. So before we took off, we exchanged loads, with the Ethopian. Which would take off only a few hours after us. Only Captain Storkes knew what it was about, his crew and my crew only knew they were taking out of this ship, cases of American toys!" "Say Captain! You don't mean that the money. is in the other ship and that The Master has robbed only toys offa' us?" "That is right, my bucko! But only that the cases he robbed had nothing in them, nothing at all. Only they were heavy cases, heavy enough to fool him Haaaa! Men! The credit goes to Captain Hawk! The only man to outwit him so far." Dropping their formality, the crew slapped and cheered Hawk. Then returned to their work blithly, smiles wreathing their faces. An hour later the ship's messenger entered the captains' room. "A message for you sirl" Saluted the messenger to his Captain. "Alright Sparks! That will be all." Excusing himself in the presence of the two policemen, he scanned the tel-typed message. "Good Godl Read this Captain Hawk and Dorsan!" Hawk with Squeaky looking over his shoulder, read the message... :Captain Luritan; "This is to Inform you, with my deepest regrets, that we have under-estimated The Invisible Master. Quite a while after you informed me of the success-