Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930

He was silent for a moment or so, thinking. "I do think, Jamison," he said presently, "we did a pretty good job." Jamison grunted. "If--if it's really over," said Paula hopefully, "Charles--" "What?" "You--will be able to think about me sometimes," asked Paula wistfully, "instead of about The Master always?" Bell stared down at her. "Good Lord!" he groaned. "I have been a brute, Paula! But I've been loving you--" He stopped, and then said with the elaborate politeness and something of the customary idiotic air of a man making such an announcement. "I say, Jamison, did you know Paula and I were to be married?" Jamison snorted. Then he said placidly: "No. Of course not. I never dreamed of such a thing. When did this remarkably original idea occur to you?" He puffed a huge cloud of smoke from his cigar. It was an unusually vile cigar. Bell scowled at him helplessly for a moment and then said wrathfully: "Oh, go to hell!" And he bent over and kissed Paula. (The End.) [Advertisement: IN THE NEXT ISSUE JETTA OF THE LOWLANDS Beginning an Exciting Three-Part Novel of the Nares Deep By Ray Cummings AN ATTACK FROM SPACE A Sequel to "Beyond the Heaviside Layer" By Captain S. P. Meek MAROONED UNDER THE SEA A Thrilling Novelet of the Ocean Floor By Paul Ernst EARTH, THE MARAUDER The Conclusion of the Tremendous Novel By Arthur J. Burks