Kenneth Bulmer by The Changeling Worlds

Author:The Changeling Worlds [Worlds, The Changeling]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-08-27T12:33:26+00:00

Chapter Nine

Hassett kicked two men in the stomach, thrust a third aside and, knocking over chairs and benches, scrabbled away and was through the door before all the excited men in the room had had time to grasp just what preacher Kassem had said. His heart thudded sickly. This was a hell of a spotl That damned renegade Kassem, or whatever his real name in The Set was, had really sold him down the river.

He went haring across the little street, dived down the first dark back alley. This planet boasted three small moons that showed a fitful light at best; at the moment only one hung above the horizon, and the night was darker than a pitch-black night on Frome. Fromel They'd towed an asteroid there and set it spinning into orbit to impersonate friendly old Luna of Earth. Well, Frome was far away and Hassett was alone and friendless, with a whole planet thirsting for his blood.

They meant business all right. They'd kill him out of hand if they had the chance. Hassett, very naturally, intended to deny them that chance. He heard the boiling outrush of enraged farmers from the billiards hall baying in the still night air, and ran on, heading out to the country. He stood a chance if he could strike a road before they got onto his tracks. He might be able to flag down an auto though they were rare on this place. Perhaps he should head for the depot and ride the rods. But they'd expect that. They wouldn't think about cars, and there were farm trucks around. It had to be the road.

He'd been lucky to get away—lucky, or quick-witted.

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