The Future Is Ours by Hoch Edward D

Author:Hoch, Edward D.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: science fiction, mystery, horror, short stories, crime
ISBN: 9781479421084
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2016-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

“That there was no swindle. That you faked the whole thing yourself, Kinsinger.”

“Why? Why would I do that?” he exploded, wheeling in his swivel chair. But his face had gone ashen.

“Two reasons, I think. One was an attempt to frame and discredit John Bunyon here. And Miss Sale too, if that became necessary. The other was to bring the CIB into the investigation, to cover up some irregularities with your other computers.”

“The Clarion invasion!” Bunyon almost shouted.

“Not exactly,” Crader said. “But you’re on the right track. You see, if anyone discovered dirty work in the programming of his other computers, Mr. Kinsinger here could simply point to us and say we were investigating the whole matter of his computer operation.”

“But what is it, if not Clarion?” Bunyan asked. “What’s he building those space ships for?”

Crader turned to the big man in the chair. “Do you want to tell them, Kinsinger? Or should I?”

“Go to hell!”

“All right. Bunyon, you took Miss Sale to a flippie gathering last night. A moon program, where a fight broke out with some of the Blue Moon crowd. Why did you go there?”

“Why?” He hesitated, then said, “Well, I think Mr. Kinsinger might be linked to them somehow.”

“Exactly! You were getting too close to the truth. That was why Kinsinger called us in, and then tried to have you knifed at the meeting last night.”

“What?” Linda Sale exclaimed. “Knifed?”

“Mr. Jazine here saved your life. You see, Kinsinger is very close to the Blue Moon people. In fact, he’s their financial backer. I found that out from Washington. The space ships are being built not to explore a mythical planet but to invade the moon—to cast out the Russians for all time and make it a purely American base.”

“And his computers are programming for the trip!” Bunyon said. “Of course! He could hardly ask Washington for the flight plan to the moon without tipping his hand.”

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