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Execution by dehydration was decreed, so that the body would be uninjured for scientific study; and to day it is considered one of the finest specimens extant. EXECUTION BY DE HYDRATION WAS DECREED SO THAT THE BODY WOULD BE UNINJURED FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND TO DAY IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST SPECIMENS EXTANT
he jumped. He landed a-straddle the neck of the Plutonian, which was almost like forking a horse. One brawny arm seized a horn. The other, with a lightning-swift dart, brought the point of the long service-knife to the pulsing black throat. "Put him down!" Olear spoke into the great pointed ear. "Easy!" Back on his feet, Morones began bellowing at the Mercurians. Utterly demoralized, they fled pell-mell. Morones came back. He said: "Nothing to tie him up with." "That's all right," Olear replied, studiously keeping the knife point at exactly the right place, "I'll ride him in. Get going, you, and be tactful when you go through the door, or this sticker of mine might slip!" With extreme care the Plutonian did exactly as Olear ordered him to. * * * * * It was necessary to radio for one of the larger patrol ships to take Olear's enormous prisoner back to Earth for his trial. The officer testified, of course, and the Plutonian was duly sentenced to death for the murder of the old Mercurian. SED WELL YOU LITTLE SON OF A GUN ALIER THOUGHT AND THEN HE JUMPED HE LANDED ASTRADDLE THE NECK OF THE PUTONIUM WHICH ALMOST LIKE FORKING A HORSE ONE BRAWNING ARM SEIZED A HORN THE OTHER WITH A LIGHTNING SWIFT DART BROUGHT THE POINT OF THE LONG SERVICE KNIFE TO THE PULSING BLACK THROAT PUT HIM DOWN ELIAS SPOKE WITH A GREAT POINTED EAR EASY BACK ON HIS FEET MORONES BEGAN BELLOWING AT THE MERCURIANS UTTERLY DEMORALIZED THEY FLED PELL MELL MORINES CAME BACK HE SAID NOTHING TO TIE HIM UP WITH THAT'S ALL RIGHT ELIER REPLIED STUDIOUSLY KEEPING THE KNIFE POINT AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT PLACE I'LL RIDE HIM IN GET GOING YOU AND BE TACTFUL WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE DOOR OR THIS STICKER OF MINE MIGHT SLIP WITH EXTREME CARE THE PLUTONIAN DID EXACTLY AS ELIER ORDERED HIM TO IT WAS NECESSARY TO RADIO FOR ONE OF THE LARGER PATROL SHIPS TO TAKE O'LIE'S ENORMOUS PRISONER BACK TO EARTH FOR HIS TRIAL THE OFFICER TESTIFIED OF COURSE AND THE PLUTONIUM WAS DULY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE MURDER OF THE OLD MERCURIAN
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