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Guilty or not, he had a right to feel uneasy. The man would be dense indeed if he did not realize he was in line for suspicion, and he did not look dense. Indeed, he was obviously a shrewd character. "Let me see your 'lucene." GUILTY OR NOT HE HAD A RIGHT TO FEEL UNEASY THE MAN WOULD BE DENSE INDEED IF HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT HE WAS IN LINE FOR SUSPICION AND HE DID NOT LOOK DENSE INDEED HE WAS OBVIOUSLY A SHREWD CHARACTER LET ME SEE YOU LUCINE
to find out why. And he didn't come back." "You didn't find out where he went?" "I just told you," Morones said impatiently, "he went out to see the native chiefs." "Alone?" "Of course, alone. There were only two of us Earthmen here. Couldn't abandon this post to the wogglies, could we? Not that it'd make much difference. Except for Nargyll, none'll come near." "You never heard of him again?" "No! Dammit, no! Say, didn't they have any dumber strappers around than you? I told you once--I tell you again--I never saw hide nor hair of him after that." "Aw-right, aw-right!" Olear regarded Morones placidly. "And so you took the job of factor and radioed for an assistant, and when the assistant came he disappeared." Morones grunted, "He went out to get acquainted with the country and didn't come back." * * * * * Olear masked his close scrutiny of the factor under his idle and expressionless gaze. He was not ready to jump to the conclusion that Morones' uneasiness sprang from a sense of guilt. IT SHOULD SAMMUS WENT OUT INTO THE JUNGLE FOR A PALAVER WITH THE CHIEF AND TO FIND OUT WHY AND HE DIDN'T COME BACK YOU DIDN'T FIND OUT WHERE HE WENT I JUST TOLD YOU MORIN SAID IMPATIENTLY HE WENT OUT TO SEE THE NATIVE CHIEF ALONE OF COURSE ALONE THERE ARE ANY TWO OF US EARTHMEN HERE COULDN'T ABANDON THIS POST TO THE WOGGLEYS COULD WE NOT DID IT MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE EXCEPT FOR NAGGLE NONE LL COME HERE YOU NEVER HEARD OF HIM AGAIN NO DAMN IT NO SAY DIDN'T THEY HAVE ANY DUMMER STRAPPERS AROUND THAN YOU I TOLD YOU ONCE I TELL YOU AGAIN I NEVER SAW HIDE NOR HAIR OF HIM AFTER THAT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALI REGARDED MORIN'S PLACIDLY AND SO YOU TOOK THE JOB OF FACTOR AND RADIO FOR AN ASSISTANT AND WHEN THE ASSISTANT CAME HE DISAPPEARED MORON'S GRUNTED HE WENT OUT TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE COUNTRY AND DIDN'T COME BACK ALIEN MASKED HIS CLOSE SCRUTINY OF THE FACTOR UNDER HIS IDLE AND EXPRESSIONLESS GAZE HE WAS NOT READY TO JUMP TO THE CONCLUSION THAT MORIN'S UNEASINESS SPRANG FROM A SENSE OF GUILT
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