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He saw a man past his first youth. Thirty five, possibly forty. Olear was well knit, sandy haired, not over five feet six inches in height. His hair was close cropped, his features phlegmatic, his eyes a light blue with thick, short, light colored lashes, his teeth excellent. HE SAW A MAN PAST HIS FIRST YOUTH THIRTY FIVE POSSIBLY FORTY O'LIER WAS WELL KNIT SANDY HAIRED NOT OVER FIVE FEET SIX INCHES IN HEIGHT HIS HAIR WAS CLOSE CROPPED HIS FEATURES PHLEGMATIC HIS EYES A LITTLE BLUE WITH THICK SHORT LIGHT COLORED LASHES HIS TEETH EXCELLENT
 vibrations underground. For this reason it was thought that the head hammering was a method of communication. Because of this sensitivity to substratum vibrations, ants are seldom found to infest the ties of railroads carrying heavy traffic, or buildings containing machinery. The Earthman's Burden _By R. F. Starzl_ [Illustration: _And then he jumped._] [Sidenote: There is foul play on Mercury--until Denny Olear of the Interplanetary Flying Police gets after his man.] Denny Olear was playing blackjack when the colonel's orderly found him. He hastily buttoned his tunic and in a few minutes, alert and very military, was standing at attention in the little office on the ground floor of the Denver I. F. P. barracks. His swanky blue uniform fitted without a wrinkle. His little round skullcap was perched at the regulation angle. "Olear," said the colonel, "they're having a little trouble at the Blue River Station, Mercury." "Trouble? Uh-huh," Olear said placidly. The colonel looked him over.  SECTION THIRTEEN OF ASTOUNDING STORIES EIGHTEENTH JUNE NINETEEN THIRTY ONE THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORGUE RECORDING BY WILLIAM HARNE THE EARTHMAN'S BURDEN BY R F STARSILL PART ONE DANNY O'LIEAR WAS PLAYING BLACK JACK WHEN THE COLONEL'S ORDERLY FOUND HIM HE HASTILY BUTTONED HIS TUNIC AND IN A FEW MINUTES ALERT AND VERY MILITARY WAS STANDING AT ATTENTION IN THE LITTLE OFFICE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE DENVER I P BARRACKS HIS SQUANKY BLUE UNIFORM FITTED WITHOUT A WRINKLE HIS LITTLE ROUND SKULL CAP WAS PERCHED AT THE REGULATION ANGLE EARLIER SAID THE COLONEL THEY'RE HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE AT THE BLUE RIVER STATION MERCURY TROUBLE UNHEM O'LIE SAID PLACIDLY THE COLONEL LOOKED HIM OVER
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