Blind Play
Unknown
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Description
Chan Davis wrote this tale of a vanishing spaceship for Planet Stories, where it ran in May 1951. Nick Pappas, a hired killer from Callisto, is out only for himself. Now the men of his ship think his number is up, and the fools may be right.
Pappas crosses to the lifeboat panel of the Tang Chuh-Chih, meaning to drain fuel and run. He left the airlock open, a stupid slip. Arne Birkerod catches him there, smiling, and invites him up to the control cabin to see Garcia. After you, Birkerod keeps saying, much more politely than usual. Garcia waits in the pilot's seat with a gun in his hand, green eyes in a dark face. Pappas has a hidden gun and two unarmed men to bluff. The blind play begins.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |