: The power and the glory by Kuttner Henry - Science fiction

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The Power and the Glory

Carrying the coffee-pot, the Belgian shuffled out of the room. The door thumped behind him. Miller met Slade's inquiring stare and shrugged.

"So he's crazy," Miller said.

Slade drew down the corners of his thin mouth. "Maybe he is. But I've got other sources of information, remember. I'm sure there's--something--up on Peak Seven Hundred. Something plenty valuable. You're going to find it for me." His teeth clicked on the last word.

"Am I?" Miller said sourly.

"Suit yourself. Anytime you feel like it you can go back to the States." There was a threat in the way he said it.

Miller said, "Sure. And then you send a few telegrams . . . It was a sweet little frame you fixed up on me. A murder rap--"

"I've done your dirty work for ten years," Miller growled. "It's too late now to try crossing you up. But we're both guilty of one particular murder, Slade. A guy named Miller who was an honest lawyer, ten years ago. I feel sorry for the poor sucker."

Slade's strong, implacable face turned away from him.

"The man with the gun has the advantage. Up on Peak Seven Hundred there's the biggest gun in the world--I think. Something's sending out terrific power-radiations. I'm no scientist, but I've got men working for me who are. If I can get that--weapon--from the Peak, I can write my own ticket."

Miller looked at him curiously. He had to admit Slade's strength, his powerful will. Head of a slightly criminal and completely unscrupulous political empire for a decade now, Slade was growing restive, reaching out for new worlds to conquer.

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