《Interlink 》作者：- John Russell Fearn【EPUB】

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INTERLINK By JOHN RUSSELL FEARN When a mental phenomenon causes his fiancee to be a space pirate Ralph Dale must save her from the firing squad AS SHE gazed at the towering cathedrals of light tracing the outlines of the vast Twenty-secondCentury city there were many thoughts in the mind of Elna Haydon—troubled thoughts chieflywhich even the anticipation of the impending meeting with Ralph could not entirely dispel. Theywere thoughts too deep for analysis by herself alone—she needed to exchange them with somebodyshe could fully trust. At a creamy orange streak in the sky she glanced up watching that giant S pattern as it rodedown through the heavens towards the center of the city. Ralph Dale of the Interplanetary Police brought his machine down at police headquarters as fastas prudence allowed. After making his routine report he hurried out to the airbus station. Hismind was centered on one thing only —the gray-eyed blonde-haired girl who spent her workinghours as an electrotype operator in the Federated World Bank—and her evenings with him. Theywere simple folk both of them supplying their tiny share to the vast backdrop of humanindustry which kept New York as the hub of the Western Hemispheres industrial power. Ralphchafed impatiently as the airbus chugged its way over the caverns of ground radiance wheretraffic came and went—until at last it brought him to the stop he wanted. He hurried along thebright boulevard smiling as he saw Elna waiting for him with outstretched hand. quotRalph dearest at last Im so gladquot He kissed her gently. His keen eyes searched her face in the floodlights. He had not been slowto notice the almost fervent relief in her voice at his arrival. quotSomething wrongquot he asked quietly as they sat down on a form. quotYouve noticedquot She smiled faintly as he nodded. Then for a moment she looked out over the city and pondered. Her voice was deadly quiet whenshe spoke again. quotI dont understand what is wrong Ralph Whether