Prophets of Doom
Prophets of DoomRita Galloway came at Pollard’s request, and the doctor told her about the new developments. She listened with interest, finally nodded with comprehension.
“So that,” she said, “is what drove him mad?”
Pollard smiled. “Obvious, isn’t it?”
“Not too obvious to one who is not completely informed as to the workings of the mind.”
Pollard smiled again. “Sorry,” he said. “I thought it was simple. It may be me, but I will try to show you that the mechanics of the mind are as logical in madness as in sanity—or in plain cause-and-effect mechanical systems.
“Somehow during his researches in the Lawson Radiation he stumbled upon the truth. He studied it, not daring to believe at first the possibility of a negative mass. Yet the facts were there and in some manner
