Leader Kingston shook his head. “Bronson is dangerous to us,” he said.
Maddox nodded. “If his tale is believed Earth One will arm against invasion.”
“Correct. Properly to save us trouble the invasion must take place against small armed odds. Otherwise, instead of our finding a world decimated and wearied by war, we’ll find a world with its wits sharpened and its anger high.”
Maddox turned the focus knob to readjust the image that had fuzzed a bit because of a varying line voltage. He pointed to Bronson’s image, struggling against the policemen.
“He’s in a fix right now,” he said.
Kingston nodded dubiously. “But he’ll not remain there,” he said. “Bronson is suspected of being paranoid right now. Any man coming to high authority with such an unbelievable tale of alien entities or time-d
