HIGH MAN
By JAY CLARKE
Illustrated by KOSSIN
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science FictionJune 1954. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S.copyright on this publication was renewed.]
April 3
Hotel Massilon
New York, N. Y.
I haven't heard from you since you arrived in New York. Are you well?
Anne
April 11
Really, Roger, you might have some consideration. After all, I am yourfiancée. The very least you could do is drop me a postal card, even ifyou are on a business trip. I worry about you, Roger. It's been threeweeks since I've heard from you.
Anne
April 16
I won't stand for it. I simply won't! I know you too well! You'reprobably running around with those awful American women, and using mymoney to do it! Business trip, indeed! Don't think an ocean between usis going to stop me from finding out what you're doing! You write methis instant!
ROGER BRISBY
HOTEL MASSILON NY
FIVE WEEKS SINCE WORD FROM YOU STOP IF DONT HEAR FROM YOU TWENTY FOURREPEAT TWENTY FOUR HOURS COMMA ENGAGEMENT BROKEN STOP ALSO WILL SUE FORBREACH OF PROMISE COMMA DESERTION COMMA AND EXTORTION AND FRAUD FORMONEY YOU HAVE BORROWED FROM ME STOP CABLE COLLECT STOP I STOPPED YOURDRAW ON MY ACCOUNT AT BANK STOP ANNE
April 25
Please forgive the delay in replying to your letters and cable. Thetruth is that I was quite unable to write, anxious as I was to do so.It's a rather long story, but I would like to explain just how this cameto be and so prove how unfounded your suspicions were.
You see, shortly after I arrived here, I ran into a ProfessorPhelps-Smythe Burdinghaugh, lately of England. Professor Burdinghaughhas been forced to resign from several universities in England becauseof the rather free manner in which he conducted his experiments. Headmitted that no less than 16 physics laboratories have been demolishedthrough his own miscalculations.
At any rate, finding the atmosphere in our country somewhat cool towardhis