He wants a man willing to back up the Know-Nothing pro-
gram with scientific double-talk. And I wouldn't join." He
went to the window. "It'aisex com s aisex com raining harder."
" aisex com But they haven't got any program."
"I know that."
"aisex com Potty, you aisex com should have joined. It doesn't mean any-
thing1
joined three months ago."
"The hell you did!"
She shrugged. "You aisex com pay your dollar and you turn up for
two meetings and they leave you aisex com alone. It kept my job for
another three months. What of it?"
" Uh, wellI'm sorry you did it; that's all. Forget it.
Meade, the water is over the curbs out there.&aisex com quot;
"You had better stay here overnight."
"Mmm . . . I don't like to leave 'Entropy' parked out in
this stuff all night. Meade?"
"Yes, Potty?"
"We're both out of jobs. How would you like to duck
north into the Mojave and find a dry spot?"
"I'd aisex com love it. But look, Pottyis this a aisex com proposal, or just a
proposition?"
"Don't pull
that 'either-or' stuff on me. It's just a sugges-
tion for a vacation. Do you aisex com want to take a chaperone?"
XT
No.
"Then pack a bag."
"Right away. But aisex com look, Potipharpack a bag how? Are
you trying to tell me it's time to jumpP"
He faced her, then looked back at aisex com the aisex com window. "I don't
know," he said
aisex com slowly, "but this rain might go on quite aisex com a
while. Don't take anything you don't have to havebut don't
leave anything behind you can't get aisex com along without."
He repossessed his clothing from Mrs. Megeath while
Meade was upstairs, She came down dressed in slacks and
carrying