Fletcher Pratt

Name: The Onslaught from Rigel — Chapter V: The Menace
Author: Fletcher Pratt

The Onslaught from Rigel — Chapter V: The Menace (1932)

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“The Onslaught from Rigel — Chapter V: The Menace”, published in 1932, is a work by Fletcher Pratt. It explores elements such as Gloria, Murray and Beeville.

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Fletcher Pratt, The Onslaught from Rigel — Chapter V: The Menace (1932)

“ Shaken and dazed by the shock, they rolled out of the car, for the moment mistaking the two impacts for one; and as they did so there came a rush of wild wings, an eldritch scream and Yoshio was snatched into the air before their very eyes. Kevitz fired first, wildly and at random. Murray steadied himself, dropping his gun across his left forearm, and shot cool and straight—but at too great a distance, and they saw nothing but a feather or two floating down from the great four-winged bird as it swung off over Central Park, carrying the little Jap. ”

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Fletcher Pratt, The Onslaught from Rigel — Chapter V: The Menace (1932)

“ It is better than without weapon.”
“Why not, indeed?” said Ben above a hum of laughter. “Let's go.” And an hour later the company re-emerged from an antique store, belted with the strangest collection of swords and knives and fishing gaffs ever borne by an earthly army.
“I wonder, though,” said Gloria to Murray Lee, as they reached the Institute as dawn was streaking up the sky. “All this hooey doesn't seem to mean much. If those birds are as big as that they aren't going to be scared by these little toad-stabbers.” ”

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Fletcher Pratt, The Onslaught from Rigel — Chapter V: The Menace (1932)

“ A sudden gust of wind bore a dash of rain down against them and with it, from the northeast, a far-away scream, then a tapping and a heavy thud.
“Hot dog!” ejaculated Murray. “They're getting after the crowd. And at night, too.”
The car jerked forward suddenly as the starter caught. “Hold it,” cried Murray. “Douse those headlights.” They dodged the wreck of a street car, swung round a corner and headed for First Avenue, gathering speed. Another corner, taken on two wheels in the darkness, the way to the Institute lay before them. ”

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Fletcher Pratt, The Onslaught from Rigel — Chapter V: The Menace (1932)

“ Naturally, exploration of the familiar, yet unfamiliar world into which they had suddenly been thrown was the first preoccupation of the New York colonists. None of the group cared to wander far from the Institute during the first weeks, however, in view of the possible difficulty of obtaining electrical food for a long trip, and Beeville's researches on the potentialities of their new bodily form advanced so slowly that they hardly dared leave. ”

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Fletcher Pratt, The Onslaught from Rigel — Chapter V: The Menace (1932)

“ The second carload, in Yoshio's armored vehicle, also got free, but the third had trouble. They had hardly made half the distance to the parked cars before there was a whir of wings, a scream, and the quick burst of a bomb, luckily too far behind them to do damage. Those inside saw the light-man stop suddenly, flashing his beam aloft, saw an orange flame spring from the gun and then their view of the three was blotted out in a whirl of wings and action.
“Everybody out!” yelled Ben. “Now! While they're busy.” In a concerted rush the colonists poured through the door. ”

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Fletcher Pratt, The Onslaught from Rigel — Chapter V: The Menace (1932)

“ Ben assured her. “Not smart enough. He thinks somebody doesn't like us and is sending them around to tell us so. Listen, everybody!”
The room quieted down.
“We've got to go at once. Our destination is the Times Square subway station. They can't get us there. Anybody who gets separated meet the rest there. We'll go in groups of three to a car; one to carry a gun, one a sword and one a light. Everybody got it?... Good.... Somebody give Gloria one of those express rifles.... Here's the list then. First party—Miss Rutherford, gun; Yoshio, sword ”

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Fletcher Pratt, The Onslaught from Rigel — Chapter V: The Menace (1932)

“ I'm willing to grant that it might not have been they who copped Massey, but I can't think of anything else. I think it's a good idea for us to leave here only in pairs and armed, until we're certain the danger is over. ”

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