else in this world of ours," he continued, "except for one thing, that they have taken their savior at his word. There is none of the cliquishness here that you find elsewhere, and none of the cruel unkindness so common in The World."
+++ Martin watched fascinatedly as The Evil clouded Ferret's bugged eyeballs. First the sparkle in them dimmed, and a sadistic dullness took its place. Then, as if it were a lit fuse, a dark fire shot up in them. Ferret was about to do something vile. "Excuse me," he said vacantly, and rose from the booth. Clancey, Stroop, and Martin followed him with their eyes as he crossed the room toward Diener and Godbey. Ferret stopped by them, and could be seen laughing and patting Walter on the back"Look," he suddenly said, "the Goodyear blimp!" And both Diener and Godbey craned their necks out -the window. Ferret slapped Godbey on the back again. He was only kidding about the blimp. Walter smiled back., blinking with each slap. Ferret sat back down again to what remained of the Maraschino Madness. He and Clancey chattered about world travel. "Trains go everywhere," Clancey said. "And they don't cost you a cent." "We could take a freight train to Mexico," Ferret mid soberly. "In the sun, we'll have fun, in the sun," the juke box roared. "All you'd need is food," Ferret added.
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