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Book: The Twilight Years

Author: Kirk Drussai

Garen Drussai

Release Date: April 16, 2019

Language: English

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It was a new era—an era of practicality

and cruelty, an era for youth.... An era of

alarm, too, for people who were over sixty....

[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from

Worlds of If Science Fiction, June 1955.

Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that

the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

Sydney Mercer stopped his pacing and listened; his head tilted

expectantly. When he heard the elevator stop, he went with quick,

awkward steps to the apartment door and opened it just a crack. "This

time," he sighed with relief, "It's Eleanor." He opened the door for her.

His wife breezed down the hall and through the open door. She

dumped her armful of packages beside her on the couch as she kicked

off her shoes. "Whew! What a relief!"

Closing the door carefully, Sydney hurried over to her. "Ellie—I've

been worried. You didn't tell me you were going to be so late. And

when you didn't call—"

"Nonsense," she said gaily. "It's only 6:15. Why, the stores are just

now starting to board up. And you know the "A Cars" don't start

running till seven." She smiled at him. "Would you get my slippers,

honey?"

He hesitated for a moment, and then shuffled into the bedroom.

Eleanor stood in front of the couch flexing her tired toes. She had a

small and rather dumpy figure without her high heels. And though her

fashionably dressed body was usually molded into the latest

silhouette, now in her more relaxed state she frankly looked her sixty-

one years.

Sydney came back with her slippers, and bent to put them on.

"Thanks, dear, shopping just kills my feet. But, enough of this," she

sighed, "I've got only a few minutes to get dinner ready before

'Manhunt' comes on." And she started for the kitchen.

He followed and caught her heavily by the shoulders, his face stern.

"Listen, Ellie—I don't ever want you to come home so late that you

have to take an armored car." He shook her to emphasize his.