The Fourth R - George O. Smith, ebook, Temp
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T
HE
F
OURTH
“R”
by
G
EORGE
O. S
MITH
Version 2.0
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Published by
DELL PUBLISHING CO., INC.
1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
New York, New York 10017
Copyright 1959, by George O. Smith
All rights reserved. For information contact:
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Printed in the United States of America.
First Dell printing—April 1979
Transcribers note:
This is a rule 6 clearance. A copyright renewal has not been found.
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Contents
Book One: Future Impromptu
1
2
3
4
5
6
Book Two: The Hermit
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Book Three: The Rebel
14
15
16
17
Book Four: The New Maturity
18
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BOOK ONE:
FUTURE IMPROMPTU
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CHAPTER ONE
James Quincy Holden was five years old.
His fifth birthday was not celebrated by the usual horde
of noisy, hungry kids running wild in the afternoon. It
started at seven, with cocktails. They were served by his
host, Paul Brennan, to the celebrants, the boy's father and
mother. The guest of honor sipped ginger ale and nibbled at
canapés while he was presented with his gifts: A volume of
Kipling's
Jungle Tales
, a Spitz Junior Planetarium, and a
build-it-yourself kit containing parts for a geiger counter
and an assortment of radioactive minerals to identify.
Dinner was served at eight, the menu selected by Jimmy
Holden—with the exception of the birthday cake and its five
proud little candles which came as an anticipated surprise
from his “Uncle” Paul Brennan.
After dinner, they listened to some music chosen by the
boy, and the evening wound up with three rubbers of
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