A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine, December 1949 — page 130: what you’re looking at

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MERRITT’S FANTASY footsteps also, a dozen yards distant, hur- ‘ying away from him. , Sir Andrew Carraden had leaped five floors. And still could walk . No, run. For the tempo of the man’s” steps was increasing. He was trotting — now. Now running. And behind the run- ning foatsteps of Carraden were his steps, moving more swiftly, too, something scratching loudly on the concrete each time he brought a foot down. “Sir Andrew !”’ Jorman called loudly, senselessly. “Sir An— Then he stumbled and almost fell, try- ing to follow. Behind him the desk clerk 'came hurrying up. He exclaimed some- _ thing in shocked tones, but Jorman did | not even hear him. He was bending down, | his hand exploring the object over which he had stumbled. “Listen!” Jorman gasped with a dry mouth to the desk clerk, jittering above him. “Tell me quick! I’ve got to know. What did the man look like who followed me out of the hotel just now? “F-followed you?” the ‘clerk stuttered. “Nobody f-followed you. Nobody but you has gone in or out in the last hu-half hour. Listen, why did he do it? Why did he jump?” Jorman did not answer him. “Dear God,”’ he was whispering, and in a way it was a prayer. “Oh, dear God!” His hand was touching the dead body of Andrew Carraden, lying broken and bloody on the pavementv But his ears still heard those footsteps of pursued and pursuer, far down the block, racing away until not even he could make them out any longer. Here are the answers to FANTASY QUIZ on page 6. 1—c.. 2—d. 3—b. 4—a. Percentage rises with alti- tude. 5—hb. * aS = comicbooks.com