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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: The Gift Bearer + +Author: Charles Louis Fontenay + +Release Date: April 2, 2008 [EBook #24975] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GIFT BEARER *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + +</pre> + + +<h1><i><big>The Gift Bearer</big></i></h1> + +<h2><small>By CHARLES L. FONTENAY</small></h2> + +<div class="tease"> +<i>This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; +a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond. +But Montcalm was a solid family man—and what about that nude +statue in the park?</i></div> + +<p class="cap"><span class="dcap">It was</span> one of those rare +strokes of poetic something-or-other +that the whole business +occurred the morning after the +stormy meeting of the Traskmore +censorship board.</p> + +<p>Like the good general he was, +Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen +trouble at this meeting, for +it was the boldest invasion yet +into the territory of evil and +laxity. His forces were marshaled. +Several of the town's +ministers who had been with him +on other issues had balked on +this one, but he had three of +them present, as well as heads +of several women's clubs.</p> + +<p>As he had anticipated, the +irresponsible liberals were present +to do battle, headed by red-haired +Patrick Levitt.</p> + +<p>"This board," said Levitt in +his strong, sarcastic voice, "has +gone too far. It was all right to +get rid of the actual filth ... +and everyone will agree there +was some. But when you banned +the sale of some magazines and +books because they had racy covers +or because the contents were +a little too sophisticated to suit +the taste of members of this +board ... well, you can carry +protection of our youth to the +point of insulting the intelligence +of adults who have a right +to read what they want to."</p> + +<p>"You're talking about something +that's already in the past, +Mr. Levitt," said Montcalm +mildly. "Let's keep to the issue +at hand. You won't deny that +children see this indecent statue +every day?"</p> + +<p>"No, I won't deny it!" snapped +Levitt. "Why shouldn't they +see it? They can see the plate of +the original in the encyclopaedia. +It's a fine copy of a work of art."</p> + +<p>Montcalm waited for some rebuttal +from his supporters, but +none was forthcoming. On this +matter, they apparently were +unwilling to go farther than the +moral backing of their presence.</p> + +<p>"I do not consider the statue +of a naked woman art, even if it +is called 'Dawn,'" he said bitingly. +He looked at his two colleagues +and received their nods +of acquiescence. He ruled: "The +statue must be removed from +the park and from public view."</p> + +<p>Levitt had one parting shot.</p> + +<p>"Would it solve the board's +problem if we put a brassiere +and panties on the statue?" he +demanded.</p> + +<p>"Mr. Levitt's levity is not +amusing. The board has ruled," +said Montcalm coldly, arising to +signify the end of the meeting.</p> + +<hr /> + +<p>That night Montcalm slept the +satisfied sleep of the just.</p> + +<p>He awoke shortly after dawn +to find a strange, utterly beautiful +naked woman in his bedroom. +For a bemused instant Montcalm +thought the statue of Dawn in +the park had come to haunt him. +His mouth fell open but he was +unable to speak.</p> + +<p>"Take me to your President," +said the naked woman musically, +with an accent that could have +been Martian.</p> + +<p>Mrs. Montcalm awoke.</p> + +<p>"What's that? What is it, +Richard?" she asked sleepily.</p> + +<p>"Don't look, Millie!" exclaimed +Montcalm, clapping a hand +over her eyes.</p> + +<p>"Nonsense!" she snapped, +pushing his hand aside and sitting +up. She gasped and her eyes +went wide, and in an instinctive, +unreasonable reaction she clutched +the covers up around her own +nightgowned bosom.</p> + +<p>"Who are you, young woman?" +demanded Montcalm indignantly. +"How did you get in +here?"</p> + +<p>"I am a visitor from what you +would call an alien planet," she +said. "Of course," she added +thoughtfully, "it isn't alien to +me."</p> + +<p>"The woman's mad," said +Montcalm to his wife. A warning +noise sounded in the adjoining +bedroom. Alarmed, he instructed: +"Go and keep the children +out of here until I can get her to +put on some clothes. They +mustn't see her like this."</p> + +<p>Mrs. Montcalm got out of bed, +but she gave her husband a +searching glance.</p> + +<p>"Are you sure I can trust you +in here with her?" she asked.</p> + +<p>"Millie!" exclaimed Montcalm +sternly, shocked. She dropped +her eyes and left the room. +When the door closed behind her, +he turned to the strange woman +and said:</p> + +<p>"Now, look, young lady, I'll +get you one of Millie's dresses. +You'll have to get some clothes +on and leave."</p> + +<p>"Aren't you going to ask me +my name?" asked the woman. +"Of course, it's unpronounceable +to you, but I thought that was +the first thing all Earth people +asked of visitors from other +planets."</p> + +<p>"All right," he said in exasperation. +"What's your name?"</p> + +<p>She said an unpronounceable +word and added: "You may call +me Liz."</p> + +<hr /> + +<p>Montcalm went to the closet +and found one of Millie's house +dresses. He held it out to her +beseechingly.</p> + +<p>As he did so, he was stricken +with a sudden sharp feeling of +regret that she must don it. Her +figure ... why Millie had never +had a figure like that! At once, +he felt ashamed and disloyal and +sterner than ever.</p> + +<p>Liz rejected the proffered garment.</p> + +<p>"I wouldn't think of adopting +your alien custom of wearing +clothing," she said sweetly.</p> + +<p>"Now look," said Montcalm, "I +don't know whether you're drunk +or crazy, but you're going to +have to put something on and +get out of here before I call the +police."</p> + +<p>"I anticipated doubt," said +Liz. "I'm prepared to prove my +identity."</p> + +<p>With the words, the two of +them were no longer standing in +the Montcalm bedroom, but in +a broad expanse of green fields +and woodland, unmarred by any +habitation. Montcalm didn't recognize +the spot, but it looked +vaguely like it might be somewhere +in the northern part of +the state.</p> + +<p>Montcalm was dismayed to +find that he was as naked as his +companion!</p> + +<p>"Oh, my Lord!" he exclaimed, +trying to cover himself with a +September Morn pose.</p> + +<p>"Oh, I'm sorry," apologized +Liz, and instantly Montcalm's +pajamas were lying at his feet. +He got into them hurriedly.</p> + +<p>"How did we get here?" he +asked, his astonished curiosity +overcoming his disapproval of +this immodest woman.</p> + +<p>"By a mode of transportation +common to my people in planetary +atmospheres," she answered. +"It's one of the things I +propose to teach your people."</p> + +<p>She sat down cross-legged on +the grass. Montcalm averted his +eyes, like the gentleman he was.</p> + +<p>"You see," said Liz, "the people +of your world are on the +verge of going to space and +joining the community of worlds. +It's only natural the rest of us +should wish to help you. We +have a good many things to give +you, to help you control the elements +and natural conditions of +your world. The weather, for example ..."</p> + +<p>Suddenly, out of nowhere, a +small cloud appeared above them +and spread, blocking out the +early sun. It began to rain, hard.</p> + +<p>The rain stopped as suddenly +as it had begun and the cloud +dissipated. Montcalm stood shivering +in his soaked pajamas and +Liz got to her feet, her skin glistening +with moisture.</p> + +<p>"You have a problem raising +food for your population in some +areas," she said....</p> + +<p>A small haw-apple tree near +them suddenly began to grow at +an amazing rate of speed. It +doubled its size in three minutes, +put forth fruit and dropped +it to the ground.</p> + +<p>"These are only a few of the +things I'll give to your planet," +she said.</p> + +<p>At her words, they were back +in the bedroom. This time she +had been thoughtful. Montcalm +was still clad in wet pajamas.</p> + +<p>"I don't know what sort of +hypnosis this is," he began aggressively, +"but you can't fool +me, young lady, into believing ..."</p> + +<hr /> + +<p>Millie came into the room. She +had donned a robe over her +nightgown.</p> + +<p>"Richard, where have you +been with this woman?" she demanded.</p> + +<p>"Why, my dear ..."</p> + +<p>"You've been roaming around +the house somewhere with her. +I came in here a moment ago +and you were gone. Now, Richard, +I want you to do something +about her and stop fooling +around. I can't keep the children +in their room all day."</p> + +<p>It hadn't been hypnosis then! +Liz was for real. A vision rose +before Montcalm of mankind +given wonders, powers, benefits +representing advances of thousands +of years. The world could +become a paradise with the +things she offered to teach.</p> + +<p>"Millie, this woman <i>is</i> from +another planet!" he exclaimed +excitedly, and turned to Liz. +"Why did you choose me to contact +on Earth?"</p> + +<p>"Why, I happened to land near +your house," she answered. "I +know how your primitive social +organization is set up, but isn't +one human being just as good as +another to lead me to the proper +authorities?"</p> + +<p>"Yes," he said joyfully, visualizing +black headlines and his +picture in the papers.</p> + +<p>Millie stood to one side, puzzled +and grim at once. Montcalm +picked up the house dress he had +taken from the closet earlier.</p> + +<p>"Now, Miss," he said, "if +you'll just put this on, I'll take +you to the mayor and he can get +in touch with Washington at +once."</p> + +<p>"I told you," said Liz, "I don't +want to adopt your custom of +wearing clothing."</p> + +<p>"But you can't go out in public +like that!" said the dismayed +Montcalm. "If you're going to +move among Earth people, you +must dress as we do."</p> + +<p>"My people wouldn't demand +that Earth people disrobe to associate +with us," she countered +reasonably.</p> + +<p>Millie had had enough. She +went into action.</p> + +<p>"You can argue with this +hussy all you like, Richard, but +I'm going to call the police," she +said, and left the room with determination +in her eye.</p> + +<p>The next fifteen minutes were +agonizing for Montcalm as he +tried futilely to get Liz to dress +like a decent person. He was +torn between realization of what +the things she offered would +mean to the world and his own +sense of the fitness of things. +His children, the children of +Traskmore, the children of the +world ... what would be the effect +on their tender morals to +realize that a sane adult was +willing to walk around in brazen +nakedness?</p> + +<p>There was a pounding on the +front door, and the voice of Millie +inviting the law into the +house.</p> + +<p>"Now I'm afraid you're due +to go to jail," said Montcalm +mournfully. "But when they get +some clothes on you, I'll try to +explain it and get you an audience +with the mayor."</p> + +<p>Two blue-clad policemen entered +the room.</p> + +<p>One policeman took the +house dress from Montcalm's lax +fingers and tossed it over Liz' +head without further ado.</p> + +<p>Liz did not struggle. She +looked at Montcalm with a quizzical +expression.</p> + +<p>"I'm sorry," she said. "My +people made a mistake. If you +Earth people aren't tolerant +enough to accept a difference in +customs of dress, I'm afraid +you're too immature."</p> + +<p>With that, she was gone like +a puff of air. The astonished policemen +held an empty dress.</p> + +<p>Montcalm didn't see the flying +saucer that whizzed over Traskmore +that morning and disappeared +into the sky, but he didn't +doubt the reports. He debated +with himself for a long time +whether he had taken the right +attitude, but decided he had.</p> + +<p>After all, there were the children +to consider.</p> + +<p class="theend">THE END</p> + +<div class="trn"><b>Transcriber's Note:</b><br /> +This etext was produced from <i>Amazing Science Fiction Stories</i> September +1958. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. +copyright on this publication was renewed. 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