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Sanford Effron - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. 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. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: The Ultimate Eve - -Author: H. Sanford Effron - -Release Date: November 3, 2020 [EBook #63617] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ASCII - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ULTIMATE EVE *** - - - - -Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - -</pre> - - -<div class="titlepage"> - -<h1>THE ULTIMATE EVE</h1> - -<h2>By H. SANFORD EFFRON</h2> - -<p><i>Her creators had no doubt of her<br /> -effectiveness. She would conquer this<br /> -planet ... the armed might of<br /> -Earth would vanish before her.</i></p> - -<p>[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from<br /> -Planet Stories Winter 1954.<br /> -Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that<br /> -the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]</p> - -</div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p>The sun had not yet taken the chill out of the early April morning that -broke on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, when the ship settled to -the ground. It was surprisingly large compared to the aircraft native -to this planet, and yet ridiculously small to have brought enough men -and material to launch an invasion across light years of space.</p> - -<p>The landing went unobserved in this fearful year of 1955. The world -faced too many crucial crises of their own making to consider the -necessity to be watchful for an extra-terrestrial invasion.</p> - -<p>Hardly had the craft come to rest, when the outer lock slid noiselessly -open and a small ladder-like stairway came down until it too had -touched earth.</p> - -<p>A man appeared in the doorway, pausing to study the landscape which -lay before him. His features, his body, were human. Despite his being -too well muscled, and his face unusually handsome, he would never have -aroused suspicion of being from another planet.</p> - -<p>Grunting in satisfaction, he permitted himself the pleasure of being -proud at having landed so near the cabin chosen as his goal. It had -been a wise choice, this picking of so well isolated a place as a -testing ground for the weapon. A wisp of smoke, a dark smudge against -the rich blueness of the sky, attested to the cabin's occupancy. What -he was about to do seemed fitting, for even the scientists of this -planet had used animal life to test their own puny weapons. Now he, -man, would be the guinea pig to prove the devastation to be wrought -against all mankind native to this world.</p> - -<p>He turned and spoke to someone within the lock. His language, while -resembling no earthly tongue, was not much different than perhaps -English to Chinese. It was foreign but not completely alien.</p> - -<p>With the ease of a man accustomed to heavier gravity he went down the -ladder easily, turning when he reached the ground to look up at the -lock.</p> - -<p>And then to the edge of the air lock, she came—the weapon! There had -been no doubt in the minds of her creators as to her effectiveness—she -would conquer this planet. The armed might of Earth would vanish -before her. Before the year had ended the invasion would have been -accomplished. As a weapon, the Earth's H-Bomb might well be a mere -firecracker. She had been tested against the men of her own planet and -found to be irresistible, but now would come the final test against the -enemy without laboratory-controlled conditions.</p> - -<p>The planet she had come from is unimportant, suffice to say their -technology had conquered space over a thousand years ago. For over -half that time they had subjugated neighboring worlds until their rule -had spread to the borders of Earth. Scouting ships had been spying on -Earth for the past two centuries and had brought back alarming reports -concerning the rapidly expanding technology of this planet.</p> - -<p>Soon after the aliens had discovered the secret of space flight had -come the added knowledge planets could be conquered by other than the -force of arms. Psychological warfare had been developed to a fantastic -degree, making weapons more potent than any bombs of fissionable -material.</p> - -<p>There she stood, a monument to her creators. Eve, soon to be conqueror -of the planet Earth.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="figcenter"> - <img src="images/illus.jpg" alt=""/> -</div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p>To attempt description of her beauty would be an impossibility, for the -languages of man do not contain the necessary word-symbols to express -the utter perfection of her face and form. To each man she would appear -different, for he would see in her the substance of his unconscious -desires for the woman he had never dreamed might exist. For this -purpose the scientists had labored in their laboratories for nearly a -half century, and now she would justify the time and effort spent in -her creation.</p> - -<p>Gently, she smiled at the man waiting below, and despite the special -conditioning he had undergone, and the drugs he took with careful -regularity for added protection, he almost surrendered to the impulse -to throw himself at her feet; to beg for only the privilege to serve -her, to obey her, and to worship her.</p> - -<p>Out of the entire space fleet, he, Commander Ydnas, after extensive -psychological testing, had been selected for this task. The three -months of conditioning had passed rapidly, his response to the -treatments had been better than they had dared to hope. In the two -weeks of their flight he had been unaffected by her presence, and now -upon landing he was beginning to feel the strain he was under. He -wondered what would have happened had it not been for the added help of -the drugs?</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>His face betrayed none of the anxiety he now felt. It was an impassive -mask, his body was ramrod tense and erect.</p> - -<p>She came down the steps gracefully, her litheness would have made the -movements of a cat seem awkward and clumsy.</p> - -<p>Both had been thoroughly trained in the languages needed to carry out -the plan of invasion, English and Russian. First, the large continent -of North America would be disarmed at her command; and then they would -move across the large body of water to Europe. Russia would be their -initial target there. The invasion timetable called for a three month -campaign, and then Eve would be removed from the planet before the -occupation fleet from the mother world would land. Not a man would be -lost, nor a space ship damaged, and yet the planet's rich potential -would be theirs for the taking.</p> - -<p>And what of Eve? She was too dangerous to be permitted to return to her -creators. Commander Ydnas had his instructions covering the final phase -of the invasion plan. When her task of disarming Earth was completed, -and the planet lay helpless to defend itself, they would blast off into -space together. Soon as Earth's atmosphere was left behind, she would -be slain, her body incinerated through the rocket tubes.</p> - -<p>It seemed such a dreadful waste to destroy such beauty of perfection, -but the Commander, raised from infancy to be a space officer, realized -the need for her disposal. After the need for a weapon has passed, it -is safer to destroy it then risk the danger of trying to store it. Even -on this world they dumped their poison gases into the seas and did the -same with the more volatile explosives.</p> - -<p>"Come," he said, starting toward the cabin. When she would have taken -his hand, he brushed it aside angrily. Even the work the psychologists -had done to condition him, and the strength of the drugs, could be -trusted only up to a point. He feared what her touch might do to the -iron discipline with which he kept himself in check.</p> - -<p>The only response to his rebuff, was a shrug of those magnificently -rounded shoulders, and a lazy half-smile of amusement.</p> - -<p>Her creators had considered it a bit of ironic humor to name her so -outlandish and yet befitting a name as Eve. For her namesake too had -been a temptress bringing about the calamities of mankind, and now eons -later another Eve would end the supremacy of man.</p> - -<p>At the door of the cabin the commander paused. His eyes sought those of -the woman. She stood regarding him strangely, and for the first time he -found himself wondering what she must feel about her part in bringing -about the defeat of a world? She had no control over her actions. She -was conditioned to follow the tenets of the master plan. He wished he -had not held himself so aloof from her during the flight. Now there was -no time to question what she felt. And after the invasion for her there -would be only destruction.</p> - -<p>Annoyed with himself, he turned back to the door, his knuckles sounded -dully against the thickness of the wood. He waited impatiently, -receiving no answer to his knocking. With one hand near the weapon in -his belt, he reached out and lifted the latch.</p> - -<p>Gesturing for Eve to remain outside, he stepped over the threshold.</p> - -<p>A man dozed in the large chair before the still smouldering fireplace. -When the cool air reached him he shivered and opened his eyes.</p> - -<p>"I am Commander Ydnas."</p> - -<p>The man gazed at him blankly, his sleep-stained face bewildered at the -rude awakening. He seemed unimpressed by the military splendor of the -commander's uniform.</p> - -<p>The commander eyed the man with mild contempt. This would do as a -guinea pig to prove the effectiveness of Eve. Here too would be an -excellent base of operations. The man could supply many useful details -needed before the invasion could begin.</p> - -<p>"Eve," he called. "Come in!"</p> - -<p>She entered the room reluctantly, her gaze pitying the man seated so -strangely still in his chair. She waited for his expression to change -when he saw her. In a moment he would be grovelling at her feet. Eve -hated what she was doing, but the patterns implanted in her brain by -the creators made it impossible for her to resist.</p> - -<p>The Commander's stern jaw relaxed, his mouth fell open in shock. -Impossible! Incredible! The man continued to remain motionless, -regarding them with annoyed perplexity.</p> - -<p>The scientists had blundered; earth beings were not creatures governed -by their emotions. The data collected by the spy ships had been -erroneous, the invasion would fail.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>Instinctively he looked to the woman. Eve watched him in open -amusement, and he wondered if he had not caught a glimpse of sympathy -in her eyes. She knew what this meant to him. No man returned to the -mother planet in defeat. If he did not follow the time-honored custom -of self-destruction to atone for his failure, he would face a quick -death when he returned.</p> - -<p>"What—what did you want?" asked the man, annoyance making his voice a -petulant whine.</p> - -<p>"Nothing, sir. We made a mistake. I'm afraid we came to the wrong -place."</p> - -<p>The Commander turned to Eve, his face transformed by a smile for the -first time since they had been together.</p> - -<p>"I know of an asteroid that is pretty well out of the space lanes. It -has an atmosphere and can support life without a great struggle on our -part. Do you think you could like it there? Of course, it wouldn't be -much of a world for you to conquer, and I would be the only man to -serve you ... but...."</p> - -<p>She studied him thoughtfully, and then in answer to what he had asked, -she took his arm. They left the cabin together, walking very closely.</p> - -<p>It must have seemed a cosmic joke to the gods of the universe to see -the invader and the woman, who was to have been his weapon, pause and -wave a casual farewell to the planet they had come to conquer.</p> - -<p>"Asteroid," the man mused aloud. "What kind of crazy gibberish had they -been talking? Must be honeymooners from one of the nearby resorts."</p> - -<p>He shrugged in an attempt to dismiss it from his mind, maybe he ought -to ask Helen about it when she got back. Come to think of it she should -be back with the supplies any minute now.</p> - -<p>There was a strange roar from outside, and the sound of some great -object hurtling through the air, but strangely enough the man did -not leap from his chair and rush to the door to see what created the -disturbance.</p> - -<p>He did not move from the fireplace until the chill had begun to fill -the cabin, and then reluctantly he stood up fumbling along the side of -the chair for some object leaning against it.</p> - -<p>When he located it, he grasped it tightly, and then made his way -cautiously to the door. He shifted the stick to his left hand fumbling -for the latch. Locating it he closed the door.</p> - -<p>The invaders had come ... and left in defeat. But the victor would -never know he had beaten off the first invasion of Earth, saving -mankind from slavery and civilization from destruction. To him they -were mere voices babbling meaningless words. The splendor of their -space ship, the wondrous fatal beauty of the woman never would be known -to him ... for he was totally blind!</p> - - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Ultimate Eve, by H. Sanford Effron - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ULTIMATE EVE *** - -***** This file should be named 63617-h.htm or 63617-h.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/6/3/6/1/63617/ - -Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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Sanford Effron - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. 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. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: The Ultimate Eve - -Author: H. Sanford Effron - -Release Date: November 3, 2020 [EBook #63617] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ASCII - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ULTIMATE EVE *** - - - - -Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - - - - - THE ULTIMATE EVE - - By H. SANFORD EFFRON - - _Her creators had no doubt of her - effectiveness. She would conquer this - planet ... the armed might of - Earth would vanish before her._ - - [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from - Planet Stories Winter 1954. - Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that - the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] - - -The sun had not yet taken the chill out of the early April morning that -broke on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, when the ship settled to -the ground. It was surprisingly large compared to the aircraft native -to this planet, and yet ridiculously small to have brought enough men -and material to launch an invasion across light years of space. - -The landing went unobserved in this fearful year of 1955. The world -faced too many crucial crises of their own making to consider the -necessity to be watchful for an extra-terrestrial invasion. - -Hardly had the craft come to rest, when the outer lock slid noiselessly -open and a small ladder-like stairway came down until it too had -touched earth. - -A man appeared in the doorway, pausing to study the landscape which -lay before him. His features, his body, were human. Despite his being -too well muscled, and his face unusually handsome, he would never have -aroused suspicion of being from another planet. - -Grunting in satisfaction, he permitted himself the pleasure of being -proud at having landed so near the cabin chosen as his goal. It had -been a wise choice, this picking of so well isolated a place as a -testing ground for the weapon. A wisp of smoke, a dark smudge against -the rich blueness of the sky, attested to the cabin's occupancy. What -he was about to do seemed fitting, for even the scientists of this -planet had used animal life to test their own puny weapons. Now he, -man, would be the guinea pig to prove the devastation to be wrought -against all mankind native to this world. - -He turned and spoke to someone within the lock. His language, while -resembling no earthly tongue, was not much different than perhaps -English to Chinese. It was foreign but not completely alien. - -With the ease of a man accustomed to heavier gravity he went down the -ladder easily, turning when he reached the ground to look up at the -lock. - -And then to the edge of the air lock, she came--the weapon! There had -been no doubt in the minds of her creators as to her effectiveness--she -would conquer this planet. The armed might of Earth would vanish -before her. Before the year had ended the invasion would have been -accomplished. As a weapon, the Earth's H-Bomb might well be a mere -firecracker. She had been tested against the men of her own planet and -found to be irresistible, but now would come the final test against the -enemy without laboratory-controlled conditions. - -The planet she had come from is unimportant, suffice to say their -technology had conquered space over a thousand years ago. For over -half that time they had subjugated neighboring worlds until their rule -had spread to the borders of Earth. Scouting ships had been spying on -Earth for the past two centuries and had brought back alarming reports -concerning the rapidly expanding technology of this planet. - -Soon after the aliens had discovered the secret of space flight had -come the added knowledge planets could be conquered by other than the -force of arms. Psychological warfare had been developed to a fantastic -degree, making weapons more potent than any bombs of fissionable -material. - -There she stood, a monument to her creators. Eve, soon to be conqueror -of the planet Earth. - -To attempt description of her beauty would be an impossibility, for the -languages of man do not contain the necessary word-symbols to express -the utter perfection of her face and form. To each man she would appear -different, for he would see in her the substance of his unconscious -desires for the woman he had never dreamed might exist. For this -purpose the scientists had labored in their laboratories for nearly a -half century, and now she would justify the time and effort spent in -her creation. - -Gently, she smiled at the man waiting below, and despite the special -conditioning he had undergone, and the drugs he took with careful -regularity for added protection, he almost surrendered to the impulse -to throw himself at her feet; to beg for only the privilege to serve -her, to obey her, and to worship her. - -Out of the entire space fleet, he, Commander Ydnas, after extensive -psychological testing, had been selected for this task. The three -months of conditioning had passed rapidly, his response to the -treatments had been better than they had dared to hope. In the two -weeks of their flight he had been unaffected by her presence, and now -upon landing he was beginning to feel the strain he was under. He -wondered what would have happened had it not been for the added help of -the drugs? - - * * * * * - -His face betrayed none of the anxiety he now felt. It was an impassive -mask, his body was ramrod tense and erect. - -She came down the steps gracefully, her litheness would have made the -movements of a cat seem awkward and clumsy. - -Both had been thoroughly trained in the languages needed to carry out -the plan of invasion, English and Russian. First, the large continent -of North America would be disarmed at her command; and then they would -move across the large body of water to Europe. Russia would be their -initial target there. The invasion timetable called for a three month -campaign, and then Eve would be removed from the planet before the -occupation fleet from the mother world would land. Not a man would be -lost, nor a space ship damaged, and yet the planet's rich potential -would be theirs for the taking. - -And what of Eve? She was too dangerous to be permitted to return to her -creators. Commander Ydnas had his instructions covering the final phase -of the invasion plan. When her task of disarming Earth was completed, -and the planet lay helpless to defend itself, they would blast off into -space together. Soon as Earth's atmosphere was left behind, she would -be slain, her body incinerated through the rocket tubes. - -It seemed such a dreadful waste to destroy such beauty of perfection, -but the Commander, raised from infancy to be a space officer, realized -the need for her disposal. After the need for a weapon has passed, it -is safer to destroy it then risk the danger of trying to store it. Even -on this world they dumped their poison gases into the seas and did the -same with the more volatile explosives. - -"Come," he said, starting toward the cabin. When she would have taken -his hand, he brushed it aside angrily. Even the work the psychologists -had done to condition him, and the strength of the drugs, could be -trusted only up to a point. He feared what her touch might do to the -iron discipline with which he kept himself in check. - -The only response to his rebuff, was a shrug of those magnificently -rounded shoulders, and a lazy half-smile of amusement. - -Her creators had considered it a bit of ironic humor to name her so -outlandish and yet befitting a name as Eve. For her namesake too had -been a temptress bringing about the calamities of mankind, and now eons -later another Eve would end the supremacy of man. - -At the door of the cabin the commander paused. His eyes sought those of -the woman. She stood regarding him strangely, and for the first time he -found himself wondering what she must feel about her part in bringing -about the defeat of a world? She had no control over her actions. She -was conditioned to follow the tenets of the master plan. He wished he -had not held himself so aloof from her during the flight. Now there was -no time to question what she felt. And after the invasion for her there -would be only destruction. - -Annoyed with himself, he turned back to the door, his knuckles sounded -dully against the thickness of the wood. He waited impatiently, -receiving no answer to his knocking. With one hand near the weapon in -his belt, he reached out and lifted the latch. - -Gesturing for Eve to remain outside, he stepped over the threshold. - -A man dozed in the large chair before the still smouldering fireplace. -When the cool air reached him he shivered and opened his eyes. - -"I am Commander Ydnas." - -The man gazed at him blankly, his sleep-stained face bewildered at the -rude awakening. He seemed unimpressed by the military splendor of the -commander's uniform. - -The commander eyed the man with mild contempt. This would do as a -guinea pig to prove the effectiveness of Eve. Here too would be an -excellent base of operations. The man could supply many useful details -needed before the invasion could begin. - -"Eve," he called. "Come in!" - -She entered the room reluctantly, her gaze pitying the man seated so -strangely still in his chair. She waited for his expression to change -when he saw her. In a moment he would be grovelling at her feet. Eve -hated what she was doing, but the patterns implanted in her brain by -the creators made it impossible for her to resist. - -The Commander's stern jaw relaxed, his mouth fell open in shock. -Impossible! Incredible! The man continued to remain motionless, -regarding them with annoyed perplexity. - -The scientists had blundered; earth beings were not creatures governed -by their emotions. The data collected by the spy ships had been -erroneous, the invasion would fail. - - * * * * * - -Instinctively he looked to the woman. Eve watched him in open -amusement, and he wondered if he had not caught a glimpse of sympathy -in her eyes. She knew what this meant to him. No man returned to the -mother planet in defeat. If he did not follow the time-honored custom -of self-destruction to atone for his failure, he would face a quick -death when he returned. - -"What--what did you want?" asked the man, annoyance making his voice a -petulant whine. - -"Nothing, sir. We made a mistake. I'm afraid we came to the wrong -place." - -The Commander turned to Eve, his face transformed by a smile for the -first time since they had been together. - -"I know of an asteroid that is pretty well out of the space lanes. It -has an atmosphere and can support life without a great struggle on our -part. Do you think you could like it there? Of course, it wouldn't be -much of a world for you to conquer, and I would be the only man to -serve you ... but...." - -She studied him thoughtfully, and then in answer to what he had asked, -she took his arm. They left the cabin together, walking very closely. - -It must have seemed a cosmic joke to the gods of the universe to see -the invader and the woman, who was to have been his weapon, pause and -wave a casual farewell to the planet they had come to conquer. - -"Asteroid," the man mused aloud. "What kind of crazy gibberish had they -been talking? Must be honeymooners from one of the nearby resorts." - -He shrugged in an attempt to dismiss it from his mind, maybe he ought -to ask Helen about it when she got back. Come to think of it she should -be back with the supplies any minute now. - -There was a strange roar from outside, and the sound of some great -object hurtling through the air, but strangely enough the man did -not leap from his chair and rush to the door to see what created the -disturbance. - -He did not move from the fireplace until the chill had begun to fill -the cabin, and then reluctantly he stood up fumbling along the side of -the chair for some object leaning against it. - -When he located it, he grasped it tightly, and then made his way -cautiously to the door. He shifted the stick to his left hand fumbling -for the latch. Locating it he closed the door. - -The invaders had come ... and left in defeat. But the victor would -never know he had beaten off the first invasion of Earth, saving -mankind from slavery and civilization from destruction. To him they -were mere voices babbling meaningless words. 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