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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: Problem Planet - -Author: Russ Winterbotham - -Release Date: October 22, 2021 [eBook #66590] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PROBLEM PLANET *** - - - - - - PROBLEM PLANET - - By Russ Winterbotham - - A spacewreck presents many complications - not in the rule book. Take survival--it's quite - a basic instinct--but to some, so is politics! - - [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from - Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy - June 1955 - Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that - the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] - - -Quibblers may shove dictionaries in my face till the end of the -universe and I will always maintain that almost anything you can name -is a matter of good luck or bad. Every great man owes his success to -luck of some sort. What made him great is what he did with his luck -after he got it. - -Had I been born eleven years before Senator Clive Littlebrook, I might -have been brilliant to the point of stupidity, as he was. Nobody -planned that I should be 24 when he was 35, and a space pilot instead -of a senator. He had eleven years to get smarter than me. But all of -his brilliance and all of my youthful innocence couldn't have prevented -our being spacewrecked on a lonely, uninhabited planet. We knew it was -lonely and thought it was uninhabited, as it almost was. It was the -second planet of an unimportant sun, Yuga 16, which lay unexpectedly in -our path through hyperspace while I drove him to an important committee -meeting on Arcturus III. As a result I had to dump our fuel to alter -our mass in order to avoid a direct collision. And naturally there was -nothing else to do but land on II Yuga 16. - -So we were marooned and even if our radio had been powerful enough to -send out an S O S it would take years for our message to get anywhere. - -Clive was philosophical about it. After cussing me for three hours, he -decided that we'd better make the best of our situation. We could fight -when we had less important things to do. - -"I have always maintained," he said, "that even in its smallest -detail, a human settlement must be political. And I've also believed -that politics must be designed to fit environment." - -He always talked like that, so I wasn't particularly impressed till he -had talked a few minutes more, expanding his point. - -"--so on this planet we will have a one-party, autocratic rule. I will -be the head of the government, and you will be my constituency." - -"Huh?" - -"It is perfectly clear. Dave," said Clive. "I have had experience in -political matters, therefore I'm more suited to governing the planet. -You follow my orders and do all the work, and I'll do the planning and -thinking." - -These might not have been his exact words, but that was what he said. -I was mad enough to want to sock him right there. But I knew that we -might get rescued someday and he could throw his weight around almost -anywhere. The only time I had the authority to shove Clive Littlebrook -around was when he was a passenger on my spaceship, which he certainly -wasn't now. - -"The first thing to do will be to find shelter, food and water," he -said. - -"Don't be silly," I said, "we've got all those things on our spaceship." - -"We don't know how long we'll be here," said Clive. "Since the supplies -on our ship are limited, we must try to be self-supporting." - -I've always liked that fable about the oak and the willow trees. One -was big and strong, the other wasn't, but the willow tree lasted -longest because it bent and swayed before the wind. So with Senator -Clive Littlebrook, I made like a willow tree. I humored him. - - * * * * * - -I started out to explore the spot where our ship landed. A couple of -miles away were some rolling hills, covered with trees. Since we had -seen a number of small animals, I figured there would be game there, -probably water too. - -Clive came with me, not to explore, but because he couldn't order me -around at long distance and there's nothing worse to a politician than -not being able to do any politicking. I was stuck with him. - -We hit a jackpot. Not only was there a clear stream running through -a valley in the hills, but there was an abundance of small game. And -there was a ruined city. - -Sometime in the past, this planet had been inhabited. Then something -happened. Epidemic, war, famine, drought or something we didn't know -about had wiped out the intelligent life to a man. This had happened so -long ago that even the bones had turned to dust. But the shell of his -cities remained. - -"Too bad," said Clive, "this is going to make your task more difficult." - -"Why?" - -"You'll have the added duties of being the police force, the sanitary -commission and the city council," he said. - -"But there's no need for those things," I protested. "There's nobody -to govern." - -"You will also have to be the populace." - -I could see that I was going to have the splittingest personality in -the galaxy. - -"We'll also have to establish a monetary system," Clive went on. -"Unless there's trade, our city will perish." - -"That's one thing we don't have to do," I said. We had been standing in -the stone framework of a building and I had kicked a pile of dust with -the toe of my boot. Under the dust was a mound of square, flat objects -of gold. Coins. - -"We've already got money." - -Clive pounced on them. "My word," he explained. "We're wealthy!" - -"Nuts," I said. "What can you buy with it?" - -"It's gold," he said. "There may be a bank in these ruins!" - -"You were talking awhile ago about food, shelter and water," I said. -"We've got the shelter and water, but we still got to have food, unless -we want those little rabbits for a steady diet." The animals weren't -rabbits, but they were about rabbit-size. - -"We've got to have economics," said Clive. "I'll pay you for all the -food you bring in, and you can buy your food from me." - -It sounded crazy, but I made like a willow again. - -In order for him to have enough money to pay me to work, I had to find -a bank. A good candidate seemed to be a building larger than the others -that nestled against a hillside, surrounded by trees. It had a facade -supported by fluted columns and it was in pretty good shape since the -hill probably sheltered it from a lot of the weather that had taken -such a toll from the other buildings. - -With Clive at my heels, I went inside. It was light, since the roof had -rotted away. It was a temple with a hollow square sacrificial altar in -the center of a large hall. And it was better than a bank. - -Scattered everywhere were gold coins, such as we had already found. In -addition there were bars of blackened silver, glass jugs filled with -precious stones, solid gold candlesticks, ornaments and jewelry. - -"You will be well paid, my subject," said Clive. "People of every -planet in the universe will envy the people of this planet." - -"What's the name of our planet, by the way?" I asked. - -The answer came in a different voice: "Up to now it's been Lonesome." - - * * * * * - -I had my hands full of coins, but as I heard the voice they slipped out -of my fingers and fell to the stone floor with a clanking sound. I -wheeled around and in the red sunlight that streamed through the broken -roof, I saw a human figure. A woman. - -At first I thought she was smiling, and then I saw that her lips were -grim and tense. What made her look more formidable than anything was -what she held in her hand. A large-size, old fashioned thirty-eight on -a forty-five frame. - -She wasn't the ghost of a vanished race. She was real, from the top of -her wavy, black hair, to the crude hand-made sandals on her feet. Her -eyes were soft and brown, but they glinted like the flash of polished -steel. Her figure was well proportioned and graceful in its curves, but -there was no mistaking hardened muscles. Her clothing, which included -shorts and a sack-like blouse, seemed to have been woven from grass -fibers, and animal skins. - -I got tired of trying to watch the gun and her curves at the same time, -so I forgot about the gun, since she wasn't pulling the trigger. - -"Yes," she said, "it used to be Lonesome, but now it looks like we'll -have to call it the Problem Planet." - -"Good heavens," said Dave. "A fifty-percent increase in population!" - -"Let's not talk about increasing the population just yet," said the -girl. "Let's get acquainted." She smiled and it made her look lots -nicer than when she was grim. She spoke to me. "Drop your pistol -holster on the floor and then frisk your friend." - -I'd been so used to acting like a willow that it was no trouble at all -to obey. Besides, I figured it was only custom that made a king outrank -a queen. On a new planet a little change might work wonders. - -"My name's Rosemary," she said, when I had finished. "This is my planet -and you're trespassing." - -"Fiddlesticks," said Clive. "This is not your planet. I'll admit you -might have squatter's rights on a limited portion of it, but you can't -possibly claim it all." - -"Here's my deed," she said, waving the gun. "Who are you?" - -"He's Senator Clive Littlebrook," I explained. "I'm Dave Camptain, a -space pilot." - -"I'm also the supreme court on this planet," said Clive, "and I'm -handing down a decision right now. Your claim to the whole planet is -invalid." While Rosemary looked as if she wanted to pull the trigger, -he turned to me. "You're the clerk of the court, so write down my -decision: State vs. Rosemary--uh, what's your last name, my dear?" - -"None of your business," said Rosemary. - -"Oh well," said Clive. "Adam and Eve didn't have last names, and until -the population is heavier, we won't need last names here." - -"Here it's going to be Eve and Adam--if things progress that far," said -Rosemary. - -"My dear," said Clive, "you must realize that you belong to the -minority party. It will give us a chance to practice democracy in its -simplest form. The first thing we'll vote on is disarmament. All in -favor, say Aye!" - -"Aye!" I said. - -"All opposed, signify by the usual sign." - -"No!" said Rosemary. - -"I shall have to cast the deciding vote," said Clive. "In view of -peaceful relations, I shall have to vote Aye." He smiled and extended -his hand. "Give me the gun, my dear." - -"No," said Rosemary. - -"My dear, you are establishing a bad precedent. Your stand may lead to -war later on. You wouldn't want the blood of millions to be on your -head?" - -"I don't want my blood to be on yours either," said Rosemary. - -Clive turned to me. "Dave, as chief of the police, it is your duty to -disarm the woman. She is violating the law by possessing firearms." - -"We won't harm you, Rosemary," I said. I could see her point of view, -but on the other hand nobody likes to have a gun pointed at him. - -"No," said Rosemary. - -"Listen to reason," I said. "There are two of us and only one of you. -Sooner or later you're going to have to sleep, while we can take turns -sleeping. You can't keep that gun pointed at us forever. So you might -as well be a good sport." - -"Uh-uh," said Rosemary. - -"My dear," said Clive, "you are an earthling, certainly your instincts -must be for the democratic way of life. A gun speaks of tyranny." - -It wasn't hard to figure she was an earthling. She spoke perfect -English and a thirty-eight on a forty-five frame isn't found on other -planets, unless earthmen brought them there. While I was curious about -her origin, I figured that at the moment there were more important -problems to solve. - -This one looked near solution. As I recovered from my initial shock of -seeing a beautiful girl pointing a gun at me, I noticed the gun more -than I did at first. There were unmistakable signs of rust, and a rusty -gun is often more dangerous to the shooter than to the shootee. It was -so rusty, in fact, that I doubted if it would fire. - -So I simply stepped forward and grabbed it. - - * * * * * - -She seemed to have been waiting for this move. No sooner had I jerked -the gun out of her hand, than she seized my wrists, turned, and pulled -me over her shoulder in a snap mare. The next thing I knew, I had -landed in a heap. - -"Want to try two falls out of three?" she asked. - -"No thanks," I said. I got up and examined my bruises. - -"As long as Rosemary is disarmed," said Clive, "we'll go ahead with our -plans for a democracy. The first step is a free election. I'll nominate -myself for president and general manager of the planet." - -"I'll nominate--" Rosemary began. - -"Sorry," said Clive, "nominations are closed. Since there is no -opposition, I'll move and second that I'm elected unanimously. May I -congratulate you on your wisdom, since I'm the only one of our group -who has had political experience." - -"Hey," I said, "aren't you pushing this thing a little fast?" - -"It is necessary to establish a civilized government quickly," said -Clive. "And I assure you, I'll be bi-partisan in my government. -I'll appoint you, Dave, as secretary of state, and you, Rosemary, as -secretary of--hmm, let's see--how about secretary of labor?" - -"No," said Rosemary. - -Clive didn't seem to be upset. "Well, we must expect opposition from -the minority party. It's your privilege to refuse the nomination." - -"Comes the revolution," said Rosemary. - -"I was hoping we'd have no subversion," said Clive, "but if there is, -it will be dealt with promptly." He turned to me. "Now I think we'd -better go about checking our national resources." He leaned over and -picked up a handful of gold coins and stuffed them into his pocket. -Then he helped himself to some diamonds, emeralds and rubies. - -Rosemary turned on her heel and walked toward the door. When she -reached it, she turned a moment: "When you get hungry, or need me, I'll -be around." Then she was gone. - -"That reminds me," said Clive. "We'd better look for food." - -He stooped and picked his gun off the floor. - -"Uh-uh," I said. "You ruled against armament." - -Clive hesitated. "But we should protect ourselves against wild -animals." - -"Rosemary has been living here for quite a while," I said. "She -admitted her gun was useless, so I don't think there are any dangerous -animals. And I'm certainly not going to let her laugh at me by carrying -a gun to protect myself from her, even--even if she is a lady wrestler." - -Clive nodded. "I see your point. But if we leave the guns here, she may -get them." - -"I'll take care of that." I picked up both weapons and hunted till I -found what probably had been a well. I dropped them into it, albeit -with misgivings. Still, a woman's laughter is something that masculine -pride would rather die than face. Women do laugh at men, but they do it -politely, or where men can't hear them. Maybe Rosemary was laughing now. - -Without the guns, though, we had a more difficult food problem. We -would have to trap animals, or depend on fish, if fish existed in the -stream that ran through the ruined city. And there were. - -I sharpened a couple of sticks with my knife and we tried spearing -fish. We decided that it would take a lot of skill, and probably days -of practice. We'd have to weave some nets, and this would take time -too. I was about to suggest that we go back to the spaceship and live -on what we had, when Clive found a clam. - -It was different from the terrestrial clam, in that it was almost -egg-shaped, but there was no mistaking what it was. Presently Clive had -dug up quite a pile of them from the stream and I had a little fire -glowing under some stones. On top of the stones, I piled wet moss to -steam the clams and I was just about ready to have a clam bake, when -Clive started to groan. - -"What's the matter?" I asked. - -"I ate a clam," he said. "Raw. It-it's poisoning me!" - -Presently he was lying on the ground, writhing. - - * * * * * - -I was trying to stick my fingers down his throat when Rosemary -appeared. "He won't die," she said. "But I wouldn't advise eating those -clams. Nearly all of the fish are poisonous. He'll be all right in a -few minutes." - -"What are we going to eat?" I asked. "Not that we're starving, but the -supply of food on our spaceship won't last forever." - -"I have a garden," said Rosemary, "and I've domesticated some -livestock." - -"My--uh--dear," said Clive, between groans. "I appoint you Secretary of -Agriculture." - -"Let's get some things straight," said Rosemary. "This planet is not -going to be like the earth." - -"But a democracy, my dear--" - -"Okay, it's a democracy. I'm not opposed to freedom of government, but -there are a lot of things outside government that need changing. Back -on earth, man is the dominant sex. On this planet, woman will be." - -"But there are two men, only one woman," Clive said. He was breathing a -little easier now and I judged he was recovering. - -"All the more reason why woman should be dominant," said Rosemary. "I'm -more valuable." - -"We're stronger. Women must have men to protect them." - -"Any time you want to test your theory that you're stronger than I am, -I'm willing," said Rosemary. And she looked perfectly able to take care -of herself. I didn't know then how long she had been on the planet, -but she was hard as a rock. She'd taken care of herself in all kinds -of weather, done everything a man could do in fighting against nature. -Being a spaceman is no way to develop your biceps and neither is being -a senator. - -"Hmm," said Clive. "Perhaps there should be more equality between -the sexes. But most of the things that women misinterpret are not -discrimination, but adoration." - -"I don't care what it was," said Rosemary, "and I didn't say anything -about equality. Starting tomorrow, you boys will do what I tell you -to." - -"But I'm the President!" Clive protested. - -"And I'm the boss," said Rosemary. - - * * * * * - -We fixed up some of the better preserved buildings into houses. - -We made tools out of sticks, stones, gold and silver. We trapped -animals and domesticated them and we planted gardens and wove clothing -out of grass and fur. - -Rosemary showed us how to do most of the things and then left us to do -them while she explored the ruins and dug up items that told how the -vanished race lived. - -"They were humanoid," she told us once. "I found a frieze that pictured -the inhabitants. While the art was primitive, it was easy to see that -they were a great deal like men. Probably their civilization would -compare favorably with that of Rome in Caesar's time, although I -haven't found much bronze. Probably they had iron which has rusted -away. I still haven't found what killed them, but for that matter no -one really knows what killed the dinosaur. It's probably due to the -fact that there's a critical point in the development of any species, -when that point is reached, the species dies." - -"But man went farther on earth than here," I said. - -"Sure, because the critical point on the earth is higher than on -Problem planet." She paused, and added: "At least that's what my father -thought." - -"Your father?" - -"Yes. He was an astro-archeologist," she explained. "He brought me here -when I was a little girl, only twelve years old, and he died here. I've -lived alone in this ruined city ever since." - -"Didn't he have a spaceship?" - -"Sure. But I didn't know how to run it." - -"You mean it's still here? Can it operate?" - -"I suppose so. I don't know anything about spaceships." - -I almost yelled. "Why didn't you say so? We could have been on our way -to civilization long ago!" - -She nodded toward Clive. "He's so happy here, being the President of -Everything." - -"Good heavens, girl!" I said, "Clive's a politician. He's got to have -people. A whole planetful of people to really be happy. Right now -he's--" - -I stopped. Rosemary had tears in her eyes. - -Clive had been busy grinding some nuts into a sort of flour and when he -noticed Rosemary wiping her eyes, he rose and came over to where I'd -been weaving while I talked to her. - -"What's the matter?" he asked. - -I decided to break the news by easy stages. "Supposing we had a way to -get off this planet. To go to the earth, or III Arcturus, or somewhere -we could live like human beings again. Wouldn't you want to go?" - -Clive laughed. "I've never had so much fun in my life," he said. "Here -I'm everything I wanted to be. I've got a nice political boss, and I'm -the chief executive of a whole planet. I'm also the Supreme Court and -one third of the voters. I've got more wealth than a nabob, and no -pressing appointments with people I don't like." - -Rosemary looked up at him. - -"You like me?" - -"Certainly," Clive said. "Woman has always been the dominant sex--the -stronger sex if you like. On earth she invented the idea that man -was the Big Shot, but that was to keep men from being discontented. -Equality of the sexes always has been a myth, but I didn't realize it -until civilization was reduced to its simplest form." - -"What about you, Dave?" Rosemary asked. - -"Personally, I like life on easier terms," I said. "Not that it isn't -pleasant here, but we have to work so hard. And we've been lucky not -to have had any real sickness, except for the time Clive ate a clam -and that wasn't serious. But sooner or later we're going to need the -science of medicine. And if we don't need that, we're going to have to -have something else that civilization has and we haven't. Furthermore, -man is a gregarious animal. He may kid himself about how nice it would -be to live on a desert island, but no matter how anti-social he is, he -doesn't feel right without others around him. Even if it's only to be -disagreeable with them." - -"Isn't civilization a lot like the gold and precious stones in the -temple?" asked Clive. "The stuff is no good unless we need it." - -"But it's wrong to have useful things and not use them," I said. "It's -miserly." - -"Okay," said Clive. "But we have no other choice." - -"But we have," Rosemary broke in. "I just told Dave that I have a -spaceship. You can go away if you wish, or stay. It's up to you. I -didn't tell you before, because I hadn't made up my own mind. Now I -have." - -"It's my mind that has to be made up," I said. "I'm the only one of -us who can pilot a spaceship. No matter what you want to do, I've got -quite a say in the matter." - - * * * * * - -Clive sat down on the ground beside me. "So you're the most important -one. You're the king for a day. If we want to go back to civilization, -you're the only one who can take us." - -"Right," I said. "When we landed, you were top man because you were -a big wheel. Right away Rosemary took the sceptre because she was a -woman, and women are scarce. Now I'm President of Everything." - -"It's a democracy," said Rosemary. "We'll vote on it." - -"In view of the importance of the occasion, we should have a debate -first," said Clive. - -"You first, Dave," said Rosemary. - -"Okay," I said. "We've shared everything and since you've both probably -guessed it anyhow, I'll admit that I'm in love with Rosemary. She -hasn't given me the chance to tell her alone, so I'll tell the world. -Here I've got a 50-50 chance of getting her, maybe better, because -I'm nearer her own age. But away from here the odds go down. I'll go -if Rosemary goes, and if she'll have me. Otherwise, we'll stay. Maybe -Clive and I will have to fight for you, Rosemary." - -"You next, Clive," said Rosemary. - -"If Rosemary goes with you, Dave," said Clive, "we'll fight. We're -about evenly matched. Perhaps you're a little younger, but I'm still in -my prime and I've got experience. If Rosemary stays with me, and lets -you go away, there'll be no fight. In either event, it looks like I'm -stuck here, because I can't imagine you taking Rosemary and I back to -civilization if you lost her." - -I looked at Rosemary. "Your vote," I said. - -"You see, Dave," she said, "I'm still the most important person on this -planet. I can have almost anything happen, just by the decision I make." - -"What is your decision?" asked Clive. - -She looked at me, then at Clive. "You started out playing politics," -she said, "and it all comes back to the same old thing. Man and woman. -Maybe that's politics, because nations are based on the family. But -we have proved one thing anyhow. Even in a civilization of only three -people, each one has his moments of supremacy. And there must always be -compromise, or bloodshed. If we stay, the compromise must be polyandry. -I must accept both of you as mates. If we go, one of you must be -compensated for losing me. Supposing one takes all the gold we can -carry away, the other takes me?" - -"If Clive will take the gold," I said. - -"If Dave will take the gold," said Clive. - -"See?" she smiled. "Gold isn't the most important thing in the world. -I'm much more valuable than all the gold you can ever use." - -"There must be other women in the galaxy that Dave can console himself -with," Clive said. "That gold would certainly help him find her." - -"I was just about to suggest the same thing, pertaining to you," I -said. "But as far as I'm concerned, Rosemary is my choice. She doesn't -care whether I'm wealthy or not." - -"There must be a solution to this problem," Clive said. - -"There is," said Rosemary. - -Clive rose to his feet and I did too. Rosemary didn't seem to expect -this and she was late getting up. - -"In politics," said Clive, "it is known as the coup d'etat." - -He swung and I swung. Then we both swung while Rosemary screamed. -Suddenly everything got black. - -When I woke up, I thought I had underestimated Clive, but I saw him -sleeping peacefully and I also observed he had a lump on his head, like -I had. Rosemary was sitting on a chunk of marble watching us, holding a -small stout club in her hand. - -"As soon as you feel strong enough," she said, "you can start loading -gold onto my spaceship. It's over in the next valley. We're all going -back to civilization. The wars there are more impersonal." - -"You've made your choice?" I asked. - -"I have," she said, "but to avoid bloodshed, I'll not reveal it till we -get home--unless one of you figures it out." - -"What happens then?" - -"The loser gets locked up or placed under guard. I don't think, -if you're the loser you'd do anything silly, like cracking up the -spaceship. After all, there'll be a fortune in gold and consolation -with another girl. I'm sure there is another girl in the universe." - -At the time, though I didn't think there was. - - * * * * * - -When we landed on Earth, we divided the spoils three ways because -Rosemary decided not to take either of us. - -"Neither of you asked me to choose between you," she said, "and that -was the way to decide. You should have said: 'Take one of us and -the other will abide by your decision.' That is what is known as -compromise, even if it doesn't seem that way. The trouble with men is -that few of them can lose gracefully. They've got to start a war rather -than a compromise." - -"But losing isn't compromising," I pointed out. "If you give up -something and gain something, that's a compromise." - -"How do you know you haven't gained by losing me," she said. - -I often wonder which of us she preferred back on Problem Planet. But -considering the fact that we were probably the first men she got to -know after her father died, I think she made a wise choice. 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Take survival—it's quite<br /> -a basic instinct—but to some, so is politics!</p> - -<p>[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from<br /> -Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy<br /> -June 1955<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>Quibblers may shove dictionaries in my face till the end of the -universe and I will always maintain that almost anything you can name -is a matter of good luck or bad. Every great man owes his success to -luck of some sort. What made him great is what he did with his luck -after he got it.</p> - -<p>Had I been born eleven years before Senator Clive Littlebrook, I might -have been brilliant to the point of stupidity, as he was. Nobody -planned that I should be 24 when he was 35, and a space pilot instead -of a senator. He had eleven years to get smarter than me. But all of -his brilliance and all of my youthful innocence couldn't have prevented -our being spacewrecked on a lonely, uninhabited planet. We knew it was -lonely and thought it was uninhabited, as it almost was. It was the -second planet of an unimportant sun, Yuga 16, which lay unexpectedly in -our path through hyperspace while I drove him to an important committee -meeting on Arcturus III. As a result I had to dump our fuel to alter -our mass in order to avoid a direct collision. And naturally there was -nothing else to do but land on II Yuga 16.</p> - -<p>So we were marooned and even if our radio had been powerful enough to -send out an S O S it would take years for our message to get anywhere.</p> - -<p>Clive was philosophical about it. After cussing me for three hours, he -decided that we'd better make the best of our situation. We could fight -when we had less important things to do.</p> - -<p>"I have always maintained," he said, "that even in its smallest -detail, a human settlement must be political. And I've also believed -that politics must be designed to fit environment."</p> - -<p>He always talked like that, so I wasn't particularly impressed till he -had talked a few minutes more, expanding his point.</p> - -<p>"—so on this planet we will have a one-party, autocratic rule. I will -be the head of the government, and you will be my constituency."</p> - -<p>"Huh?"</p> - -<p>"It is perfectly clear. Dave," said Clive. "I have had experience in -political matters, therefore I'm more suited to governing the planet. -You follow my orders and do all the work, and I'll do the planning and -thinking."</p> - -<p>These might not have been his exact words, but that was what he said. -I was mad enough to want to sock him right there. But I knew that we -might get rescued someday and he could throw his weight around almost -anywhere. The only time I had the authority to shove Clive Littlebrook -around was when he was a passenger on my spaceship, which he certainly -wasn't now.</p> - -<p>"The first thing to do will be to find shelter, food and water," he -said.</p> - -<p>"Don't be silly," I said, "we've got all those things on our spaceship."</p> - -<p>"We don't know how long we'll be here," said Clive. "Since the supplies -on our ship are limited, we must try to be self-supporting."</p> - -<p>I've always liked that fable about the oak and the willow trees. One -was big and strong, the other wasn't, but the willow tree lasted -longest because it bent and swayed before the wind. So with Senator -Clive Littlebrook, I made like a willow tree. I humored him.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>I started out to explore the spot where our ship landed. A couple of -miles away were some rolling hills, covered with trees. Since we had -seen a number of small animals, I figured there would be game there, -probably water too.</p> - -<p>Clive came with me, not to explore, but because he couldn't order me -around at long distance and there's nothing worse to a politician than -not being able to do any politicking. I was stuck with him.</p> - -<p>We hit a jackpot. Not only was there a clear stream running through -a valley in the hills, but there was an abundance of small game. And -there was a ruined city.</p> - -<p>Sometime in the past, this planet had been inhabited. Then something -happened. Epidemic, war, famine, drought or something we didn't know -about had wiped out the intelligent life to a man. This had happened so -long ago that even the bones had turned to dust. But the shell of his -cities remained.</p> - -<p>"Too bad," said Clive, "this is going to make your task more difficult."</p> - -<p>"Why?"</p> - -<p>"You'll have the added duties of being the police force, the sanitary -commission and the city council," he said.</p> - -<p>"But there's no need for those things," I protested. "There's nobody -to govern."</p> - -<p>"You will also have to be the populace."</p> - -<p>I could see that I was going to have the splittingest personality in -the galaxy.</p> - -<p>"We'll also have to establish a monetary system," Clive went on. -"Unless there's trade, our city will perish."</p> - -<p>"That's one thing we don't have to do," I said. We had been standing in -the stone framework of a building and I had kicked a pile of dust with -the toe of my boot. Under the dust was a mound of square, flat objects -of gold. Coins.</p> - -<p>"We've already got money."</p> - -<p>Clive pounced on them. "My word," he explained. "We're wealthy!"</p> - -<p>"Nuts," I said. "What can you buy with it?"</p> - -<p>"It's gold," he said. "There may be a bank in these ruins!"</p> - -<p>"You were talking awhile ago about food, shelter and water," I said. -"We've got the shelter and water, but we still got to have food, unless -we want those little rabbits for a steady diet." The animals weren't -rabbits, but they were about rabbit-size.</p> - -<p>"We've got to have economics," said Clive. "I'll pay you for all the -food you bring in, and you can buy your food from me."</p> - -<p>It sounded crazy, but I made like a willow again.</p> - -<p>In order for him to have enough money to pay me to work, I had to find -a bank. A good candidate seemed to be a building larger than the others -that nestled against a hillside, surrounded by trees. It had a facade -supported by fluted columns and it was in pretty good shape since the -hill probably sheltered it from a lot of the weather that had taken -such a toll from the other buildings.</p> - -<p>With Clive at my heels, I went inside. It was light, since the roof had -rotted away. It was a temple with a hollow square sacrificial altar in -the center of a large hall. And it was better than a bank.</p> - -<p>Scattered everywhere were gold coins, such as we had already found. In -addition there were bars of blackened silver, glass jugs filled with -precious stones, solid gold candlesticks, ornaments and jewelry.</p> - -<p>"You will be well paid, my subject," said Clive. "People of every -planet in the universe will envy the people of this planet."</p> - -<p>"What's the name of our planet, by the way?" I asked.</p> - -<p>The answer came in a different voice: "Up to now it's been Lonesome."</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>I had my hands full of coins, but as I heard the voice they slipped out -of my fingers and fell to the stone floor with a clanking sound. I -wheeled around and in the red sunlight that streamed through the broken -roof, I saw a human figure. A woman.</p> - -<p>At first I thought she was smiling, and then I saw that her lips were -grim and tense. What made her look more formidable than anything was -what she held in her hand. A large-size, old fashioned thirty-eight on -a forty-five frame.</p> - -<p>She wasn't the ghost of a vanished race. She was real, from the top of -her wavy, black hair, to the crude hand-made sandals on her feet. Her -eyes were soft and brown, but they glinted like the flash of polished -steel. Her figure was well proportioned and graceful in its curves, but -there was no mistaking hardened muscles. Her clothing, which included -shorts and a sack-like blouse, seemed to have been woven from grass -fibers, and animal skins.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="figcenter"> - <img src="images/illus.jpg" alt=""/> -</div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p>I got tired of trying to watch the gun and her curves at the same time, -so I forgot about the gun, since she wasn't pulling the trigger.</p> - -<p>"Yes," she said, "it used to be Lonesome, but now it looks like we'll -have to call it the Problem Planet."</p> - -<p>"Good heavens," said Dave. "A fifty-percent increase in population!"</p> - -<p>"Let's not talk about increasing the population just yet," said the -girl. "Let's get acquainted." She smiled and it made her look lots -nicer than when she was grim. She spoke to me. "Drop your pistol -holster on the floor and then frisk your friend."</p> - -<p>I'd been so used to acting like a willow that it was no trouble at all -to obey. Besides, I figured it was only custom that made a king outrank -a queen. On a new planet a little change might work wonders.</p> - -<p>"My name's Rosemary," she said, when I had finished. "This is my planet -and you're trespassing."</p> - -<p>"Fiddlesticks," said Clive. "This is not your planet. I'll admit you -might have squatter's rights on a limited portion of it, but you can't -possibly claim it all."</p> - -<p>"Here's my deed," she said, waving the gun. "Who are you?"</p> - -<p>"He's Senator Clive Littlebrook," I explained. "I'm Dave Camptain, a -space pilot."</p> - -<p>"I'm also the supreme court on this planet," said Clive, "and I'm -handing down a decision right now. Your claim to the whole planet is -invalid." While Rosemary looked as if she wanted to pull the trigger, -he turned to me. "You're the clerk of the court, so write down my -decision: State vs. Rosemary—uh, what's your last name, my dear?"</p> - -<p>"None of your business," said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>"Oh well," said Clive. "Adam and Eve didn't have last names, and until -the population is heavier, we won't need last names here."</p> - -<p>"Here it's going to be Eve and Adam—if things progress that far," said -Rosemary.</p> - -<p>"My dear," said Clive, "you must realize that you belong to the -minority party. It will give us a chance to practice democracy in its -simplest form. The first thing we'll vote on is disarmament. All in -favor, say Aye!"</p> - -<p>"Aye!" I said.</p> - -<p>"All opposed, signify by the usual sign."</p> - -<p>"No!" said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>"I shall have to cast the deciding vote," said Clive. "In view of -peaceful relations, I shall have to vote Aye." He smiled and extended -his hand. "Give me the gun, my dear."</p> - -<p>"No," said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>"My dear, you are establishing a bad precedent. Your stand may lead to -war later on. You wouldn't want the blood of millions to be on your -head?"</p> - -<p>"I don't want my blood to be on yours either," said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>Clive turned to me. "Dave, as chief of the police, it is your duty to -disarm the woman. She is violating the law by possessing firearms."</p> - -<p>"We won't harm you, Rosemary," I said. I could see her point of view, -but on the other hand nobody likes to have a gun pointed at him.</p> - -<p>"No," said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>"Listen to reason," I said. "There are two of us and only one of you. -Sooner or later you're going to have to sleep, while we can take turns -sleeping. You can't keep that gun pointed at us forever. So you might -as well be a good sport."</p> - -<p>"Uh-uh," said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>"My dear," said Clive, "you are an earthling, certainly your instincts -must be for the democratic way of life. A gun speaks of tyranny."</p> - -<p>It wasn't hard to figure she was an earthling. She spoke perfect -English and a thirty-eight on a forty-five frame isn't found on other -planets, unless earthmen brought them there. While I was curious about -her origin, I figured that at the moment there were more important -problems to solve.</p> - -<p>This one looked near solution. As I recovered from my initial shock of -seeing a beautiful girl pointing a gun at me, I noticed the gun more -than I did at first. There were unmistakable signs of rust, and a rusty -gun is often more dangerous to the shooter than to the shootee. It was -so rusty, in fact, that I doubted if it would fire.</p> - -<p>So I simply stepped forward and grabbed it.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>She seemed to have been waiting for this move. No sooner had I jerked -the gun out of her hand, than she seized my wrists, turned, and pulled -me over her shoulder in a snap mare. The next thing I knew, I had -landed in a heap.</p> - -<p>"Want to try two falls out of three?" she asked.</p> - -<p>"No thanks," I said. I got up and examined my bruises.</p> - -<p>"As long as Rosemary is disarmed," said Clive, "we'll go ahead with our -plans for a democracy. The first step is a free election. I'll nominate -myself for president and general manager of the planet."</p> - -<p>"I'll nominate—" Rosemary began.</p> - -<p>"Sorry," said Clive, "nominations are closed. Since there is no -opposition, I'll move and second that I'm elected unanimously. May I -congratulate you on your wisdom, since I'm the only one of our group -who has had political experience."</p> - -<p>"Hey," I said, "aren't you pushing this thing a little fast?"</p> - -<p>"It is necessary to establish a civilized government quickly," said -Clive. "And I assure you, I'll be bi-partisan in my government. -I'll appoint you, Dave, as secretary of state, and you, Rosemary, as -secretary of—hmm, let's see—how about secretary of labor?"</p> - -<p>"No," said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>Clive didn't seem to be upset. "Well, we must expect opposition from -the minority party. It's your privilege to refuse the nomination."</p> - -<p>"Comes the revolution," said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>"I was hoping we'd have no subversion," said Clive, "but if there is, -it will be dealt with promptly." He turned to me. "Now I think we'd -better go about checking our national resources." He leaned over and -picked up a handful of gold coins and stuffed them into his pocket. -Then he helped himself to some diamonds, emeralds and rubies.</p> - -<p>Rosemary turned on her heel and walked toward the door. When she -reached it, she turned a moment: "When you get hungry, or need me, I'll -be around." Then she was gone.</p> - -<p>"That reminds me," said Clive. "We'd better look for food."</p> - -<p>He stooped and picked his gun off the floor.</p> - -<p>"Uh-uh," I said. "You ruled against armament."</p> - -<p>Clive hesitated. "But we should protect ourselves against wild -animals."</p> - -<p>"Rosemary has been living here for quite a while," I said. "She -admitted her gun was useless, so I don't think there are any dangerous -animals. And I'm certainly not going to let her laugh at me by carrying -a gun to protect myself from her, even—even if she is a lady wrestler."</p> - -<p>Clive nodded. "I see your point. But if we leave the guns here, she may -get them."</p> - -<p>"I'll take care of that." I picked up both weapons and hunted till I -found what probably had been a well. I dropped them into it, albeit -with misgivings. Still, a woman's laughter is something that masculine -pride would rather die than face. Women do laugh at men, but they do it -politely, or where men can't hear them. Maybe Rosemary was laughing now.</p> - -<p>Without the guns, though, we had a more difficult food problem. We -would have to trap animals, or depend on fish, if fish existed in the -stream that ran through the ruined city. And there were.</p> - -<p>I sharpened a couple of sticks with my knife and we tried spearing -fish. We decided that it would take a lot of skill, and probably days -of practice. We'd have to weave some nets, and this would take time -too. I was about to suggest that we go back to the spaceship and live -on what we had, when Clive found a clam.</p> - -<p>It was different from the terrestrial clam, in that it was almost -egg-shaped, but there was no mistaking what it was. Presently Clive had -dug up quite a pile of them from the stream and I had a little fire -glowing under some stones. On top of the stones, I piled wet moss to -steam the clams and I was just about ready to have a clam bake, when -Clive started to groan.</p> - -<p>"What's the matter?" I asked.</p> - -<p>"I ate a clam," he said. "Raw. It-it's poisoning me!"</p> - -<p>Presently he was lying on the ground, writhing.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>I was trying to stick my fingers down his throat when Rosemary -appeared. "He won't die," she said. "But I wouldn't advise eating those -clams. Nearly all of the fish are poisonous. He'll be all right in a -few minutes."</p> - -<p>"What are we going to eat?" I asked. "Not that we're starving, but the -supply of food on our spaceship won't last forever."</p> - -<p>"I have a garden," said Rosemary, "and I've domesticated some -livestock."</p> - -<p>"My—uh—dear," said Clive, between groans. "I appoint you Secretary of -Agriculture."</p> - -<p>"Let's get some things straight," said Rosemary. "This planet is not -going to be like the earth."</p> - -<p>"But a democracy, my dear—"</p> - -<p>"Okay, it's a democracy. I'm not opposed to freedom of government, but -there are a lot of things outside government that need changing. Back -on earth, man is the dominant sex. On this planet, woman will be."</p> - -<p>"But there are two men, only one woman," Clive said. He was breathing a -little easier now and I judged he was recovering.</p> - -<p>"All the more reason why woman should be dominant," said Rosemary. "I'm -more valuable."</p> - -<p>"We're stronger. Women must have men to protect them."</p> - -<p>"Any time you want to test your theory that you're stronger than I am, -I'm willing," said Rosemary. And she looked perfectly able to take care -of herself. I didn't know then how long she had been on the planet, -but she was hard as a rock. She'd taken care of herself in all kinds -of weather, done everything a man could do in fighting against nature. -Being a spaceman is no way to develop your biceps and neither is being -a senator.</p> - -<p>"Hmm," said Clive. "Perhaps there should be more equality between -the sexes. But most of the things that women misinterpret are not -discrimination, but adoration."</p> - -<p>"I don't care what it was," said Rosemary, "and I didn't say anything -about equality. Starting tomorrow, you boys will do what I tell you -to."</p> - -<p>"But I'm the President!" Clive protested.</p> - -<p>"And I'm the boss," said Rosemary.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>We fixed up some of the better preserved buildings into houses.</p> - -<p>We made tools out of sticks, stones, gold and silver. We trapped -animals and domesticated them and we planted gardens and wove clothing -out of grass and fur.</p> - -<p>Rosemary showed us how to do most of the things and then left us to do -them while she explored the ruins and dug up items that told how the -vanished race lived.</p> - -<p>"They were humanoid," she told us once. "I found a frieze that pictured -the inhabitants. While the art was primitive, it was easy to see that -they were a great deal like men. Probably their civilization would -compare favorably with that of Rome in Caesar's time, although I -haven't found much bronze. Probably they had iron which has rusted -away. I still haven't found what killed them, but for that matter no -one really knows what killed the dinosaur. It's probably due to the -fact that there's a critical point in the development of any species, -when that point is reached, the species dies."</p> - -<p>"But man went farther on earth than here," I said.</p> - -<p>"Sure, because the critical point on the earth is higher than on -Problem planet." She paused, and added: "At least that's what my father -thought."</p> - -<p>"Your father?"</p> - -<p>"Yes. He was an astro-archeologist," she explained. "He brought me here -when I was a little girl, only twelve years old, and he died here. I've -lived alone in this ruined city ever since."</p> - -<p>"Didn't he have a spaceship?"</p> - -<p>"Sure. But I didn't know how to run it."</p> - -<p>"You mean it's still here? Can it operate?"</p> - -<p>"I suppose so. I don't know anything about spaceships."</p> - -<p>I almost yelled. "Why didn't you say so? We could have been on our way -to civilization long ago!"</p> - -<p>She nodded toward Clive. "He's so happy here, being the President of -Everything."</p> - -<p>"Good heavens, girl!" I said, "Clive's a politician. He's got to have -people. A whole planetful of people to really be happy. Right now -he's—"</p> - -<p>I stopped. Rosemary had tears in her eyes.</p> - -<p>Clive had been busy grinding some nuts into a sort of flour and when he -noticed Rosemary wiping her eyes, he rose and came over to where I'd -been weaving while I talked to her.</p> - -<p>"What's the matter?" he asked.</p> - -<p>I decided to break the news by easy stages. "Supposing we had a way to -get off this planet. To go to the earth, or III Arcturus, or somewhere -we could live like human beings again. Wouldn't you want to go?"</p> - -<p>Clive laughed. "I've never had so much fun in my life," he said. "Here -I'm everything I wanted to be. I've got a nice political boss, and I'm -the chief executive of a whole planet. I'm also the Supreme Court and -one third of the voters. I've got more wealth than a nabob, and no -pressing appointments with people I don't like."</p> - -<p>Rosemary looked up at him.</p> - -<p>"You like me?"</p> - -<p>"Certainly," Clive said. "Woman has always been the dominant sex—the -stronger sex if you like. On earth she invented the idea that man -was the Big Shot, but that was to keep men from being discontented. -Equality of the sexes always has been a myth, but I didn't realize it -until civilization was reduced to its simplest form."</p> - -<p>"What about you, Dave?" Rosemary asked.</p> - -<p>"Personally, I like life on easier terms," I said. "Not that it isn't -pleasant here, but we have to work so hard. And we've been lucky not -to have had any real sickness, except for the time Clive ate a clam -and that wasn't serious. But sooner or later we're going to need the -science of medicine. And if we don't need that, we're going to have to -have something else that civilization has and we haven't. Furthermore, -man is a gregarious animal. He may kid himself about how nice it would -be to live on a desert island, but no matter how anti-social he is, he -doesn't feel right without others around him. Even if it's only to be -disagreeable with them."</p> - -<p>"Isn't civilization a lot like the gold and precious stones in the -temple?" asked Clive. "The stuff is no good unless we need it."</p> - -<p>"But it's wrong to have useful things and not use them," I said. "It's -miserly."</p> - -<p>"Okay," said Clive. "But we have no other choice."</p> - -<p>"But we have," Rosemary broke in. "I just told Dave that I have a -spaceship. You can go away if you wish, or stay. It's up to you. I -didn't tell you before, because I hadn't made up my own mind. Now I -have."</p> - -<p>"It's my mind that has to be made up," I said. "I'm the only one of -us who can pilot a spaceship. No matter what you want to do, I've got -quite a say in the matter."</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>Clive sat down on the ground beside me. "So you're the most important -one. You're the king for a day. If we want to go back to civilization, -you're the only one who can take us."</p> - -<p>"Right," I said. "When we landed, you were top man because you were -a big wheel. Right away Rosemary took the sceptre because she was a -woman, and women are scarce. Now I'm President of Everything."</p> - -<p>"It's a democracy," said Rosemary. "We'll vote on it."</p> - -<p>"In view of the importance of the occasion, we should have a debate -first," said Clive.</p> - -<p>"You first, Dave," said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>"Okay," I said. "We've shared everything and since you've both probably -guessed it anyhow, I'll admit that I'm in love with Rosemary. She -hasn't given me the chance to tell her alone, so I'll tell the world. -Here I've got a 50-50 chance of getting her, maybe better, because -I'm nearer her own age. But away from here the odds go down. I'll go -if Rosemary goes, and if she'll have me. Otherwise, we'll stay. Maybe -Clive and I will have to fight for you, Rosemary."</p> - -<p>"You next, Clive," said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>"If Rosemary goes with you, Dave," said Clive, "we'll fight. We're -about evenly matched. Perhaps you're a little younger, but I'm still in -my prime and I've got experience. If Rosemary stays with me, and lets -you go away, there'll be no fight. In either event, it looks like I'm -stuck here, because I can't imagine you taking Rosemary and I back to -civilization if you lost her."</p> - -<p>I looked at Rosemary. "Your vote," I said.</p> - -<p>"You see, Dave," she said, "I'm still the most important person on this -planet. I can have almost anything happen, just by the decision I make."</p> - -<p>"What is your decision?" asked Clive.</p> - -<p>She looked at me, then at Clive. "You started out playing politics," -she said, "and it all comes back to the same old thing. Man and woman. -Maybe that's politics, because nations are based on the family. But -we have proved one thing anyhow. Even in a civilization of only three -people, each one has his moments of supremacy. And there must always be -compromise, or bloodshed. If we stay, the compromise must be polyandry. -I must accept both of you as mates. If we go, one of you must be -compensated for losing me. Supposing one takes all the gold we can -carry away, the other takes me?"</p> - -<p>"If Clive will take the gold," I said.</p> - -<p>"If Dave will take the gold," said Clive.</p> - -<p>"See?" she smiled. "Gold isn't the most important thing in the world. -I'm much more valuable than all the gold you can ever use."</p> - -<p>"There must be other women in the galaxy that Dave can console himself -with," Clive said. "That gold would certainly help him find her."</p> - -<p>"I was just about to suggest the same thing, pertaining to you," I -said. "But as far as I'm concerned, Rosemary is my choice. She doesn't -care whether I'm wealthy or not."</p> - -<p>"There must be a solution to this problem," Clive said.</p> - -<p>"There is," said Rosemary.</p> - -<p>Clive rose to his feet and I did too. Rosemary didn't seem to expect -this and she was late getting up.</p> - -<p>"In politics," said Clive, "it is known as the coup d'etat."</p> - -<p>He swung and I swung. Then we both swung while Rosemary screamed. -Suddenly everything got black.</p> - -<p>When I woke up, I thought I had underestimated Clive, but I saw him -sleeping peacefully and I also observed he had a lump on his head, like -I had. Rosemary was sitting on a chunk of marble watching us, holding a -small stout club in her hand.</p> - -<p>"As soon as you feel strong enough," she said, "you can start loading -gold onto my spaceship. It's over in the next valley. We're all going -back to civilization. The wars there are more impersonal."</p> - -<p>"You've made your choice?" I asked.</p> - -<p>"I have," she said, "but to avoid bloodshed, I'll not reveal it till we -get home—unless one of you figures it out."</p> - -<p>"What happens then?"</p> - -<p>"The loser gets locked up or placed under guard. I don't think, -if you're the loser you'd do anything silly, like cracking up the -spaceship. After all, there'll be a fortune in gold and consolation -with another girl. I'm sure there is another girl in the universe."</p> - -<p>At the time, though I didn't think there was.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>When we landed on Earth, we divided the spoils three ways because -Rosemary decided not to take either of us.</p> - -<p>"Neither of you asked me to choose between you," she said, "and that -was the way to decide. You should have said: 'Take one of us and -the other will abide by your decision.' That is what is known as -compromise, even if it doesn't seem that way. The trouble with men is -that few of them can lose gracefully. They've got to start a war rather -than a compromise."</p> - -<p>"But losing isn't compromising," I pointed out. "If you give up -something and gain something, that's a compromise."</p> - -<p>"How do you know you haven't gained by losing me," she said.</p> - -<p>I often wonder which of us she preferred back on Problem Planet. 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