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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: The Obedient Servant - -Author: S. M. Tenneshaw - -Release Date: November 14, 2021 [eBook #66733] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -Produced by: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE OBEDIENT SERVANT *** - - - - - John Gardner made up his mind to buy his - wife a very unusual present--one she could not - resist. So he asked the salesman to show him-- - - The Obedient Servant - - By S. M. Tenneshaw - - [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from - Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy - June 1956 - Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that - the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] - - -They quarreled at breakfast. This was not strange because they -quarreled often. But it bothered him after he'd called for his car and -was on the way to his office, he realized she was the only one left. - -The realization came suddenly and now he was frightened--this strange -man who needed friends as a spider needs flies--in order to survive. -His wealth had drawn them of course; a fact he refused to believe. -But even unlimited resources could not hold them and insult and abuse -drove them all finally away. Yet he continued to insult and abuse while -painfully seeing them leave. Because that was the kind of man he was. - -Until now they were all gone, the dear ones, the relatives, even the -fawners and he realized in panic that only Dolores was left. - -_But she will stay. There is no cause to worry. She will stay because -she loves me because she married me._ - -But he was nervous. He knew this quarrel had to be patched up because -he had too much at stake. And knowing only one way to patch a -quarrel, he frowned and pondered. A gift of course, but what? She had -everything. Another diamond necklace? Another ruby ring? Somehow he -felt neither would do the trick this time. The quarrel had been very -bitter. - -Then he remembered and smiled and told his chauffeur, "There is a store -I noticed in the International Building. Kamiss and Company. Stop off -there...." - -He marched into the richly decorated showroom and said, "I'm John -Gardner of Gardner Industries. I understand you've got something new." - -The clerk almost snapped his spine bowing. John Gardner! Mr. Billions -himself! If he could get him on the customer list it would be a -tremendous prestige boost. "Indeed we have, sir. I imagine you are -referring to our new unit--_Domestic Two_?" - -"I don't know what you call it, but it's the servant-robot you people -have spent millions publicizing. Will it actually do what you claim?" - -"Oh, yes. Our advertising was underplayed if anything. You see, Mr. -Gardner, robots have been found quite satisfactory for assembling -work--manufacturing operations and the like, where they functioned as -mere automatons." - -"I know," Gardner said coldly. "I use seven hundred of them in -small-parts assembly." - -"But only now has Kamiss been able to individualize the robot and endow -it with a real intelligence. The process involved a new sensitizer -we developed. This device is motivated by a micro-wave control -individualized to the unit itself. The result, Mr. Gardner, is basic -intelligence and unswerving devotion. Each unit is--" - -"You talk too much," Gardner growled with his usual tact. "Trot one of -the things out and let me look it over." - -"Certainly sir," and the clerk scurried away, fearful of offending this -powerful man. - - * * * * * - -A few moments later, the drapes parted and a robot walked into the -room. Gardner scowled at it. He was disappointed. "Rather tall isn't -it?" - -The clerk, following close behind the robot, said, "True, but its -dimensions are the result of exhaustive scientific research. The height -is nine-feet-three and one-quarter inches, the arm-span six-feet-two -inches. The body and the appendages are well padded with our new -_Vino-Live Plasticene_--almost a flesh-equivalent. The hands you will -note, sir, are absolute masterpieces of human ingenuity. The unit can -powder a rock or pick up a pin. Let me demonstrate." - -"It's about time," Gardner growled. - -The demonstration was spectacular. The robot took a one-inch steel bar -in its hands and formed a loop. It threaded an old-fashioned sewing -needle, then picked up a fragile vase and moved it tenderly across the -room. - -The clerk beamed with justifiable pride. "Tell the gentleman your -qualifications, Raymond." - -The robot looked at Gardner through two blue electronic eyes and said, -"I can perform any task a human servant can perform. And I will be more -devoted and loyal than a human servant could possibly be. Your commands -will be obeyed without question. Your wishes will always be fulfilled -to the limit of my power. You and you alone will be my god." - -The salesman coughed apologetically. "A little flowery, I'm afraid, but -our advertising and sales engineers demanded it." - -"Where does the voice come from?" - -"Another Kamiss innovation. An ultrasonic selector draws the words from -a storage wire attuned to--" - -"Enough chatter. I'll take one." - -The salesman beamed. "Where would you like it delivered, sir?" - -"I'll take it with me. I plan it as a surprise gift for my wife." - -The salesman's smile vanished. "Then perhaps you could bring the lady -here to our establishment--" - -"No," Gardner scowled. "Why should I?" - -"As I was endeavoring to explain, sir, the units are, of necessity, -completely individualized. The controlling factor is the electronic -wavelength of the owner's brain. As you know, the frequency of every -human brain varies. No two are alike. That is the key to the whole -concept of _Domestic Two_. We--" - -"Will you quit babbling and get to the point!" Gardner bellowed. "Tell -me in simple words why I can't take the robot with me!" - -"Because, sir," the clerk answered in a frightened voice, "to be of -any value to your wife, the unit will have to be keyed to her brain -frequency." - -Gardner stomped the floor. "Then you've wasted my time. We can't do -business. My wife would never come down here." - -"But the adjustment takes only a few minutes--" - -"We had a quarrel, you fool! She won't even unlock her bedroom door for -me. The whole idea of this thing was something to surprise her out of -her anger and bring about a reconciliation." - -Gardner was striding toward the door. The clerk was frantic. This sale -would have got him Company recognition. In desperation, he hurried -after Gardner. - -"May I make a suggestion, sir?" - -Gardner turned. "All right--make it." - -"It occurred to me that you might have the unit attuned to your own -frequency--temporarily, that is. You could present it to the lady, then -at her leisure, she could call here and have the frequency changed to -correspond to her own." - -Gardner scowled. "Well, why didn't you say that in the first place? -How long does this adjustment take?" - -"Only a few minutes," the clerk, said eagerly. "If you will just step -this way, sir. Come Raymond...." - - * * * * * - -Raymond sat hunched beside the chauffeur who was a trifle nervous. But -the chauffeur hid his agitation because John Gardner paid well and -had been known to discharge chauffeurs who displeased him and leave -them standing on street corners without jobs. Gardner ordered him to -turn and go back home. As they rode, Raymond stared straight ahead, a -pleasant light glowing in his blue eyes. - -When the car stopped under the portico, Gardner said, "Get out and open -the door, Raymond." - -The robot said, "Yes, master," and obeyed instantly. - -The chauffeur, shouldered aside by the robot, looked worried. Gardner -noted this and enjoyed adding to the man's discomfort: "Maybe they -build one that can drive a car. In that case I won't be needing you -much longer." - -Inside, the robot gently lifted Gardner's coat from his shoulders, -hung it in the closet, then returned to Gardner's side. "Have you any -further wishes, Master?" - -_Aladdin's genie come true_, Gardner thought, and amused himself for -a few minutes putting the robot through a series of grotesque duties. -Amazing! Perhaps he would get one of these units for himself also. - -Then he turned his mind to Dolores. She was no doubt still in her room. -But this new toy would make her forget their quarrel all right. He -visualized her laughing interest. He could already see her clapping her -hands like the child she was and rushing into his arms. - -Gardner turned to the robot. "Raymond, go up the stairs and knock on -the first door to your right. It is your mistress' room. Tell her I'm -waiting. Bring her to me." - -The robot nodded and Gardner thought a look of adoration glowed in its -eyes. It said, "Yes Master," and moved toward the stairs. - -Gardner sat down. He smiled to himself, anticipating the reunion. -It wasn't every wife whose husband could go out and buy her a -thirty-thousand-dollar toy. - -There was the crash of rending wood. The sound chilled Gardner, froze -him so that the angry scream that followed was anticlimax. But it -brought movement back into his legs and he lunged toward the stairs. He -bellowed an order. - -Too late. The robot was already descending. It carried the dead body of -Dolores in its steel arms. 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Tenneshaw</h2> - -<p>[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from<br /> -Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy<br /> -June 1956<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>They quarreled at breakfast. This was not strange because they -quarreled often. But it bothered him after he'd called for his car and -was on the way to his office, he realized she was the only one left.</p> - -<p>The realization came suddenly and now he was frightened—this strange -man who needed friends as a spider needs flies—in order to survive. -His wealth had drawn them of course; a fact he refused to believe. -But even unlimited resources could not hold them and insult and abuse -drove them all finally away. Yet he continued to insult and abuse while -painfully seeing them leave. Because that was the kind of man he was.</p> - -<p>Until now they were all gone, the dear ones, the relatives, even the -fawners and he realized in panic that only Dolores was left.</p> - -<p><i>But she will stay. There is no cause to worry. She will stay because -she loves me because she married me.</i></p> - -<p>But he was nervous. He knew this quarrel had to be patched up because -he had too much at stake. And knowing only one way to patch a -quarrel, he frowned and pondered. A gift of course, but what? She had -everything. Another diamond necklace? Another ruby ring? Somehow he -felt neither would do the trick this time. The quarrel had been very -bitter.</p> - -<p>Then he remembered and smiled and told his chauffeur, "There is a store -I noticed in the International Building. Kamiss and Company. Stop off -there...."</p> - -<p>He marched into the richly decorated showroom and said, "I'm John -Gardner of Gardner Industries. I understand you've got something new."</p> - -<p>The clerk almost snapped his spine bowing. John Gardner! Mr. Billions -himself! If he could get him on the customer list it would be a -tremendous prestige boost. "Indeed we have, sir. I imagine you are -referring to our new unit—<i>Domestic Two</i>?"</p> - -<p>"I don't know what you call it, but it's the servant-robot you people -have spent millions publicizing. Will it actually do what you claim?"</p> - -<p>"Oh, yes. Our advertising was underplayed if anything. You see, Mr. -Gardner, robots have been found quite satisfactory for assembling -work—manufacturing operations and the like, where they functioned as -mere automatons."</p> - -<p>"I know," Gardner said coldly. "I use seven hundred of them in -small-parts assembly."</p> - -<p>"But only now has Kamiss been able to individualize the robot and endow -it with a real intelligence. The process involved a new sensitizer -we developed. This device is motivated by a micro-wave control -individualized to the unit itself. The result, Mr. Gardner, is basic -intelligence and unswerving devotion. Each unit is—"</p> - -<p>"You talk too much," Gardner growled with his usual tact. "Trot one of -the things out and let me look it over."</p> - -<p>"Certainly sir," and the clerk scurried away, fearful of offending this -powerful man.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>A few moments later, the drapes parted and a robot walked into the -room. Gardner scowled at it. He was disappointed. "Rather tall isn't -it?"</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="figcenter"> - <img src="images/illus.jpg" alt=""/> -</div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p>The clerk, following close behind the robot, said, "True, but its -dimensions are the result of exhaustive scientific research. The height -is nine-feet-three and one-quarter inches, the arm-span six-feet-two -inches. The body and the appendages are well padded with our new -<i>Vino-Live Plasticene</i>—almost a flesh-equivalent. The hands you will -note, sir, are absolute masterpieces of human ingenuity. The unit can -powder a rock or pick up a pin. Let me demonstrate."</p> - -<p>"It's about time," Gardner growled.</p> - -<p>The demonstration was spectacular. The robot took a one-inch steel bar -in its hands and formed a loop. It threaded an old-fashioned sewing -needle, then picked up a fragile vase and moved it tenderly across the -room.</p> - -<p>The clerk beamed with justifiable pride. "Tell the gentleman your -qualifications, Raymond."</p> - -<p>The robot looked at Gardner through two blue electronic eyes and said, -"I can perform any task a human servant can perform. And I will be more -devoted and loyal than a human servant could possibly be. Your commands -will be obeyed without question. Your wishes will always be fulfilled -to the limit of my power. You and you alone will be my god."</p> - -<p>The salesman coughed apologetically. "A little flowery, I'm afraid, but -our advertising and sales engineers demanded it."</p> - -<p>"Where does the voice come from?"</p> - -<p>"Another Kamiss innovation. An ultrasonic selector draws the words from -a storage wire attuned to—"</p> - -<p>"Enough chatter. I'll take one."</p> - -<p>The salesman beamed. "Where would you like it delivered, sir?"</p> - -<p>"I'll take it with me. I plan it as a surprise gift for my wife."</p> - -<p>The salesman's smile vanished. "Then perhaps you could bring the lady -here to our establishment—"</p> - -<p>"No," Gardner scowled. "Why should I?"</p> - -<p>"As I was endeavoring to explain, sir, the units are, of necessity, -completely individualized. The controlling factor is the electronic -wavelength of the owner's brain. As you know, the frequency of every -human brain varies. No two are alike. That is the key to the whole -concept of <i>Domestic Two</i>. We—"</p> - -<p>"Will you quit babbling and get to the point!" Gardner bellowed. "Tell -me in simple words why I can't take the robot with me!"</p> - -<p>"Because, sir," the clerk answered in a frightened voice, "to be of -any value to your wife, the unit will have to be keyed to her brain -frequency."</p> - -<p>Gardner stomped the floor. "Then you've wasted my time. We can't do -business. My wife would never come down here."</p> - -<p>"But the adjustment takes only a few minutes—"</p> - -<p>"We had a quarrel, you fool! She won't even unlock her bedroom door for -me. The whole idea of this thing was something to surprise her out of -her anger and bring about a reconciliation."</p> - -<p>Gardner was striding toward the door. The clerk was frantic. This sale -would have got him Company recognition. In desperation, he hurried -after Gardner.</p> - -<p>"May I make a suggestion, sir?"</p> - -<p>Gardner turned. "All right—make it."</p> - -<p>"It occurred to me that you might have the unit attuned to your own -frequency—temporarily, that is. You could present it to the lady, then -at her leisure, she could call here and have the frequency changed to -correspond to her own."</p> - -<p>Gardner scowled. "Well, why didn't you say that in the first place? -How long does this adjustment take?"</p> - -<p>"Only a few minutes," the clerk, said eagerly. "If you will just step -this way, sir. Come Raymond...."</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>Raymond sat hunched beside the chauffeur who was a trifle nervous. But -the chauffeur hid his agitation because John Gardner paid well and -had been known to discharge chauffeurs who displeased him and leave -them standing on street corners without jobs. Gardner ordered him to -turn and go back home. As they rode, Raymond stared straight ahead, a -pleasant light glowing in his blue eyes.</p> - -<p>When the car stopped under the portico, Gardner said, "Get out and open -the door, Raymond."</p> - -<p>The robot said, "Yes, master," and obeyed instantly.</p> - -<p>The chauffeur, shouldered aside by the robot, looked worried. Gardner -noted this and enjoyed adding to the man's discomfort: "Maybe they -build one that can drive a car. In that case I won't be needing you -much longer."</p> - -<p>Inside, the robot gently lifted Gardner's coat from his shoulders, -hung it in the closet, then returned to Gardner's side. "Have you any -further wishes, Master?"</p> - -<p><i>Aladdin's genie come true</i>, Gardner thought, and amused himself for -a few minutes putting the robot through a series of grotesque duties. -Amazing! Perhaps he would get one of these units for himself also.</p> - -<p>Then he turned his mind to Dolores. She was no doubt still in her room. -But this new toy would make her forget their quarrel all right. He -visualized her laughing interest. He could already see her clapping her -hands like the child she was and rushing into his arms.</p> - -<p>Gardner turned to the robot. "Raymond, go up the stairs and knock on -the first door to your right. It is your mistress' room. Tell her I'm -waiting. Bring her to me."</p> - -<p>The robot nodded and Gardner thought a look of adoration glowed in its -eyes. It said, "Yes Master," and moved toward the stairs.</p> - -<p>Gardner sat down. He smiled to himself, anticipating the reunion. -It wasn't every wife whose husband could go out and buy her a -thirty-thousand-dollar toy.</p> - -<p>There was the crash of rending wood. The sound chilled Gardner, froze -him so that the angry scream that followed was anticlimax. But it -brought movement back into his legs and he lunged toward the stairs. He -bellowed an order.</p> - -<p>Too late. 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