CONTENTS:The Keeper - H. Beam Piper Evil men had stolen his treasure, and Raud set out with his deer rifle and his great dog Brave to catch the thieves before they could reach the Starfolk. That the men had negatron pistols meant little-Raud was the Keeper.... The Indulgence Of Negu Mah - Robert Arthur In silence Negu Mah and Sliss stood silent gazing at the moon drenched field. Disturbing Sun - Philip Latham This, be it understood, is fiction-nothing but fiction-and not, under any circumstances, to be considered as having any truth whatever to it. It's obviously utterly impossible ... isn't it? An interview with Dr. I. M. Niemand, Director of the Psychophysical Institute of Solar and Terrestrial Relations, Camarillo, California.

The Sky Trap - Frank Belknap Long
Lawton enjoyed a good fight. He stood happily trading blows with Slashaway Tommy, his lean-fleshed torso gleaming with sweat. He preferred to work the pugnacity out of himself slowly, to savor it as it ebbed.

The Ambulance Made Two Trips - Murray Leinster
If you should set a thief to catch a thief, what does it take to stop a racketeer...?

The Measure Of A Man - Randall Garrett
What is desirable is not always necessary, while that which is necessary may be most undesirable. Perhaps the measure of a man is the ability to tell one from the other ... and act on it.

The Guardians - By Irving Cox, Jr.
t-s not always -The Truth shall set you free!- Sometimes it-s -Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!- And that can be dangerous!