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The Ship that Sailed the Time Stream
by G.C.Edmondson
Version 1.0
A #BW Release

I

THOUGH HE was given to daydreams of a wooden ship
and iron men era, Ensign Joseph Rate was captain of a
wooden ship in a predominantly atomic navy. And a
sailing ship at that!

The Alice was an 89-foot yawl, engaged in very secret
work which involved countermeasures against enemy
submarines. Since the Alice could move without thump-
ings or engine noises, she was well suited for this kind
of work. Ensign Joe Rate was less suited to be her
skipper.

A year ago he had been one of Dr. Battlement's
Bright Young Men, youngest assistant professor in the
history of Athosburg College.

At the moment he was arguing with Dr. Krom. "If
we don't start hauling your perverted - Christmas tree
out right now there won't be time," he said. "That
squall isn't going to wait."

Dr. Krom sighed and passed a hand through his shock
of white hair. "We could be through in another hour,"
he protested. Joe showed no signs of weakening so the
doctor played his trump card. "Finish these tests to-
day and we'll spend the next two weekends in San
Diego."

A glance at the bulletin board would have advised
the old man that Ensign Rate and the Alice were al-
ready scheduled to spend tomorrow in port. Nothing
could have given Joe more pleasure than not doing so.

Joe knew perfectly well Dr. Krom saw him as a navy-
minded oaf. He reflected charitably that he didn't re-
gard the doctor as a mad scientist. Feebleminded, per-
haps . . . "Will you absolve me if we have to cut it
loose?" He spoke loud enough to be overheard and re-
peated come Board of Inquiry day.

"You won't have to," Dr. Krom said confidently. He
was not a meteorologist.