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Two Timer, by Fredric Brown
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Title: Two Timer
Author: Fredric Brown
Illustrator: Stone
Release Date: September 9, 2009 [EBook #29948]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ASCII
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Two Timer
By FREDRIC BROWN
Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!
Illustrated by STONE
[Illustration]
Experiment
"The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues. "True, it is a small-scale experimental model. It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less. But it works."
The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
Professor Johnson held up a small metal cube. "Our experimental object," he said, "is a brass cube weighing one pound, two point three ounces. First, I shall send it five minutes into the future."
He leaned forward and set one of the dials on the time machine. "Look at your watches," he said.
They looked at their watches. Professor Johnson placed