_by ... Robert Abernathy_
From ancient Martian records came the grim song of a creature
whose very existence was long forgotten.
James Dalton strode briskly through the main exhibit room of New
York's Martian Museum, hardly glancing to right or left though many
displays had been added since his last visit. The rockets were coming
home regularly now and their most valuable cargoes--at least from a
scientist's point of view--were the relics of an alien civilization
brought to light by the archeologists excavating the great dead
cities.
One new exhibit did catch Dalton's eye. He paused to read the label
with interest--