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                        YOUNG MAN FROM ELSEWHEN

                           By SYLVIA JACOBS

                    _One thing the old man was sure
                  of--there were far fewer things in
                   heaven and earth than were dreamt
                  of in his philosophy--till today._

           [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
               Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1961.
         Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
         the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]


A redcap was pushing a wheelchair through the station, under a ceiling
so lofty that the place seemed empty, though hundreds of people were
milling around, preparing to board the early trains. The old man in
the wheelchair had a blanket over his knees, in spite of July heat in
Los Angeles. Beside him walked a smartly dressed middle