Every now and then, Helen would float by, a gorgeous creature, laughing
at George's jokes, mixing our drinks, and smiling at George as if he
were the most wonderful man in the world.
When I couldn't bear it any longer, I whispered, "What happened?"
George drained his glass and shouted across the room, "Come here,
Helen!"
She came.
George said, "Promise not to tell anyone? It's very important."
I couldn't imagine his reason for asking me that, but I said, "I
promise."
"Well," George explained, "I can't take all the credit. I'm a fairly
good surgeon, but Lucas had the hardest job. We did it together. Do you
know Lucas? He's an electrical engineer ... _a genius_. He designed that
electronic calculator at--"
"Show him," Helen interrupted. "_Show him!_" She was giggling, laughing,
almost jumping up and down with joy. I thought: _She's her old self
again, cheerful, bubbling over ..._
George said, "I finally realized what she needed more than anything
else ..."
He raised Helen's soft brown hair and opened a small panel in the back
of her head. In the recess was a maze of tubes and electrical wiring.
"She needed a new head," George said.
Transcriber's Note:
This etext was produced from _Fantastic Universe_ August 1958.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S.
copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and
typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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