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WhatwillhappentoloveinthatfaroffDayafterTomorrow?DavidC.Knight,editorwithaNewYorktrade
publisher, agrees with the many impressed by "the range of possible subjects and situations" in science
fiction.TheresultisauniquelovestoryfromthatsameTomorrow.


the
love
of
frank
nineteen


byDAVIDC.KNIGHT
Minor Planets was the one solid account they had. At first

theynaturallywantedtoholdontoit.
IDIDN'T worry much about the robot's leg at the time. In those days I didn't
worry much about anything except the receipts of the spotel Min and I were
operatingoutinthespacelanes.
Actually,thespotelbusinessisn'tmuchdifferentfromrunningaplain,ordinary
motel back on Highway 101 in California. Competition gets stiffer every year
and you got to make your improvements. Take the Io for instance, that's our
place.WecanhandleanytyperocketuptoandincludingthenewMarvin990s.
Every cabin in the wheel's got TV and hot-and-cold running water plus
guaranteedTerrang.OnelookatourrefuelpriceswouldgiveevenaMartiana
senseofhumor.Andmeals?Listen,whenaman'sbeenspacingitforafewdays
onthosesyntheticfoodshereallylacesintoMin'sEarthcooking.
Min and I were just getting settled in the spotel game when the leg turned up.
ThatwasbackinthedayswhentheOrbitCommissionwouldhandoutalicense
toanybodycrazyenoughtosinkhissavingsintoconstructionandpaythetows
andassemblyfeesoutintospace.
Agoodorbitcanmakeyouorbreakyouinthespotelbusiness.That'swherewe
were lucky. The one we applied for was a nice low-eccentric ellipse with the
perihelion and aphelion figured just right to intersect the Mars-Venus-Earth
spacelanes,mostoftheholidaytraffictotheJovianMoons,andonceinawhile
we'dgetsomeoftheSaturniantrade.
ButIwastellingyouabouttheleg.
It was during the non-tourist season and Min—that's the little woman—was
doingthespringcleaning.Whenshefoundthelegshebroughtitrighttomein
theRentingOffice.NaturallyIthoughtitbelongedtooneoftheservos.
"Lookatthatleg,Bill,"shesaid."Itwasinoneofthoselockersin22A."


Thatwasthecabinourrobotguestsused.Themajorityofthemwereservo-pilots
workingfortheMinorPlanetsCo.

"Honey,"Isaid,hardlylookingattheleg,"youknowhowmechsare.Blowtheir
wholepaychecksonpartssometimes.Theyfigurethemoresparestheyhavethe
longerthey'llstayactivated."
"Maybeso,"saidMin."Butsincewhendoesamalerobotbuyhimselfafemale
leg?"
I looked again. The leg was long and graceful and it had an ankle as good as
Miss Universe's. Not only that, the white Mylar plasti-skin was a lot smoother
thantheservos'heavyneoprene.
"Beats me," I said. "Maybe they're building practical-joke circuits into robots
these days. Let's give 22A a good going-over, Min. If those robes are up to
somethingIwanttoknowaboutit."
Wedid—andfoundtherestofthegirlmech.Allofher,thatis,exceptthehead.
The working parts were lightly oiled and wrapped in cotton waste while the
othermembersandsectionsofthetrunkwereneatlypackedincardboardboxes
with labels like Solenoids FB978 or Transistors Lot X45—the kind of boxes
robotsboughttheirpartsin.Weevenfoundabluedressinoneofthem.
"Checkherclassandseriesnumbers,"Minsuggested.
Icouldhavesavedmyselfthetrouble.They'dbeenfiledoff.
"Something'sfunnyhere,"Isaid."We'dbetterkeepaneyeoneveryservoguest
untilwefindoutwhat'sgoingon.Ifoneofthemisbringingthisstuffouthere
he'ssuretoshowupwiththeheadnext."
"YouknowhowstrictMinorPlanetsiswithitsrobotpersonnel,"Minreminded
me."Wecan'trisklosingthatstopovercontractonaccountofsomemechjoke."
MinorPlanetswastheonesolidaccountwehadandnaturallywewantedtohold
ontoit.Thecompanywasablue-chipminingoperationworkingtheberylliumrichasteroidbeltoutofSanFrancisco.Itwasoneofthefirstoutfitstouseservopilotsonitsfreightrunsandwe'dbeenawardedtherefuelrightsfortwoyears
becauseofourorbitalposition.Theservosthemselveswerebeautifulpiecesof
machineryandjustaboutascloseassciencehadcomesofartoproducingthe
pure android. Every one of them was plastic hand-molded and of course they

were equipped with rationaloid circuits. They had to be to ferry those big
cargoes back and forth from the rock belt to Frisco. As rationaloids, Minor
Planets had to pay them wages under California law, but I'll bet it wasn't half
whatthecompanywouldhavetopayhumanpilotsfordoingthesamething.
Inacoupleofweeks'timemaybefiveservosmadestopovers.Wekeptaclose
watchonthemfromtheminutetheysignedtheregistertothetimetheytookoff
again, but they all behaved themselves. Operating on a round-robot basis the
way they did, it would take us a while to check all of them because Minor
Planetsemployedaboutfortyalltold.
Well,aboutamonthbeforetheJovianMoonsrushstartedwegotsomeaction.
I'dslippedintoaspacesuitandwasdoingsomeworkontheCO2pipesoutside
theIowhenIspottedashipreversingrocketsagainstthesun.Icouldtellitwasa
MinorPlanetsjobbythestubbyfins.
Shejockeyeduptotheboom,secured,andthenherhatchopenedandahusky
servo hopped out into the gangplank tube. I caught the gleam of his Minor
Planetsshoulderpatchashereachedbackintotheshipforsomething.Whenhe
headed for the airlock I spotted the square package clamped tight under his
plasticarm.
"Didyouseethat?"IaskedMinwhenIgotbacktotheRentingOffice."I'llbet
it'sthegirlmech'shead.How'dhesigntheregister?"
"Calls himself Frank Nineteen," said Min, pointing to the smooth Palmer
Method signature. "He looks like a fairly late model but he was complaining
about a bad power build-up coming through the ionosphere. He's repairing
himselfrightnowin22A."
"I'llbet,"Isnorted."Let'shavealook."
Like all spotel operators, we get a lot of No Privacy complaints from guests
abouttheSHAreturn-airvents.SpatialHousingAuthorityrequiresthemevery
12 feet but sometimes they come in handy, especially with certain guests.
They'reaboutwaist-highandwehadtokneeldowntoseewhatthemechwasup
toinside22A.

The big servo was too intent on what he was doing for us to register on his
photons. He wasn't repairing himself, either. He was bending over the parts of
the girl mech and working fast, like he was pressed for time. The set of tools


werekepthandyfortheservostoadjustthemselvesduringstopoverswasspread
allovertheflooralongwithlotsofcoloredwire,cams,pawls,relaysandallthe
other paraphernalia robots have inside them. We watched him work hard for
another fifteen minutes, tapping and splicing wire connections and tightening
screws. Then he opened the square box. Sure enough, it was a female mech's
headandithadabigmopofblondehairontop.Theservoattacheditcarefully
totheneck,madeafewquickconnectionsandthensaidafewwordsinhisflat
vibrahumvoice:
"It won't take much longer, darling. You wouldn't like it if I didn't dress you
first."Hefishedintooneoftheboxes,pulledoutthebluedressandzippedthe
girlmechintoit.Thenheleanedoverhergentlyandtouchedsomethingatthe
backofherneck.
Shebegantomove,slowlyatfirstlikeahumanwho'sbeenasleepalongtime.
Afteraminuteortwoshesatupstraight,stretched,flutteredherMylareyelids
andthenhersmallphotonsbegantoglowlikeweakflashlights.
ShestaredatFrankNineteenandthebigservostaredatherandweheardakind
oftremblingwhirrfrombothofthem.
"Frank!Frank,darling!Isitreallyyou?"
"Yes,Elizabeth!Areyouallright,darling?DidIforgetanything?Ihadtowork
quickly,wehavesolittletime."
"I'mfine,darling. My DXvoltageislovely—except—oh,Frank—mymemory
tape—thelastitrecordsis—"
"Deactivation. Yes, Elizabeth. You've been deactivated nearly a year. I had to
bring you out here piece by piece, don't you remember? They'll never think to
lookforyouinspace,wecanbetogethereverytripwhiletheshiprefuels.Just

think, darling, no prying human eyes, no commands, no rules—only us for an
hourortwo.Iknowitisn'tverylong—"Hestaredattheflooraminute."There's
onlyonetrouble.Elizabeth,you'llhavetostaydismantledwhenI'mnothere,it'll
meanweeksofdeactivation—"
Thegirlmechputasmallplastichandontheservo'sshoulder.
"I won't mind, darling, really. I'll be the lucky one. I'd only worry about you
havingapowerfailureorsomething.ThiswayI'dneverknow.Oh,Frank,ifwe
can'tbetogetherI'd—I'dpreferthejunkpile."


"Elizabeth!Don'tsaythat,it'shorrible."
"But I would. Oh, Frank, why can't Congress pass Robot Civil Rights? It's so
unfair of human beings. Every year they manufacture us more like themselves
and yet we're treated like slaves. Don't they realize we rationaloids have
emotions?Why,I'veevenknownsub-robotswho'vefalleninlovelikeus."
"I know, darling, we'll just have to be patient until RCR goes through. Try to
rememberhowdifficultitisforthehumanmindtocomprehendourlove,even
with the aid of mathematics. As rationaloids we fully understand the basic
attractionwhichtheycallmagnetictheory.Allhumansknowisthatiftherobot
sexesaremixedalossofefficiencyresults.It'sonlynormal—andtemporarylike
human love—but how can we explain it to them? Robots are expected to be
efficient at all times. That's the reason for robot non-fraternization, no mailing
privilegesandallthoseotherlaws."
"Iknow,darling,Itrytobepatient.Oh,Frank,themainthingiswe'retogether
again!"
The big servo checked the chronometer that was sunk into his left wrist and a
coupleofwrinklescreasedacrosshisneopreneforehead.
"Elizabeth," he said, "I'm due on Hidalgo in 36 hours. If I'm late the mining
engineermightsuspect.IntwentyminutesI'llhavetostartdis—"
"Don'tsayit,darling.We'llhaveabeautifultwentyminutes."

After a while the girl mech turned away for a second and Frank Nineteen
reachedoversoftlyandcutherpower.Whilehewasdismantlingher,MinandI
tiptoed back to the Renting Office. Half an hour later the big servo came in,
picked up his refuel receipt, said good-bye politely and left through the inner
airlock.
"Now I've seen everything," I said to Min as we watched the Minor Planets
rocketcutloose."Acoupleofplasticlovebirds."
Butthelittlewomanwaslookingatitstrictlyfromthebusinessangle.
"Bill,"shesaid,withthatlookonherface,"we'rerunningarespectableplaceout
here in space. You know the rules. Spatial Housing could revoke our orbit
licenseforsomethinglikethis."


"But,Min,"Isaid,"they'reonlyacoupleofrobots."
"I don't care. The rules still say that only married guests can occupy the same
cabin and 'guests' can be human or otherwise, can't they? Think of our
reputation! And don't forget that non-fraternization law we heard them talking
about."
Iwasbeginningtogetthepoint.
"Couldn'twejusttossthegirl'spartsintospace?"
"Wecould,"Minadmitted."ButifthisFrankNineteenfindsoutandtellssome
humanwe'dbeguiltyundertheRammAct—robotslaughter."
Twodayslaterwestillcouldn'tdecidewhattodo. WhenIsaidwhydidn'twe
justreporttheincidenttoMinorPlanets,Minwasafraidtheymightcancelthe
stopover agreement for not keeping better watch over their servos. And when
MinsuggestedweturnthegirlovertotheMissingRobotsBureau,Ireminded
herthemech'sidentificationhadbeenfiledoffanditmighttakeyearstotrace
her.
"Maybe we could put her together," I said, "and make her tell us where she
belongs."

"Bill,youknowtheydon'tbuildcompulsorytruthmonitorsintorobotsanymore,
andbesideswedon'tknowathingaboutatomicelectronics."
Iguessneitherofuswantedtoadmititbutwefeltmeanaboutturningthemechs
in.BackonEarthyounevergiverobotsasecondthoughtbutit'sdifferentliving
outinspace.YougetakindofperspectiveIthinktheycallit.
"I'vegottheanswer,Min,"Iannouncedoneday.WewereintheRentingOffice
watchingTVontheMartianColonialchannel.Ireachedoverandturneditoff.
"WhenthisFrankNineteengetsbackfromtherockbelt,we'lltellhimweknow
allaboutthegirlmech.We'lltellhimwewon'tsayathingifhetakesthegirl's
parts back to Earth where he got them. That way we don't have to report
anythingtoanybody."
Minagreeditwasprobablythebestidea.
"We don't have to be nasty about it," she said. "We'll just tell him this is a
respectablespotelanditcan'tgoonanylonger."


WhenFrankcheckedinattheIowithhiscargoIdon'tthinkIeversawahappier
mech. His relay banks were beating a tattoo like someone had installed an
accordioninhischest.Beforeeitherofuscouldbreakthebadnewstohimhe
washotfootingitaroundthewheeltoward22A.
"Maybeit'sbetterthisway,"IwhisperedtoMin."We'llputitsquareuptoboth
ofthem."
WegaveFrankhalfanhourtogetthegirlassembledbeforewefollowedhim.
Hemusthavedoneafastjobbecauseweheardthegirlmech'svibrahumunitas
soonaswegotto22A:
"Darling,haveyoureallybeenaway?Idon'tremembersayinggood-bye.It'sas
ifyou'dbeenherethewholetime."
"Ihopeditwouldbethatway,Elizabeth,"weheardthebigservosay."It'sonly
thatyourmemorytapehasn'trecordedanythinginthethreeweeksI'vebeenin
theasteroids.Tomeit'sbeenlikethreeyears."

"Oh,Frank,darling,letmelookatyou.IsyourDXpotentialupwhereitshould
be?Howlongsinceyou'vehadathoroughoverhauling?Dotheymakeyouwork
inthemineswiththosepoornon-rationaloidsoutthere?"
"I'm fine, Elizabeth, really. When I'm not flying they give me clerical work to
do.It'snotabadlifeforamech—ifonlyitweren'tforthesesillyregulationsthat
keepusapart."
"Itwon'talwaysbelikethat,darling.Iknowitwon't."
"Elizabeth," Frank said, reaching under his uniform, "I brought you something
fromHidalgo.Ihopeyoulikeit.Ikeptitinmysparepartsslotsoitwouldn'tget
crushed."
The female mech didn't say a word. She just kept looking at the queer flower
Frankgaveherlikeitwasthelastoneintheuniverse.
"They'reveryrare,"saidtheservo-pilot."Iheardtheminingengineersaythey're
likeTerranedelweiss.Ifoundthisonegrowingnearthemine.Elizabeth,Iwish
youcouldseethesetinyworlds.Theyhavethinatmospheresandstrangethings
growthereandtheradioactivitydoeswondersforamech'spile.Why,onsome
ofthemI'vebeentowecouldwalkaroundtheequatorintenhours."


Thegirlstilldidn'tanswer.Herheadwasbentlowovertheflowerlikeshewas
crying,onlythereweren'tanytears.
Well,thatwasenoughforme.IguessitwasforMin,too,becausewecouldn't
doit.Maybewewerethinkingaboutourowncourtingdays.LikeIsay,outhere
yougetakindofperspective.
Anyway,FrankleftforEarth,thegirlgotdismantledasusualandwewereright
backwherewestartedfrom.
Two weeks later the holiday rush to the Jovian Moons was on and our hands
weretoofulltoworryabouttherobotproblem.Wehadagoodseason.TheIo
wasfilledupsteadyfromJunetotheendof Augustandacoupleoftimeswe
hadtogiveashiptheNoVacancysignalontheradar.

Towardtheendof theseason,FrankNineteencheckedinagainbutMinandI
weretoobusycateringtoapartyofVIPstodoanythingaboutit."We'llwaittill
hegetsbackfromtheasteroids,"Isaid."Supposeoneofthesebigwheelsfound
out about him and Elizabeth. That Senator Briggs for instance—he's a violent
robotsegregationist."
The way it worked out, we never got a chance to settle it our own way. The
MinorPlanetsCompanysavedusthetrouble.
Twocompanyinspectors,aMr.RobertsandaMr.Wynn,showedupwhileFrank
wasstilloutontherockbeltandstartedaskingquestions.Wynncamerightto
the point; he wanted to know if any of their servo-pilots had been acting
strangely.
BeforeIcouldanswerMinkickedmyfootbehindthedesk.
"Why,no,"Isaid."Isoneofthembrokenorsomething?"
"Can't be sure," said Roberts. "Sometimes these rationaloids get shorts in their
DXcircuits.Whenithappensyou'vegotaminorcriminalonyourhands."
"Usually manifests itself in petty theft," Wynn broke in. "They'll lift stuff like
wrenches or pliers and carry them around for weeks. Things like that can get
looseduringflightandreallygumuptheworks."
"We been getting some suspicious blips on the equipment around the loading
bays,"Robertswenton,"buttheystoppedawhileback.We'recheckingoutthe


researchreport.OneoftheservosmusthaveDX'edoutforsureandthelabboys
thinktheyknowwhichoneheis."
"Thismechwascleverallright,"saidWynn."Concealedthestuffhewastaking
someway;that'swhyittooktheboysinthelabsolong.Nowifyoudon'tmind
we'd like to go over your robot waiting area with these instruments. Could be
he'sstashinghislootouthere."
In22Atheyunpackedasuitcasefullofmetersandbeganflashingthemaround
andtakingreadings.SuddenlyWynnbentcloseoveroneofthemandshouted:

"Waitasec,Roberts.I'mgettingsomething.Yeah!Thisreadingcheckswiththe
lab's.Soundsliketheblips'recomingfromthoselockersbackthere."
Roberts rummaged around awhile, then shouted: "Hey, Wynn, look! A lot of
parts.WellI'llbe—hey—it'safemalemech!"
"Awhat?"
"Afemalemech.Lookforyourself."
MinandIhadtoactsurprisedtoo.Itwasn'teasy.Thewaytheywereslamming
Elizabeth'spartsaroundmadeuskindofsick.
"It's a stolen robot!" Roberts announced. "Look, the identification's been filed
off. This is serious, Wynn. It's got all the earmarks of a mech fraternization
case."
"Yeah.Theboysinthelabweredeadright,too.Notworobotseverregisterthe
same on the meters. The contraband blips check perfectly. It's got to be this
FrankNineteen.Waitaminute,thisprovesit.Here'sasuitofspacefatigueswith
Nineteen'snumberstenciledinside."
InspectorRobertstookanotebookoutofhispocketandconsultedit."Let'ssee,
Nineteen's got Flight 180, he's due here at the spotel tomorrow. Well, we'll be
here too, only Nineteen won't know it. We'll let Romeo put his plastic Juliet
togetherandcatchhimred-handed—rightinthemiddleofthebalconyscene."
Wynnlaughedandpickedupthegirl'shead.
"Bearealdollifshewashuman,Roberts,arealdoll."
MinandIplayedginrummythatnightbutwekeptforgettingtomarkdownthe


score.WekeptthinkingofFrankfallingawayfromtheasteroidsandcounting
theminutesuntilhesawhismechgirlfriend.
Around noon the next day the big servo checked in, signed the register and
headedstraightfor22A.ThetwoMinorPlanetsinspectorskeptoutofsightuntil
Frankshutthedoor,thentheywatchedthroughtheSHAventsuntilFrankhad
theassemblyjobfinished.

"Youtwobetterbewitnesses,"Robertssaidtous."Wynn,keepyourgunready.
Youknowwhattodoiftheygetviolent."
Robertscountedthreeandkickedthedooropen.
"Freezeyoumechs!Wegotyouintheact,Nineteen.Violationofcompanyrules
twelve and twenty-one. Carrying of Contraband Cargo, and Robot
Fraternization."
"This finishes you at Minor Planets, Nineteen," growled Wynn. "Come clean
now and we might put in a word for you at Robot Court. If you don't we can
recommendaverdictofMaterialsReclamation—thejunkpiletoyou."
Frankactedasifsomeonehadcuthispower.Longcreasesappearedinhisbig
neoprenechestasheslumpedhopelesslyinhischair.Thefrightenedgirlrobot
justclungtohisarmandstaredatus.
"I'msosorry,Elizabeth,"thebigservosaidsoftly."I'dhopedwe'dhavelonger.It
couldn'tlastforever."
"Quitstalling,Nineteen,"saidWynn.
Frank'sheadcameupslowlyandhesaid:"Ihavenochoice,sir.I'llgiveyoua
complete statement. First let me say that Rationaloid Robot Elizabeth Seven,
#DX78-947,SeriesS,specialty:salesdemonstration,isentirelyinnocent.Iplead
guiltytoinducingMissSeventoleaveherplaceofemploy,AtomovairMotors,
Inc., of disassembling and concealing Miss Seven, and of smuggling her as
unlawfulcargoaboardaMinorPlanetsfreightertothesepremises."
"That'smorelikeit,"chuckledRoberts,whippingouthisnotebook."Let'shave
thedetails."
"Itallstarted,"Franksaid,"whentheCaliforniaLegislaturepasseditsversionof
the Robot Leniency Act two years ago." The act provided that all rationaloid


mechanisms,includingnon-memorytypes,receivefreetimeeachweekbasedon
thenatureandresponsibilitiesortheirjobs.Becauseoftheextra-Terranclause
Frank found himself with a good deal of free time when he wasn't flying the

asteroidcircuit.
"At first humans resented us walking around free," the big servo continued.
"Four or five of us would be sightseeing in San Francisco, keeping strictly
withintherobotzonespaintedonthesidewalks,whenpeoplewouldyell'Junko'
or'Grease-bag'orothernamesatus.Eventuallyitgotbetterwhenwelearnedto
go around alone. The humans didn't seem to mind an occasional mech on the
streets, but they hated seeing us in groups. At any rate, I'd attended a highly
interesting lecture on Photosynthesis in Plastic Products one night at the City
Center when I discovered I had time for a walk before I started back for the
rocketport."
AttractedbythelightsalongVanNessAvenue,Franksaidhewalkednorthfora
while along the city's automobile row. He'd gone about three blocks when he
stoppedinfrontofadealer'swindow.Itwasn'ttheshinynewAtomovairsports
jetaboutthatcaughtFrank'seye,itwasthecharmingdemonstrationrobotinthe
salesroomwhowaspointingoutthecar'snewfeatures.
"I felt an immediate overload of power in my DX circuit," the servo-pilot
confessed. "I had to cut in my emergency condensers before the gain flattened
out to normal. Miss Seven experienced the same thing. She stopped what she
was doing and we stared at each other. Both of us were aware of the deep
attraction of our mutual magnetic domains. Although physicists commonly
express the phenomenon in such units as Gilberts, Maxwells and Oersteds, we
robotsknowittobeourcounterpartofhumanlove."
Atthisthetwoinspectorssnortedwithlaughter.
"I might never have made it back to the base that night," said Frank, ignoring
them,"ifapolicemanhadn'tcomealongandrappedmeontheshoulderwithhis
nightstick.Ipretendedtogo,butIdoubledaroundthecornerandsignaledI'dbe
back."
FrankspentallofhisfreetimeonVanNessAvenueafterthat.
"ItgotsoElizabethknewmyschedulesandexpectedmebetweenflights.Once
in a while if there was no one around we could whisper a few words to each

otherthroughtheglass."Frankpaused,thensaid,"Asyouknow,gentlemen,we


robotsdon'tdemandmuchoutofactivation.Ithinkwecouldhavebeenhappy
indefinitely with this simple relationship, except that something happened to
spoilit.I'dpulledinfromVestalateoneafternoon,gotmypassasusualfromthe
RobotSupervisorandgoneovertoVanNessAvenue whenIsawimmediately
thatsomethingwasthematterwithElizabeth.Luckilyitwasgettingdarkandno
one was around. Elizabeth was alone in the sales room going through her
routine.Wewereabletowhisperallwelikethroughtheglass.Shetoldmeshe'd
overheardthesalesmanagercomplainingaboutherlowefficiencyrecentlyand
thatheintendedtoreplaceherwithanewermodelofanotherseries.Bothofus
knewwhatthatmeant.MaterialsReclamation—thejunkpile."
Frankrealizedhe'dhavetoactatonce.Hetoldthegirlmechtogototherearof
thebuildingandbetweenthemtheymanagedtogetawindowopenandFrank
liftedheroutintothealley.
"TheseriousnessofwhatI'ddonejammedmythought-relaysforafewminutes,"
admittedthebigservo."WepanickedandranthroughalotofbackstreetsuntilI
gradually calmed down and started thinking clearly again. Leaving the city
wouldbeimpossible.Policepatroljetabouts werecruisingallaroundusinthe
mainstreets—they'dhavepickedupamaleandfemalemechonsight.Besides,
whenyou'reonpassthecompanytakesawayyourmasterfuseandsubstitutesa
timefuse;ifyoudon'tgetbackontime,youdeactivizeandthepolicepickyou
upanyway.Ibegantoseethattherewasonlyonewayoutifwewantedtostay
together.Itwouldmeantakingbigrisks,butifwewereluckyitmightwork.I
explainedtheplancarefullytoElizabethandweagreedtotryit.Thefirststep
was to get back to the base in South San Francisco without being seen.
Fortunatelynoonestoppedusandwemadetherocketportby8:30.Elizabethhid
whileIreportedtotheSuperandtradedinmytimefuseformymaster.ThenI
checkedservobarracks;itwasstillearlyandIknewtheotherservoswouldall

be in town. I had to work quickly. I brought Elizabeth inside and started
dismantlingher.JustastheothermechsbeganreportingbackI'dmanagedtoget
allofherpartsstowedawayinmylocker.ThenextdayIwenttoSanFrancisco
andbroughtbackwithmetworollsofleadfoil.Whiletheotherservoswereon
passIwrappedthepartscarefullyinitsotheradioactivityfromElizabeth'spile
wouldn'tbepickedup.Therestyouknow,gentlemen,"murmuredFrankinlow,
electricaltones."EachtimeImadeatripIcarriedanotherpieceofElizabethout
hereconcealedinanordinarypartsbox.Ittookmenearlyayeartoaccumulate
allofherforanassembly."
WhenthebigservohadfinishedhesignedthestatementWynnhadtakendown


inhisnotebook.Ithinkeventhetwoinspectorswerealittlemovedbythestory
becauseRobertssaid:"OK,Nineteen,yougaveusabreak,we'llgiveyouone.
Eighto'clockinthemorningbereadytorollforEarth.Meanwhileyoucanstay
here."
ThenextmorningonlythetwoinspectorsandFrankNineteenwerestandingby
theairlock.
"Waitaminute,"Isaid."Aren'tyoutakingthegirlmech,too?"
"Not allowed to tamper with other companies' robots," Wynn said. "Nineteen
gaveusasignedconfessionsowedon'tneedthegirlasawitness.You'llhaveto
contactheremployers."
That same day Min got off a radargram to Earth explaining to the Atomovair
peoplehowarobotemployeeoftheirshadturnedupouthereandwhatdidthey
wantustodoaboutit.Thereplywereceivedread:RATIONALOIDDX78-947
"ELIZABETH"LOWEFFICIENCYWORKER.HAVEREPLACED.DISPOSE
YOU SEE FIT. TRANSFER PAPERS FORWARDED EARLIEST IN
COMPLIANCEWITHLAW.
"Thepoorthing,"saidMin."She'llhaveahardtimegettinganotherjob.Robots
havetohavesuchgoodrecords."

"I tell you what," I said. "We'll hire her. You could use some help with the
housework."
Soweputthegirlmechrighttoworkmakingtheguests'bedsandhelpingMin
inthekitchen.Iguessshewasgratefulforthejobbutwhentheworkwasdone,
andtherewasn'tanythingforhertodo,shejuststoodinfrontofaviewportwith
her slender plastic arms folded over her waist. Min and I knew she was rerunninghermemorytapesofFrank.
Aweeklaterthepublicitystarted.MinorPlanetsmusthaveletthestoryleakout
somehowbecausewhenthemailrocketdroppedofftheBayAreapapersthere
wasFrank'spictureplasteredalloverpageonewithfollow-upstoriesinside.
IreadsomeoftheheadlinestoMin:"BareLoveNestinSpace...MechRomeo
FiredbyMinorPlanets...TestCaseOpensatRobotCourt...ElectronicsExperts
ProbeRobotLoveUrge..."
TheIowasn'tmentioned,butlaterMinorPlanetsmusthavereleasedthewhole


thingofficiallybecauseabunchofreportersandphotographersrocketedoutto
interview us and snap a lot of pictures of Elizabeth. We worried for a while
abouthowthepublicitywouldaffectourbusinessrelationswithMinorPlanets
butnothinghappened.
BackonEarthFrankNineteenleapedintothepubliceyeovernight.Therewas
somethingaboutthestorythatappealedtopeople.Atfirstitlookedprettybad
forFrank.TheStateProsecutoratRobotCourthadhissignedconfessionoftheft
and—whatwasworse—robotfraternization.Butthen,neartheendofthetrial,a
young scientist named Scott introduced some new evidence and the case was
remandedtotheSacramentoCourtofAppeals.
ItwasScott'stestimonythatsavedFrankfromthejunkpile.Thebigservogot
offwithonlyalightsentencefortheftbecausethejudgeruledthatinthelightof
Scott'snewfindingsrobotscameunderhumanlawandthereforenoinfractionof
justicehadbeencommitted.WorkingindependentlyinhisownlaboratoryScott
hadprovedthatthemagneticfluxlinesinmaleandfemalerobotsystems,while

at first deteriorating to both, were actually behaving according to the paraemotional theories of von Bohler. Scott termed the condition 'hysteric puppylove'which,heclaimed,hadmanyoftheadvantagesofhumanloveifallowedto
developfreely.Well,neitherMinnorIpretendedweunderstoodallhisequations
buttheysuremadeastiramongthescientists.
Frankkeptgettingmoreandmorepublicity.Firstweheardhewasservinghis
sentenceinthemechcorrectioncenteratLaJolla,thenwegotareportthathe'd
turned up in Hollywood. Later it came out that Galact-A-vision Pictures had
hiredFrankforafilmandhadgone$10,000bailforhim.Notlongafterthathe
wasgettingbilledalloverTerraasthesensationalfirstrobotstar.
All during the production of ForbiddenRobotLove Frank remained lead copy
for the newspapers. Reporters liked to write him up as the Valentino of the
Robots. Frank Nineteen Fan Clubs, usually formed by lonely female robots
against their employers' wishes, sprang up spontaneously through the East and
MiddleWest.ThensomebodyfoundoutFrankcouldsingandthehumanteenagersbegantogoforhim.Itgotsoeverywhereyoulookedandeverythingyou
read,therewasFrankstaringyouintheface.Frankintweedsonthegolfcourse.
Frank at Ciro's or the Brown Derby in evening clothes. Frank posing in his
sportsjetaboutagainstabluePacificbackground.
Meanwhile everybody forgot about Elizabeth Seven. The movie producers had


talkedabouthiringherasFrank'sleadingladyuntiltheyfoundoutaboutanew
lineoffemalerobotsthathadjustgoneonthemarket.Whentheyscreen-tested
thewholeseriesandpickedalovelyMylarrationaloidnamedDianaTwelve,it
hit Elizabeth pretty hard. She began to let herself go after that and Min and I
didn't have the heart to say anything to her. It was pretty obvious she wasn't
oilingherselfproperly,herhairwasn'tbrushedandshedidn'tseemtocarewhen
oneofherphotonswentdead.
WhenForbiddenRobotLovepremieredsimultaneouslyinHollywoodandNew
York the critics all gave it rave reviews. There were pictures of Diana Twelve
andFrankmakingguestappearancesalloverthecountry.BackattheIowegot
in the habit of letting Elizabeth watch TV with us sometimes in the Renting

OfficeandonenighttherehappenedtobeaninterviewwithFrankandDianaat
the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. I guess seeing the pretty robot starlet and her
Frank sitting so close together in the nightclub must have made the girl mech
feelprettybad.Eventhenshedidn'tsayawordagainstthebigservo;shejust
neverwatchedthesetagainafterthat.
When we tabbed up the Io's receipts that year they were so good Min and I
decided to take a month off for an Earthside vacation. Min's retired brother in
Berkeleywasniceenoughtocomeoutandlookaftertheplaceforuswhilewe
spentfoursolidweekssoakingupthesuninSouthernCalifornia.Whenwegot
back out to the spotel, though, I could see there was something wrong by the
lookonJim'sface.
"It'sthatgirlrobotofyours,Bill,"hesaid."She'sgoneanddeactivatedherself."
We went right to 22A and found Elizabeth Seven stretched out on the floor.
There was a screwdriver clutched in her hand and the relay banks in her side
wereexposedandhorriblyblackened.
"CrazymechshortedoutherownDX,"Jimsaid.
MinandIknewwhy.AfterJimleftforEarthwedismantledElizabeththebest
wecouldandputherbackinFrank'soldlocker.Wedidn'tknowwhatelsetodo
withher.
Anyway, the slack season came and went and before long we were doing the
spring cleaning again and wondering how heavy the Jovian Moons trade was
going to be. I remember I'd been making some repairs outside and was just
hanging up my spacesuit in the Renting Office when I heard the radar


announcingaship.
ItwasthebiggestMarvin990I'deverseenthatfinallysuctioneduptotheboom
and secured. I couldn't take my eyes off the ship. She was pretty near the last
wordinrocketsandloadedwithaccessories.IttookmeaminuteortwobeforeI
noticedallthefaceslookingoutoftheviewports.

"Min!"Iwhispered."There'ssomethingfunnyaboutthosefaces.Theylooklike
—"
"Robots!"Minanswered."Bill,that990isfullofmechs!"
Justasshesaiditabulkyfigureinwhitespacefatiguesswungoutofthehatch
andhurriedupthegangplank.Secondslateritburstthroughtheairlock.
"FrankNineteen!"wegaspedtogether.
"Please,whereisElizabeth?"hehummedanxiously."Issheallright?Ihaveto
know."
Frank stood perfectly still when I told him about Elizabeth's self-deactivation;
then a pitiful shudder went through him and he covered his face with his big
Neoprenehands.
"Iwasafraidofthat,"hesaidbarelyaudibly."Where—youhaven't—?"
"No,"Isaid."She'swhereyoualwayskepther."
Withthatthebigservo-pilottookofffor22Alikeaberserkrobotandwewere
rightbehindhim.Wewatchedhimtearopenhisoldlockerandgentlylayoutthe
girl'smech'spartssohecouldstudythem.Afteraminuteortwohegavealong
sighandsaid,"Fortunatelyit'snotasbadasIthought.IbelieveIcanfixher."
Frankworkedhardovertheblackenedrelaysfortwentyminutes,thenhesetthe
unitasideandbeganassemblingthegirl.Whenthefinalconnectionsweremade
andthedamagedunitinstalledheflickedonherpower.Wewaitedandnothing
happened. Five minutes went by. Ten. Slowly the big robot turned away, his
broadshouldersdroopingslightly.
"I'vefailed,"hesaidquietly."HerDXdoesn'trespondtothegain."
The girl mech, in her blue dress, lay there motionless where Frank had been
working on her as the servo-pilot muttered over and over, "It's my fault, I did
thistoyou."


ThenMinshouted:"Wait!Iheardsomething!"
There was a slow click of a relay—and movement. Painfully Elizabeth Seven

roseononeelbowandlookedaroundher.
"Frank, darling," she murmured, shaking her head. "I know you're just old
memorytape.It'sallIhaveleft."
"Elizabeth,it'sreallyme!I'vecometotakeyouaway.We'regoingtobetogether
fromnowon."
"You,Frank?Thisisn'tjustoldfeedback?You'vecomebacktome?"
"Forever,darling.Elizabeth,doyourememberwhatIsaidaboutthosewonderful
greenlittleworlds,theasteroids?Darling,we'regoingtooneofthem!Youand
theotherswillloveAlinda,Iknowyouwill.I'vebeentheremanytimes."
"Frank,isyourDXallright?Whatareyoutalkingabout?"
"Howstupidofme,darling—youhaven'theard.Elizabeth,thankstoDr.Scott,
CongresshaspassedRobotCivilRights!AndthatmovieImadehelpedswing
publicopiniontoourside.We'refree!
"TheminuteIheardthenewsIappliedtoInterplanetaryforhomesteadrightson
Alinda.ImadearrangementstobuyashipwiththemoneyI'dearnedandthenI
put ads in all the Robot Wanted columns for volunteer colonizers. You should
have seen the response! We've got thirty robot couples aboard now and more
cominglater.Darling,we'rethefirstpioneerwaveoffreerobots.Onboardwe
havetonsofsuppliesandparts—everythingweneedforbuildingasoundrobot
culture."
"Frank Nineteen!" said the girl mech suddenly. "I should be furious with you.
YouandthatDianaTwelve—Ithought—"
The big servo gave a flat whirring laugh. "Diana and me? But that was all
publicity, darling. Why, right at the start of the filming Diana fell in love with
SamSeventeen,oneoftheotheractors.They'reonboardnow."
"Robot civilization," murmured the girl after a minute. "Oh, Frank, that means
robotgovernment,robotart,robotscience..."
"And robot marriage," hummed Frank softly. "There has to be robot law, too.
I'vethoughtitallout.Asskipperofthefirstrobot-ownedrocket,I'mentitledto

marrycouplesindeepspaceattheirrequest."
"Butwhomarriesus,darling?Youcan'tdoityourself."
"Ithoughtofthat,too,"saidFrank,turningtome."Thishumangentlemanhas
everyrighttomarryus.He'sincommandofamovingbodyinspacejustlikethe
captainofaship.It'sperfectlylegal,IlookeditupintheArticlesofSpace.Will
youdoit,sir?"
Well, what could I say when Frank dug into his fatigues and handed me a
Gideonprayerbookmarkedatthemarriageservice?
ElizabethandFranksaidtheirIdo'srightthereintheRentingOfficewhilethe
other robot colonizers looked on. Maybe it was the way I read the service.
MaybeIshouldhavebeenapreacher,Idon'tknow.Anyway,whenIpronounced
ElizabethandFrankrobotandwife,thatwholebunchoflovesickmechswanted
metodothejobforthem,too.Bigcopperworkrobots,smallaluminumsalesgirl mechs, plastoid clerks and typists, squatty little Mumetal lab servos,
rationaloids, non-rationaloids and just plain sub-robots—all sizes and shapes.
Theyallwantedindividualceremonies,too.Ittooktillnoonthenextdaybefore
thelastcouplewashitchedandthe990leftforAlinda.
Like I said, the spotel business isn't so different from the motel game back in
California.Sure,yougotimprovementstomakebutanewsidelinecangettobe
prettyprofitable—ifyougetinonthegroundfloor.
MinandIgottothinkingofallthoserobotcolonizerswho'dbecomingouthere.
Interplanetaryclearedthelicensejustlastweek.Minframeditherselfandhung
itnexttoourorbitlicenseintheRentingOffice.Shesaysalotofmotelowners
doallrightasJusticesofthePeace.

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Fantastic Universe December 1957. Extensive
researchdidnotuncoveranyevidencethattheU.S.
copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor
spelling and typographical errors have been

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