Children of TomorrowZagat Arthur LeoPublished:1939Types:Short Fiction Science FictionSource:Feedbooks1About Zagat:ArthurLeoZagatwasanAmericanlawyerandwriterofpulpfictionandsciencefiction.Trainedinthelawhegaveituptowriteprofession-ally.ZagatisnotedforhiscollaborationswithfellowlawyerNatSchach-ner.Zagatwroteabout500storiesthatappearedinavarietyofpulpmagazinesincludingThrillingWonderStoriesArgosyandAstounding.His novel Seven Out of Time was published by Fantasy Press in 1949.2Chapter1NIGHT WINGSquotDikarquot Marilee said low-voiced.quotOfallthedaybetweensunriseandsunriseIammosthappyinthisquiethourjustbeforebedtime.quotLyingonthegrassbesidehimthewarmthofherloveenfoldedDikarlikethewarmthofthefirebehindthemandthescentofherinhisnostrilswassweetandcleanasthebreathofthewoodsthatenclosedthewidelongclearing.quotIamsohappythatImafraidquotMarileewenton.quotSomethingoutthereinthenight hates to see me so happy.quotDikarsgreatpawtightenedontheslimsmallhandofhismatebuthesaidnothing.quotImafraidquotMarileesgrayeyeswidenedquotthatsomedayitwill take you away from me and leave me all empty.quotDikarshighforeheadwasdeeplylinedwiththoughthislipspressedtightlytogetherwithinhisblondsilkenbeard.FromthelogsontheFireStonethecracklingflamesleapedhighreachingalwaysfortheleafycanopyagiantoakheldabovethemneverquitetouchingit.TheruddylightoftheflamesfilledtheclearingfromthelongBoysHouseononesidetotheGirlsHouseontheotherfromtheFireStoneatthisendtothetableandbenchesunderthepole-upheldroofoftheeatingplaceattheother