THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY

CLEVELAND AND NEW YORK

Published by The World Publishing Company 2231 West 110th Street, Cleveland 2, Ohio

Published simultaneously in Canada by Nelson, Foster & Scott Ltd.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 62-9063

FIRST EDITION

WP262

Copyright © 1962 by Andre Norton All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, except for brief passages included in a review appearing in a newspaper or magazine. Printed in the United States of America.

FOR P. SCHUYLER MILLER who expressed a wish for some Apache colonists,
and CHARLES F. KELLEY who has a liking for "time agent" tales.

THE DEFIANT AGENTS