He was less than half way back to the Center when he realized that his trip was useless.  What would happen?  He would get as far as Berquist, no farther.  He had been allowed in once - with a lawyer, with a Fair Witness.  To demand to be allowed to see the Man from Mars a second time, all in one morning, was unreasonable and would be refused.  Nor, since it was unreasonable, could he make anything effective out of it in his column.