Farther north, Dr. Jubal Harshaw was not immediately aware of this incident and its consequences, but he did know of too many others for peace of mind.  Against his own rules he had succumbed to that most insidious drug, the news.  Thus far, he had contained his vice; he merely subscribed to a clipping service instructed for "Man from Mars," "V.  M.  Smith," "Church of All Worlds," and "Ben Caxton." But the monkey was crawling up his back - twice lately he had had to fight off an impulse to order Larry to set up the babble box in his study - Damn it, why couldn't those kids tape him an occasional letter? - instead of letting him wonder and worry. "Front!"