Footprints without Feet

-H.G. Wells

Muddy Bare Footprints

Two boys stared surprised at a pair of muddy bare feet imprints on the steps of a house in London. But there was no one bare feet around there. As they looked on, suddenly a fresh footmark appeared. Then another appeared and the footprints proceeded down the street, growing faint each time they appeared, until finally disappearing completely. The boys had been following a scientist …