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Meanwhile, Astro had rolled on top of the last cadet of the Capella unit, and with his great strength, clamped McAvoy's arms to his side. Face to face, the two cadets glared at each other. The muscles tightened in Astro's arms, and beads of sweat popped out on his face. "Give up!" demanded the Venusian, tightening his grip.
Quent Miles stood framed in the doorway, the unmistakable outline of a paralo-ray gun in his right hand. "Drop to the floor," hissed Tom. The two cadets dropped lightly to the floor and lay face down, while Quent Miles walked toward them fanning the gun around menacingly. Then, as he was about to step on Astro's hand, he turned and walked quickly back to the door.
"When the chips were down," said Astro as harshly as he could, "they turned out to be nothing but yellow rats!" "Which way did they go?" "I don't know," said Astro. "It happened last night. We went to sleep, and when I woke up, they were gone." "Where'd they go?" snarled the man, pushing the ray gun into Astro's back. "I I " Astro pretended he didn't want to talk.
Now he felt the fingers around his throat begin to relax a little, and then a little more, and he kept tightening the pressure of his mighty hands. Expressions of surprise and then pain spread across Miles' face and he finally relaxed his grip around Astro's throat. He struggled to free himself from the viselike grip but it was hopeless. Astro continued to apply pressure.
"No, Major!" shouted Tom. "He's the only one that can help us convict Carter Devers!" Connel stopped. He stared at Astro's bulk and then turned to see Roger trying to hide the wrench. "Were you going to hit me with that thing, Manning?" he growled. Roger gulped. "Yes, sir," he said. "If it was necessary to keep you away from Barret, sir. I'm sorry, sir." Connel spun back to face Tom.
Sensing the urgency in Astro's voice, Roger began packing up his equipment and in a few moments the three boys had their gear slung over their shoulders and were slogging through water already knee-deep. "I still don't see why we have to go tracking through the jungle in the middle of the night," grumbled Roger. "We could climb up a tree and wait out the storm."
Carrying you, Roger, was just something I could do for you at that particular time. One of these days, when we get out of this oven, there'll come a time when you or Tom will do something for me and that's the way it should be." "Thanks, Astro," said Roger. He reached over and put his hand on top of Astro's, and then Tom placed his hand on top of theirs. The three boys were quiet for a moment.
Brett, leaning over the table, was stabbing around futilely in one of the sets of tubes in a complicated testing device. "Wish we had that squirt Manning here," he mumbled. "He could fix these things up in no time at all." "I could always go back to the hide-out and get him," suggested Miles. On the balcony Tom gripped Astro's arm tightly. "Astro! Did you hear that?" he exclaimed.
Tom's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the movement of Astro's heavy body on top of him. The young cadet broke out into a cold sweat. When he had been supposedly hit by the paralo ray his arms had been outstretched! He had been so busy thinking about Hardy's connection with Vidac that he had forgotten to resume his original position.
"You're ready now," spoke up Astro. He stood up to his full height. "We don't want any trouble," the cadet from Venus said, "but we're not braking our jets to get away from it, either." James took a good look at Astro's powerful frame. Without another word he walked away. Tom shook his head. "That pal of yours is a real Space Cadet fan, isn't he, Roger?" "Yeah," said Astro.
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