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They had sheared off the enemy’s steering tubes, first at the stern, then at the bow, leaving him helpless, able to go only forward or back in the direction in which he happened to be pointing! MacFife had a broad grin on his face. As Rip started to speak, he held up his hand and pointed at a wall speaker. The Connie commander came on the circuit. He screamed, "You planned that!
MacFife, Rip, and the officer with the instruments went back through the valves into their own ship. Once inside, MacFife called, "Come with me. Hurry." He led the way through passages and up ladders, to the very top of the ship, to the hatch where the astrogators took their star sights.
We got some prompt radiation." "When was that? The exact time?" Rip tried to remember. He felt horrible. "It was twenty-three-oh-five." "Bad," the voice said. "He must have taken enough roentgens of gamma and neutrons to reach or exceed the median-lethal dose." Rip found his voice again. "Santos," he said urgently. "On the asteroid. He got it, too. The rest were shielded." MacFife snapped orders.
Most days we fight each other, but today we fight together, eh? I am glad to meet you!" "And I’m glad to meet you, sir," Rip returned. He liked the twinkle in the Frenchman’s eye. He would have given a lot to know what scheme Galliene and MacFife had cooked up. The Connie had overheard Galliene’s greeting. He glared at Rip. The Frenchman saw the look and smiled happily.
"Oh, no, Commander! You misunderstand. We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do. I fired rockets as a warning. We didn’t want your boats to get caught in a nuclear explosion." He shrugged. "It was very unlucky for us that the sun threw my gunner’s aim off and he hit your boats, quite by accident." MacFife coughed to cover up a chuckle.
Check them quickly." He put his lips together in a straight line and stared at the Federation men. They stared back with equal coldness. The minutes ticked by. Rip wondered again what kind of plan MacFife and Galliene had. Additional minutes passed, and the officer returned with the cases. Wordlessly he handed them to Galliene and MacFife. The Connie commander snapped, "There.
The protective shield of nuclite had been rolled back, and they could see into space through the clear-vision port. Rip and MacFife hurried to the side where they were connected to the Connie. Rip looked down along the length of the ship. The valve connection was in the middle of each ship, at the point of greatest diameter. From that point each ship grew more slender.
The Connie commander came on the circuit. He screamed, "You planned that! You you " Galliene's voice spoke soothingly. "But my dear commander! How can I apologize? Believe me, the man responsible will be reward I mean, the man responsible will be disciplined. You may rest assured of it. How unfortunate! I am overcome with shame." MacFife picked up a microphone. "Same here, Connie.
A Scottish burr thick enough to saw boards came out of the communicator. "Foster, this is MacFife, commander on the Aquila. Y'can't see me on account of I'm on yer sunny side. But, lad, I'm closer to ye than the Connie. We did it this way to keep the asteroid between us and him. Also, lad, if ye'll take a look up at Gemini, ye'll see somethin' ye'll like. Look at Alhena, in the Twins' feet.
A Scottish burr thick enough to saw boards came out of the communicator. "Foster, this is MacFife, commander of the Aquila. Y’can’t see me on account of I’m on yer sunny side. But, lad, I’m closer to ye than the Connie. We did it this way to keep the asteroid between us and him. Also, lad, if ye’ll take a look up at Gemini, ye’ll see somethin’ ye’ll like. Look at Alhena, in the Twins’ feet.
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