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The quickness of his lunge caught Roger off guard and he was thrown back against the bulkhead, but he held onto the rifle as Loring tried to twist it out of his grasp. "What th " cried Mason from the ladder leading to the radar bridge. When he saw Roger and Loring struggling, he grabbed for the paralo-ray gun at his side. Just at that moment Shinny stepped through the hatch and fired his rifle.
A hunter dressed in this manner and standing still could not be seen at twenty paces. The snug fit of the suit was protection against thorns and snags that could find no hold on the hard, smooth-surfaced material. After a hearty breakfast the three cadets collected their gear, the paralo-ray pistols, the shock rifles, and the small shoulder packs of synthetic food and camping equipment.
Get those other two cases up here. I want to blast off." Miles turned to the two cadets and waved his paralo-ray gun menacingly. "All right, you two. Get going!" "Give us a few more minutes, Miles," said Tom. "We're so tired we can hardly move." "Get up, I said," snarled the black-suited spaceman. "I can't," whined Tom. "You'll have to give me a hand."
Now stand where you are, state your business, and then blast off!" "Halt!" The leader of the column of men held up his hand. Connel saw that the plastic helmets were frosted over, except for a clear band across the eye level. All of the faces were hidden. The leader stepped forward, his hand on his paralo-ray gun. "Greetings, Major Connel." Connel snorted.
Holding the paralo-ray gun on him, Roger relocked the door. Left inside, Mason stuck his face close to the grille. "Give it to him, Loring," he hissed. "Take him apart!" Roger threw the paralo-ray gun in the corner of the passageway and faced the heavier spaceman. He held his arms loosely at his side, and he balanced on the balls of his feet. A slight smile played at the corners of his mouth.
When we see Major 'Blast-off' Connel again, we'll be giving the orders with a paralo-ray!" The two disgruntled spacemen turned quickly and walked to the nearest slidewalk, disappearing around a building. Aboard the Polaris, Tom confronted his two unit-mates. "Now look, fellows. After the hard time Major Connel just gave us, let's see if we can't really stay on the ball from now on."
"A spy," he roared. "A spy right in the heart of our organization!" He shook his head. The door opened and two burly Solar Guardsmen entered, saluted, and turned to flank the doorway, hands on their paralo-ray pistols. The private secretary of E. Philips James shuffled in slowly, followed by two more guards. Walters stepped up to the thin, intense young man and glared at him.
"Your buddy, Manning," sneered Loring with a short laugh, "decided he wanted to paste my ears back. So I let him. He was so anxious to make me lose a few teeth that he didn't notice the spoon I kept!" "Spoon?" asked Tom incredulously. "Yeah," said Mason, stepping through the door, a paralo-ray gun leveled at Tom. "A few teeth for a spoon. A good trade.
One false move and I'll blast you!" Astro turned and stumbled down the hill in front of the paralo-ray gun. A smile tugged at his lips. Vidac and Bush were waiting for them on the highway at the bottom of the hill. "Where are Corbett and Manning?" Vidac demanded, looking at Astro. Astro repeated the story about Tom and Roger having deserted him. Vidac eyed him speculatively.
"But if it is," said Roger, "how did he get out there?" From behind them, the hatch to the inner air lock opened and Al James stepped through. "Captain Strong," he said excitedly, "you've got to come quickly. Some of the crewmen have broken into your arms locker and taken paralo-ray guns. They threaten to leave you here if you don't return to the ship within five minutes.
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