Treachery in Outer Space by Louis Glanzman;[pseud.] Carey Rockwell
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twenty-four-hour watch placed on all operational centers, pump houses,
and generator plants. I cannot discount the idea of sabotage. Why anyone would want to wreck the screens is beyond me, but we cannot ignore the possibility." "I already have men stationed at the main operational centers, sir," replied Howard. "Your Space Marines will help me cover the rest." "Steve," said Walters, turning to the Solar Guard officer, "if this is a natural phenomenon--some new element in Titan's atmosphere breaking down the force screens--the problem is bad enough. But if this is caused by man--if it really is sabotage--we'll have a doubly hard time. We can find the reason eventually, if it is natural, but man can conceal his reasons. And until we find out the motives behind this we must count on the situation getting worse. I want you to pursue _that_ line of investigation. Find out if anyone has a good reason to force the abandonment of Titan." "It's a big order, sir," said Strong. "I'll do the best I can." "That's good enough for me," replied the commander, nodding his satisfaction. * * * * * "Any word, sir?" asked Astro eagerly as the white-clad medical officer emerged from the room. The man smiled. "Thanks to you, Cadet Astro," he replied, "your friend will be able to leave as soon as he gets his pants on." |
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