He gave
every detail of Mona's strange disclosure, and the boy believed him
absolutely.
"I might have known there was some trick about it!" cried the lad.
"Alma isn't that kind of a planet! By Heaven, Powart deserves to be
assassinated!"
"Nothing doing," replied the athlete promptly, his eyes sparkling
with the old light. "The first thing is to get you out of here; you,
and the other hundred and fifty who were put in at the same time."
Whereupon he proceeded to outline a scheme such as would look
utterly incredible in the mere planning. Perhaps it is best to
relate the thing as it happened, instead.
Two nights after Fort's call on Ernol, Fort again presented himself
to Reblong. This time it was at the engineer's apartments.
"I was hoping to find you about to go on duty. I've been wondering
how your engines control the steering." He was eying Reblong
steadily. "Some time when it is convenient I wish you would show me
all over the ship, and explain everything." He turned as though to
leave.
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