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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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Various
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"You
are
about
to
land,"
chattered
the
radio.
"Don't
try
any
tricks;
they
will
be
useless.
Above
all,
don't
try
to
use
your
puny
ray.
You
are
helpless."
The
ship
was
almost
stationary.
Little
figures
could
be
seen
swarming
upon
the
landing-stage,
ready
to
adjust
the
iron
claws
to
clamp
the
hull.
With
a
gesture
of
helplessness,
Nat
left
the
bridge
and
went
down
to
the
main
deck
where,
in
obedience
to
his
orders,
the
crew
had
all
assembled.
"Men,
I'm
putting
it
up
to
you,"
he
said.
"Axelson,
the
Black
Caesar,
advises
us
not
to
attempt
to
use
the
Ray-guns.
I
won't
order
you
to.
I'll
leave
the
decision
with
you."
"We
tried
it
fifteen
minutes
ago,
Sir,"
answered
Benson.
"I
told
Larrigan
to
fire
off
the
stern
starboard
gun
to
see
if
it
was
in
working
order,
and
it
wasn't!"
At
that
moment
the
vessel
settled
with
a
slight
jar
into
the
clamps.
Once
more
the
teleradio
began
to
scream:
"Open
the
port
hold
and
file
out
slowly.
Resistance
is
useless.
I
should
turn
my
ray
upon
you
and
obliterate
you
immediately.
Assemble
on
the
landing-stage
and
wait
for
me!"
"You'd
best
obey,"
Nat
told
his
men.
"We've
got
a
passenger
to
consider."
He
glared
at
Madge
as
he
spoke,
and
Madge's
smile
was
a
little
more
tremulous
than
it
had
been
before.
"This
is
the
most
thrilling
experience
of
my
life,
Captain
Lee,"
she
said.
"And
I'll
never
rest
until
I've
got
an
X-Ray
photograph
of
Mr.
Axelson's
skeleton
for
the
Universal
News
Syndicate."
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