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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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"He
has
taken
her
to
his
house.
I
do
not
think
she
is
harmed.
He
is
ill.
He
is
closely
guarded.
There
are
rumors
afoot.
I
do
not
know."
"What
do
you
want,
then?"
"If
the
Black
Caesar
dies
will
you
take
me
back
to
Earth
again?
I
long
so
for
the
old
Earth
life.
I
will
be
your
slave,
if
only
I
can
set
foot
on
Earth
before
I
die."
"Can
you
rescue
us?"
Nat
held
his
breath.
"The
Moon
men
are
on
guard."
"They
have
no
ray-guns
and
you
have."
"The
penalty
would
be
terrible.
I
should
be
thrown
to
the
monsters."
"Can
you
get
us
each
a
ray-gun?
Will
you
risk
it,
to
get
back
to
Earth?"
asked
Nat.
A
pause.
Then,
"My
friend,
I
am
coming."
Nat
heard
Benson
hissing
in
his
ear,
"If
we
can
surprise
them,
we
can
get
possession
of
the
black
ship
and
return."
"We
must
get
Madge
Dawes."
"And
smash
the
mirror,"
put
in
Brent.
After
that
there
was
nothing
to
do
but
wait.
The
door
clicked
open.
An
indistinct
form
stood
in
the
entrance.
It
was
already
growing
light;
the
dark
satellite
that
eclipsed
Eros
was
passing.
"Hush!
I
have
brought
you
ray-rods!"
It
was
the
old
man
with
whom
Nat
had
spoken
on
the
boat.
Under
his
arm
he
held
five
metallic
rods,
tipped
with
luminous
glass.
He
handed
one
to
each
of
the
prisoners.
"Do
you
know
how
to
use
them?"
he
asked.
Nat
examined
his.
"It's
an
old-style
rod
that
was
used
on
earth
fifty
years
ago,"
he
told
his
men.
"I've
seen
them
in
museums.
It
came
into
use
in
the
Second
World
War
of
1950
or
thereabouts.
You
slip
back
the
safety
catch
and
press
this
button,
taking
aim
as
one
did
with
the
pistol.
You
fellows
have
seen
pistols?"
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