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The effect was instantaneous. Morones lifted the tube, and a glimmering, iridescent beam sprang out. The ship was up and away in a second, lurching and shivering uncomfortably every time the beam struck it in its upward flight. A good few seconds continued impingement.... THE EFFECT WAS INSTANTANEOUS MORINES LIFTED THE TUBE AND A GLIMMERING IRIDESCENT BEAM SPRANG OUT THE SHIP WAS UP AND AWAY IN A SECOND LURCHING AND SHIVERING UNCOMFORTABLY EVERY TIME THE BEAM STRUCK IT IN ITS UPWARD FLIGHT A GOOD FEW SECONDS CONTINUED IN PINCHMENT
l the tiny figure of the factor stopped shaking its fist and entered the residence. The post had a flier of its own, of course, but Morones was too wise to use it in pursuit. Olear considered what was best to do. Of course he could have placed Morones under arrest; could still do it; but that would not solve the mystery of the two deaths and the missing 'lucene. If the choleric factor was really guilty of the crimes, it would be better to let him go his way in the hope that he would betray himself. Olear regretted that he had not kept his tongue under closer curb. But there was no use regretting. Perhaps, after all, he ought to turn back to pump Morones for some helpful information. * * * * * His mind made up, he descended again until he was hovering a few feet from the ground. "Morones!" he called. "Morones!" He held the hatch open. Morones came to the door of the residence. He had a tube in his hand, a long-range weapon. "Morones," Olear declared pompously. "I place you under arrest! NEEDS THE LITTLE SPACE FLIER SHOT ALOFT UNTIL THE TINY FIGURE OF THE FACTOR STOPPED SHAKING ITS FISTS AND ENTERED THE RESIDENCE THE POST HAD A FLIER OF ITS OWN OF COURSE BUT MORINES WAS TOO WISE TO USE IT IN PURSUIT EILE CONSIDERED WHAT WAS BEST TO DO OF COURSE HE COULD HAVE PLACED MORONES UNDER ARREST COULD STILL DO IT BUT THAT WOULD NOT SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF THE TWO DEATHS AND THE MISSING LUCINE IF THE CHOLERIC FACTOR WAS REALLY GUILTY OF THE CRIMES IT WOULD BE BETTER TO LET HIM GO HIS WAY IN THE HOPE THAT HE WOULD BETRAY HIMSELF O'LIE REGRETTED THAT HE HAD NOT KEPT HIS TONGUE UNDER CLOSER CURB BUT THERE WAS NO USE REGRETTING PERHAPS AFTER ALL HE OUGHT TO TURN BACK TO PUMP MORONE'S FOR SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION HIS MIND MADE UP HE DESCENDED AGAIN UNTIL HE WAS HOVERING A FEW FEET FROM THE GROUND MURAN'S HE CALLED MORONE'S HE HELD THE HATCH OPEN MORONES CAME TO THE DOOR OF THE RESIDENCE HE HAD A TUBE IN HIS HAND A LONG RANGE WEAPON MOREOONS ALI DECLARED POMPOUSLY I PLACE YOU UNDER ARREST
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