human
Wait a minute! cried Tom.
gpt
I'm injured. Look at my head!
human
You couldn't have hit the control panel with anything better!
gpt
But what happened?
human
Two of the projectiles hit Devers' ship, said Roger.
gpt
One of them on the power deck. Must've smashed the reaction tanks and made the stuff wildcat, because it blew him into rocket dust!
human
But his torpedo! He fired at the same time!
gpt
This unit is the luckiest in the universe, said Roger proudly.
human
One of the other projectiles smacked the torpedo and exploded the warhead. We were bounced around by the shock wave but that's all!
gpt
Well, I'll be a Martian mouse, sighed Tom.
human
Then everything is O.K. now?
gpt
So far as you three are concerned, it's perfect, said Strong.
human
Barret has spilled everything. You're cleared of all charges!
gpt
What about Pat Troy?
human
He's in the clear, too, said Strong.
gpt
You may remember that he refused to tell us who he was working for besides Professor Hemmingwell and that made us suspicious of him. Well, we found out, when he regained consciousness a short time ago, that he is a security agent for the Solar Alliance Council. He had been assigned to work with the professor and to help protect him. Barret has admitted that he tried to murder Troy.
human
Humph!