Astro grinned. "Wasn't much to save, Roger."
"Listen you!" Roger rose on one elbow, but the medical officer pressed him gently back on the cot.
"Did you ever find out how Bill Sticoon's ship was sabotaged, Captain Strong?" asked Tom.
"We sure did, Tom," said Strong. "One of Brett's confederates slugged the Solar Guard officer in charge of monitoring the race on Deimos and took his place. If it hadn't been for a brash stereo reporter that kept taking pictures of everything and everyone, the impersonator wouldn't have been caught."
"And to think that I wanted to give that reporter a few lumps!" Tom exclaimed.
"Did you find out anything about the crash of Gigi Duarte's ship, sir?" asked Roger.
"Yes. Ross confessed that he was in Luna City and planted a time bomb on Gigi's ship when the French Chicken came in for refueling."
"Say," exclaimed Roger, "I just happened to think! With Miles disqualified, Kit wins the race!"
Seated in the pilot's chair, Kit turned to Roger and waved a paper. "Here's the contract, Roger. Signed, sealed, and with only the crystal to be delivered."
"There's only one thing bothering me now," sighed Tom.