"Oh, yes, you have!"
The four words came, not from the receiver, but from the storeroom of the space ship. There in the doorway stood Sandra.
"Sandra!"
"Aha!" came from Adstrom.
"I hope you don't mind having a stowaway," said Sandra.
"I'm training a battery of neutron guns on your ship," Adstrom called. "Surrender my daughter or I'll fire."
Karns swung to the microphone. "You won't fire," he said. "You're primed with too much extract and even if you weren't, you wouldn't want to destroy your daughter along with the kidnaper." He turned to Sandra. "There's a lifeboat in the hold. Get in it and take off."
"You're afraid to take me with you! Haven't you faith in your weapon?"
"There's always a certain amount of danger."