by H. B. Fyfe
1.' Two million is cheap enough forbuying a spaceport already in operation. There won't be any trouble,since the Kappans promised the land."
Everyone seemed to be running somewhere. Mayne wiped his face with ahandkerchief and sat down beside Melin, who looked comfortable enoughwith his head on the table.
From inside the hut, Mayne could hear snores that must have Voorhis as asource; the rest of the _Gemsbok_ crewmen had followed the crowd to thecontrol tower that was also a temple. After a while, Haruhiku returnedand sat down across from Melin.
"Magnificent, Judge!" he said. "We might even get away with it."
"Of course we will," said Mayne, gazing at Melin and listening toVoorhis. "After all, Hermes was the god of thieves, too!"
THE END
Transcriber's Note:
This etext was produced from _Astounding Science Fiction_ September 1960. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note.
