Chapter 71

“It _is_ awfully lonesome out here, without even a star to look at,” she went on, after a time, then laughed again. “If the Cranes and Shiro weren’t along, we’d be really ‘alone at last,’ wouldn’t we?” “I’ll say we would! But that reminds me of something. According to my figures we might have been able to detect the Fenachrone on the last test, but we didn’t. Think I’ll try ’em again before we turn in.” Once more he flung out that tenuous net of force, and as it reached the extreme limit of its travel the needle of…