and faced the professor. "And you are absolutely sure of your findings?"

Sykes snorted. "I've been working with uranium all my life. And I should
know a deposit like this when I see one!"

Vidac didn't answer. He turned to the teleceiver and flipped it on.
"Send Winters and Bush in here right away," he told the aide.

"You going to send those two back with this report?" asked Sykes.
"Personally I'd feel a lot safer if you'd send those Space Cadets and my
assistant, Jeff Marshall. They may be young, but they can be depended
on."

"I'd rather send men _I_ can depend on, Professor," said Vidac. "As you
say, the cadets are still quite young. And this report is too important
to take chances."

The door opened and Winters and Bush entered.

Vidac stuffed the report and the exposed film into a dispatch case and
quickly sealed it. He handed it over to Winters. "Guard this with your
life," said Vidac seriously.

"Wait a minute," said Sykes. "Aren't you going to tell Governor Hardy
about this?"

"This is so important, Professor," said Vidac, "that I think we should
get it off at once. There's plenty of time to tell the governor."

"Well, all right." Sykes got up and stretched. "After almost two weeks