In the morning, Captain Saunders seemed a little surprised to see him again. “Hello, Pete. Don’t tell me you’ve had some luck?”
Pete shook his head. “What do you think? No, I guess I’ve been batting my head against a brick wall but I’m going to take you up on what you said.”
“Eh? What did I say?”
“That I could have my old job back.”
“Ah-h! That’s a lot more sensible, Pete. We can always use a good orbiteer around the tower. When do you want to start?”
“Right now. This morning.”
“Man, you are in a hurry! But I stopped looking gift horses in the mouth a long time ago. Fact of the matter is, Pete, we sure can use you. Yes, and right now, today. Some eighty graduate Cadets are pulling in today and tomorrow. They’ll be taking two-seaters to the moon and back, and although those ships are
