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Stand by for Mars!

"Stand to, you rocket wash!" A harsh, bull-throated roar thundered over the platform of the monorail station at Space Academy and suddenly the lively chatter and laughter of more than a hundred boys was stilled. Tumbling out of the gleaming monorail cars, they froze to quick attention, their eyes turned to the main exit ramp. They saw a short, squat, heavily built man, wearing the scarlet uniform of the enlisted Solar Guard, staring down at them, his fists jammed into his hips and his feet spread wide apart. He stood there a moment, his sharp eyes flicking over the silent clusters, then slowly sauntered down the ramp toward them with. | feedboo is Stand by for Mars Rockwell Carey Published 1952 Categorie s Fiction Science Fiction Juvenile Young Adult Source http gutenberg.net 1 About Rockwell Pseudonym used to release the Tom Corbett books. Also available on Feedbooks for Rockwell Danger in Deep Space 1953 The Space Pioneers 1953 Sabotage in Space 1955 On the Trail of the Space Pirates 1953 Treachery in Outer Space 1954 The Revolt on Venus 1954 Copyright Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and or check the copyright status in your country. Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http www.feedbooks.com Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 Chapter 1 Stand to you rocket wash A harsh bull-throated roar thundered over the platform of the monorail station at Space Academy and suddenly the lively chatter and laughter of more than a hundred boys was stilled. Tumbling out of the gleaming monorail cars they froze to quick attention their eyes turned to the main exit ramp. They saw a short squat heavily built man wearing the scarlet uniform of the enlisted Solar Guard staring down at them his fists jammed into his hips and his feet spread wide apart. He stood there a moment his sharp eyes flicking over the silent clusters then slowly sauntered down the ramp toward them with a strangely light catfooted tread. Form up Column of fours Almost before the echoes of the thunderous voice died down the scattered groups of boys had formed themselves into four ragged lines along the platform. The scarlet-clad figure stood before them his seamed and weatherbeaten face set in stern lines. But there was a glint of laughter in his eyes as he noticed the grotesque and sometimes tortuous positions of some of the boys as they braced themselves in what they considered a military pose. Every year for the last ten years he had met the trains at the monorail station. Every year he had seen boys in their late teens gathered from Earth Mars and Venus three planets .