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YOUNG STOWAWAYS IN SPACE
The orphanage dormitory was locked in the stillness of slumber. Light from the full moon filtered through the large window which ran the entire length of the boys sleeping quarters.
Twenty cots filled the dormitory, and all but one held its sleeper. Dark-haired Garry Coleman was standing beside his cot, quietly dressing. Every now and then he would cast an anxious glance toward the darkened door at the end of the dormitory. Above all, he must not disturb the charge-of-quarters, or all would be lost.
As he sat on the edge of the cot to put on his shoes, Garry heard a squeak from one of the cots. He stiffened, his heart thumping fearfully.
Then Garry breathed easily. He saw that it was only Patch, who occupied the bunk next to his.
"Hey, Garry, where are you going?" Patch asked interestedly.
Patch was short and towheaded. He was Garry's best friend, and so Garry did not mind telling him.
"Sure thing!" Patch said.
"You'll have to take the same chance that I do," Garry reminded him.
"That's okay by me." Patch grinned. "If we do get caught, we'll just be restricted to the grounds for two weeks. That won't keep us out of the science lab where we spend a lot of time anyhow."
It was a warm April night. The sky was thick with stars as bright as diamond dust.
"I'd give anything to be out there in the deeps among the planets," Garry said, as they hurried across the newly sprouting lawn of the orphanage a few minutes later. "The life of a spaceman must be the most exciting thing in the world."
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