"Because you wanted to send Brooks there. Well, that's okay. He's a good man--" "No, not just that. We've a passenger pilot's license for you, if you want it. Something we've been planning for some time. You're the only one of our station operators who has passed the exams." Ferris grew red in the face. "Then, all this was just a--promotion?" Galsworth nodded. "When the new Station 12 is situated, Brooks will take over. We've better things for you. Willing?" To Ferris, it was overwhelming--more so than it had been aboard Siegal's cruiser. He felt suddenly as if he would faint--the wound-- He did faint right there in Galsworth's office, but when he revived Galsworth was still smiling. It was all right--after six years!