The Pirates of Zan. Murray Leinster

his arrest. She lived a highly sheltered life. Her father could have had her kept in complete ignorance.

      He cheered immediately. This would be his last night on Walden, if he were lucky. Already vague plans revolved in his mind. Yes…he’d achieve splendid things; he’d grow rich; he’d come back and marry that delightful girl, Nedda; and then end as a great man. Already, today, he’d done a number of things worth doing, and on the whole he’d done them well.