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however, unexpected. Survey-ships and detectors were out; the scientists of the
Patrol
had been for months hard at work on the "sunbeam" —a device to concentrate the
energy of the sun into one frightful beam. With this weapon re-enforcing the
already
vast powers of Grand Fleet, the invaders were wiped out.
Again Kinnison had to search for a high Boskonian; some authority higher
than
the Council of Boskone. Taking his personal super-dreadnought, the Dauntless,
which
carried his indetectable, non-ferrous speedster, he found a zwilnik trail and
followed it to
Dunstan's Region, an unexplored, virtually unknown, outlying spiral arm of the
First
Galaxy. It led to the planet Lyrane II, with its humanoid matriarchy, ruled by
Helen, its
queen.
There he found Illona Potter, the ex-Aldebaranian dancer; who, turning
against
her Boskonian masters, told him all she knew of the Boskonian planet Lonabar,
where
she had spent most of her life. Lonabar was unknown to the Patrol and Illona
knew
nothing of its location in space. She did, however, know its unique jewelry—gems
also
completely unknown to Civilization.
Nadreck of Palain VII, a frigid-blooded Second-Stage Lensman, with one
jewel as
a clue, set out to find Lonabar; while Kinnison began to investigate Boskonian
activities
among the matriarchs.
The Lyranians, however, were fanatically non-cooperative. They hated all
males;
they despised and detested all foreigners. Kinnison, with the consent and
assistance of
Mentor of Arisia, made Clarrissa MacDougall an Unattached Lensman and assigned
to
her the task of working Lyrane II.
Nadreck found and mapped Lonabar; and to build up an unimpeachable
Boskonian identity Kinnison became Cartiff the jeweler—Cartiff the jewel-thief
and
swindler—Cartiff the fence—Cartiff the murderer-outlaw—Cartiff the Boskonian big
shot.
He challenged and overthrew Menjo Bleeko, the dictator of Lonabar, and before
killing
him took from his mind everything he knew.
The Red Lensman secured information from which it was deduced that a cavern
of Overlords existed on Lyrane II. This cavern was raided and destroyed, the
Patrolmen
learning that the Eich themselves had a heavily fortified base on Lyrane VIII.