The commander of the Patrolship _Sirius_ was Lt.-Col. Travers, third
ranking officer of the Belt Fleet. He shook Pop's hand heartily.
"Glad to meet you, Dr. Moseley. I've heard so much about you, I feel
as if I already know you. My nephew was a student in several of your
classes at Midland U. He said you were a very capable instructor ...
and if I may judge from what we noted from above, I might add that you
are an extremely capable colonist as well as professor."