 How did Trillium end up as a stow-away on the ship?
IMAGE OF SPLENDOR By LU KELLA From Venus to Earth, and all the way between, it was a hell of a world for men ... and Apprentice Burnerman O'Rielly particularly. [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Planet Stories Summer 1955. The intercom roared fit to blow O'Rielly back to Venus. "If every control hadn't been locked in correct setting," O'Rielly answered from his own angry bewilderment, "the error would have registered before blast-off—wouldn't it, sir?" A dozen burners on this ship; why did something crazy have to happen to O'Rielly's? Not enough to cause serious trouble this far out from Earth. On blast-down, though, with one jet below peak, the uneven thrust could throw the ship, crash it, the whole lovely thing and all aboard gone in a churning cloud. Ever since Venus blast-off O'Rielly had been in Four's watch room. His first flight, and O'Rielly saw himself washed out, busted to sweeper on the blast-off stands of some God-forsaken satellite. Except on the Venus layover when he'd been roped into a dice game with a bunch of Venus lads who had a jug to cheer one's parting with one's money. "Thousand years ago, it was, the first flight reached Venus. Before the guys who'd brought the Venus dames to Earth could say anything they was taken apart too small to pick up with a blotter. "No Venus dames allowed within fifty miles of their port.
 She chose to show away so that the Venus women could bring their cause to the attention of Earth's President.
 She had been kidnapped by the men under the official command of the President of Earth.  She had fallen for the Earthmen and had chosen to run away with them.  She chose to show away so that the Venus women could bring their cause to the attention of Earth's President.  She had accidentally boarded the ship while looking for the shower.