Brigands of the Moon by CUMMINGS, Ray

Gregg Haljan was aware that there was a certain danger in having the giant spaceship Planetara stop off at the moon to pick up Grantlines special cargo of moon ore. For that rare metal--invaluable in keeping Earths technology running--was the target of many greedy eyes. But nevertheless he hadnt figured on the special twist the clever Martian brigands would use. So when he found both the ship and himself suddenly in their hands, he knew that there was only one way in which he could hope to save that cargo and his own secret--that would be by turning space-pirate himself and paying the Brigands of the Moon back in their own interplanetary coin. (From the Gutenberg e-text)