CHAPTER XIX
AT THE SANITARIUM
Ned's cry of alarm, which had aroused Bart and Fenn, brought his two companions out of their beds with a rush. They looked over at the cot in which Frank slept, and saw that it was empty.
"Frank's gone," Ned repeated.
"What makes you think so?" asked Bart.
For answer Ned pointed to the empty bed, and to the stool, on which Frank usually placed his clothes. The garments were missing.
"Maybe he got up early for a walk," suggested Fenn.
"Sure; that's it," chimed in Bart, glad to have an excuse for explaining Frank's seeming disappearance.
"He's not in the habit of doing that," Ned remarked. "He's usually the last one up. I'm going to dress and take a look outside."
Ned lost little time in putting on his clothes. The other boys followed his example, and soon the three were outside the tent, standing in the bright morning sunshine.
"I wonder how our canoe stood the soaking it got last night?" observed Fenn, "Let's go to the creek and take a look. Frank may be back by then."