“But I saw something here in this very room a while ago.”
“Don’t tell anybody that,” sneered Abe, as he again prepared to sleep. “They’ll take you for a big chump.”
Gorman was a fellow who liked to sleep, and he declined to make any further talk.
During the remainder of the night all was quiet about the academy.
CHAPTER XXVI—THINGS ARE MISSING
“Hey, Savage!” said Gorman, as they were rushing through dressing in order to be present at roll-call; “where’s my watch?”
“How do I know?” returned Joe, as he buttoned his shirt. “Where you put it, I suppose.”
“No it isn’t. It’s gone.”
“Well, I think you’ll find it if you look for it.”
“But I can’t find it!” snapped Gorman. “I left it right here on the table last night, where I leave it every night. It’s gone now.”