CHAPTER XXI.
WHERE IS MERRY?
“Great morning, Chip!”
Clancy was drowsily looking out of the window. His eyes had just opened, and he had not yet observed the absence of his chum.
“Wake up and take a look at things, you lazy——”
Clan turned over to give Merry a punch, then suddenly sat up.
“Well, by Jupiter!” he gasped.
He noticed for the first time that his chum’s clothes had disappeared, as well as Chip himself. Then he turned toward the window, hearing a church bell ringing sweetly across the valley, and noticed the maturity of the morning.
“Jumping whippoorwills! I must have overslept a whole lot——”
At that moment there came a sudden, furious knocking on the door. Clancy paused, half out of bed, and poised a pillow to fling as the door opened.