“Possibly. But he did not treat Lawrence very fairly in the matter of that dinner that was ordered.”
“That was a mistake, and Mr. Sparr lost as much as he got. Yes, I think those boys guilty, and in the end you will find out that I am right,” added Job Haskers as he went off, smiling grimly to himself, as if it was a pleasure to him to have the boys thus accused.
The next morning came another surprise. On getting up Dave noticed that something was missing from the dormitory. Phil’s suit-case was gone, likewise a portion of his clothing, and also the 193 valises of Ben and Buster, and part of their outfits.
“Well, this beats the Dutch!” exclaimed Roger, on learning the news. “Who took them, do you suppose?”
“Don’t ask me, Roger.”
“Maybe they came themselves and got them,” suggested Sam.
“If they did, wouldn’t we hear them?” asked Gus.
“Talk about a mysterious disappearance,” cried Shadow. “Say, this puts me in mind of a story. Once some fellows––”
“Oh, stow it, Shadow!” cried the senator’s son. “Let’s get busy and try to find out what this means. Maybe they are back at the school.”
All of the boys dressed hastily and took a look around. But they could find no trace of the runaways. Yet the traveling-bags and the clothing were certainly gone.