"Did they take any of our valuables?"
"Oh, I wonder if they were in our rooms!"
"Mary, were all the things here when you went to bed?" questioned Mrs. Wadsworth, of the servant girl, who was now in the wildest possible state of excitement, wringing her hands and running from one room to another.
"Yes, ma'am, when I went to bed everything was in its place. I'm sure of it, ma'am."
The boys as well as the girls crowded into the kitchen, and then looked into the pantry, in a corner of which was located the ice-box.
"How about this pantry window, Mary? Did you leave it open last night?" asked Dave, pointing to the window in question.
"Sure, sir, I did not! I always lock up well before I go to bed," answered the girl.
"You didn't open the window this morning?"
"No, sir."
"Then that is where the thief must have come in," remarked Roger.