"I like fun as well as the next one," said Jardell, "but I don't want to see it carried too far."
"Oh, you needn't blame us for everything," sneered Plum. "You're tarred with the same brush."
"There is no use in discussing the matter now," said Dave. "What we want to do is to find poor Frank. Why, he may be seriously hurt!"
"I trust not," answered Messmer, turning pale.
The students walked into the wood and a search was begun that lasted the best part of an hour. Nobody got on the trail of the missing boy and no more cries were heard. It was so dark that but little could be seen, and at last the whole crowd came out on the road again.
The thoughts of a trolley ride had been abandoned by the members of the Gee Eyes, and they decided to get back to the Hall as soon as possible.
"But Dr. Clay ought to be told about Frank," said Dave, to Messmer and Jardell.
"I'll tell him," answered Messmer, promptly. "I'll tell him the truth, even if I'm dismissed from the school for it."
"So will I," added Jardell.