"Perhaps a night bird flew in."
"There must have been half a dozen of them."
"Well, whatever it was, it is gone now. You had better go back to bed. You can push the chiffonier against the broken-out window if you wish, to keep out the cold air. Boys, I want you all to retire. We'll have the window and the broken lock mended in the morning."
The doctor turned and waved the students away, and one after another they departed for their dormitories. Then he followed Job Haskers into the latter's bedroom. The door was closed and what was said was not heard by the others.
"Well, that was certainly one on Job Haskers," chuckled Roger, as he followed Dave to bed.
"And I doubt if he ever learns what was the real trouble," answered Dave.
"By the way, I didn't see Gus Plum and Nat Poole," said Phil. "It is queer they didn't come out of their room."
"Maybe they weren't in the building!" cried Sam. "Mr. Dale was watching downstairs for somebody."
"I am not going to bother my head about it," announced the senator's son, as he began to get ready to jump into bed, having disrobed in part before playing the joke on the teacher. "The walk made me tired."
"I am tired, too, and sleepy," said Shadow.