"Why, I don't know anything about this," said Harry, when questioned. "Aren't any of you fooling?"
"I'm not."
"Neither am I."
"Then let us ask the other fellows. Perhaps somebody has stolen the outfit."
"Stolen it!" came from nearly all of the others.
Harry had left Joe and Matt down at the corner, and he lost no time in interviewing them. The news spread, and soon every member of the team but Teddy Dugan was present.
"This is either a trick, or else the outfit has been stolen," declared Joe, bitterly.
"Maybe the Excelsiors know something about it," suggested Link. "Wait till I ask my mother about the key. Fred, did you find it in the usual place?"
"I did."
Mrs. Darrow and also her hired girl were appealed to, but both declared they knew nothing of the affair. They had seen no stranger take the key.