"You don't mean it, Jack! Did you look all around?"
"Everywhere."
"Did you ask the other fellows about it?"
"No; but I will, right away."
The young major walked to one roommate after another and asked about his watch and chain. All denied knowing anything about the timepiece. Several had seen him place the watch on the stand at the head of the bed, but that was all.
"Well, it's a mystery what has become of it, that's sure," was Jack's comment. "It certainly couldn't walk off by itself."
"Well, a good watch knows how to run," remarked Pepper, dryly, for he couldn't help having his joke. "But, seriously, Jack, do you think somebody stole the watch and chain?"
"I don't know what to think."
"I don't imagine anybody in our dormitory would do such a thing."
"Neither do I. But the watch and chain are gone. The question is, Where?"