"Oh, no, sir. They are too high up. You'll have to get a ladder to get them down."
"The rascal!" howled Josiah Crabtree. "Oh, wait till I get my hands on him! But I must get the teeth first." He thought for a moment. "Fenwick, find Snuggers and send him to me at once."
"Yes, sir."
"And don't say a word of this to any one," added the teacher, as the sneak hurried off.
It took Mumps fully five minutes to locate Peleg Snuggers. Wondering what was wanted, the general utility man hurried to the teacher's apartment.
"I want you to get my set of teeth," said Josiah Crabtree. "I am told they are fastened to the chandelier in Room Eight. Get a ladder and get them down immediately. And do it as quietly as you can."
"Yes, sir," answered Snuggers, and left to do the errand. "Teeth on the chandelier!" he murmured, "Wot an idee! Bet some o' the cadets did thet trick! How funny he did look without his grinders in!"
Pepper had not told any one about his trick, but on a blackboard in the hall he had chalked the words:
Set of Teeth For Sale!
See Chandelier in Room No. 8.
Crabtree, A.M., O.I.C.
This scrawl had attracted the attention of fully a score of cadets, and one after another they entered the classroom designated to find out what it meant. When they saw the teeth dangling in the air they set up a roar.