"How late was it when you retired?"
"About ten o'clock."
"And when did you get up?"
"At the first bell."
"And you noticed it was gone at once?"
"Yes, for I wanted to lock it away in my bureau, as Captain Putnam warned us to do when the others' things were stolen."
"This is strange. Do you suspect anybody?"
At this question Bart Conners shook his head.
"Very well, I will look into the matter immediately after breakfast."
Scarcely had Josiah Crabtree spoken when Dan Baxter appeared at the door.