"Gone!" echoed the others.
"Maybe they're not in that room at all!" added Jack.
"I'll soon find out!" answered Gif, and, leaving the breakfast table, he went over and tried the bedroom door. It was unlocked, and he opened it and went inside.
"They're gone, all right enough," he called out, and immediately the others followed him into the room. Here they found the beds mussed up and empty. All of the things belonging to Glutts and Werner were gone and the single window of the room was wide open.
"That's a fine way to leave, I must say," grumbled Gif.
"Yes, and to leave this window wide open so the room can get as cold as a barn!" added Spouter, as he pulled down the sash. "Some mean fellows, believe me!"
"Let's see if the horse and sleigh are gone too!" cried Randy.
In a few minutes he and Fred were ready to go out, and they lost no time in hurrying down to the barn and the shed. Sure enough, the horse and sleigh were gone, and the barn door had been left wide open.
"I wonder when they went," remarked Fred.
"Most likely as soon as it was daylight. They probably had this all fixed last night. That's why they went to bed early."