The boys entered the rooms and then one after another turned on the lights. Then came a sudden exclamation from Jack.
“Great Cæsar! Who did this?”
“Who did what?” questioned Randy, and then gave a swift look at the bed to which Jack was pointing. “Why, all the bedclothes are gone!” he added in dismay.
“All my bedclothing is gone too!” came from Andy.
Then the four Rovers made a swift inspection of the rooms. Each bed was destitute of its sheets, pillowcases and blankets. Only the bare pillows and mattresses remained.
“You don’t suppose the housekeeper has cleared these things away already?” questioned Fred.
“Not a bit of it!” cried Randy. “This is a trick, and I’m going after the fellows who did it!”
CHAPTER IX
THE LAST NIGHT AT COLBY HALL
“Well, it’s no more than we had a right to expect,” said Andy, after a pause. “I was thinking of playing a few tricks myself.”