Mr. Sprague turned the key and opened the door, entering the room with upraised whip. He gave a gasp of surprise.
"Why, he isn't here!" he ejaculated.
"Isn't here?" shouted Oscar in amazement.
"No; and the winder is open," exclaimed Mr. Sprague.
"He wouldn't dare to jump out, would he?"
Nahum Sprague advanced to the window and put his head out, expecting to see Philip on the ground beneath, perhaps with a broken limb. But no Philip was visible!
CHAPTER XXXIII.
A CHANGE FOR PHILIP.
Mr. Sprague and Oscar looked at each other in complete stupefaction.
"What does it mean? Where can the boy have gone?" ejaculated Nahum.
"I'll be blest if I know," returned Oscar.