Jack rushed off to the house while Mike swung open the big doors, and in a few moments the Sprite was floating at the pier. Just then Jack came running wildly down the path leading from the house, and as soon as he reached the wharf asked eagerly:
"Didn't you say you left those caps in the table drawer in the bedroom?"
"Yes, why, didn't you find them?"
"No, they are not there."
"But they must be. I saw them there this morning," insisted Bob.
"Well they might have been there then, but they aren't there now, that is, not unless I've lost my eyesight, and I seem to see you fairly well," replied Jack grimly.
"O pshaw, you probably overlooked them. Come on back to the house and I'll show you where they are," said Bob starting for the house on a run.
"All right," answered Jack, close at his heels, "I'm from Missouri all right."
In a moment the boys, with Mike bringing up the rear, reached the bedroom and as Bob yanked open the drawer, he said, "Some people never can find anything." But the next moment he started back in dismay, for although he had taken everything out of the drawer, the caps were not there.
"Well that's mighty funny," he muttered. "I declare I saw those caps there this morning."