The others gathered on the bed in the adjoining room and grinned.
“Easy!” said Ned. “We’re a very clever little band of conspirators, we are.”
“Poor old Dan,” said Gerald softly. “He was certainly sleepy! He hasn’t slept like that for nights and nights.”
“What about to-morrow?” asked Kendall. “Are you going to let him go back?”
Ned shrugged his shoulders. “It’s up to him, I guess. We can’t tie him. Maybe he will be reasonable. Think you can get your car started in time to take us back, Pennimore?”
Gerald smiled. “I think she will go all right when I put the connections back.”
“It was a lucky thing that Vinton didn’t know much about autos,” laughed Ned.
“It wouldn’t have mattered if he had. He was too sleepy to see anything. Well, let’s get to bed. I’m dog tired.”
“You’re no tog direder than I am,” responded Ned.