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"Perhaps he got tired of waiting and went home," suggested the colonel.
"That wouldn't be Gerald," averred Rand and Donald. "He wouldn't go off and leave us without saying anything and, besides, he was here when they came, for he gave us the signal."
"Well, he isn't here now," decided the colonel after another look around. "Hello, Gerald!" he called, and the boys sounded the call on their bugles.
"He ought to answer that if he is anywhere around," said Rand.
"Do you think they could have carried him off?" asked Pepper.
"I don't know what to think," replied the colonel. "It's queer. You boys certainly have an amazing faculty for getting into trouble."
"But how did you get here?" asked Rand.
"I was just taking a stroll," replied the colonel, "when I heard the noise and came down to see what it was."
Chapter 21 A Surprise
"W-W-WHAT was that?" stammered Pepper. "I t-thought I heard a cry. T-t-there it is again," as a faint call came from the river.
The three boys were standing on the landing with Colonel Snow, still discussing the mysterious disappearance of Gerald.
"T-that you, Gerald?" shouted Pepper.
"Where are you?" cried Donald; but, without waiting for a reply, he threw off his coat and shoes and plunged into the river, swimming in the direction from which the cry had come,
"He's all right!" came the reassuring cry from Donald a little later. "I have got him," and shortly afterwards reappeared paddling a boat in which was the bewildered Gerald, who was helped onto the landing by the colonel and the others.
"H-h-how did you g-get into the boat, Gerald?" asked Pepper when Gerald had somewhat recovered from the effects of his experience. "Did you think it was a good time to take a row?"
"It looks that way," replied Gerald. "But when Rand called to me to stop them I ran out to try and head them off, but something gave me a rap on the head and the next thing I knew I found myself lying in that boat. Say, I feel as if I had a head like a pumpkin."
"I s-should think it would feel more like a s-squash," commented Pepper.
"That is going altogether too far," asserted the colonel indignantly. "It might have had a very serious ending. I think that there is a bad quarter-of-an-hour in store for that Rae boy if I can get hold of him in the morning."
As there was no likelihood that Monkey Rae would return to renew his attempt to injure the boat the house was locked and the boys went back to the town discussing, as they went, the events of the evening. The colonel was very indignant.
When they came near to the top of the hill they were met by Jack, who was running at full speed down the road.
"Hello!" called Rand when he came near. "Where are you going in such a hurry?"
"Hello," returned Jack, slowing up and joining the others. "Where have you been? I have been looking all over for you."
"Down to the boathouse," replied Rand.
"Down to the boathouse!" exclaimed Jack. "What took you down there tonight?"
"Why, we heard that Monkey was g-going to s-smash the boat," answered Pepper.
"Monkey!" cried Jack. "I wish I had been there----"