“They go with the room,” said Ned soothingly. “That’s――a lie,” sighed Dan. Then he slept. 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. Dan slept without moving for nine hours. Then he awoke in a strange room that was flooded with sunlight. He stared at the white walls and the cracked ceiling and wondered where he was. Beside him Gerald was soundly slumbering. While he was still trying to make it out the floor creaked and Ned appeared. Then Dan remembered. “Hello!” he said, still somewhat dazed with sleep. “What time is it?” “Seven-thirty, sir. Will you have your tub now, sir?” Dan was looking perplexedly at the pajamas he wore. “Where’d I get these things? They look a whole lot like my own.” “Why not? Don’t you usually wear your own pajamas?” asked Ned gravely. Gerald stirred and opened his eyes, sighed and closed them again. “But how did they get here?” Dan persisted. “Oh, that’s it? Well, you see, you never can tell when you start out in your friend’s car where you’ll end up. So we thought we’d better be on the safe side. You’ll find your toothbrush, hairbrush, comb, a change of linen and some other trifles on the bureau.” Dan stared a moment, frowningly. Then, “I see,” he grunted. “It was a put-up job.” “A gentle and kindly conspiracy,” replied Ned. “Payson said you must get away and sleep. He came to me. Pennimore here was with him. We fixed up the scheme, he got leave of absence for you to visit Pennimore until Saturday, the rest of us got excused overnight and the rest you know.” “Hm; and――and that crazy car wasn’t busted after all?” “Not a bit. Pennimore――the deceitful youth!――pulled the wires off the plugs. Now you know all. We throw ourselves on your mercy!” “You’re a precious lot of――of――” “Don’t spare us,” said Ned humbly. “Of kidnappers,” ended Dan. But he didn’t sound very angry, and Gerald, who had been simulating slumber until the worst was over, awoke suddenly with a prodigious yawn. “Hello, you chaps!” he said. “Good morning.”