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144 "They are," answered Roger.

"We've had a close shave of it," remarked Dave. "We didn't get into bed any too quick."

"Be careful," came guardedly from Ben. "They may come back."

Hardly daring to breathe, the boys arose and several gazed out into the hall and remained on guard. While they did this, others put away such things as had not yet found their proper places.

"What a beautiful snore you did give, Dave," said Phil, with a little laugh.

"And I had this under my back, too," answered Dave, and held up an empty soda water bottle.

"What got me was Buster doing algebra in his sleep," came from Shadow. "I felt like roaring right out. Put me in mind of a story our old hired man used to tell me of a——"

"No more to-night," came from Sam Day. "Clean up, and go to bed, before we spoil it all by being pinched."

"I don't know that we are out of this yet," said one of the other pupils. "Remember, Macklin was found in the cellar, just as old Haskers said."

"That sneak ought to be made to leave the school," came from another. "So long as he remains here he will do his best to spoil all our fun."

At that instant one of the boys in the hall came back into the dormitory.