With long strokes he sent the frail craft against the current, and, in
about an hour he came to the falls. He carried the craft around them, and
then set out on the last stage of his journey back to where his chums
still slumbered.
CHAPTER XIX
AT THE SANITARIUM
Ned's cry of alarm, which had aroused Bart and Fenn, brought his two
companions out of their beds with a rush. They looked over at the cot in
which Frank slept, and saw that it was empty.
"Frank's gone," Ned repeated.
"What makes you think so?" asked Bart.
For answer Ned pointed to the empty bed, and to the stool, on which Frank
usually placed his clothes. The garments were missing.
"Maybe he got up early for a walk," suggested Fenn.
"Sure; that's it," chimed in Bart, glad to have an excuse for explaining
Frank's seeming disappearance.
"He's not in the habit of doing that," Ned remarked. "He's usually the
last one up. I'm going to dress and take a look outside."
Ned lost little time in putting on his clothes. The other boys followed
his example, and soon the three were outside the tent, standing in the
bright morning sunshine.
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