The building was dark and deserted, for it was now after eleven o'clock.
"Hello there!" called a voice from a distance, and a watchman appeared, lantern in hand. "What's wanted?"
"We want to look at the bicycles, Pinkey," answered Dick.
"The bicycles? Ain't goin' for no ride this time o' night, are you?" asked the watchman.
"No. We want to see if any of them have been used."
"Think somebody has been usin' your machine on the sly?"
To this question the Rovers did not reply, for the reason that they had no bicycles at Brill. The watchman led the way to the bicycle room. Here were about twenty bicycles and half a dozen motor cycles, all belonging to various students.
"Ain't half as many as there used to be," remarked Pinkey. "When the craze was on we had about a hundred an' fifty. It's all automobiling now."
The boys looked over the various wheels and felt of the working parts and the lamps. Presently Sam found a hot lamp and Dick located another.
