It must have jounced out during the hard riding.
Oh, what luck! Captain, I'll have to go back and look for my property." "You are in no condition, Snow, to do that." "I'll go back," said Pepper.

"Stuffer and Bob, will you go along ?" "Sure thing!" cried Stuffer.
"And if we can't find your things where you fell we'll look along the road all the way back to the Hall," added the young quartermaster.
"Thank you," answered Andy, and then, feeling a curious fainting spell coming over him, he laid back on the cushions and closed his eyes.
The three cadets sprang from the carriage and made their way back to the spot where Andy had been found.

They made a thorough search, but, of course, failed to find any of the acrobatic youth's belongings.
"He must have lost them farther back," said Pepper.

"Let us look with care as we walk along." This they did, but arrived at the school without finding anything but a coat-button and a yellow lead pencil.

Then they walked past the school in the direction of Cedarville.
"Might as well give it up," said Bob.