three o'clock
We 'll be harder to find than two needles in a haystack . But it 's best to be prepared . '' So he brought out his pack and Marette 's smaller bundle , and laid his rifle and pistol holster across them . It was three o'clock when the character of the river began to change , and Kent smiled happily . They were entering upon swifter waters . There were places where the channel narrowed , and they sped through rapids . Only where unbroken straight waters stretched out ahead of them did Kent give his arms a rest at the sweep .