six in the morning
But he had better not bother them again , or -- '' `` Or what , Dick ? Will you get after him again ? '' `` I will if I can , and I 'll send him to jail for the rest of his life . '' The _ Rocket _ was to sail at six in the morning , and long before that time Dick and Larry , with the others , were on board . Jack Parsons reached the tug at the last moment , having had some private business which required his attention . The day was fair , with a stiff breeze blowing , which was good for the _ Peacock _ , as Dick observed , if she was still sailing the waters of the lake . Jack Parsons knew Needle Point Island as well as did Luke Peterson , and the former said he had stopped at the place only a few months before .