midnight
It was a happy time , even if they were snowed in . Soon the warm sun came out and brought the snow down a little . `` Best kind of sleighing now , '' said the hired man , and drove around the biggest sleigh on the place . All tumbled in , and the party did not return until after midnight . During holiday week the boys took occasion to tell their uncle all of the particulars concerning the tramp called Buddy , Arnold Baxter , and his son the bully . It is needless to state that Randolph Rover listened to their story with interest . `` I would like to meet this man with a scar on his chin , '' he said .