one o'clock in the morning
Had the high school boys been less healthy and sturdy their hearty suppers might have summoned the nightmare , but they slept on soundly . Dick , however , stretched , gaped , then sprang up when Darry called him . Some of the others , when their turns came , did not respond as readily , and had to be dragged from their cots and stood upright before they were thoroughly awake . It was shortly after one o'clock in the morning when Tom Reade , then on watch , stepped lightly into the tent , passing through the round of the cots , shaking each sleeper in turn . `` Those of you who want to listen to something interesting , get up instantly ! '' Tom exclaimed in a low voice . Three boys drowsily rolled over , going immediately back into sound slumber .