about twelve o'clock at night
and Dick grinned again . `` We will go as soon as we can , Jack . '' The visit to the fine house back of the river was made sooner than the boys anticipated , and in a most unexpected and unusual fashion . It was about twelve o'clock at night , and everything was quiet in and about the camp when all at once there was a wild alarm , a sudden ringing of bells and shouting of voices , and Bucephalus tore through the camp shouting at each tent : `` Wake up , sah , dere am a big fiah , wake up ! '' Jack and Percival were the first to be aroused , and to run out of their tent at the sudden alarm . `` There is a fire somewhere ! '' exclaimed Jack , smelling smoke and seeing a light in the sky .