midnight
I must take those drawings , too , that show the new plan of shrinking on the jackets . I guess I 'll keep them in my room , so I wo n't forget them . '' Tom and Ned occupied adjoining and connecting apartments , for , of late , Ned had taken up his residence with his chum . It was shortly after midnight that Ned was awakened by hearing someone prowling about his room . At first he thought it was Tom , for the shorter way to the bath lay through Ned 's apartment , but when the lad caught the flash of a pocket electric torch he knew it could not be Tom . `` Who 's there ? '' cried Ned sharply , sitting up in bed .