about nine o'clock
And they did . Trapper Jim showed them how to make some torches that would give a pretty good light . And the one who did not assist with the stretcher went ahead to show the way . And along about nine o'clock the barking of the dogs brought the three boys in the cabin to the door . Great was their surprise when they learned what had happened . Ed Whitcomb was made comfortable in the lower bunk , and the boys at once agreed the trapper was to occupy the other . The floor and those soft furs would furnish them with good enough beds .