Nine o'clock
The boys circled the scow slowly , talking loudly . The windows of the house were open , the curtains flapping in the gentle breeze , but the doors at either end were tightly closed . Having failed to attract any attention from the `` Red Rover '' the Tramp Boys returned to camp , tied up the motor boat and sat down to watch and wait . Nine o'clock came , then ten , but still no sign of life on board . Captain George grew a little uneasy . He did not know that the Meadow-Brook Girls had eaten their breakfast more than an hour before that , and that the girls were watching the boys , chuckling over the perplexity of the latter . Once more the motor boat was taken out .