noon
The bustle and din of the army getting underway did n't keep Jack and his companions from sleeping . They cared little for all the noise , and even the rumbling of the gun caissons as the artillery went by was not enough to disturb them at all . When Jack awoke it was broad daylight . He sprang to the window and looked out , to see that the sun was high , and that it must be after noon . In the distance the sound of firing told him that the troops were finding plenty of action . But the village street of Bremerton was deserted . There was no sign , except a litter of papers and scraps , that an army had ever disturbed the peace of the little border line village .