midnight
It was now time for the boys to turn in , but of course the camp was not left without a guard . The night was divided up into watches . Tom was to watch until eleven ; then Jeems Howell was to have the watch until one ; Jim to three ; Juarez to five , and Jo the hour until six . It was necessary to keep up a moderate fire , for the hours toward midnight were very cold . Tom kept moving around briskly when the others had turned into the tent . The boys did not lay awake a minute , for they were wholesomely tired and the clear , cold air , touched with the fragrance of the pines , caused them to sleep sound and hard . The light from the fire shone into the tent where the boys were stretched out , wrapped in their blankets .