ten o'clock
He had , unknown to his companions , made up a package of food , as he did not want to get caught again with nothing to eat . Making no noise , he crawled under the tent , as he had done before . He looked at his watch . It was a little after ten o'clock . He hurriedly dressed outside the tent , and then , securing the paddle , he made his way to where the canoe floated in the creek . It was a bright moonlight night , warm , calm and still . Frank felt just a little uneasiness as he stepped into the boat and shoved off .