two o'clock in the morning
No more attempts at diving were made on the trip . The horror of that last dive remained with all , safe as they now were . All the way the `` Pollard , '' though well out from shore , ran within sight of the light-houses . Shortly before two o'clock in the morning Captain Jack Benson , again at the deck wheel , steered in for the light at Cape Adamson . He was going at slow speed as he rounded the point and headed in for the bay . `` Be careful how you go , captain , and be on the alert to obey signals , '' cautioned Mr. Farnum . `` We 've got to thread our way into a perfect hornet 's nest of war craft .