ten o'clock
Their second halt found the high school boys more than six miles from their starting point . On this trip they were not heading in the direction they had followed on their fishing trip . Instead , they were traveling in the opposite direction from Gridley , through a fairly populous farming region . At a quarter-past ten o'clock Dick called for another halt . The road map that the boys had brought along showed them that they were now eleven miles from Gridley . `` Pretty fair work , '' muttered Tom , `` considering that these roads were built by men who had never seen any better kind . '' `` We can more than double the distance , '' suggested Dave , `` before we go into camp for the night . ''