ten o'clock
As the hours went by the boys waxed enthusiastic over the proposed cruise . The details were mostly planned out , and then a long discussion ensued over the choice of a name for the club . Many titles were suggested and rejected , but finally Ned struck a happy combination , and the organization was unanimously christened the `` Jolly Rovers . '' At ten o'clock the boat house was locked up , and the boys climbed the bank , and went down through the city to their respective homes . Now that the cruise was a settled fact the Jolly Rovers threw all their energies into needed preparations . In the evening , and between school hours they were always to be found at Randy 's boat house . Ned looked forward to the trip with the keen delight of one who had already tasted the joys of canoeing .