midnight
So much water has fallen that the high roads leading north and south on either side of the valley have been made dangerous by wash outs and landslides . In several places the banks have slipped down from above , but the most dangerous sections are those where the roads have been washed away almost entirely . Vehicles traveling at night are very apt to have serious upsets and the life and limb of the occupants are endangered , in spite of the fact that we have marked the washouts with red lanterns hung on short posts . `` What I would like to have you boys do is to organize a road patrol to keep a careful watch over these red lamps and see that they are all lighted between the hours of nightfall and midnight at least . After twelve o'clock there is hardly enough traffic to make the patrolling worth while . The first patrol can light the lamps at a given hour and thereafter at certain intervals Scout patrols can visit each lamp and see that it is in good working order . How would you like the job , boys ? ''