eleven o'clock
Steadily the two boys worked and steadily Ross held Weimer to his labors . Usually it was Weimer who got the meals , either Ross or Leslie leading him down to the shack , in case the sun shone , about half-past eleven . In three-quarters of an hour the boys would leave work and sit down to a substantial meal of hot bread , potatoes and all sorts of canned meats and vegetables . But the third day after the McKenzies ' departure it chanced that when eleven o'clock came , Weimer and Leslie were in the far end of the tunnel drilling the `` cut in '' holes for a new blast , and Ross , pushing the little car back into the tunnel , sang out : `` Hey , you fellows , keep on and I 'll go down and shake up the grub this time . '' He ran down the trail to the cabin , and soon had a roaring fire in the heater . A kettle of beans had been left simmering on the back of the stove . This Ross pulled forward , and then , delving among the canned goods , he proceeded to set out various edibles , all the while whistling cheerfully .