midnight
To be a Knight of the Garter he must consent to wake up at midnight to find a rope tackle around one ankle , and be dragged out of bed and down the hall . '' `` Well , we 'll have to take our medicine , I suppose , '' said Frank lightly . `` To be a Scout of the Gauntlet , '' went on Bob , `` is to be sent in the dark down the stairs on a fool errand , and come back to face a pillow shower . A genuine Guide of Mystery must have the grit to be left blindfolded in the village graveyard at midnight , barefooted , and with a skeleton stolen from the museum hitched to one arm . '' `` That 's the program , is it , Bob ? '' `` Exactly , '' assented Frank 's new chum . `` The show begins to-night , as I say .