nine in the morning
`` We 'll have to keep a strict watch . '' It was decided that only two boys should sleep at a time , while the other pair remained on guard , one at either side of the camp . This plan was carried out , but nothing came to disturb the young hunters , and all managed to get a fairly good rest after their arduous doing of the early part of the night . At half-past nine in the morning they started for the other side of Lake Narsac in their rowboat , taking the two other craft with them . They looked for Ham Spink and his cronies but the camping spot was deserted . `` What can this mean ? '' questioned Whopper .