midnight
That will be nine hours -- an hour and a half of guard duty for each fellow . Suppose we draw lots to decide the order in which we shall take our tricks of guard duty . '' This was done . To Prescott fell the second tour , from ten-thirty until midnight . Reade had the first tour . At a few minutes after nine all was quiet in the camp . Five tired high school boys were soon sound asleep , with Reade , hidden in the deep shadows , watching outside .