about five o'clock in the
afternoon
There was some other folks , two or three parties , I was told , but they all moved out yesterday an ' the day before . Maybe they got afraid o ' the dam , '' concluded the camp-worker . `` This is getting to be something fierce ! '' It was Dave who uttered the words , about five o'clock in the afternoon . He was looking out of the door of the cabin , and beside him stood Jerry Blutt . The storm had kept up without intermission , the rain coming down in a perfect torrent , and the wind blowing in fitful gusts from the east . It was raw and depressing , and our hero could not help but shiver as he looked out on the turbulent waters of the river .