five o'clock
The horses merely jumped at the unexpected apparitions , then kept plodding up the hill . Don and Dot clambered up the steps of the carry-all trying to mimic the real scalpers , but Mrs. Starr caught each one by an arm and bade them sit down and not get out again without her permission . Meredith had witnessed the whole performance from the cart and laughed teasingly at the climax of the raid . The journey took two days ; the first day , at five o'clock , Mr. Latimer called a halt for camp . This part of the trip was great sport for the children for they roamed about the woods while the men cut fir branches for beds , and watched the cook prepare a fine dinner out in the wilderness . The second day , about noon , the travellers reached the place selected for a permanent camp . Of course , everyone was deeply interested in the novel appearance of their winter home and , as soon as the twelve o'clock dinner was served , started in to investigate the quarters .