eight o'clock
A few red coals still remained , and a blaze soon grew under the boy 's careful hands . In a short time there was a roaring fire . After thawing the chill out of his bones , the boy began looking around for his friend of the night before . He looked at his watch and noted that it was eight o'clock . His revolver was gone but his search-light was still in his pocket . He remembered in a moment that he had handed his revolver to Thede before starting to cross the light zone in the center of the cavern . Whatever had taken place during his hours of unconsciousness , it was evident that he had not been robbed .