about three in the afternoon
As to the provisions , well , given four hearty boys with good appetites , an abundance of money in the treasury of the club , and with a whole week ahead of them in the woods , and you can easily imagine what an enormous stock of food they would be likely to lay in . Unless something happened to deplete their stock of groceries there did not appear to be much chance of such a thing as real hunger being known in that camp . If they wanted fresh eggs , milk and butter , Max knew of a farmer within two miles who would be only too glad to supply them with all they could use , terms strictly cash with the order always . It was now about three in the afternoon . They had a scant three miles more to cover before arriving at their journey 's end ; and hence were not in any great hurry to push along . So a little rest at the cool spring would not come in amiss , and give poor old Ebenezer a chance to get in condition for the last round . As the boys lounged there and took things easy , they chatted about numerous matters ; and it was only natural that in due time the talk should turn once more to the recent great scare Carson folks had passed through .