about four o'clock in the afternoon
You never can tell what a crazy man 'll do next ; that 's the hard part of being a keeper in a queer house , where they keep a lot of that kind ; anyhow a man told me that once who 'd been there . But listen to that scout trying to sound the recall , would you ? Whoop her up , boys ; there 's _ something _ happened , as sure as you live ! '' It was about four o'clock in the afternoon of this , the first day of their intended stay on Cedar Island , when Paul and his three comrades came running around the bend of the shore above the camp , and saw some of the scouts beckoning wildly to them . `` They 've gone and grabbed him , sure as shooting ! '' gasped Bobolink , exultantly . But Jack and Paul noted that while there teemed to be a cluster of the boys no strange form could be seen among them .