midnight
There is something peculiar about this affair and I believe that the Tramp Club have had nothing to do with this latest puzzle . '' `` That ith what I think , '' agreed Tommy . `` It wath n't thothe boyth that thcared me tho . '' `` Nothing has been stolen from the boat , '' declared Hazel , `` so it looks as though our midnight prowler vanished when he heard Tommy 's first scream . '' `` I 'm going to mount guard for the rest of the night , '' announced Jane . `` It 's half past two now , and by five o'clock it will be light . The rest of you can go back to bed , and if any one else comes sneaking around this boat , he 'll have to come forward and state his business to Jane McCarthy . ''