twelve o'clock
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 . The children trailed after the grownups , making their own observations of affairs . The bosses ' cabins were among some magnificent trees , about one hundred yards from the main camp . They were rough little log huts large enough to hold four bunks , two on either side -- a lower and an upper bunk -- and a chest of drawers at the side opposite the door .