about eleven o'clock
On their arrival at Rippleton they found that Tim Bunker was missing , as well as a great many other boys . They continued to examine the shores of the lake till they reached Joe Braman 's house , on the north side . Captain Sedley inquired for his boat ; and Joe , after trying to evade the truth , confessed that he had let it to Tim for a week , but did not know where he had gone with it . They were sure then that the boys were engaged in some mad enterprise : and at about eleven o'clock the two gentlemen reached home , without having obtained any intelligence of Charles . `` Have you discovered anything , Ben ? '' asked Captain Sedley . `` Yes , sir ; I heard voices in the direction of Center Island . ''