midnight
`` Going to be busy to-night ? '' Dick asked Greg at the evening meal at mess . `` Confound it , yes , '' returned Captain Holmes . `` I must put in the time until midnight with Sergeant Lund going over clothing requisitions for my new draft of men . '' `` My requisitions are all in , and I expect the clothing supplies to-morrow morning , '' Dick continued . `` That is because you got your draft of new men two days earlier than I did , '' grumbled Greg . `` You 're always the lucky one .