five o'clock
It was useless to look for more -- there was nothing more to be found . `` Anyway , '' laughed Ned , `` it leaves us in light marching order and we can make better time . I 'm glad we had a good supper . '' As no breakfast was in sight the two boys filled the water bottles at the creek in the valley , and at five o'clock , taking their bearings due east , Ned and Alan struck upwards through the pine woods . It was a not unpleasant climb while the boys were fresh , but as the slope grew more precipitous the work began to tell . At one o'clock the crest was reached . `` How would you like a piece of broiled bacon , some pancakes and a cup of coffee , Ned ? ''