four in the afternoon
After the meal was over the boys set to work to hide what remained of the stores , in the brushwood back of the camp . They carried everything out of the cabin , even to the blankets and extra clothing . Some clothing was thrown high into a tree and some shoes were placed under a flat rock . It was not until four in the afternoon that Ham Spink and his cronies began to think of getting back to their own camp . They were all in rare good humor , thinking they had accomplished something wonderfully smart . `` We must watch for the return of Snap Dodge and his chums , '' said Ham . `` To be sure , '' put in Dick Bush .