midnight
Crossing this , they came out upon a railroad track . A freight train was coming along slowly , around the bend of the lake , and they had had small trouble in boarding this . Inside of an hour they were many miles away from the vicinity . Jerry and Harry searched for the pair until midnight , and then gave up the hunt and returned to Lakeview . Once again the authorities were notified , and the detectives started on a fresh hunt for the evil-doers . Yet it was destined to be a long time before Si Peters and Wash Crosby were heard of again . About this time the Lakeview boat club was organizing another series of rowing races , and both Harry and Jerry were easily persuaded to enter a contest , which was to take place between a number of local oarsmen .