midnight
`` The snipe are all on the other side of the creek . I 'm going after them now in my canoe . I tramped along the shore for at least a mile , Ned , and I did n't see a trace of anybody , either on this side or on the other . Our midnight visitors must have cleared out for good . '' `` I hope they have , '' said Ned . `` What luck are the boys having ? '' `` Four bass , and one of them is a big fellow .