six o'clock
That invitation was unnecessary , for several of the lads were rummaging through the chest while others were inspecting the machine and still others were wandering through the building looking their new quarters over . So occupied were they in this pleasant occupation that they completely forgot the time . Indeed , it was after six o'clock before they realized it . And since six o'clock was the dinner hour at the hotel the lads hustled off up the beach to find their boarding place . For an hour after they left the hotel the scouts wandered through the resort acquainting themselves with the place . At eight they all returned to the south station , for they realized that they still had a great deal to do that evening . When the electric lights were lit and the scouts were comfortably situated in the bedroom of the Station , Bruce called a meeting .