ten o'clock
It was the usage of the sea , and the big mate himself was blunt and well-meaning . But Mart Judson had no mind to be ordered about by anyone , and he determined that if Swanson tried it , the mate would find out something . Peters , the second mate , came aboard before dark , and put the engine-room crew to work , so that after mess the boys went on deck to find steam up and the lines ready to be flung off at a moment 's notice . By ten o'clock no crew had come aboard , however , and Captain Hollinger finally ordered the boys to their cabins , in order to get to sleep early . `` Holly ! '' said Mart softly , when they had left the main cabin . `` You going to bed ? ''