eight o'clock
A huge log fire was built in the center of the clearing and , immediately after supper , the crew and the bosses ' families sat about it in a circle while the `` timber-children , '' as Mr. Latimer called them , told the other children wild stories of adventures in the forests . Don sat with wide-opened eyes and body leaning forward listening eagerly to every word . These tales were stored away in his mind for some future development or use . At eight o'clock Mr. Latimer called out , `` Youngsters ' bedtime ! '' `` Why we never have to go so early as this , '' said Don . `` In a lumber camp every man goes to bed at nine o'clock , sometimes earlier , if the day is long . We are up at five , you see , and work from six .