four o'clock
in the morning
The boys had built their ice-house , or ice-box , whichever one preferred to call it , and they had stocked it with ice from the cave . Dick , Dave and Greg had whipped up and down the stream in turn ; Tom and Dan had trolled the lake for bass . As fast as the fish were brought in they were stored on the ice . After two days of hard fishing the boys arose before four o'clock in the morning , for Dick was now ready to test his venture . `` Stay close by that box , Harry , '' warned Dick , as he took hold of the handles of the push cart . `` Wo n't I , though ? '' Hazelton demanded .