midnight
Of course the news had got abroad , though Max would much rather have kept it a secret , if they could . But Herb and his friends , as well as some other boys of the river town , were on hand to see the start . And as was natural , a heap of good-natured chaffing was indulged in . All sorts of dismal predictions were made by Herb , and those of his comrades who had been in his company at the time of their wild midnight flight from Catamount Island . `` We 'll expect to see you to-morrow , all right , fellows ! '' cried one . `` Yes , and we 're going to keep tabs on you , if you do n't show up , '' remarked still another .