eleven o'clock
At first this gave him some relief . After a little it made him sick , so he did not try the experiment again . He feared he was going to give out . Toward eleven o'clock the boy came out upon a rise of ground overlooking a long slope . He rubbed his eyes almost unbelievingly . Halfway down the slope was a shack and off beyond it stood a man with his back turned toward him . Tad uttered a shout of joy and began leaping down the incline .