I'll hear your report on them tomorrow night." The assistant engineer took Tom and Harry over to a seven by nine tent.
"You'll bunk in here," he explained, "and store your dunnage here.
There are two folding cots in the tent, as you see.

Don't shake 'em out until it's time to turn in, and then you'll have more room in your house.

Now, come on over and I'll show you the mess tent for the engineers." This Blaisdell also showed them.

There was nothing in the tent but a plain, long table, with folding legs, and a lot of camp chairs of the simplest kind.
"What's that tent, Mr.Blaisdell ?" inquired Harry, pointing to the next one, as they came out of the engineers' mess.
"Mess tent for the chainmen and rod men laborers, etc.," replied their guide.

"Now, the fellows will be in soon, and supper will be on in half an hour.