about eight o'clock
But if you can rely upon this new attitude of the outlaw 's , I would not be averse to a short suspension , though , if my men meet him before your next interview , they will certainly do their best to capture him . '' Carpenter had placed two men -- McMahon and Pete Leroyer -LRB- an Indian scout -RRB- -- close to the outlaw 's home , and told them to watch for him entering , and capture him at all hazards . Carpenter knew that Donald must get his changes of clothing at his father 's , and that a strict watch would sooner or later be rewarded . It was about eight o'clock on Sunday evening . McMahon and Leroyer had watched all through Saturday night and all through Sunday close to the house , hidden from view in the bush . They were wetted through with the snow ; they were cold and hungry . In the gathering darkness two men passed them , knocked at the cottage door and entered .