three o'clock
Judith , having won her point , dropped behind the buckboard and the journey continued in silence . They reached the half-way cabin late in the afternoon . The little log hut , with a rude horse shelter beside it , stood in a clump of cedar close beside the trail . The snow was fresh trampled , for the up stage had left at three o'clock . Judith and Douglas were very cold . They hastily unharnessed , broke the ice at the little spring and watered the horses , then rushed into the cabin . There was a bunk , covered by soiled and ragged quilts , a table , a few cooking utensils , and boxes for seats .