Midnight
His captors heard it , too , and the man carrying the torch hesitated and then stopped . It was an ominous sound to them , and their hearts smote them with a great fear . But they had little time for thought , for at once nine hundred pounds of quivering horse flesh , bone , and sinewy muscle leaped out of the darkness into their midst , and reared wildly when suddenly checked by a pair of strong , tense arms . With head tossed high , and champing madly at his bits , Midnight reeled back almost upon his haunches in such a manner that an inexperienced rider would have been unhorsed in an instant . But Glen was not in the least perturbed by the rearing steed , and maintained her seat with an easy composure . In truth , she never thought about herself , but only of him whose life was in danger . `` Cowards ! ''