ten o’clock
He held on through the level stretch of woods for several miles , crossed a wide flat of nigger-heads , and dropped down a bank to the frozen bed of a small stream . This was Henderson Creek , and he knew he was ten miles from the forks . He looked at his watch . It was ten o'clock . He was making four miles an hour , and he calculated that he would arrive at the forks at half-past twelve . He decided to celebrate that event by eating his lunch there . The dog dropped in again at his heels , with a tail drooping discouragement , as the man swung along the creek-bed .