noon
In this way he fixed a point in his mind -- an imaginary dot that he must reach if he meant to find the prairie schooners . If Modoc -- the leader of the outfit -- had kept to his original course , The Kid could not fail to meet them . Accordingly , Kid Wolf traveled all the rest of that day in a straight line , marking his course by the sun . He stopped only once at noon for water and a short rest , going on again until dusk . At nightfall , he made camp and lay awake , looking at the stars overhead . His thoughts were of The Terror and of his intended victims . Strangely enough , the face of Modoc came into his reflections , also .