midnight
A warning glance from the Indian girl when she brought his supper told him that conversation were better not indulged in , so he said nothing to her . She left the dishes with him and went away at once . That night Tad sat up until late , hoping vainly for word from Jinny , but none came . When the guard approached the tent along toward midnight , Tad feigned sleep , and so well did he feign it that he really went to sleep . He thought he had been napping but a few moments , when a peculiar scratching sound on the back of his tepee brought him up sitting , every nerve on the alert . Tad peered out through the flap . The guard was asleep .